HONOLULU FESTIVAL - PARADE OF BANDS®

March 4, 2012

The annual Honolulu Festival  - Parade of Bands® is currently the best parade in Hawaii. It features marching bands, color guards, drum and bugle corps, cheer and dance teams, thousands of performers and word class floats. The parade starts at 5:00 and ends at 8:00 in the evening. The parade route starts at Ft. De Russy, passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park.

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Hawaii Band Festival

Hawaii Band & Orchestra Festival®

March 3, 2012
March 31, 2012
April 14, 2012

Three festivals are scheduled for 2012. Our festivals have been very successful and well attended. The March 3, 2012 festival will be part of the Honolulu Festival at the Hawaii Convention Center. The Honolulu Festival also includes ethnic performances, a choir festival, a cheer and dance festival and other events and exhibits at various venues. Over 10,000 visitors attended the events this year. 

James Swearingen will be the clinician for the March 31, 2012 festival. He is Professor of Music, Department Chair of Music Education and one of several resident composers at Capital University. He also serves as a staff arranger for the famed Ohio State University Marching Band. Jay S. Gephart will be the clinician for the April 14, 2012 festival. He is the Director of University Bands at Purdue University. The clinician for the March 3, 2012 festival will be announced later.

In addition to parades and festivals there are other performance venues. Bands can perform in front of audiences made up of visitors from all over the world and local residents.

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