HEART of Honolulu Street Festival 2026
Saturday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Save the date for our next HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival, Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! We invite 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 in previous years have included: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Honolulu Printmakers, Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society, Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui, Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi, Glass Fusion Collective, El Dorado Casting Lab, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Classic Waves Boutique, Chinatown artist Sergio Garzon, and many more!

VENDORS WANTED!

If YOU are a local artist, crafter, fashion designer, arts organization or club, community nonprofit, or purveyor of handmade goods, we invite you to join us on the street!

-Vendor Fee: $65 (for a 10x10 space)
-Application Deadline: March 13, 2026

If you would like to be a vendor, please submit your application, waiver, and payment to:

Downtown Art Center
1041 Nu‘uanu Avenue, Ste. B
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
dacshop@downtownarthi.org

We are also offering the option to pay vendor fees online this year! Just click the button below.
You will receive a confirmation email upon receipt of your application. No late applications will be accepted.

For questions, contact Andre Toribio at dacshop@downtownarthi.org or call 808-532-5693.

This year, we are excited to welcome back the HeART STRUT, a fun parade of handmade, wearable art, with an “Inspired by Chinatown” theme! Due to popular demand, we invite you to participate in TWO occurrences: The first at 12:30 p.m. (meet at 12 p.m.) and the second at 2:30 p.m. (meet at 2 p.m.) Everyone is invited to strut their stuff as we wend our way around the Festival, led by processional artist Patricia Brubaker. Just meet at the HeART STRUT booth next to DAC at 1041 Nuuanu Ave.!

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