Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands

For More Information

Web: POBHawaii.com

Email: Richard Tagawa, Band Coordinator

Mail: Parade of Bands
PO Box 30789
Honolulu, HI 96820

Phone: 1-800-366-7486

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Already considered one of the best parades in the state of Hawaii, the Honolulu Festival—Parade of Bands® took a major step forward in 2010 by featuring a marching band competition for the first time. Bands from Hawaii, the United States mainland and foreign countries are invited to participate and compete for the unique trophies that will be awarded to the best performing groups. Performances will be judged by adjudicators from the University of Kansas and the University of Hawaii.

The Honolulu Festival was founded in 1995 and has grown to be a premier cultural event in Hawaii. The three-day festival includes ethnic performances, events and exhibits at various venues throughout Honolulu. The highlight of the festival is the grand parade held on the last day of the festival. The parade features marching bands, thousands of performers and world-class floats.

More than 40,000 spectators line the parade route which begins at Ft. DeRussy, passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park.

Bands that have recently performed in the Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands include:

• Damien High School Marching Band
• Hempfield High School Marching Band
• Kansai Gakusei Suisougaku
• Kapolei High School Marching Band
• Kinki University Band
• Mililani High School Marching Band
• Nanakuli High School Marching Band
• Pacific Command Joint Service Color Guard
• Pacific Fleet Marching Band
• Pearl City High School Marching Band
• Royal Hawaiian Band
• Salinas High School Marching Band
• Toby Johnson Middle School Band
• Tokyo Jitsugyo High School Phoenix Regiment
• Waipahu High School Marching Band

Bands participating in the Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands may wish to take advantage of additional performance opportunities during the same weekend:

• Hawaii Band & Orchestra Festival™ — Saturday, March 12, 2011, Hawaii Convention Center. Festival adjudicators will judge all performances and each group will be rated. Groups will receive a professional recording of their performances as well as written and taped comments. Private workshops will be offered to participating groups. The artistic director and clinician will be Dr. Robert Foster, Professor of Music and Assistant Chair of the Department of Music and Dance at the University of Kansas.
• Hawaii Choral Festival® — Saturday, March 12, 2011, Hawaii Convention Center. Groups from the U.S. Mainland, Canada, Europe, Asia and Hawaii are invited. All performances will be adjudicated and rated. A mass performance will conclude the festival. Dr. Janet Galvan, Professor of Music at Ithaca College will be the guest conductor and clinician.

Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Sunday, March 10, 2013
(Typically held on the second Sunday in March)

Web: POBHawaii.com

Email: Richard Tagawa, Band Coordinator
Mail: Parade of Bands, PO Box 30789, Honolulu, HI 96820
Phone: 1-800-366-7486

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