Calendar: Coming Events in Hawaii; Kentucky; Munich Aloha Festivals, Oahu, Hawaii A celebration of Hawaiian culture and history through music, dance, cuisine and art will take place at various locations on Oahu during the 2013 Aloha Festivals from Sept. Highlights include an opening ceremony featuring traditional chants and hula dancing, concerts, demonstrations, activities, displays of crafts, food booths, block parties and a parade with marching bands, floats with cascades of Hawaiian flowers, and pa'u riders (women on horseback), above. Many of this year's events pay tribute to the ocean-voyaging culture of the islands" ancestors. All events are free and open to the public. Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, Ky. From Sept. 17 to 22, bourbon aficionados can gather at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival to celebrate the state's signature product with distillery tours, bourbon tastings and demonstrations about the secrets of making, aging, mixing and imbibing. There will also be some old-fashioned fun for families: live country and western, jazz and blues music and dance events; horseshoe pitching; bourbon-barrel relays; scavenger hunts; themed train and carriage rides; food booths featuring local specialties; a Balloon Glow, with hot-air balloons illuminating the night sky; and historic tours of Bardstown, which has made bourbon since 1776. Oktoberfest, Munich Don't think the some six million visitors to Oktoberfest every year come just for the beer. Munich's most famous beer fest, which runs this year from Sept. 21 to Oct. 6, also has plenty of attractions to entertain children, including rides, fair games and prizes. Also, families receive discounts on admission on Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. For those who are going to sample Oktoberfest-approved brews like Löwenbräu and Paulaner, the tapping of the first barrel will take place in the Schottenhamel Tent on Sept.