Arizona Aloha Festival
A fun, FREE two-day celebration of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture with entertainment, vendors of island lifestyle products, food vendors offering a variety of island culinary delights, cultural displays and demonstrations, and plenty of that infamous Hawaiian Aloha Spirit. This family-friendly event is alcohol-free.
Join a host of South Pacific Islanders and those who simply love the Aloha Spirit!
● More than 25 performing groups will provide continuous entertainment on two stages.
● Over 85 merchandise vendors will offer unique island crafts and products at the Island Marketplace including a huge variety of Aloha wear, Polynesian print fabrics, T-shirts, island wood products, popular Hawaiian music, fine artwork and jewelry, ‘local’ snacks’ and more!
● Island-style food vendors will be cooking up beloved island cuisine favorites such as Island-style plate lunches, laulau, poi, kalua pork, manapua (steamed pork buns), Hawaiian-style teriyaki, fresh tropical fruit drinks, and the infamous Shave Ice, a melt-in-your-mouth, sweet and icy confection.
● Numerous artisans, artists and storytellers will share information about the various cultures.
● Learn a hula or how to play an ukulele, find out about paddling an outrigger canoe, or join the keiki (children) in making a paper flower lei or playing games.
● The Bishop Museum is visiting from Hawaii for activities and information.
● Don’t forget our raffle tickets for an amazing Hawaiian holiday at the Aston Mahana in Maui or buy a t-shirt to benefit recovery efforts from the disastrous fires.
Entertainment schedule features cultural performing groups from Arizona, Las Vegas,
California, and Hawaii. Adult and youth performers represent the individual cultures with their traditional and contemporary dances such as the graceful “hula” and romantic sounds of steel guitars from Hawaii; the exciting men's “slap dance” from Samoa; strength and the drum-pounding, hip shaking “otea” of Tahiti, and more.
ABOUT
The annual Arizona Aloha Festival provides a forum for the presentation, education, and
preservation of the culture of Polynesia, the primary mission of its sponsoring organization, the Arizona Aloha Festivals, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501c3 all-volunteer charitable organization. For more information visit www.azalohafest.org or Facebook. Hawaiian Airlines is the official airline of the Arizona Aloha Festival.
