FESITVAL DATES: JULY 21 - 24, 2022
Times listed below are based on last years events and are subject to slightly change.
A more detailed schedule will be posted at a later date.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Hula & Craft Workshops Day 1 - Registration Required
@ Groove Nation Performing Arts Center
8:00am Hula & Craft Workshop Check-in
9:00am Welcome & Kumu Introductions
12:00pm Lunch Break (Bring your own or pre-order on registration)
1:00pm Afternoon Workshop Block Begins
3:30pm Workshops Day 1 Ends
Thursday Night Pāʻina - FREE EVENT, Ticket Required
@ Groove Nation Performing Arts Center
6:00pm Pāʻina starts!
10:00pm Pau (Finished)
Over the years, our Hula & Craft Workshops have offered a wide range of classes from traditional oli to hula ʻauana to lei making, poi pounding and so much more. Participants have the opportunity to spend 2.5 hours in each workshop immersing themselves in the Hawaiian/Polynesian culture and learning from world renowned Kumu Hula and Master Artisans. See a list of our Kumu who have taught at our workshops.
Following a fun-filled day of workshops, our participants return to join the rest of the community for the Pāʻina (Hawaiian style party). Attendees enjoy an evening full of ʻono food, kanikapila music, hula, friends and liquid aloha (beer garden). We’ve heard there may be a few exceptional hula sisters and brothers coming to dance impromptu style along with a musician or two playing classic Hawaiian tunes, Kanikapila style! Wear your best Aloha attire, adorn yourself with lei and flowers (fresh if you have!), and feel free to get up to dance and join in on the festive the fun. This is one party you donʻt want to miss! See you there!
Friday, July 22, 2022
Hula & Craft Workshops Day 2 - Registration Required
@ Groove Nation Performing Arts Center
8:00am Hula & Craft Workshop Check-in
9:00am Welcome & Kumu Introductions
9:30pm Morning Workshop Block Begins
12:00pm Lunch Break (Bring your own or pre-order on registration)
1:00pm Afternoon Workshop Block Begins
3:30pm Workshops Day 2 Ends
NEW! Concert in the Park - $ Ticket Required
@ Esther Short Park
2:00pm Early Entry
3:00pm Gates Open
4:00pm Concert Starts
9:30pm Pau! See you tomorrow!
Friday is day 2 and our last day of Hula & Craft Workshops. By the end of the workshop day, our participants have had the opportunity to take up to four 2.5 hour workshops. Workshop attendees often leave the workshop feeling exhilarated and ready to share all their learnings with the public the next day at Hōʻike. After the last block of workshops, we arenʻt done yet - in fact we are just getting started! Once we wrap up our workshops, the festival makes its way to Esther Short Park in Downtown Vancouver.
Our Hapa Haole Hula Competition will be missed dearly this year, but don't you worry...we have an evening jam packed with entertainment! This year, we are kicking off the weekend full of festivities with a Concert in the Park featuring 12x award winning band & Mauiʻs very own EKOLU!!! Like all of our events at 4 Days of Aloha, our Aloha Friday Concert welcomes all ages. VIP concert passes are available for ages 21+. The park will be filled with live music, hula, ʻono food, shopping vendors, and aloha vibes all around! Donʻt wait, buy your tickets now!
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Hōʻike & Hawaiian Festival - $ Ticket Required
@ Esther Short Park
7:00am Early Access
8:00am Gates Open
10:00am Welcome & Program Begins
4 Days of Aloha Hōʻike w/ Nā Kumu
7:00pm Pau! See you tomorrow!
4 Days of Aloha continues with a weekend in the park. People of all ages and walks of life return to Esther Short Park to enjoy more live entertainment, ʻono grinds, island themed vendors, and the undeniable aloha vibes. Performances and presentations start early in the morning and feature our workshop participants led by the respective Kumu. Throughout the day, we have awesome raffle prize drawings and one lucky winner goes home with a GRAND PRIZE!! Stay tuned to hear what this yearʻs grand prize will be.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Aloha Fun Run - $ Registration Required
@ Esther Short Park
8:00am Aloha Fun Run Begins
Multicultural Celebration - $ Ticket Required
@ Esther Short Park
7:00am Early Access
8:00am Gates Open
10:00am Welcome & Program Begins
Performances All Day!
6:00pm Pau! See you next year!
The 4th day is the newest addition to our festival. We are excited to finally be able to continue the celebration of aloha through Sunday! Attendees return to the park for more island vibes. Hawaiʻi is known for its melting pot of cultures and we highlight the multi-cultural community at the park. Come early and save your spot so you donʻt miss the exciting colorful display of culture. Shopping with our awesome vendors, grinds from the ʻono food vendors and the beer garden remains open till the closing of our last day. Stay till the end! You donʻt want to miss the closing band that will take you back to the islands and of course the last and final Hawaiʻi Aloha.
