E komo mai! Join us at the Hilo Lei Day Festival on Tuesday, May 1, 2018!

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Lei Day Festival Schedule

09:00 Opening Ceremonies 09:30 Floral Court 11:00 Special Presentations: 12:00 15:00 Pau

People often ask us why we do not hold The Hilo Lei Day Festival on a Saturday or Sunday. There are several reasons.

When we began in 2005, co-founders Aunty Nona Beamer and Leilehua Yuen decided that since May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi, they would keep the May 1 date to honor that tradition.

They soon found that it actually had a practical benefit. Many people work weekends, and are unable to attend a lot of festivals and celebrations. With a festival that slides across the week, everyone gets a chance to come every few years – no matter what days they work!

Visitors to the islands also have said how much they appreciate a midweek event, because many fly in on Sunday, and fly out Saturday morning.





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