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Calendar of Events
We happen to think any day’s a great day to be on the Big Island, and we don’t need a calendar to prove it. But there are some times annual events and interesting happenings to make your visit even more special. The year starts off in the middle of whale watch season, progresses to the prestigious Merrie Monarch hula competition in the spring, heats up during Hawaii International Billfish Tournament in the summer, and slides into Aloha Festivals and the Ironman World Cup Triathlon in the fall. Take a look, and if your meeting or incentive falls during a Big Island special event, be sure it’s included on your program’s itinerary.
May 08 - 07/12/08
05/01/2008 - 07/12/08 Featherwork of Hawaii
May 08 - 09/01/08
05/23/2008 - 09/01/08 Dark Side of the Moon
June 08 - 08/30/08
06/14/2008 - 08/30/08 O-Bon Dances
July 08 - 07/30/08
07/02/2008 - 07/30/08 Hawaiiana Live
July 08 - 07/05/08
07/03/2008 - 07/05/08 July 4th Funfest
07/04/2008 - 07/05/08 Bonsai Exhibit
July 08
07/04/2008 July 4th Kailua-Kona Independence Day
07/04/2008 Great Waikoloa Rubber Ducky Race & 4th of July Extravaganza
07/04/2008 Annual Parker Ranch Rodeo
07/04/2008 Turtle Independence Day
July 08 - 07/27/08
07/06/2008 - 07/27/08 Mala Hooona Auao
July 08 - 07/28/08
07/07/2008 - 07/28/08 Niaulani Nature Walk / Forest Tour
July 08 - 07/31/08
07/07/2008 - 07/31/08 Educational Tours at NELHA
July 08
07/08/2008 “Ruins in the Landscape: Southeast Asia's Archaeological Parks”
July 08 - 06/27/08
07/10/2008 - 06/27/08 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
July 08 - 07/31/08
07/11/2008 - 07/31/08 Brush Paintings on Silk Exhibit
July 08
07/12/2008 Explore the Hidden Forest
07/12/2008 Hawai`i Volcanoes Cultural Festival
07/12/2008 Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Tour
07/13/2008 Aloha Sundays
July 08 - 07/20/08
07/19/2008 - 07/20/08 Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival
July 08
07/20/2008 Volcano Forest Work Day
07/26/2008 Keauhou Market and Chef’s Presentations
07/26/2008 26th Annual Kilauea Volcano Runs
07/27/2008 Daifukuji Orchid Club Annual Show
August 08 - 08/08/08
08/04/2008 - 08/08/08 Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament
August 08 - 08/10/08
08/08/2008 - 08/10/08 56th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show & Sale
August 08 - 08/29/08
08/08/2008 - 08/29/08 Abstract Only! Art Show
August 08
08/09/2008 Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Tour
08/12/2008 “Restoring Kahuku’s Natural Resources”
August 08 - 10/15/08
08/15/2008 - 10/15/08 Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawaii
August 08
08/15/2008 Hawaii’s World Heritage Festival
08/16/2008 International Haari Boat Festival
August 08 - 08/17/08
08/16/2008 - 08/17/08 Establishment Day Hawaiian Festival
August 08 - 09/01/08
08/16/2008 - 09/01/08 Waiomina Centennial Celebration
August 08 - 11/20/08
08/23/2008 - 11/20/08 Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
August 08
08/23/2008 Waikoloa Koi Day
August 08 - 08/31/08
08/30/2008 - 08/31/08 Malama Punalu‘u
August 08 - 09/30/08
08/30/2008 - 09/30/08 Aloha Festivals
August 08 - 08/31/08
08/30/2008 - 08/31/08 Parker Ranch Round-up Rodeo
August 08 - 09/01/08
08/30/2008 - 09/01/08 Queen Lili‘uokalani Canoe Races
September 08 - 09/30/08
09/01/2008 - 09/30/08 Hawaii Island Festival – 30 Days of Aloha
September 08 - 11/13/08
09/04/2008 - 11/13/08 3D Hitchhikers Exploration of the Milky Way
September 08 - 09/07/08
09/05/2008 - 09/07/08 Weekend of Hawaiian Culture
September 08 - 09/06/08
09/05/2008 - 09/06/08 12th Annual “Run For Hope”
September 08 - 09/07/08
09/06/2008 - 09/07/08 Holistic Hawaii Wellness and Green Living Expo
September 08
09/13/2008 Mauka Food and Fun Festival
09/21/2008 International Day of Peace Festival
September 08 - 09/24/08
09/23/2008 - 09/24/08 Chefs and Agriculture Conferences
September 08
09/28/2008 He Hali‘a Aloha No Ka Queen Lili‘uokalani Festival
October 08 - 10/04/08
10/02/2008 - 10/04/08 Lau Hala Weaving Conference
October 08
10/03/2008 A Taste of the Hawaiian Range
October 08 - 10/24/08
10/03/2008 - 10/24/08 Big Island Wood Exhibit
October 08 - 10/11/08
10/06/2008 - 10/11/08 Navigation Festival
October 08
10/11/2008 Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship
10/12/2008 W. M. Keck Observatory Open House
October 08 - 10/18/08
10/15/2008 - 10/18/08 Waikoloa Women’s Golf Challenge
10/17/2008 - 10/18/08 Hawaiian Lomilomi Conference
October 08
10/18/2008 Hulihee Palace Benefit
10/18/2008 "OBAKE” – Ghost stories
10/25/2008 Hamakua Alive
10/26/2008 Halloween Spooktacular
October 08 - 01/31/09
10/31/2008 - 01/31/09 Hawaii: A Place Apart
November 08 - 11/09/08
11/05/2008 - 11/09/08 Moku o Keawe International Hula Festival
11/07/2008 - 11/09/08 Piko Indigenous Artists Gathering
November 08
11/07/2008 Black & White Night
11/07/2008 New Waves at NELHA Luncheon and Tour
November 08 - 11/16/08
11/07/2008 - 11/16/08 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
November 08
11/08/2008 Annual Drum and Percussion Festival
11/22/2008 Bay Concert
November 08 - 01/04/09
11/22/2008 - 01/04/09 Invitational Wreath Exhibit
November 08 - 11/29/08
11/23/2008 - 11/29/08 Christmas in the Country
November 08 - 11/30/08
11/29/2008 - 11/30/08 Na Lima Hana Holiday Craft Fair
December 08 - 12/06/08
12/03/2008 - 12/06/08 He Huaka I E Pana Ai Ke Ea
December 08
12/05/2008 Christmas Tree Lighting
12/06/2008 Robo Fest
12/06/2008 Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade and All-Day Festival
12/17/2008 VAC Annual Holiday Concert – Yuletide Aloha
12/28/2008 Wailea Village Historic Preservation – Mochi Pounding