The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival
Family-Friendly Art Festival

HEART of Honolulu Street Festival 2025
Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Save the date for our next HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival, Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! We're inviting artists and arts organizations to take to the streets, as we shut down Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown and open it to pedestrian traffic for everyone to experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.

HEART is an acronym that stands for Heritage, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Restaurants, and Theatre & Performing Arts. Together, these elements make up the core of the vibrant creative community that exists in the Bethel and Nuʻuanu Avenue district, between King Street and Beretania Avenue.

The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival is organized by the nonprofit Downtown Art Center. Some notable participating artists and creative organizations who participated last year include: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Honolulu Printmakers, Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown artist Sergio Garzon, pop-up exhibition project Manini Gallery, and a music tent organized by veteran local musician Terry Oyama and friends.

This year, we are excited to welcome back the HeART STRUT, a fun parade of handmade, wearable art, with the theme of Chinese Zodiac (what’s your sign?). At 12 noon on April 12, everyone is invited to strut their stuff as we wend our way around the Festival, led by processional artist Patricia Brubaker. Just look for the HeART STRUT booth next to DAC at 1041 Nuuanu Ave!

Featured Participants: Coming Soon!

Mahalo to the City and County of Honolulu for their support of this event!

Live Music Tent Lineup

  • Maikaʻi No Trio (Hawaiian Swing)

    11 AM - 12 PM

  • Hat Fakes The Man (90's Rock/Punk Rock)

    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

  • The James Rondstadt Blues Quartet

    2 PM - 3 PM

  • Martial Defense Tai Chi Chuan Demonstration

    3 to 3:20 PM

    Watch martial artists from Chinatownʻs Hawaiʻi Taiji Health and Sports Association demonstrate different styles of tai chi forms.

Activities & Art Exhibitions Happening During the Event

  • Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Community Kiln

    Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

    Location: In front of The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.

    Try raku! During the The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival in Chinatown, the public is invited to get “hands on” with raku in this family friendly activity. Participants get to glaze ceramic bowls under the direction of Hawai’i Craftsmen members, see them fired using the raku process, and take their finished bowls home that day. 

    $15 per bowl, includes blank bowl, glaze, and raku firing. No reservation required, but supplies are limited, so come early!

  • Heat and Pressure: A shared exhibition with Honolulu Printmakers and Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s Raku Hoʻolauleʻa

    On View April 4-26
    Location: DAC Main Gallery, 1041 Nuuanu Ave, Second Floor

    Hawaiʻi Craftsmen is proud to be partnering with Honolulu Printmakers to produce a collaborative exhibition of artwork that was created through the application of heat (ceramics) and pressure (printmaking).