Food festivals in Honolulu worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Honolulu worth planning a trip around, by month.
Hawaii Food and Wine Festival is the canonical Honolulu food festival that runs three weekends across Oahu, Maui and the Big Island every October with James.
Focus: Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, James Beard chefs
Tip: Buy event-specific tickets at hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com; the Oahu weekend at the Sheraton Waikiki sells out first.
The Waikiki Spam Jam in Honolulu is the canonical Saturday-in-April Spam street festival along Kalakaua Avenue, drawing 40,000 attendees yearly.
Focus: Spam-themed dishes from Waikiki restaurants
Tip: Free admission. Buy food and merchandise from vendors. Spam-centric restaurant menus run April 19 to May 4.
Honolulu Restaurant Week is the November prix fixe celebration across more than 60 Oahu restaurants in Honolulu, presented by Honolulu Magazine with two-.
Focus: Prix fixe menus across Oahu
Tip: Reservations open in late October on OpenTable; the higher-end rooms sell out by Halloween.
Eat the Street Hawaii is Honolulu's longest-running monthly food truck rally, held the last Friday of every month behind Restaurant Row in Kakaako.
Focus: Food truck rally, 40-plus vendors
Tip: Last Friday monthly, 16:00-21:00. Free entry; cash and card both work at most trucks.
Honolulu Night Market Kakaako runs monthly on the last Saturday with Hawaii street food vendors, craft beer, live music and pop-up galleries across the Kakaako arts district.
Focus: Hawaii street food, craft cocktails, music
Tip: Free entry; arrive by 17:30 to beat the dinner queue at the most popular vendors.