Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands

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Web: POBHawaii.com

Email: Richard Tagawa, Band Coordinator

Mail: Parade of Bands
PO Box 30789
Honolulu, HI 96820

Phone: 1-800-366-7486

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The 18th Annual Honolulu Festival—Parade of Bands® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2012. The parade is the highlight of the three-day Honolulu Festival which is the premier cultural event in Hawaii. The festival incorporates a band festival, choral festival, cheer and dance festival, plus additional events and exhibits at various venues including the Hawaii Convention Center. More than 10,000 visitors attended the events in 2011.

The grand parade is held on the last day of the weekend. The parade features marching bands, drum & bugle corps, color guards, cheer and dance teams, thousands of performers, and world-class floats. Bands from Hawaii, the United States mainland and foreign countries are invited to participate and compete for the unique trophies that will be awarded to the best performing groups.

More than 40,000 spectators line the parade route which begins at Ft. DeRussy, passes through Waikiki and ends at Kapiolani Park. This parade is currently considered the best parade in the State of Hawaii.

Bands that have recently performed in the Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands include:

• Damien High School Marching Band, Hawaii
• Fairmont Prep Academy Band, California
• Hellgate High School Band, Montana
• Hempfield High School Marching Band, Pennsylvania
• Kansai Gakusei Suisougaku, Japan
• Kapolei High School Marching Band, Hawaii
• Kinki University Band, Japan
• Mililani High School Marching Band, Hawaii
• Nanakuli High School Marching Band, Hawaii
• Pacific Fleet Marching Band, Hawaii
• Pearl City High School Marching Band, Hawaii
• Royal Hawaiian Band, Hawaii
• Salinas High School Marching Band, California
• Sanyo Girls High School Marching Band, Japan
• Toby Johnson Middle School Band, California
• Tokyo Jitsugyo High School Phoenix Regiment, Japan
• Waipahu High School Marching Band, Hawaii

Bands participating in the Honolulu Festival Parade of Bands may wish to take advantage of additional performance opportunities during the same weekend:

• Hawaii Band & Orchestra Festival™ — Saturday, March 3, 2012, Hawaii Convention Center. Festival adjudicators will judge all performances and each group will be rated. Private workshops will be offered to participating groups.
• Hawaii Choral Festival® — Saturday, March 3, 2012, Hawaii Convention Center. Groups from the U.S. Mainland, Canada, Europe, Asia and Hawaii are invited. All performances will be adjudicated and rated. A mass performance will conclude the festival.
• Hawaii Cheer & Dance Festival® — Saturday, March 3, 2012, Hawaii Convention Center. The festival will include cheerleading and dance competitions.

Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Web: POBHawaii.com

Email: Richard Tagawa, Band Coordinator
Mail: Parade of Bands, PO Box 30789, Honolulu, HI 96820
Phone: 1-800-366-7486

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