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Craft Fair
The official Merrie Monarch Arts & Crafts Fair is happening April 20-23, 2022 at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium & Butler Buildings in Hilo. Mahalo for supporting Hawaiʻi Artisans and Creators! “The Arts and Crafts Fair logo was designed to pay homage to the...
Royal Parade – Entry Form
Hulō! We are excited to announce the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade will be happening and in-person! The festival will be held April 17-23, 2022 with the Royal Parade scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:30 AM. We would like to take this...
Wednesday Night Hōʻike Ticket Sales
The Merrie Monarch Festival is pleased to provide details on the sale of our 2022 Wednesday night Hōʻike tickets. We normally present our world class line-up of dance performances free to the public, but in consideration of the long lines that event goers usually...
Merrie Monarch Festival 2022 No Ticket Sales
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...
Merrie Monarch Festival 2021 Officially Moving Forward
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.