Big Island Festival - An Ocean Away from the Ordinary

By John Fischer, About.com Guide

If you're planning a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii in 2006 and are looking for a good time to visit early November is a time worth considering. This is when the annual Big Island Festival is held on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. The tentative dates for the 2006 festival are November 1 -4, 2006. These dates will be finalized by January 2006 and the host location for the festival announced at that time.

What, you'll ask is the Big Island Festival? It's a celebration of some of the best the Big Island has to offer in cuisine, agriculture, and products. Let's take a look at what occurred at the 2005 Big Island Festival and you'll get a good idea of what to expect in 2006.

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• What is the Big Island Festival?
• Resorts and Festival Venues
• Opening Festivities Dinner and Best New Chefs Dinners
• Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs Culinary Demonstrations and Wine Parings
• The Big Taste
• Agricultural Tours and Other Activities
• Festival Pavilion
• If You Go

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