Experience the warmth, music, and traditions of Hawaiʻi at the Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival on Sunday, September 7 at Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre, and Fisher Pavilion Rooftop. The free, family-oriented event showcases the richness of Hawaiian heritage through live music, hula, history, educational programs, and an expansive marketplace.

The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival serves to promote and celebrate the arts and culture of Hawai’i’. As the Native Hawaiian diaspora continues to grow, the festival aims to create a “home away from home” for the more than 70,000 Native Hawaiians living in the Pacific Northwest.

Music plays a starring role at this annual festival, with local performers and cultural groups bringing the sounds and rhythms of the islands to Seattle Center stages. The festival’s 2025 headliner is Kamalei Kawaʻa, a Grammy-nominated artist, four-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner, and top 20 contestant on Season 25 of The Voice. Other entertainers include Na Hilahila, Kalei & Friends, Hawaiian Airlines Serenaders, Arden Fujiwara, Kris Fuchigami, Hālau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe, Kuhai Hālau O Leikukuiokalani Pā ‘Ōlapa Kahiko, and Hālau Hula O Napualani.

This year, attendees can also explore an expansive marketplace with more than 70 vendors! Enjoy authentic Hawaiian cuisine, handcrafted jewelry, island-inspired clothing, home décor, books, and more. A wide variety of food and drink vendors include Pac Island Grill, Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max, Seattle Poi Company, Mike’s Shave Ice, and others. Additional vendors and community booths include Happy Wahine, Lei of Aloha, 808 Clothing Company, Bishop Museum, Hawaiian Diaspora, and MANAOLA Hawaiʻi.

Other festival highlights include a Spam Musubi Contest, raffle drawings, and Cultural Connections workshops and presentations that share the history, language, and practices of Hawaiʻi, and family-focused Native Hawaiian cultural activities at Keiki Korner.

Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival is part of Seattle Center Festál, a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals. Learn more about Festál (seattlecenter.com/festal).