Lineup & schedule

Who you'll see

Hula hālau, Tahitian dancers and Pacific performers from across the GTA and beyond unite for one day of Aloha. The 2026 lineup is being finalized — many of the same beloved hālau return each year.

Meet the hālau

The 2026 hālau & groups

Led by our host hālau, Hālau Hula I Ka Lā. Tap through to each group's page where available.

The groups below are our 2025 lineup — a good sense of who joins us each year. The 2026 hālau and groups will be confirmed and updated here once finalized.

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Host hālauToronto

Hālau Hula I Ka Lā

The festival’s host — “Hula School in the Sun” — a Toronto hālau (with a sister school in Clovis, CA) devoted to sharing Hawaiian values and the Aloha spirit.

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Live musicMC

United We Band

The festival’s house band — live island music and warm welcomes that keep the day moving between performances.

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HulaMontreal

Hui o Keikialiʻi

A visiting hālau bringing Hawaiian hula and chant from Montreal to the AlohaFest stage.

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Hula

Precious Kūpuna

A beloved returning group celebrating the grace of our kūpuna (elders) through hula.

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TahitianToronto

Terama Pasifika

Greater Toronto’s first ʻOri Tahiti (Tahitian dance) school — fast, joyful Tahitian rhythms brought to the square.

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HulaEdmonton

Hoʻomaka Hanu A Ke Aloha

An Edmonton, Alberta hula group sharing the breath and the beginnings of aloha through dance.

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Hula

ʻOhana Hula

Family-rooted hula — ʻohana means family — performed with warmth and togetherness.

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Hula hālauCanada

Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea

A local hālau sharing both kahiko (ancient) and ʻauana (modern) hula — the Toronto chapter of Kumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe’s renowned hālau.

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Dance school

Leiʻala Dance School

Bringing Polynesian dance and a new generation of dancers to the main stage.

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HulaToronto

Spirit of Aloha ʻOhana Hula

A Toronto hula ʻohana, rooted in Hawaiian values, sharing aloha through traditional and contemporary dance.

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Hula hālau

Hālau Hula ʻO Walea

A hula hālau performing the dances and chants of Hawaiʻi.

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Hula

HulaLa

Joyful hula for festival-goers of all ages.

The 2026 lineup is being finalized — performer photos and full bios will be confirmed closer to the festival.

Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 11am–10pm

The day's schedule

The 2026 schedule is being finalized — the full Main Stage lineup, plus Keiki Corner and Marketplace details, will be posted here closer to the festival.

To be announced — the 2026 schedule will be posted closer to the festival.

Sharing the aloha spirit

More than a dance — a way of being.

Aloha means hello and goodbye — but more deeply, it is love, compassion, and moving through the world with warmth. AlohaFest exists to share that spirit, and the living cultures of the Pacific, with the whole city.

Cultures of the Pacific

Hawaiʻi

Hula & Mele

Storytelling through dance and chant — the heart of the festival, in both ancient and modern forms.

Tahiti

ʻOri Tahiti

Fast, powerful hip movement and drumming from French Polynesia.

Sāmoa

Siva

The graceful, storytelling siva — the dance of Sāmoa.

Aotearoa

Māori Kapa Haka

The haka and poi of the Māori people of New Zealand.

Two styles of hula

Kahiko

Ancient

Traditional hula performed to chant (oli) and percussion — rooted in centuries of Hawaiian history and ceremony.

ʻAuana

Modern

The graceful, flowing hula many know best — danced to song and instruments like the ʻukulele and guitar.

A little Hawaiian

Aloha love · hello · goodbye
Mahalo thank you
ʻOhana family
Hālau hula school
Mele song · music
Lei flower garland
E komo mai welcome
Keiki children
Kūpuna elders

Perform with us in 2026.

Are you a hula hālau, Polynesian dance group or Pacific musician? We'd love to welcome you to the AlohaFest stage for our 10th anniversary.

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