The Maui Whale Festival

If you care to take a fun drive to Kihei from our beautiful West Maui accommodations, a fun, upcoming event is in store.

On February 20th, the Maui Whale Festival will be celebrated at Kihei's Kalama Park. The event includes plenty of fun activities in honor of the island's largest and most consistent visitors, the humpback whales. This traditional festival has roots that can be traced back to 1980 and considering how many visitors are drawn to Maui to view these behemoth mammals, it seems they deserve their own celebration.

The festivities will include a lively parade, a "Made on Maui" market, displays, entertainment and, of course, the food booths that residents are so fond of. The celebration will begin at 9a.m. and end at 6p.m. The parade will run along South Kihei Road between 9 and 10a.m. This year's parade theme is "An Ocean in Motion" which focuses on the ever-changing quality of the planet's oceans, as you might have guessed.

Last year, almost 15,000 people joined the fun throughout the course of the day. Since Kihei is a beachfront town, it's totally convenient to take a break for a quick dip in the ocean.

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