This Matsuri-style festival spreads from Ala Moana Center through Waikiki over three June days, with hula, taiko, and performers from across the Pacific. It closes with a big hoolaulea and parade on Kalakaua Avenue.
Put on by the Moanalua Gardens Foundation, the Prince Lot Hula Festival is billed as the largest noncompetitive hula event, with halau performing across a weekend in July. It is a chance to see hula done with real heart.
The Honolulu Marathon is one of the largest in the country and rolls out at 5am on the second Sunday of December, starting in Waikiki. There is also a Start to Park 10K the same morning if 26.2 miles is not your thing.
Held in the parking lot at Kapiolani Community College below Diamond Head, this Hawaii Farm Bureau market runs every Saturday morning from 7:30 to 11am. Come for island produce, hot breakfast plates, and local treats.
Hawaii's largest LGBTQ celebration returns to Waikiki with a parade and a festival in October. The 2026 theme is Hoomau, and the parade and festival fill Kalakaua Avenue for the day.