Hawaii Lantern Floating Festival 2023

Watch the Lantern Festival live stream. Event dates and schedule

The Hawaii Lantern Floating festival takes place each Memorial Day at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, and is a unique event where people launch paper and wooden lanterns in large numbers into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

The event has been taking place each year since 2002 and is now an important part of the local culture, attracting large numbers of international visitors as well as local residents, all wishing to pay their respects in this calm and picturesque environment.

For those concerned about the potential environmental impact of putting so many lanterns into the ocean, we should point out that great lengths are observed to ensure that the lanterns are successfully retrieved, restored and stored to be reused again the following year.

Dates

The lantern floating festival in Hawaii takes place on Memorial Day each year.

In 2023 this falls on Monday 29th May.

Location

Although originally taking place at Ke'ehi Lagoon on the south shore of O'ahu, the lantern festival relocated just a few years after inauguration and now takes place at Ala Moana Beach.

TV, Live Streaming

The Hawaii Lantern festival organisers have been very proactive in making the event available to a global audience by the addition of a live stream, which is available to watch on the official event website, followed by the uploading of a full video replay in case you miss the chance to watch in real time.

You can watch live online here:

Lantern Festival live stream

Hotels and Accommodation

I'm sure you don't need an excuse to visit Hawaii, but May is a fabulous time of year here, and there is a great range of accommodation options to choose from.

You can check availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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