21st Annual
Waikiki Holiday Parade
Honolulu, Hawaii
Friday, November 23, 2018 7:00 PM
For More Information
Web: WaikikiHolidayParade.com
Email: Contact Us
Mail: Gateway Music Festivals & Tours, Inc. PO Box 1165 Monticello, MN 55362 USA
Phone: 1-800-331-8579
If you are interested in entering your band in a future Waikiki Holiday
Parade, or to get in contact with band directors from all over the
United States about their experiences with participating in this event,
please request an information packet!
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Since 1998, the Waikiki Holiday Parade commemorates Pearl Harbor Survivors and the anniversary of the attacks. Thirty mainland bands
traveled to Hawaii in 2016 for the 75th Anniversary.
Thousands of spectators, residents and visitors gather on the Friday after Thanksgiving to watch this non-competitive parade, which hosts
local bands, marching bands from the mainland, Pearl Harbor Survivors, service bands, military units, local officials, dignitaries and
entertainers. The parade begins at Fort DeRussy and ends at Kapiolani Park. The scenic parade route travels approximately 1.5 miles through
Waikiki along the oceanfront of torch-lit Kalakaua Avenue. You won't find a warmer welcome in any other destination.

Band directors from all over the United States return each year,
thrilled by their experiences during this amazing week with their students.
2016 Visiting Bands from the Mainland
Altus High School, Altus, OK
Ambridge High School, Ambridge, PA
Asheville High School, Asheville, NC
Batavia High School, Batavia, IL
Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, MO
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Burlington Teen Tour Band, Ontario, Canada
Central High School, Little Rock, AR
Danvers High School, Danvers, MA
Dover High School, Dover, PA
East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg, GA
Hamilton High School, Hamilton, OH
Jefferson High School, Bloomington, MN
Lakeside High School, Atlanta, GA
Liberty High School, Bethlehem, PA
Morgan County High School, Madison, GA
Mountain Ridge High School, Glendale, AZ
North Penn High School, Lansdale, PA
Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Oregon City High School, Oregon City, OR
Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County, Hillsdale, NJ
Pope High School, Marietta, GA
Powell High School, Powell, TN
Schurr High School, Montebello, CA
Science Hill High School, Johnson City, TN
Slinger High School, Slinger, WI
South Washington County, Washington County, MN
Stewarts Creek High School, Smyrna, TN
Virgil Grissom High School, Huntsville, AL
Walnut High School, Walnut, CA
Related Events
A band's visit to Hawaii for the Waikiki Holiday Parade provides additional
opportunities for performances and educational activities. Highlights of your tour may include:
- Adopting a Pearl Harbor Survivor
- USS Battleship Missouri Performances
- USS Arizona Memorial
- Polynesian Cultural Center
- Diamond Head Hiking
- Dole Pineapple Plantation
Future Dates
Friday, November 23, 2018
Friday, November 29, 2019
Friday, November 27, 2020
(Held the Friday after Thanksgiving, annually)
For More Information
Web: WaikikiHolidayParade.com
Email: Contact Us
Mail: Gateway Music Festivals & Tours, Inc., PO Box 1165, Monticello, MN 55362 USA
Phone: 1-800-331-8579
If you are interested in entering your band in a future Waikiki Holiday
Parade, or to get in contact with band directors from all over the
United States about their experiences with participating in this event,
please request an information packet!
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