Past events
Every hōʻike, festival and workshop halau.ca has featured, most recent first.
The 15th Annual Aloha Toronto
A free, one-day beach experience created specifically for people with autism, held each year on the third Sunday of August. It brings the spirit of Hawaiʻi and the aloha lifestyle to Toronto's shores with surfing, paddleboarding and sensory-friendly activities, at the Balmy Beach Club in The Beach.
AlohaFest Toronto 2026 — 10th Anniversary
by Hālau Hula I Ka Lā →Toronto's first and only united celebration of Polynesian culture — year ten, and the first time the festival runs into the evening. 11am–10pm, free, rain or shine.
Wailele Wai Wai at Kitsilano Showboat
by Wailele Wai Wai →An evening of Hawaiian music and hula from Vancouver's Wailele Wai Wai at the historic open-air Kitsilano Showboat. 7:00 PM, free admission (weather permitting).
Hoʻopili Me Ke Aloha — HMA 26
by Hālau Hula KaʻUhane O Ka Pākīpika →BC's two-day Polynesian cultural festival from the Spirit of the Pacific Cultural Society — hula and Tahitian dance performances, lei making and coconut weaving workshops, Indigenous Peoples Market, and keiki zone. Free admission.
Moana Opening Weekend Celebration
by Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea — Canada →Mississauga Music and Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea Canada present an afternoon of live Polynesian song and dance to celebrate the opening weekend of Disney's live-action Moana. 1:00–4:00 PM, family-friendly.
Carabram: Festival of Cultures
by The Hawaiian Pacific Magic →The Hawaiian Pacific Magic performs Hawaiian and Polynesian dance at Carabram, Brampton's multicultural festival of cultures, across the festival weekend.
Aloha Night at IncluCity
by Hālau Hula I Ka Lā →AlohaFest Toronto and the Lavazza IncluCity Festival present an outdoor screening of Taika Waititi's film Next Goal Wins in the Distillery District's Cinema Village. Tuesday, July 7, 9:00 PM at Rogers Trinity Theatre.
Celebrating the Spirit of Aloha — 40th Anniversary Hōʻike
by Spirit of Aloha ʻOhana Hula →This special anniversary performance honours the legacy, culture, and community that have shaped this ʻohana for over four decades.