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 a Saturday-in-April Spam street festival that turns Kalakaua Avenue into a block party of creative Spam dishes from Waikiki restaurants, vendors and live entertainment.
Focus: Spam-themed dishes from Waikiki restaurants
Tip: Festival hours are 4pm to 10pm; the Dine In Restaurant Week of Spam-centric menus at participating Waikiki restaurants runs April 17 to May 2, 2027.
Honolulu Restaurant Week is the November prix fixe celebration across more than 60 Oahu restaurants, presented by Honolulu Magazine, with two- and three-course menus at set prices.
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 a few Saturday evenings a year 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.
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