
Bon Dances & Obon Festivals 2025 on Oahu
IT’S BON DANCE SEASON 2025 ON OAHU!
Click on the links below to learn more about individual Bon Dances and Festivals taking place on Oahu in 2025.
JUNE 13, 2025
Bon Dance at Wahiawa Hongwanji
JUNE 13, 2025
Bon Dance at Wahiawa Hongwanji
JUNE 21, 2025
Bon Dance at Ewa Hongwanji Mission
JUNE 27, 2025
Bon Dance at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
JUNE 28, 2025
Bon Dance at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
JULY 5, 2025
12th Annual Moiliili Summer Fest & Bon Dance (New Location!)
JULY 11, 2025
Obon Bon Dance at Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii
Bon Dance at Haleiwa Shingon Mission
JULY 12, 2025
Obon at Koboji Shingon Mission
Bon Dance at Haleiwa Shingon Mission
Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Rissho Kosei-kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii
JULY 18, 2025
Bon Dance at Shinshu Kyokai Mission
Bon Dance at Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission
JULY 19, 2025
Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Jikoen Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Bon Dance at Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission
Bon Dance at Shinshu Kyokai Mission
JULY 26, 2025
Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Aiea Hongwanji Mission
August 1, 2025
Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Haleiwa Jodo Mission
Bon Dance at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji
August 2, 2025
Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Haleiwa Jodo Mission
Bon Dance at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji
August 30, 2025
More bon dance dates to come.

Bon Dance at Aiea Hongwanji
Saturday night only
Bon Dance, Taiko Performance, Food Booths, Activities

Bon Dance at Haleiwa Jodo Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
2 Nights! Friday & Saturday
Community members come together to experience Japanese culture and traditions including bon dance, local and ethnic foods, dress, activities and more.

Bon Dance at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji (Friday & Saturday)
2 Nights: Friday and Saturday
Bon Dance, Taiko Performance, Food Booths, Activities

21st Annual Korean Festival 2025
Share, Promote, and Raise Awareness of Korean Culture in the Community
The Korean Festival is an annual event run by the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, with the support of dozens of community organizations and businesses, and hundreds of volunteers. Proceeds from the Festival are used to fund service projects and ventures which benefit the Korean and larger community in Hawaii, including an annual scholarship fund for outstanding, civic-minded students entering or currently enrolled in college.
The Korean Festival presents a unique, authentic taste of Korean culture through food, dance, art, music, and entertainment. The program of festival events varies from year to year, but past Festivals have included performances such as taekwondo (Korean martial arts) demonstration, a coming-of-age traditional tea ceremony, and Korean fan and drum dances.

Bon Dance at Haleiwa Jodo Mission (Friday & saturday Nights)
2 Nights! Friday & Saturday
Community members come together to experience Japanese culture and traditions including bon dance, local and ethnic foods, dress, activities and more.

Bon Dance at Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji (Friday & Saturday)
2 Nights: Friday and Saturday
Bon Dance, Taiko Performance, Food Booths, Activities

Okinawan Festival 2025 (more info to come)
Stay tuned for more details!
Cultural performances, activities, exhibits, marketplace, bon dance.
And FOOD! Freshly made ANDAGI, shave ice, Okinawa soba, Pig’s Feet soup, Champura and more.

Bon Dance at Shinshu Kyokai Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
2 Nights! Friday & Saturday: Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Wahiawa Ryusenji-Soto Mission (Friday & saturday Nights)
Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Jikoen Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Wahiawa Ryusenji-Soto Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
2 Nights! Friday & Saturday: Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Shinshu Kyokai Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
2 Nights! Friday & Saturday: Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Haleiwa Shingon Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
Community members come together to experience Japanese culture and traditions including bon dance, local and ethnic foods, dress, activities and more.
Dates and time subject to change.

Obon at Koboji Shingon Mission
2 Nights - Friday & Saturday!
The food booth will open by 5:30pm on Friday and following the Hatsu Bon service on Saturday. Cash only, please.

Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii
2 NIGHTS - Friday & Saturday!
Traditional bon dance music and dance provided by the Young Okinawans of Hawaii. There will be food booths serving oden, BBQ plates, warabi mochi, shave ice, musubi, ramen and chow fun. We will also have games for children. We offer visitors a way to pay respect for your ancestors by lighting a candle and place their name on our alter for prayer.
Friday July 12 & Saturday July 13, 2024

Bon Dance at Haleiwa Shingon Mission (Friday & Saturday Nights)
Community members come together to experience Japanese culture and traditions including bon dance, local and ethnic foods, dress, activities and more.
Dates and time subject to change.

Obon Festival & Bon Dance at Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii
2 NIGHTS – Friday and Saturday!
Traditional bon dance music and dance provided by the Young Okinawans of Hawaii. There will be food booths serving oden, BBQ plates, warabi mochi, shave ice, musubi, ramen and chow fun. We will also have games for children. We offer visitors a way to pay respect for your ancestors by lighting a candle and place their name on our alter for prayer.

12th Annual Moiliili Summer Fest & Bon Dance (New location!)
The Mōʻiliʻili Summer Fest is an annual festival held during the Bon season and is a fundamental aspect of modern-day culture and life in Hawaii. Celebrating Japanese and Hawaiian roots of one of the oldest neighborhoods in Hawaii, the Mōʻiliʻili Summer Fest is home to the largest Bon dance in Honolulu.

Bon Dance at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin (Friday & Saturday Evenings)
2 Nights: Friday and Saturday
At 6 p.m., festivities begin outside with a taiko drumming performance, which will be followed by an opening aspiration from the yagura (the stage around which we dance) at 6:15 p.m. Dancing begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dancing
Taiko drumming (PBA on Friday, temple’s group on Saturday)
Fellowship
Honoring ancestors
Bontique shop in our Social Hall
Professional photos by Studio FX3 (kimonos & assistance dressing provided!)
Temple tours (from main, upper-level sanctuary or hondo)
Kids’ “Wheel of Chances” game
Ono food!
BBQ Plates & Bowls
Hot Dogs, Teri Hamburgers
Saimin
Chili
Soy Beans
Spam Musubi
Shave Ice
Andagi (Saturday only)
Baked Goods
Water, Juice, Soda

Bon Dance at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
2 Nights: Friday and Saturday
At 6 p.m., festivities begin outside with a taiko drumming performance, which will be followed by an opening aspiration from the yagura (the stage around which we dance) at 6:15 p.m. Dancing begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dancing
Taiko drumming (PBA on Friday, temple’s group on Saturday)
Fellowship
Honoring ancestors
Bontique shop in our Social Hall
Professional photos by Studio FX3 (kimonos & assistance dressing provided!)
Temple tours (from main, upper-level sanctuary or hondo)
Kids’ “Wheel of Chances” game
Ono food!
BBQ Plates & Bowls
Hot Dogs, Teri Hamburgers
Saimin
Chili
Soy Beans
Spam Musubi
Shave Ice
Andagi (Saturday only)
Baked Goods
Water, Juice, Soda

Bon Dance at Ewa Hongwanji Mission
“As we celebrate Obon, don't forget to look up into the night sky. As countless as the stars in the sky are, so are the teachings of our ancestors and the many lives that come into our lives. Let us take the time to contemplate that and appreciate the lives we have because of others.” - Ewa Hongwanji Reverend

Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.

Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.

Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.

Bon Dance at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission (Friday & Saturday Evenings)
2 NIGHTS! Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

Bon Dance at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission (Friday & Saturday Evenings)
2 NIGHTS! Traditional bon dance music and dance
Food booths, activities, fun for all ages.

42nd Annual Pan-Pacific Festival
Celebrate the spirit of aloha with three days of cultural performances, vibrant parades, delicious food, and family-friendly fun in the heart of Waikīkī.

35th Annual Obon Celebration at Hawaii’s Plantation Village
This year’s celebration will once again feature 10 bon dance groups from all over Oahu. The 10 groups featured are: Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club Haleiwa Bon Dance Club Hawaii Eisa Shinyuu Kai Hawaii Shin Kobukai Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai Koolau Sakura Odori Kai Oahu District Bon Dance Club Senwa Kai Wahiawa Hongwanji Bon Dance Team Waipahu Soto Mission Bon Dance Class
The celebration will also feature special performances by emcee and singer Hikariyama Torao and taiko performances by Waipahu Taiyoji Taiko and Ryugen Taiko. A special lantern floating ceremony will also take place at the village pond at sunset. A limited number of lanterns will be available for purchase at the event at the Waipahu Soto Zen Temple tent.
Parking and shuttle service will be available at Waipahu Elementary School and Hawaii Tech Academy between 3:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Donations are welcomed for the shuttle service. Limited handicap parking available on site.

Annual Waikiki SPAM JAM® Block Party
With multiple entertainment stages, locally crafted gifts, and food booths galore, the Waikiki SPAM JAM® block party is a a cultural tradion in Hawaii.
Waikiki SPAM JAM® is a fundraiser for the Hawai‘i Foodbank and there will be two tents set up for canned goods and donations. The festival also donates to the Waikīkī Community Center and the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai‘i.

HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival
Save the date for the next annual HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival on Saturday, April 12, 2025! Artists and arts organizations take to the streets, shutting down Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown and opening it to pedestrian traffic for everyone to experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, free make & take crafts, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.

Chinese New Year 2025 Choy Cheng Party
As part of the 2025 Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by the City and County, DAC will commemorate the Year of the Snake and the 125th anniversary of the Great Chinatown Fire of 1900 with a special event in Chinatown Gateway Plaza's Studio 1C Gallery, January 24 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. The celebration, featuring lion dancers, firecrackers, live music by Men in Grey Suits, and other festivities, will reflect on the history of Chinatown, from the ashes of the fire to the vibrant community we have today, as well as our hopes for the future.

2025 Chinatown Festival
A family-friendly festival in Honolulu's Historic Chinatown to welcome the 2025 Lunar New Year on Saturday January 25, 2025. Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, starting the year of the Snake. The festivities include Food Vendors, Craft Vendors, Free Keiki Bouncy Houses, Rest Tent, 3 Entertainment Stages, Bicycle Valet, and a Parade.

Honolulu City Lights Opening Night, Light Parade, Block Party
HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS IS PRESENTED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRIENDS OF HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS.
Free
Opening Ceremony:
Begins at 5:30 PM and the lights are scheduled to be turned on at approximately 6 PM
Public Workers' Electric Light Parade:
The parade travels on King Street, from River Street to Kawaiahao Street.
Step-off is at approximately 6 PM and the first unit arrives at Honolulu Hale approximately 6:30 PM

Honolulu City Lights Celebration
HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS IS PRESENTED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRIENDS OF HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS.
Free
The Honolulu City Lights celebration continues throughout the month of December, featuring a variety of family-friendly events, holiday displays, entertainment, Christmas Tree Contest and Wreath Contest displays and festivities.

Kapolei City Lights 2024
The luminous decorations of Kapolei City Lights 2024 will be open to the public from the evening of Saturday, November 30, 2024 through Sunday, January 5, 2025. Additional details about the opening night festivities, such as parking and entertainment, will be announced once they are confirmed. Rest assured, there will be plenty of merry music, dazzling decorations, and holiday cheer for the whole ‘ohana!

Aloha Festivals 76th Annual Floral Parade
A colorful procession of Hawaiian culture through Waikīkī
Intricate floats decorated with a rainbow of fresh flowers and men and women on horseback showcasing the traditional art of pāʻū riding. Participants from marching bands to hālau hula to civic leaders display the unique aloha spirit that unites Hawai‘i’s community.

Aloha Festivals 70th Annual Waikīkī Ho‘olaule‘a
Get ready for a beachfront street festival like no other!
Kalākaua Avenue will be transformed with booths showcasing Hawai‘i cuisine, crafts and culture stretching as far as the eye can see. Taste the best of local flavors from around the island in one place, and peruse artisan-made crafts. Multiple stages with incredible entertainment will rock the evening featuring top local artists, award-winning hālau hula, and more.