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HCC to Host First-Ever Holiday Festival and Ice Skating Rink
Thursday, September 26, 2019 by Hawaii Convention Center
The Hawai'i Convention Center will offer guests more reasons to celebrate the holiday season with a new festival and ice skating rink. The Center's 56,000 sq. ft. exhibit hall space will be transformed into a month-long "Winter Wishes – A Holiday Festival" from Nov. 29-Dec. 24, 2019, and will offer a full lineup of activities for the entire family, including:
Opening celebration with tree-lighting ceremony and special guest Kristi Yamaguchi
An expansive 82' x 50' indoor ice-skating rink featuring themed events for up to 164 skaters
Winter Wishes Marketplace with 50 vendors
Photos with Santa (take your own/professional portraits)
Winter Wishes Christmas Tree Forest with a decorating contest
Gingerbread House Competition
Musical Entertainment
Holiday craft workshops
Keiki activities and attractions
Festive holiday cuisine and beverages
Special ticketed events
"This signature holiday event offers visitors and kama'aina from throughout Hawai'i a fresh array of holiday experiences during this special season," said Teri Orton, general manager, Hawai'i Convention Center, managed by AEG Facilities. "We are particularly excited to partner with world-renowned figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi to benefit her Always Dream Foundation, which supports early childhood literacy and learning tools for low-income children and their families."
A portion of the proceeds from "Winter Wishes – A Holiday Festival" will benefit the foundation's work in Hawaii. The presenting sponsor of the event is Matson, Inc.
"Winter Wishes – A Holiday Festival" will be open from 4-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 4-10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays from Nov. 29-Dec. 24, 2019 (hours subject to change). Parking is available for $10 per vehicle at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Tickets may be purchased online at honoluluboxoffice.com or at the door. Passes for the entire season will also be available for purchase. Children ages 2 and under are free, and special discount days will be offered.
For more information about the event or for sponsorship and vendor opportunities, visit HawaiiConvention.com or contact Michellee Phelps, communications and special events manager, at mphelps@hccaeg.com.
About the Hawai'i Convention Center
"Where Business and Aloha Meet," the 1.1 million-square-foot Hawai'i Convention Center provides a spacious, modern and flexible meeting space in the heart of Honolulu – all with an award-winning team and renowned aloha spirit. Conveniently located between East and West, the Center is a global leader for a diverse array of meetings and events, just steps from 30,000 hotel rooms in iconic Waikiki. The Center is a state-owned facility opened in 1998, and is managed by AEG Facilities. For more, visit HawaiiConvention.com.
About AEG Facilities
AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, is the leading sports and live entertainment company in the world. AEG Facilities, a stand-alone division of AEG, and its affiliates owns, operates or consults with more than 150 of the industry's preeminent venues worldwide, across five continents, providing complete venue management, as well as specialized programs in operations, guest services, ticketing, booking, sales and marketing. AEG Facilities also provides resources and access to other AEG-affiliated entities, including AEG Presents, one of the largest live music companies in the world, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG Real Estate, as well as such industry leading programs as AEG 1Earth and AEG Encore to support the success of its venues across the globe. The Los Angeles-based organization owns, operates or provides services to the world's most elite venues, including STAPLES Center and Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles, CA), StubHub Center (Carson, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO.), Valley View Casino Center (San Diego, CA), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY.), American Airlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), Oracle Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA), PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Cadillac Arena (Beijing, China), The O2 (London, England), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin, Germany), Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg, Germany), SSE Hydro (Glasgow, UK), RAC Arena (Perth, Australia), Qudos Bank Arena and ICC (Sydney, Australia), Ericsson Globe Arena (Stockholm, Sweden), Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), Hawai'i Convention Center (Honolulu, HI), Puerto Rico Convention Center (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and the Oman Convention & Exhibition Center (Muscat, Oman). For more, visit aegworldwide.com.
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