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DOWNTOWN ART CENTER PRESENTS THE 4TH ANNUAL HEART OF HONOLULU ART FESTIVAL, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY BLOCK PARTY IN CHINATOWN, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025
 

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Honolulu (March 2025) –Downtown Art Center invites the community to celebrate Honolulu’s vibrant arts, culture, and food at the fourth annual HEART of Honolulu Street Festival in the Chinatown Arts District. This family-friendly, daytime event will transform Nuʻuanu Avenue—between King Street and Chaplain Lane—into a pedestrian-only space, showcasing local art, crafts, live music, food vendors, and interactive activities for all ages. The free public festival takes place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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 this year include: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui, Honolulu Printmakers, Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown artist Sergio Garzon, and many other artists and arts organizations from around the island. 

Live music and most performances at the HEART Festival will take place at the music tent, located at the intersection of Pauahi Street and Nuʻuanu Avenue. The lineup consists of the Maikaʻi No Trio playing Hawaiian swing music from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hat Fakes The Man, delivering an energetic mix of 90s rock and punk rock from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., The James Rondstadt Blues Quartet with a soulful set from 2 to 3 p.m., and a Martial Defense Tai Chi Chuan Demonstration from 3 to 3:20 p.m., featuring skilled practitioners from Chinatown’s Hawaiʻi Taiji Health and Sports Association showcasing different tai chi forms.

Events happening at the HEART festival include the HeART STRUT parade, a fun parade of handmade, wearable art with a Chinese Zodiac theme, led by processional artist Patricia Brubaker at 12 p.m.; the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Community Kiln, located on the street in front of The ARTS at Marks Garage (1159 Nuʻuanu Ave.) where anyone can glaze their own raku ceramic bowl and have it fired by local artists from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaiʻi Scavenger Hunt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a fun and interactive way to learn about Chinatown’s rich history and support local businesses while competing for exciting prizes and exclusive discounts; and Ginger13’s Bracelet-Making Bar, located inside the Ginger13 boutique at 22 S. Pauahi St. ($25 per person, all materials provided).

For more information on the HEART of Honolulu Street Festival and all activities, please visit downtownarthi.org/heartofhonolulufestival. 
 
About Downtown Art Center (DAC):
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an exhibition gallery and educational space for Oʻahu's arts scene. DAC is a thriving center for the arts, providing display space to showcase local artists and art organizations, classrooms for arts instruction, and more. DAC is dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown/Chinatown Honolulu through culture and the arts.
Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark's Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.
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