PICTURE THIS: You munch on yummy free samples of local cookies, noodles, mochi and pastry, while you finish off your Christmas shopping with gorgeous and unusual made-in-Hawaii gifts … You enter to win $10,000 in cash prizes and three Sony HD TVs ... take in exciting nonstop entertainment … get your gifts wrapped AND shipped right there on site … have your kids take pictures with Santa … AND support important nonprofit groups making a big difference in our community ...
Can all of that happen in one place and time?
Yes, it can, and it will — at the 24th annual Islandwide Christmas Crafts & Food Expo!
Friday, Nov. 26 -- 5 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 27 -- 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 28 --10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
Admission is $4; children under 12 are free.
With more than 400 of Hawaii's best handcrafters and food vendors, the Islandwide Christmas Crafts & Food Expo is Hawaii's biggest and most exciting craft expo of the holiday season!
And the extremely popular expo, attended by nearly 30,000 shoppers each year, has an exciting new vision:
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… To present our shoppers with not "just another craft fair" — but a full-blown shopping and entertainment experience … while also helping worthy charitable causes in the spirit of the season of giving!
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Highlights:
* Amazing prize giveaways!
ALL SHOPPERS may sign up for $10,000 in cash giveaways, and drawings for three Sony high-definition TVs. They're the Islandwide Expo's way of saying thank you to its loyal customers!
• Bring your keiki to our new Kid Zone, and donate to families in need — all at the Lokahi Giving Project booth!
Lokahi Giving Project will offer craft activities for kids at their booth, as well as a cool giant inflatable slide for the little ones, courtesy of Leaping Lizards!
Shoppers visiting the Lokahi booth can also support deserving families by selecting their holiday "wishes" written on paper ornaments on trees at the booth. The twist: The "wishes" will all be items you can find right there at the expo. As an incentive to give, shoppers who donate to Lokahi at the expo will be entered to win a $500 TV, courtesy of the Islandwide Crafts & Food Expo!
• Get your gifts wrapped AND shipped — right there at the expo!
For the first time, we will feature both a gift-wrapping booth PLUS a mailing booth by the U.S. Postal Service. Shoppers can take care of all their gift-wrapping and -mailing needs right there at our expo!
The gift-wrapping booth is a fundraiser by the Highlands Colt division cheerleading team — a state-championship team of girls ages 10-13 who are trying to raise money to travel to Orlando, Florida, for the national competition.
The U.S. Postal Service will provide mailing services to anywhere in the world. Shoppers may also get mailing boxes and buy stamps (including the much-in-demand Christmas stamp!). Remember to bring your address book!
• Enjoy exciting, nonstop family entertainment!
The Islandwide expo presents a stage of continuous entertainment, with a new group at the top of every hour. All the groups featured at our Xmas expo are focused on youth and/or fitness, and include some of Hawaii's finest dance studios, hula halau and performing arts programs. Among them: Diamond Head Shooting Stars, Boogie Down & Honolulu Dance Studios, Nanakuli Performing Arts Center, Wai'alae Keiki Hula, Dance Central, Pas De Deux dance studio, X Factor dance studio, and much more.
• Take pictures with Santa!
Lupus Hawaii will present our Santa picture-taking booth as a fundraiser for their nonprofit foundation. Bring your kiddies for pics, and order a wonderful keepsake photo that you will always treasure and can share with your friends and family.
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MORE INFO:
http://Twitter.com/IslandwideExpos
www.IslandwideCraftExpos.com
islandwideexpos@gmail.com
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ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
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On our Pikake Room stage:
• Friday, Nov. 26
6 p.m. - Diamond Head Shooting Stars
7 p.m. - Boogie Down & Honolulu Dance Studio
8 p.m. - Wai‘alae Keiki Hula
• Saturday, Nov. 27
10:15 a.m. — Kapolei Performing Arts Center
11 a.m. — Pas De Deux dance studio
noon — Dance Central dance studio
1 p.m. — Nanakuli Performing Arts Center
2 p.m. — Zumba Fitness Demo
3 p.m. — Paliku Academy of Performing Arts
4 p.m. — Boogie Down & Honolulu Dance Studio
5 p.m. — Dance Central dance studio
6 p.m. — Pas De Deux dance studio
7 p.m. — X Factor dance studio
8 p.m. — Diamond Head Shooting Stars
• Sunday, Nov. 28
11 a.m. — Mililani ‘Ike Elementary School — ‘Ike Pride Singers and Orchestra
noon — Pas De Deux dance studio
1 p.m. — Diamond Head Shooting Stars
2 p.m. — Halau o Napuala'ikauika'iu
