Rejoice Pacific Rim tradition with Honolulu Competition

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Who doesn’t love a very good pageant. A grand parade adopted by a fireworks present together with free multicultural performances all come collectively to create the Honolulu Competition, which returns March 11-12.

After a 3 yr hiatus, the twenty seventh annual Honolulu Competition guarantees a various celebration of Pacific Rim tradition. It’s free for the general public to get pleasure from.

That is one in every of Hawai’i’s largest cultural change celebrations, with all kinds of conventional, up to date and indigenous cultural performances from Hawai’i, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Australia, the Philippines, the mainland U.S., Europe and South America.

The signature occasions will come again as effectively — the Grand Parade; the Nagaoka Fireworks Present over Waikiki Seashore; and a weekend of cultural performances and reveals on the Hawai‘i Conference Heart, Ala Moana Heart and Waikīkī Seashore Stroll.

“The area people and cultural performers from Hawai‘i and all over the world have seemed ahead to the return of the Honolulu Competition. We’re grateful to our many sponsors, volunteers and individuals for his or her continued help in perpetuating a legacy of appreciation for various cultures, traditions and peoples from our shores and past,” mentioned Ted Kubo, President of the Honolulu Competition Basis.

The weekend of occasions, cultural performances and reveals are free and open to the general public.

Honolulu Competition highlights embrace:

Cultural performances and reveals.

Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. to six p.m.

Sunday, March 12, 10 a.m. to three p.m.

• Stage Performances: That includes cultural music, artwork and dance from Japan and international locations across the Pacific Rim. Performances are situated on the Hawai‘i Conference Heart, Ala Moana Heart and Waikīkī Seashore Stroll. Present instances and finish instances range relying on location.

• Craft Truthful and Exhibitions: A vibrant array of multicultural reveals, native craft distributors and a Bon dance [Japanese communal dance around a musician’s platform tower] await attendees on the primary ground of the Hawai‘i Conference Heart.
• Ennichi Nook: Designed for kids, the Ennichi nook presents enjoyable, hands-on video games, crafts and conventional actions.

A brand new inaugural Sake & Meals pageant.

Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. to six p.m.

Sunday, March 12, 10 a.m. to three p.m.

The inaugural Sake & Meals Fest is a must-try exercise on the Hawai‘i Conference Heart. The exhibit encompasses a studying expertise on Japanese alcohols like sake, shochu and awamori. Individuals will be taught in regards to the sake-making course of, meals pairings and the historical past of sake breweries in Hawai‘i, which dates again to the Eighties. Attendees 21 and older will even have the chance to attempt free samples of sake at this interactive exhibit.

A Japanese movie pageant.

Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. to six p.m.

Sunday, March 12, 10 a.m. to three p.m.

Get pleasure from internationally acclaimed motion pictures on the third ground of the Hawai’i Conference Heart. Seating is on the market on a first-come, first-served foundation. Admission is free.

The Grand Parade.

Sunday, March 12, 4:30 p.m. to eight p.m.

This signature showcase options performers, energetic music, marching bands, spectacular parade floats and cultural demonstrations which can be paraded alongside Kalākaua Avenue by means of the guts of Waikīkī.

The Nagaoke Fireworks present.

Sunday, March 12, 8:30 p.m.

Following the Grand Parade, the Nagaoka Fireworks Present will illuminate the skies with glowing pyrotechnics above Waikīkī Seashore at 8:30 p.m. Spectators are inspired to reach early to order their spots on the seaside.