This my 2nd year attending the aloha festival w/ the kiddies @ the Tempe Town Lake. This is a free event & the place gets packed with people, food vendors, Hawaiian products & entertainments. This time we decided to park across the lake & ride over with our bikes. There's plenty of parking for this festival but we just wanted to get some exercise in. Our favorite (and a must have) is the huli-huli chicken & smoked turkey leg from the Hawaiian Vilovilo Chicken booth. The line is long but it's worth it!!! There's not really an eating area so everyone just sits in the grass area & relax.
The good:
- large array of food vendors (prices are reasonable)
- kids activities (lei making, Hawaiian name label, etc)
- they keep the park public restroom open so it's a alternative to the potty johns
- 2 different areas for endless stage performances
The bad:
- malasadas are really oily
- if it's a hot weekend it gets muggy out here (luckily, Hawaiian shave ice booths are not too far away.