HAWAI`I'S BIG ISLAND FESTIVAL
A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY
The Big Island, Hawaii
Nov. 5 - 9, 2003
What It Is:
This thoughtful and exciting event is a lifestyle festival that showcases the island's cuisine, golf & sports, spa, culture, agricultural products, healing and music.
Celebrate diversity at the 5-day Hawaii's Big Island Festival. Cutting edge cuisine. Reserve wine tastings. Informative seminars. Spa treatments. Championship golf and ocean sports. Ancient Hawaiian culture and music. Local agriculture and specialty products. An abundance of inspiring activities hosted by the legendary resorts of the Kohala Coast.
This fall a very special celebration unfolds - Hawaii's Big Island Festival. Authentic island wide Hawaiian experiences connect with ancient cultural and healing practices, sporting events, gastronomical pleasures, insightful seminars, spa treatments, tropical melodies and an abundance of activities to fire your imagination. Gain access to cutting-edge culinary trends at notable evening events along the stylish Kona-Kohala coast of paradise. More than mere wine and food pairings, Hawaii's Big Island Festival is A Celebration of Diversity.
Imagine a new festival that highlights cuisine, fine wines, Hawaiian culture, world class golf, spa treatments, unique farm tours and celebrity chefs in paradise. Experience all this and more at the ultimate lifestyle festival developed to showcase Hawaii's majestic Big Island. Hawaii's Big Island Festival, A Celebration of Diversity.
Celebrating all that is unique to the Big Island, Hawaii’s Big Island Festival returns to the Kohala Coast November 5-9, 2003. The festival showcases the finest culinary talent in the United States and Hawaii, together with world-class wine tastings, a pavilion spotlighting the Big Island and its products, spa activities, golf and more.
The theme of the 2003 festival is “Toasting the Creation of Pacific Cuisine.” Hawaii’s Big Island Festival celebrates the diversity that is Hawaii—and the creation that diversity inspires.
The five-day festival opens with a Hawaiian blessing and welcome ceremony at “A Traditional Hawaiian Evening at Kona Village,” November 5. The authentic beauty of Kona Village Resort is the setting for an unforgettable evening of music and Polynesian cuisine reflecting the cultures of the South Pacific.
Celebrity Chefs
Hawaii's best chefs will join a contingent of Food & Wine magazine's invited chefs to present cooking demonstrations and culinary exhibitions. Special guest chef appearances will be included at each of the main evening events.
Contact Information:
For ticket information call: 866-424-FEST
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Festival Highlights:
Wednesday, November 05
A Traditional Evening at Kona VillageThursday, November 06
Spa Tour, Fitness and Healing Workshops
Trade Seminars & Grand Tasting for Professionals
Festival PavilionGuest Chef Stuart Brioza Dinner
A Taste of Mauna Kea
Friday, November 07
Culinary Demonstrations, Seminars & Grand Tasting
New Waves at NELHA presented by HFMA
Festival Pavilion
Guest Chef Charles Dale Dinner
Guest Chef Bruce Sherman Dinner
Guest Chef David Myers Dinner
Saturday, November 08
Wine Seminars & Grand Tasting
Festival Pavilion
T&L Golf Travel Industry Shootout in cooperation with the Big Island Visitor Bureau
Under the Hula Moon at Mauna Lani Resort
Sunday, November 09
Keith Famie's Adventure Tasting
