The annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade, is the largest Hawaiian cultural celebration in the nation uniting the Hawaii community for a colorful procession of Hawaiian culture.

A month long celebration of Hawaiian culture culminates with the floral parade featuring marching bands, floats, hula dancers, pageant winners, and elegant pa’u (horseback) riders draped with flowers (yes, they’re all real!) and magnificent lei. Representatives of the royal court make their grand appearance to complete the parade line-up.

Each year expresses a different theme for the parade such as:  “No Ke Kai Kakou E,” which translates to “We are of the Sea.”  Decorations reflect each year’s theme and showcase lots of colorful flowers grown in Hawaii to create the dazzling displays the Aloha Festivals Parade is known for.

Aloha Festivals Parade Photo by Ronen Zilberman