Hawaiʻi State Bon Dance Schedule 2026
Bon Dance — rooted in the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Obon — is one of Hawaiʻi's most beloved summer celebrations. Brought to the islands by early Japanese immigrants, Obon honors the spirits of ancestors through communal dance, music, and gathering. Each summer, temples and missions across Oʻahu, the Big Island, Kauaʻi, Maui, Lānaʻi, and Molokaʻi open their grounds to welcome dancers and community members of all backgrounds.
The schedule below lists known 2026 Bon Dance events statewide. Use the island tabs to browse by location. All dates and times are subject to change — confirm details with individual temples before attending. Mahalo to Derrick Iwata and the Hawaiʻi Bon Dance & Obon Facebook group for compiling the list.
⚠️ All dates and times are subject to change — As of May 15, 2026
Oʻahu
32 events listed • June – October 2026
June 2026
June 6 (Sat.)
Hawaiʻi's Plantation Village
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-677-0110
June 12 (Fri.)
Pan-Pacific Festival
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
June 12–13 (Fri./Sat.)
Wāhiawā Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-622-4320
June 20 (Sat.)
ʻEwa Hongwanji
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-681-5222
June 26–27 (Fri./Sat.)
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaiʻi Betsuin
6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-536-7044
July 2026
July 4 (Sat.)
Mōʻiliʻili Hongwanji (Mōʻiliʻili Summer Fest)
5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-949-1659
July 4 (Sat.)
Waipahu Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-677-4221
July 10–11 (Fri./Sat.)
Haleʻiwa Shingon Mission
6:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. · 808-637-4423
July 10–11 (Fri./Sat.)
Rissho Kosei-kai Hawaiʻi Kyokai
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. · 808-455-3212
July 10–11 (Fri./Sat.)
Koboji Shingon Mission
5:30 p.m. · 808-841-7033
July 10–11 (Fri./Sat.)
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaiʻi Betsuin
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-531-9088
July 11 (Sat.)
Windward Buddhist Temple
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-262-4560
July 17–18 (Fri./Sat.)
Wāhiawā Ryusenji Soto Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-622-1429
July 17–18 (Fri./Sat.)
Shinshu Kyokai Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-973-0150
July 17–18 (Fri./Sat.)
Haleʻiwa Jodo Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-637-4382
July 18 (Sat.)
Jikoen Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
5:00 p.m. · 808-845-3422
July 24–25 (Fri./Sat.)
Pālolo Higashi Hongwanji Mission
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-732-1491
July 25 (Sat.)
ʻAiea Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. · 808-487-2626
August 2026
July 31 – Aug. 1 (Fri./Sat.)
Waipahu Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-671-3103
Aug. 7–8 (Fri./Sat.)
Soto Mission of ʻAiea
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-488-6794
Aug. 7–8 (Fri./Sat.)
Shingon Shu Hawaiʻi
TBD · 808-941-5663
Aug. 8 (Sat.)
Pearl City Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-455-1680
Aug. 14–15 (Fri./Sat.)
Soto Mission of Hawaiʻi
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-537-9409
Aug. 21–22 (Fri./Sat.)
Mililani Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-625-0925
Aug. 22 (Sat.)
Jodo Mission of Hawaiʻi
5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-949-3995
Aug. 29 (Sat.)
Autumn Matsuri by Senwa Kai (Palama Settlement)
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
September 2026
Sept. 5 (Sat.)
Okinawan Festival
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. · 808-676-5400
Sept. 12 (Sat.)
JCI Honolulu / Todaiji Hawaiʻi (Mega Bon at Leeward C.C.)
3:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sept. 12 (Sat.)
Honbushin International Center
TBD · 808-623-7693
Sept. 19 (Sat.)
Autumn Okinawa Dance Festival (Hawaiʻi Okinawa Center)
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. · 808-676-5400
Sept. 26 (Sat.)
Mari's Garden
TBD
October 2026
Oct. 3 (Sat.)
Windward Mall
3:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Big Island
29 events listed • May – September 2026
May 2026
May 24 (Sun.)
Hawaiʻi Care Choices, Reeds Bay
4:25 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
June 2026
June 13 (Sat.)
Honomū Henjoji
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. · 808-963-6308
June 14 (Sun.)
Makaeo at Old Airport (Kona Hongwanji)
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
June 20 (Sat.)
Pāpaʻikou Hongwanji
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-964-1640
June 27 (Sat.)
Puna Hongwanji
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-966-9981
July 2026
July 4 (Sat.)
Kohala Hongwanji
6:00 p.m. · 808-775-7532
July 11 (Sat.)
Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission
3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. · 808-322-3524
July 11 (Sat.)
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-961-6677
July 18 (Sat.)
Hilo Meisho-in
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-935-6996
July 18 (Sat.)
Keʻei Hongwanji (Kona Hongwanji)
7:00 p.m.
July 18 (Sat.)
Honokāʻa Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. · 808-775-7232
July 18 (Sat.)
Honomū Hongwanji
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. · 808-963-6032
July 25 (Sat.)
Hilo Hooganji Mission
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-935-8331
July 25 (Sat.)
Kona Hongwanji
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-323-2993
August 2026
Aug. 1 (Sat.)
Pāʻauilo Hongwanji Mission
6:00 p.m. · 808-775-7232
Aug. 1 (Sat.)
Kurtistown Jodo Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-966-9777
Aug. 1 (Sat.)
Hilo Taishoji Soto Mission
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. · 808-935-8407
Aug. 8 (Sat.)
Kona Koyasan Daishiji Mission
6:30 p.m. · 808-324-1741
Aug. 8 (Sat.)
Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-935-8968
Aug. 8 (Sat.)
Hāmākua Jodo Mission
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. · 808-775-0965
Aug. 14 (Fri.)
Life Care Center
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Aug. 15 (Sat.)
Hākalau Jodo Mission
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. · 808-966-9777
Aug. 15 (Sat.)
Hāwī Jodo Mission
6:00 p.m. · 808-987-8495
Aug. 15 (Sat.)
Kamuela Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. · 808-775-7232
Aug. 22 (Sat.)
Honohina-Papaaloa Hongwanji
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. · 808-963-6032
Aug. 22 (Sat.)
Hilo Daijingu Natsu Matsuri
7:00 p.m. · 808-959-8611
Aug. 29 (Sat.)
Pāhoa Kaikan @ Pāhoa YBA Hall
3:00 p.m. · 808-959-8611
September 2026
Sept. 2 (Wed.)
Kohala Jodo Mission
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 19 (Sat.)
Pāhala and Nālehu Hongwanji (combined at Pāhala)
5:00 p.m. · 808-966-9981
Kauaʻi
6 events listed • June – July 2026
June 2026
June 12–13 (Fri./Sat.)
Waimea Higashi Hongwanji
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-338-1847
June 19–20 (Fri./Sat.)
Līhuʻe Hongwanji
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-245-6262
June 26–27 (Fri./Sat.)
Waimea Shingon Mission
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-388-1854
July 2026
July 10–11 (Fri./Sat.)
Kauai Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-335-3521
July 17–18 (Fri./Sat.)
Kapaʻa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-822-4667
July 24–25 (Fri./Sat.)
West Kauai Hongwanji Hanapēpē Temple
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. · 808-338-1537
Maui / Lānaʻi / Molokaʻi
15 events listed • June – September 2026
June 2026
June 6 (Sat.)
Puʻunene Nichiren Mission
7:00 p.m. · 808-871-4831
June 19 (Fri.)
Wailuku Jodo Mission
7:00 p.m. · 808-244-0066
June 20 (Sat.)
Wailuku Shingon Mission
7:30 p.m. · 808-242-5618
June 27 (Sat.)
Kahului Jodo Mission
7:30 p.m. · 808-244-0066
July 2026
July 11 (Sat.)
Pāʻia Mantokuji Soto Mission
7:00 p.m. · 808-579-8051
July 17–18 (Fri./Sat.)
Kahului Hongwanji
7:30 p.m. · 808-871-4732
July 24–25 (Fri./Sat.)
Makawao Hongwanji
7:00 p.m. · 808-572-7229
July 25 (Sat.)
Guzeiji Soto Mission of Molokaʻi
6:00 p.m. · 808-537-9409
July 31 – Aug. 1 (Fri./Sat.)
Wailuku Hongwanji
7:45 p.m. · 808-244-0406
August 2026
Aug. 7 (Fri.)
Hale Makua Kahului
6:30 p.m.
Aug. 14 (Fri.)
Lāhainā Obon Festival
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Aug. 15 (Sat.)
Kula Shofukuji Shingon Mission
7:00 p.m. · 808-661-0466
Aug. 22 (Sat.)
Pāʻia Rinzai Zen Mission
7:00 p.m. · 808-268-4216
Aug. 29 (Sat.)
Lānaʻi Hongwanji
TBD · 808-565-6817
September 2026
Sept. 12 (Sat.)
Hāna Buddhist Temple
Festival starts at 5:00 p.m.
Sources
Facebook post (Hawaiʻi Bon Dance & Obon group) · Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club · Hawaiʻi Eisa Shinyuu Kai · Hilo Bon Dance Club · Honolulu Fukushima Bon Dance Club · Honpa Howanji Headquarters · Kauaʻi Buddhist Council website · Mise Kimono · Oʻahu Soto Mission Bon Dance Association · Tsukikage Odori Kai · Facebook and social media postings