What a great way to spend the day! We were looking for something to do Saturday and read about the Aloha Festival on the Yelp website.
Got there Saturday around 11am. Lots of people already, but not super crowded. A large stage featured music and dancers. There were booths with jewelry and other merchandise. Hawaiian food available. Lots of open areas for walking around. A great view of Tempe town lake.
We shared one of the plate specials available. It came with chicken, pork, rice, macaroni salad and coleslaw for $10. We sat on the grass and ate while we watched the performers on the main stage. After that, we walked around checking out the booths. Next up, time to sample more food. This time we had the Spam Musubi. It looked like a sushi roll, but was a slice of spam surrounded by rice and wrapped in a sheet of seaweed. It was delicious!
Okay, so by now the crowd is bigger and it's getting pretty warm. Almost time to go. We walked around some more then headed for the booth with shaved ice. These were huge with many flavors to choose from! What a great way to cool off and end our day!
Definitely going back next year!