Quick facts

• Proper title of event:  Islandwide Christmas Crafts & Food Expo

• Unique characteristics: Hawaii's largest, longest-running family-operated makers market for the holidays!

• Three-day expo held on Black Friday weekend at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii, since 1987.

• Featuring 250+ vendors, exciting live entertainment, thousands of dollars in prize giveaways, keiki activities, Hawaiian Santa, and tons of holiday fun!

• A Hawaii holiday tradition for decades! Named Hawaii's "Best Holiday Market" by Food & Wine magazine in 2019 and in its subsequent update in 2022. (The COVID-19 pandemic and the passing of our founder pre-empted the expo for three years.) 

• Launched in 1987 by the late Caroline M. Infante, Founding Expo Director; and now produced by the Infante Ohana — her four grown children and their families.

• Family-run, kamaaina small business in Hawaii that supports hundreds of other small businesses through our events.