Held on the first Saturday of March this year, the event blocked out the entire main street of…read moreWaikiki. I came at night for the cooler weather. Tons of food vendors, crafts, goods that were sold. The variety of food was extensive with long lines at most. Fun, vibrant energy at this event.

Another great street festival on the main drag of Waikiki. Lots of food and cool giftsread more

My wife and I look forward to the Haleiwa Arts Festival every year that they have it so I believe…read moreit's been a couple of years due to the pandemic. Usually we melt under the summer heat and humidity, this year it was actually cooler than most years and it actually rained lightly to provide even more relief from the heat. The event was actually a little smaller with less vendors from past years but it was just as entertaining as ever. We recognized many of the artists and their works from previous visits. It was fun to shop at this locally produced arts fair and see the talent we have in Hawaii, very Impressive. Finally ,I really enjoyed purchasing food from the food trucks and not have to purchase scripts first. We definitely spent more because of this.

Absolutely the art festival to check out in mid-July. There are a dozen food stalls selling Thai,…read moreTexas BBQ, Mexican, homemade ice cream, popsicles, shave ice, cookies, as well as local Hawaiian. There are at least 50 or 60 art booths that offer oil paintings, customized surf boards, photos, earrings, necklaces, gems, porcelain, and various home decor knickknacks. Most impressive is the talent performances by various artists and school teams. We discovered this fair by chance as we passed through Haleiwa on our way to North Shore. We're looking forward to return next summer.

Went in August, there were thrifted books, LOTS of jewelry, some clothing and bathing suits,…read morepaintings, resin bowls, and a kids furniture seller. We were looking for more hand crafted trinkets to bring home and there was only one booth selling wooden knife holders and practical objects but still a very cute kind of girly market!

So fun! A great market for local, slow crafted goods, such as swimwear, baby goods, and jewelry…read more They also had live music and some prepared food and desserts, which was also quite lovely. Great place to stop by on a Saturday morning / early afternoon for gifts.

Lots of food options. Excellent entertainment. The people that attended were in all good spirits. I…read morewitnessed a very loving community. The set up was excellent. Lots of space to enjoy the entertainment. I really enjoyed the night and look forward to attending next year's celebration.

I look forward to this party each year because I love to try all the food they have. I love being…read moreable to try smaller portions so that I can try more things. This year was not as good as previous years but I think it's cause of COVID. The ambiance is great! Some of the lines were long but for me, that's not a deal breaker. I take my dogs and so do a lot of people. Mine are in a stroller cause my pup is loud.

This is the 2nd time I went to MIH (Made in Hawaii) and this time was better (personally for me)…read more Here are two tips I highly recommend BEFORE you attend. 1. Plan to go later in the day I went around 2:00ish and the line to get in was only 5 minutes long. I also bought my tickets ahead time to expedite the process of getting checked in. 2. DO YOUR RESEARCH I highly recommend researching which vendors are going and what booth they will be at. Once you get that information, look at the map and make a route. Then once you hit all the places you want to go to you can explore. I feel like people get so overwhelmed from not knowing where to go.. So honestly, just research ahead of time and make your life easier!! I kind of wish they made time-slots like during COVID time to avoid overcrowding, but I guess to each their own.

I live in Hawaii, so what is the point of going to the MADE IN HAWAII Festival?…read more Right??? Took place in the Honolulu Convention Center this year. Tickets were $8/adult. Thought I'd save on online service fees by purchasing in person, but it was CARD ONLY, and still had to pay the extra fees! What's the point of having people there then? Parking wasn't available at the Convention Center. But that's okay cause even available, $15 parking fee is steep. Just park at Ala Moana and walk over. There were quite a lot of vendors, and it was crowded. The middle sections were quite tight and just not enough space for people trying to walk through, and for people who were shopping. I can't count how many times you're just stopped and waiting to go around because someone in front stopped to look (while some just stopped to talk and didn't have any consideration that they're in the middle of the aisle and in the way of everyone). Overall, it's a nice event for vendors to showcase their products, and $8 tickets is a good deal for convention center events. I purchased several items, with some I found being sold in regular stores (and for less), but discovered new products that were very good, such as the Aloha Bakehouse coffee and homemade Spicy Chili Oil from Maui.

Great carnival especially considering this is the 1st year that the school is doing it…read more FOOD: Let me start by saying majority of the booths are run by groups from the school like Band Booster, Athletics, & Project Grad so you know it will be a little bit more. So let me tell you that I was presently surprised how good the Poke Bowl and Flying Saucer was especially considering it was probably made by volunteers. PARKING: $3. When we went in the afternoon it wasn't hard at all to find parking. Loved that there was a lot of handicap parking that was really close to the actual event. SUGGESTION: I would have loved to see local fruits & vegetables and maybe baked goods for sale. Definitely will come back next year.

Great time, plenty to do and kids had a great time! Hope to see them back next year. Animals, food…read moreand fruit and rides .

This year after the long wait for the Farm Fair was long awaited by many locals, which turned out…read moreto a long a waited outing, bring the grandkids! A lot was disappointed of the long lines which was crazy because they had a parking lot one side pass the Kualoa beach park and another one on the the Kualoa beach park side but the lines to start to enter started all the way from the Kualoa park side by the Chinaman Hat entrance so from 1 end to the other you need to walk instead of having 1 line enter from the Kualoa Ranch entrance and 1 line from the Kualoa Beach area would have made more sense. The they cut down the seating area from 2 large tent to only 1 tent that it was packed with lots of customers waiting with there food for pretty long time for space to open up. The Farm Animal area was also cut down so the space was very cramped and less displays of different farm animals with only a few on hand that was being auctioned off only. They local product tent was about the same size and they had new local products, not many but vendors but larger displays of their products. The Inflatables area was pretty large with lots of different kinds of inflatables for the kids which was good. The horse riding area was very busy looked like the entrance to get into the fair, but the dedicated parents braved the hot sun and long lines and waited. Hope they change the way they handled this years fair, because hear a lot of disgruntled customers from the entrance and eating areas! Yes we need to support our local farmers, which by the showing of the customers that came to the fair, but to keep them coming hope they made improvements on handling the arrival and seating areas for dining and some of the exhibits of farm animals. Potable toilet only and none outside with the long lines waiting to get in?