Hawaii Events on Kauai Island

Information about Hawaii events held on the island of Kauai

References

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doitinhawaii.com --> islands --> kauai island --> events

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frommers.com --> kauai --> planning --> calendar of events

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gohawaii.com --> islands --> kauai --> events --> annual festivals
gohawaii.com --> islands --> kauai --> events calendar

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hawaiiforvisitors.com --> kauai --> events --> 2005 archive
hawaiiforvisitors.com --> kauai --> events --> 2010 archive
hawaiiforvisitors.com --> islands --> kauai island --> events --> by name

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kauai.gov --> events directory

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stmichaels-kauai.org --> special services

Alphabetical List

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All Angels Jazz Festival | 1st weekend i Feb | St. Michael and All Angels Church
All Girl's Koloa Rodeo Series | Aug/Sep? | kauaiallgirlsrodeoassociation.com |
Aloha Festivals Kauai Edition | September (only till 2007) | alohafestivals.com |

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Banana Poke Roundup | May or June | kokee.org.
Burns Supper | 1st Sat in Feb | Waimea Plantation Cottages Grounds |

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Captain Cook Fun Run | February | Waimea |
Christmas Day State Holiday | December 25 | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Coconut Festival | October | Kapaa Beach Park |
Concert in the Sky | July |

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Eo e Emalani Festival | October | Kokee State Park |

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Garden Island Range and Food Festival | November | www.kauaifoodfestival.com
Garden Isle Artisan Fair | March |
General Election Day State Holiday | November | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Good Friday State Holiday | Mar or Apr | kauai.gov --> events directory |

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Hawaiian Slack Key guitar Festival Kauai Edition | November | slackkeyfestival.com
Hawaiiana Festival | October | Poipu | nalimnahana.wetpaint.com |
Holiday Hula Celebration by Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani | December |
Hula Exhibition by Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani

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Independence Day (U.S.) State Holiday | July | kauai.gov --> events directory |

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Kauai County Farm Bureau Fair | August | | ? |
Kauai Cultural Festival: Heiva I Kauai Ia Orana Tahiti | August | | ? |
Kauai Historical Society Royal Paina | Nov (11/12/2011) | kauaihistoricalsociety.org |
Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon | September | thekauaimarathon.com |
Kauai Mokihana Festival | September | maliefoundation.org --> kauai mokihana festival |
Kauai Music Festival | August | kauaimusicfestival.com | 2006 |
Kauai Orchid and Art Festival / Spring Fantasy Orchid Show | March |
Kekaha Town Labor Day Weekend Celebration | September |
Kilohana Long-Distance Canoe Race | February | Waimeaq |
King Kamehameha Hoolaule and Parade | June | Lihue | downtownlihue.com --> kamehameha day |
King Kamehameha Day State Holiday | June | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Koloa Plantation Days | July | Koloa an Poipu | koloaplantationdays.com |

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Labor Day State Holiday | September | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Lights on Rice Parade | December | lightsonrice.org |

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Martin Luther King Jr Day State Holiday | January | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Memorial Day State Holiday | May | kauai.gov --> events directory |

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New Year's Day State Holiday | January | kauai.gov --> events directory |
New Year's Eve Fireworks | December | Poipu Beach Park | poipubeach.org |

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Obon Dance and Festival Koloa | typically in June | Koloa Jodo Mission |
Obon Dance and Festival Waimea (WKH) | July or August | West Kauai Hongwanji |
Obon Dance and Festival Waimea (WHH) | July or August | Waimea Higashi Hongwanji Mission |
Obon Dance and Festival Kapaa | July or August | Kapaa Jodo Mission |
Obon Dance and Festival Hanapepe | July or August | West Kaukai Hongwanji |
Obon Dance and Festival Lihue | July or August | Lihue Hongwanji |
Outrigger Canoe Season Begins in may | May-Sep |
Outrigger Canoe Season Ends in September | May-Sep |

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President's Day State Holiday | February | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Prince Kuhio Day State Holiday | March | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Prince Kuhio Celebration of the Arts | March | PK park in Lawai

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Red Clay Jazz Festival | June (last was 6/28/14) | redclayjazz.org |

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Statehood Day State Holiday | August | kauai.gov --> events directory |

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Taste of Hawaii by Kapaa Rotary | June | tasteofhawaii.com |
Thanksgiving Day State Holiday | November | kauai.gov --> events directory |

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Veterans' Day State Holiday | November | kauai.gov --> events directory |
Visitor Industry Charity Walk Kauai Edition | May | charitywalkhawaii.org --> kauai |

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Walter and Irmalee Pomroy Lei Contest | May | kauaimuseum.org --> lei contest |
Waimea Lighted Christmas Parade | December | waimealightparade.com |
Waimea Town Celebration | February | waimeatowncelebration.com |

Multiple Event Celebrations

Koloa Plantation Days: | July 18-28, 2024 |
- Festival Opening and Paniolo Backyard BBQ | https://koloaplantationdays.com/festival-opening-and-paniolo-backyard-bbq/
- St. Raphael's Church Coffee Hour and Talk Story (St. Raphael's Church) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/sat-july-22-st-raphaels-church-coffee-hour-talk-story/
- Historic Hapa Trail Walk (departs from St. Raphael's Church) https://koloaplantationdays.com/historic-hapa-trail-walk/
- Keiki Fishing (Waita Reservoir) https://koloaplantationdays.com/keiki-fishing-at-waita/
- Miniature Golf Tournament (Lawai Beach Resort) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/minature-golf-tournament/
- Historic Sugar Exhibit (Poipu Shopping Village) multiple days | https://koloaplantationdays.com/historic-sugar-exhibit/
- View Kanneiolouma at Poipu | https://koloaplantationdays.com/view-kaneiolouma-at-poipu/
- Smith Memorial Parsonnage: Over a Century of History | https://koloaplantationdays.com/plantation-style-living/
- Ohana Storytelling (Shops at Kukuiula) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/one-ohana-storytelling/
- Heritage Craft Fair (Grand Hyatt Resort) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/koloa-plantation-days-heritage-craft-fair/
- Polynesian R and Fire Dancing (Courtyard at Poipu Shopping village | https://koloaplantationdays.com/polynesian-review-fire-dancing/
- Mahaulepu Coastal Hike | starts at CJM Stables | https://koloaplantationdays.com/mahaulepu-coastal-hike/
- Plantation Cooking at Kauai Culinary Market | Shops at Kukuiula | https://koloaplantationdays.com/plantation-cooking-at-kauai-culinary-market/
- Look Back Through Sugar Era (Old Koloa Mill0 | https://koloaplantationdays.com/look-back-through-the-sugar-era/
- Plantation Days Putting Context (Poipu Bay Golf Club) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/plantation-days-putting-contest/
- Hawaiian Sense of Place Workshops (Koloa Neighborhood Center) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/hawaiian-sense-of-place-july-28/
- Old Koloa Town Historical Walk | https://koloaplantationdays.com/old-koloa-town-historical-walk/
- Flavors of Kukuiula (Shops at Kukuiula) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/flavors-of-kukuiula-koloa-plantation-days/
- Koloa Plantation Days Parade | Koloa School to Ann Knudswen park | https://koloaplantationdays.com/annual-historic-koloa-plantation-days-parade/
- Annual Park Celebration (Anne Knudsen Koloa Ballpark) | https://koloaplantationdays.com/annual-park-celebration/
- Family Fun Run or Walk: 5k, 10k, 10 mile, 1 mile Kieki | https://koloaplantationdays.com/family-fun-run-walk/

Waimea Town Celebration | February 17-25, 2024 |
- Opening Night Cocktails and Cuisine (Waimea Theater)
- King Kaumualii Luau (Waimea Theater)
- Waimea Film Festival (Waimea Theater)
- Music In The Park (Hofgaard Park)
- SPAM Musubi Eating Contest (Hofgaard Park)
- Tales and Treats Production (Waimea Theater)
- Ambassador of Aloha Concert (Waimea Theater)
- Kauai Paniolo Showdown (Friendship Do's Ranch / Waimea Arena)
- Na Heihei A Ola Fun Run (Waimea Plantation Cottages) 2k, 5k, 10k
- Arguably the Best Annual Concert on Kauai
- Final Weekend 2-day Hoolaulea (Old Waimea Mill)
- Naiole Long Distance Canoe Race (Waimea Landing)
- Three ob Three Basketball Tournament (Waimea Canyon Park Basketball Courts)
- Super Duper Two's Ice Cream Eating Contest (Hoolaulea Big Stage)
- Scotty's Music Ukulele Contest (Hoolaulea Big Stage)
- Lei Papale (Hat Lei) Contest (Waimea Mill Site)