Fiche festival
Oceania
Merrie Monarch Festival
Traditional and popular parties · Hilo, USA (Hawai)
Dates
March 28 to April 3, 2027 (64th edition)
Venue
Hilo, États-Unis (Hawaï)
Genres
Traditional and popular holidays
The festival
The Merrie Monarch Festival is the world summit of the Hula: a week, from March 28 to April 3, 2027 for its 64th edition, at the Edith Kanakasole Stadium in Hilo, on the great island of Hawaii. Dedicated to King David Kalākaua, the "joyyed monarch" who revived Hawaiian arts in the 19th century, the festival sees the best hālau (hula schools) in Hawaii and the continent compete in hula kahiko (old) and 的auana (modern), with the election of Miss Aloha Hula — the competition runs from April 1 to 3.
Created in 1964, a hula contest since 1971, it makes Hilo, the week following Easter, the living capital of Hawaiian culture.