Feb 13, 2024
Aloha kākou! It’s that time again. We’re happy to announce the return of the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts & Crafts Fair April 3-6 2024, at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium & Butler Buildings in Hilo:Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9 AM – 5 PMSaturday 9 AM – 4 PM...
Apr 11, 2023
Aloha kākou! It’s that time again. We’re happy to announce the return of the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts & Crafts Fair April 12-15 2023, at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium & Butler Buildings in Hilo:Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9 AM – 5 PMSaturday 9 AM – 4...
Dec 1, 2021
No 2022 Ticket Sales to the General Public at This Time We are pleased to be moving toward our regular presentation of the annual Merrie Monarch Festival for 2022, however, we are not completely back to business as usual. While we are able to welcome some audience...
Mar 26, 2021
HILO, Hawaiʻi – March 26, 2021 – After months of developing rigorous safety guidelines and a television broadcast plan that will allow for a virtual audience experience, the Merrie Monarch Festival announced today that the hula competition will be held this summer....
Nov 28, 2020
HILO, Hawaiʻi – November 28, 2020 – Organizers and sponsors are working together on options for holding the Merrie Monarch Festival in 2021, but it is clear that there will be no live audience. “Having to cancel last year’s event was a very hard decision but...
Jun 23, 2020
Aloha mai kākou, we hope you and your ‘ohana are healthy, safe, and taking these challenging times in stride. As a reminder, the deadline to submit your tickets for a refund is next Tuesday, June 30th. We ask that all individuals who would like a refund for tickets...