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83rd Annual Nā Hula Festival
Hosted by the Department of Parks and Recreation

Kapiʻolani Bandstand
August 11, 2024, 9:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited to enjoy the grace and beauty of hula at Kapi‘olani Park as part of the 83rd Annual Nā Hula Festival scheduled for Sunday, August 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. within the park’s historic bandstand.

Feel free to bring your hāli‘i (covering, spread), mea ‘ai (food) and enjoy a relaxing day of hula at the Queen’s park. Admission is free for this open, public event!

Since 1940, the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation’s Nā Hula Festival has celebrated the artistry and grace of Hawai‘i’s premiere dance form – hula.  The festival is Hawai‘i’s longest-running, annual, non-competitive hula event.

To request auxiliary aids or services, accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for a language other than English in reference to this announcement, please contact the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation at (808) 768-3003 on weekdays from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or email parks@honolulu.gov at least three business days before the scheduled event. Please note that we may not be able to fulfill requests without sufficient advance notice.

Click here to watch a highlight video showcasing some of the beautiful performances from 2022

For more information, visit the Department of Parks and Recreation website.