The 49th annual Hawaiian May Day, known as the Bay Area's largest springtime cultural event, is returning to Downtown Hayward on Saturday, May 7. Presented by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California, the festival is free to attend and celebrates Hawaiian culture and traditions through Hawaiian music and dance performances, arts and crafts activities, local-style Hawaiian cuisine, and more from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"It's an honor to be chosen as the hosting city for this year's festival," said Dominic Li Mandri, District Manager for the Downtown Hayward Improvement Association. "This festival is a celebration of culture and is a great way to bring the community together. Hayward was the first city to host this festival over 30 years ago, and we are thrilled to welcome it back to the community."
First held in 1985, this celebrated annual festival has been hosted by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California in various cities throughout the Bay Area including Hayward and Pleasanton. Now it its 49th year, the festival returns to the city where it all began, Hayward.
"After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we are proud to host our event on the streets of Downtown Hayward, bringing our festival back to its roots," said Deanie Villiados, President of the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California. "We are blessed to have the support of the City of Hayward, as well as all the local businesses in Downtown Hayward."
The streets of Downtown Hayward between B Street and Main Street will be filled with the flavors and smells of the Hawaiian Islands featuring food trucks serving up favorites including Lau Lau, Poke, haupia pie, Loco Moco, Spam and Eggs, Chili and Rice, Garlic Shrimp and Rice, and Shaved Ice, plus a variety of ethnic foods, including Filipino, Samoan, Fijian, Guamanian, and an authentic Mexican Taco Truck, along with a beer and wine garden serving brews from The Bird Haus in Union City and wine from Ehrenberg Cellars.
Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities during this festival including a Lauhala workshop and bamboo carving. Additional activities include a kid's area with inflatables and a roller-skating rink with tickets priced at $5 that can be purchased in person.
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"It's an honor to be chosen as the hosting city for this year's festival," said Dominic Li Mandri, District Manager for the Downtown Hayward Improvement Association. "This festival is a celebration of culture and is a great way to bring the community together. Hayward was the first city to host this festival over 30 years ago, and we are thrilled to welcome it back to the community."
First held in 1985, this celebrated annual festival has been hosted by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California in various cities throughout the Bay Area including Hayward and Pleasanton. Now it its 49th year, the festival returns to the city where it all began, Hayward.
"After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we are proud to host our event on the streets of Downtown Hayward, bringing our festival back to its roots," said Deanie Villiados, President of the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California. "We are blessed to have the support of the City of Hayward, as well as all the local businesses in Downtown Hayward."
The streets of Downtown Hayward between B Street and Main Street will be filled with the flavors and smells of the Hawaiian Islands featuring food trucks serving up favorites including Lau Lau, Poke, haupia pie, Loco Moco, Spam and Eggs, Chili and Rice, Garlic Shrimp and Rice, and Shaved Ice, plus a variety of ethnic foods, including Filipino, Samoan, Fijian, Guamanian, and an authentic Mexican Taco Truck, along with a beer and wine garden serving brews from The Bird Haus in Union City and wine from Ehrenberg Cellars.
Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities during this festival including a Lauhala workshop and bamboo carving. Additional activities include a kid's area with inflatables and a roller-skating rink with tickets priced at $5 that can be purchased in person.
The 49th annual Hawaiian May Day, known as the Bay Area's largest springtime cultural event, is returning to Downtown Hayward on Saturday, May 7. Presented by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California, the festival is free to attend and celebrates Hawaiian culture and traditions through Hawaiian music and dance performances, arts and crafts activities, local-style Hawaiian cuisine, and more from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"It's an honor to be chosen as the hosting city for this year's festival," said Dominic Li Mandri, District Manager for the Downtown Hayward Improvement Association. "This festival is a celebration of culture and is a great way to bring the community together. Hayward was the first city to host this festival over 30 years ago, and we are thrilled to welcome it back to the community."
First held in 1985, this celebrated annual festival has been hosted by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California in various cities throughout the Bay Area including Hayward and Pleasanton. Now it its 49th year, the festival returns to the city where it all began, Hayward.
"After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we are proud to host our event on the streets of Downtown Hayward, bringing our festival back to its roots," said Deanie Villiados, President of the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California. "We are blessed to have the support of the City of Hayward, as well as all the local businesses in Downtown Hayward."
The streets of Downtown Hayward between B Street and Main Street will be filled with the flavors and smells of the Hawaiian Islands featuring food trucks serving up favorites including Lau Lau, Poke, haupia pie, Loco Moco, Spam and Eggs, Chili and Rice, Garlic Shrimp and Rice, and Shaved Ice, plus a variety of ethnic foods, including Filipino, Samoan, Fijian, Guamanian, and an authentic Mexican Taco Truck, along with a beer and wine garden serving brews from The Bird Haus in Union City and wine from Ehrenberg Cellars.
Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities during this festival including a Lauhala workshop and bamboo carving. Additional activities include a kid's area with inflatables and a roller-skating rink with tickets priced at $5 that can be purchased in person.
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"It's an honor to be chosen as the hosting city for this year's festival," said Dominic Li Mandri, District Manager for the Downtown Hayward Improvement Association. "This festival is a celebration of culture and is a great way to bring the community together. Hayward was the first city to host this festival over 30 years ago, and we are thrilled to welcome it back to the community."
First held in 1985, this celebrated annual festival has been hosted by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California in various cities throughout the Bay Area including Hayward and Pleasanton. Now it its 49th year, the festival returns to the city where it all began, Hayward.
"After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we are proud to host our event on the streets of Downtown Hayward, bringing our festival back to its roots," said Deanie Villiados, President of the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California. "We are blessed to have the support of the City of Hayward, as well as all the local businesses in Downtown Hayward."
The streets of Downtown Hayward between B Street and Main Street will be filled with the flavors and smells of the Hawaiian Islands featuring food trucks serving up favorites including Lau Lau, Poke, haupia pie, Loco Moco, Spam and Eggs, Chili and Rice, Garlic Shrimp and Rice, and Shaved Ice, plus a variety of ethnic foods, including Filipino, Samoan, Fijian, Guamanian, and an authentic Mexican Taco Truck, along with a beer and wine garden serving brews from The Bird Haus in Union City and wine from Ehrenberg Cellars.
Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities during this festival including a Lauhala workshop and bamboo carving. Additional activities include a kid's area with inflatables and a roller-skating rink with tickets priced at $5 that can be purchased in person.
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