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Lantern Floating
Festival
Memorial Day
Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu,
Island of Oahu
ANNUAL EVENTS
& FESTIVALS
Memorial Day brings thousands of people
down to the shores of Ala Moana
Beach for the Lantern Floating Ceremony
where you can launch wooden
and paper lanterns into the gentle lapping
waters of the Pacific. This unique
ceremony is a remembrance celebration
that artistically honors the various ethnic
cultures of Hawaii.
E
xperience one-of-a-kind festivals, cultural
performances, stage shows, musical events
and sports competitions throughout the
year on Oahu.
Lei Day
May 1
Celebrated across the Hawaiian Islands.
Oahu hosts the state’s largest May Day (Lei Day) event. No matter what day
of the week May 1 falls on, the Lei Day Celebration takes place at Queen
Kapi´olani Park in Waikiki. The event features live music, a lei contest
exhibit, hula performances, demonstrations, craft and food vendors, and
more. This event is free and open to the public.
Mele Mei
Month of May
Honolulu, Island of Oahu
Mele Mei is a month long celebration of Hawaiian music during the month
of May, though in recent years the celebration has been starting in April
and running through June. Special music series will be held throughout the
spring, particularly at the Outrigger Hotel in Waikiki.
King Kamehameha Day
June 11
Celebrated across the Hawaiian
Islands.
This remembrance of King Kamehameha
I, also known as King Kamehameha
the Great, Hawaii’s first Mōī, supreme
ruler of the entire Hawaiian Island is
celebrated on this day. The momentous
parade starts at the King Kamehameha
Statue in front of the federal building in
Downtown Honolulu and commences
at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki.
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