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Arizona Aloha Festival
Tempe, AZ · Arts & Culture
- When
- March 13–14, 2027
- Where
- Tempe Beach Park · Tempe · AZ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
This free two-day celebration of Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, and broader Pacific Islander culture fills Tempe Beach Park with hula and Polynesian dance, live music, and an Island Marketplace of food and crafts. The Arizona Aloha Festival Association has produced it for more than 20 years. It is one of the largest Pacific Islander cultural festivals in the Southwest.
The history within reach
- Rock n Roll Arizonasame spot
This destination half marathon, 10K, and 5K weekend has run through Tempe, Scottsdale, and Phoenix's Papago Park for more than two decades as part of the national Rock 'n' Roll Running Series.
- Arizona Aloha Festivalsame spot
This free two-day celebration of Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, and broader Pacific Islander culture fills Tempe Beach Park with hula and Polynesian dance, live music, and an Island Marketplace of food and crafts.
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