Merrie Monarch Festival 2012

The Merrie Monarch Festival runs from April 8 to 14, 2012.

Sunday, April 8
9:00 a.m. – Hoʻolauleʻa (celebration) with performances by our local hālau at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium.

Wednesday, April 11
6:00 pm – Hōʻike Performances at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. A free exhibition night of hula, international performers, and music.

Thursday, April 12th
6:00 pm – Miss Aloha Hula at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Individual competition for the title of Miss Aloha Hula with contestants performing hula kahiko, hula ʻauana and oli (chanting).

Friday, April 13
6:00 pm – Group Hula Kahiko at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Hālau hula perform ancient style dances.

Saturday, April 14
6:00 pm – Group Hula ʻAuana & Awards at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Hālau hula perform modern style dances with an awards presentation for all group winners.

Saturday, April 14
10:30 am – Merrie Monarch Royal Parade. One of the festival’s most entertaining and fun events for the entire family, the parade begins and ends at Pauahi St. and winds through downtown Hilo.

Throughout the week
Daily (Monday through Friday) entertainment at the Hawaiʻi Naniloa Volcanoes Resort (12 p.m.), and the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel (1 p.m.).
Arts and Crafts Fair – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11th through Friday, April 13th, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 14th, at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Photo by Rebecca Breyer.