Festa Italiana is Hawaii’s only Italian Festival featuring a free street festival in Kaka’ako as well as a ticketed VIP Passaporto Italiano event at Velocity Honolulu.

What happens when CIAO meets ALOHA? Cialoha! Although Hawaii is halfway across the globe from Italy, bits and pieces of Italian food, culture and history have found their way to our island home. Festa Italiana Hawaii aims to celebrate the intersection between Hawaii and Italy by providing a variety of authentic Italian and Italian-inspired experiences and flavors offered by Hawaii and Italian businesses and restaurants that will transport you from the heart of the Pacific to the boot of Italy. 

Festa Italiana Hawaii aims to provide Hawaii with a unique, immersive experience into the Italian culture through partnerships with local restaurants, vendors, artists, musicians and more who share a common love for Italy.

Hawaii is a melting pot of cultures from around the world and despite being directly across the globe from Italy, the Aloha State is home to a respectable number of Italian citizens and Italian Americans, not to mention thousands of general Italian (food + wine) enthusiasts.