SEP19
Competition · Sat, Sep 19–21 · Sat competition from ~12:00 PM; Sun–Mon workshops
茅ヶ崎マカナ・フラ・フェスティバル 2026
Hawaiʻi-judged hula competition and workshops at Samukawa Arena — learning over competing.
Samukawa, Japanwww.world.hawaiianculture.org
Events Calendar
What’s Happening on the Mainland?
Live music, hula, and entertainment, lūʻau, hōʻike, kanikapila, competitions, markets, workshops, civic days, and Pacific festivals on the U.S. mainland and abroad. Dated and curated. Featured nights keep a page after the date. Past events live in the archive. Events in Hawaiʻi stay in the islands; this book does not list them.
18 upcoming events
SEP20
Festival · Sun, Sep 20 · Part 1 ~9:30 AM; Part 2 ~1:00 PM
Fujioka Ohana Hula Fes 2026 (20th)
Public Hawaiian hula festival at Mikabo Mirai Hall — 20th year.
Fujioka, Japanwww.eveco.me/events/494-20260920
SEP20
Hōʻike (hula showcase) · Sun, Sep 20–21 · 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM shows each day
Nā Poʻokela 2026 — The Best of Merrie Monarch
Merrie Monarch top hālau and Miss Aloha Hula bring Hilo-winning sets to Yokohama BUNTAI (~180 artists).
Yokohama, Japanna-pookela.com
SEP27
Festival · Sun, Sep 27 · 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Hula choose you. 2026
Free outdoor Hawaiian culture day at Kawasaki Fujimi Park — stages, workshops, makers.
Kawasaki, Japanhula-kihene.com/hcy
OCT3
Festival · Sat, Oct 3–4 · 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
クーハノハノ フラフェスティバル 2026
Free live Hawaiian band and hula on Kyoto Station’s grand staircase — Kansai/Kantō hālau gathering.
Kyoto, Japankuhanohano.kumulani.co.jp
OCT9
Competition · Fri, Oct 9–10 · Fri 2:00 PM–7:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Ke Au Hou Festival 2026
Accessible ʻauana-focused hula competition at Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japanwww.okinakalani.com/ke-au-hou-festival
OCT17
Competition · Sat, Oct 17–18
Heiva I Tokyo 2026
Ori Tahiti Japan Championship weekend at Tachikawa Stage Garden — solos, groups, exhibition.
Tachikawa, Japantahiti-heiva.com/tokyo/tyo_index.html
OCT17
Festival · Sat, Oct 17–18 · from ~12:00 PM
第38回 KA HULA HOA Yokohama
Long-running dancer-first Yokohama hula gathering — stage, vendor market, and kumu workshops. Free admission.
Yokohama, Japanwww.kahulahoa.com/ykh
OCT17
Festival · Sat, Oct 17–18 · Sat WS 2:00–3:30 PM; Sun Hōʻike from 1:00 PM
第８回 The Hula Festival (Hamamatsu)
Outdoor hula festival on Japan’s first purpose-built hula mound at Hamamatsu Flower Park — workshops Saturday, Special Hōʻike Sunday.
Hamamatsu, Japanthehulafes.com
OCT23
Festival · Fri, Oct 23–25 · Fri 9:30 AM–4:00 PM; Sat competition from 10:00 AM; Sun seaside from 3:00 PM
カギマナフラ in 宮古島 2026
Miyako Island’s Maui sister-city hula festival — dedication dances, international competition, free seaside stage.
Miyako Island, Japanwww.kagimanahula.com
NOV7
Festival · Sat, Nov 7–8 · from ~12:00 PM
KA HULA HOA in KYUSHU
First Kyushu edition of KA HULA HOA — free outdoor hula stage in Fukuoka with Kumu Blaine Kamalani Kia.
Fukuoka, Japanwww.kahulahoa.com/kyu
NOV14
Hōʻike (hula showcase) · Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM–7:00 PM (planned)
Kupuna Hula Festa in Kobe 2026
Free-viewing kūpuna hula exhibition at Kobe Fashion Museum Orbis Hall.
Kobe, Japankupuna.hulafesta-kobe.com
NOV14
Festival · Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM–6:00 PM; lūʻau 6:30–8:00 PM
石垣島フラフェスティバル 2026
Southernmost Japan hula festival deepening Ishigaki–Kauaʻi sister-city exchange; optional evening lūʻau.
Ishigaki, Japanishigaki-hulafes.com
NOV23
Competition · Mon, Nov 23
第14回 上野フラフェスティバル
Friendly outdoor hula festival and competition at Ueno Park outdoor stage — first-timers welcome.
Tokyo, Japanwww.ueno-hula.com
JAN23
Music & Performance · Sat, Jan 23–24
Holoholo Hawaiʻi 2027 ～ Leo Kamaʻāina ～
Hawaiian music and hula concert in Kobe and Tokyo featuring Ikaika Blackburn, Chad Takatsugi, Kale Hannahs, Kaulike Pescaia.
Kobe, Japanmagicisland808.com
JAN23
Competition · Sat, Jan 23 · doors 11:00 AM / start 12:00 PM / close 8:00 PM (planned)
Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival Japan 2027
Japan edition of Kauaʻi’s unique-rule hula competition at Kyurian Shinagawa — winners can earn Kauaʻi Festival Japan-rep rights.
Tokyo, Japanwww.kahulahoa.com/mokihana
JAN30
Music & Performance · Sat, Jan 30 – Feb 7 · see stops
Happy New Year Concert 2027 (Japan tour)
Multi-city Hawaiian music and hula tour with Robert Cazimero, Kuana Torres Kahele, KEAUHOU, and Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala.
Tokyo, Japanstudiosaki.com/event/57696
MAR6
Competition · Sat, Mar 6–7
Hoʻolauleʻa Japan Charity Hula Festival 2027
Major Japan charity hula competition at Kultz Kawasaki — all judges from Hawaiʻi.
Kawasaki, Japanhoolaulea.kumulani.co.jp