Merry Monarch Parade 2025

Merry Monarch Parade 2025. Slide through and read below for more details. Most activities during the festival week are free to the public;

This annual hula competition takes place every spring in the town of hilo, hawaiʻi on the big island. The merrie monarch festival was founded in 1963, under the leadership of cofounders dottie thompson and george naope to honor king david kalakaua, hawaii’s last.