Waikiki Holiday Parade

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WaikikiHoliday Parade.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.

2023
East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg, GA
Fayette County High School, Fayetteville, GA
Jackson High School, Massillon, OH
The Lakota Marching Band, West Chester & Liberty Township, OH

2022
Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment, Blue Springs, MO
Brentwood High School Marching Band, Brentwood, TN
Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Band, Bloomington, MN
MidAmerica Nazarene University Cheer Team, Olathe, KS
Raymore-Peculiar High School Marching Band, Peculiar, MO
Wauwatosa East High School Red Raider Marching Band, Wauwatosa, WI

2019
Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park, IL
Fayette County High School, Fayetteville, GA
Slinger High School, Slinger, WI

2018
Evans High School, Evans, GA
Farragut High School, Knoxville, TN

2017
Gilbert High School, Gilbert, AZ
Oak Park High School, Kansas City, MO

2016
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

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

Friday, November 29, 2024
Friday, November 28, 2025
Friday, November 27, 2026
(Held the Friday after Thanksgiving, annually)

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!