BlessFest Hawaii Jan 28-31, 2027

Join us for this magical mid~winter festival on the tropical Island of Hawai'i. Come savor the magic of World Music, Sacred Chant, Somatic Movement, Yoga, Ecstatic Dance, Healing Arts, Environmental  Workshops, Community and gorgeous nature on the majesty of the Big Island on January 28th-31st, 2027.

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BlessFest Hawai'i features an array of uplifting and heart-opening offerings from inspired and epic musicians, teachers, environmentalists and ceremonial elders from across the globe. 

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Come home to what’s always been ours. For as long as humans have existed, we’ve gathered like this — making music, dancing under open sky, singing around fires, practicing sacred rites passed hand to hand across generations. Different names, different lands, same ancient knowing: that we come alive when we’re together. BlessFest is that birthright, reclaimed for a few days in the community. Come remember what your body already knows. BlessFest is a Festival of Prayer. 

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BlessFest Hawaiʻi 2027 is coming to Kalani  — a beloved, beautiful and iconic eco-retreat center nestled in the coastal lowland mesic forests along the enchanting ‘Red Road’ of Puna.

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The property is a natural gathering place with unique native Hawaiian plant species, tropical fruit trees, fragrant flowers, lush forests and meandering walking paths that lead to stunning ocean cliffs along the coast. BlessFest will transform the  grounds and the large venue space into a beautiful festival village.

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We acknowledge that we will gather on the Maku o Keave (Island of Hawai'i), that this land was forcefully occupied in1893, and that the native people were never made whole.

We acknowledge that Kānaka Maoli are a sovereign people who never ceded their sovereignty, and whose right to self-governance, culture, and ʻāina continues today. BlessFest is honored to have Hawaiian wisdom keepers, kumus and elders sharing their many gifts and insights at this event. 

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Come as you are, come with all your humanness and dive into the experience. This is a time for nurturing your body, mind and soul though being immersed in the alchemy of this beautiful Ohana.

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4 Days/3 Nights of…

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• Inspiring World Music

• Kirtan / Chant

• Ecstatic Dance

• Hawaiian Wisdom Teaching

• Yoga and Meditation

• BreathWork

• Agricultural Sovereignty Workshops

• Perma ~ Culture Workshops

• Sound Healing

• Hawaiian Herbal  Wisdom 

• ​Cacao / Awa Ceremony

• ​Hula performance

• ​African Dance

• Community Singing ​

• Healing Grief Altar

• Sacred Fire Circle 

• Amazing Organic Food and Herbal Elixir​s

• Tea House 

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We recommend and encourage people to stay right at the festival for the full 4 days and 3 nights in cozy cabins or glamping tents or regular tents or car camping.  This allows for an unbroken chain of experience  permitting the community to go deeper together during this magical healing and ecstatic event.  (See the accommodation section for more information)