Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair
Save the Date for Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair Saturday, June 1, 2024
Maui County Farm Bureau is thrilled to announce the date for the 2024 Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair.
Where: War Memorial Complex in Wailuku
When: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Admissions $5 for Adults 19 and older – Cash only!
18 and under with student ID FREE
All the signature events will be back, including the Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast, Grand Taste, Keiki Zone, Maui 4-H Livestock Show and Auction, Grown on Maui Farmers’ Market, Ag Education, and food booths/food trucks. AgFest is presented for all of Maui to attend to learn more about agriculture, to meet farmers and ranchers and to enjoy Maui’s agriculture history and culture. We welcome everyone.
MAHALO PAULA FUGA for joining us in 2023 at the main stage for an incredible performance. Photo: SMHower.
Localicious, Ag Classes
Over at the Localicious, Ag Classes tent, there’s a new way to get connected with your locally grown food: take a culinary class! Both keiki and adults can sign up for classes and watch demonstrations. Keiki should register in advance for a fun class in “Making Island-Style Guacamole” (think guac with taro chips!), taught by Dania Novack and Chef Jana McMahon and assisted by Hilary Barsby and Kristel Etheredg —all passionate members of #MauiEatLocal.
Dania is publisher/owner of the James Beard award-winning publication edible Hawaiian Islands and a board member of Slow Food Maui. As a world traveler and lover of food, she serves Maui as a community connector for all things delicious.
Chef Jana has a degree in horticulture, and her dishes reflect her love of simple, locally grown fresh products. With 30-plus years of culinary experience, Jana owns a Maui-based private chef company and has an allergy-free cooking channel on YouTube called Jana Eats.
Mahalo Gold Sponsors
Volunteer opportunities
We seek groups or individuals to help up set up and break down the event. Duties include hanging banners, tables and chairs, setting up signs, decorations, supplies, etc.
On event day, we need help manning admissions gates, check wristbands, collecting tickets, manning fire exits and entrances, helping in the keiki zone, parking lot monitors, etc. We will email you in April to provide more information.
Check dates you’re interested in and/or available.
• May 13 – 17 from 10 am – 5 pm (morning or afternoon)
• May 20 – 24 from 10 am – 5 pm (morning or afternoon)
• May 27 – 31 from 10 am – 5 pm (morning or afternoon)
• June 1 from 7 am – 6 pm (morning or afternoon)
• June 2 from 10 am – 2 pm (morning or afternoon)
• June 3 from 10 am – 5 pm (morning or afternoon)
• June 4 from 10 am – 5 pm (morning or afternoon)
Mahalo Silver Sponsors
Mahalo Bronze Sponsors
VIP Grocery
Suggested Itinerary for Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair
8 a.m. – Park at the Stadium Parking lot. Five – 10 minute walk to the Special Events Field.
8:15 a.m. – Start your day at the Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast. Priced for the whole family, tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children six-12 years old / children five and under are free. Tickets go on sale May 1.
10 a.m. – Walk over to the baseball fields located along the Sakamoto Pool for the Maui 4-H Youth Livestock Exhibit. Learn about Maui’s 4-H program from the 4-H’ers on site and check out their healthy and groomed livestock animals including cows, pigs, goats, sheep, and more. Return throughout the day for when the youth show their animals and watch the judging process. Later in the day, return for the live auction!
11:30 a.m. – What’s Grown on Maui?
- Check out the Grown on Maui Farmers Market located in the three big tents in the center of the field. Meet farmers, ranchers and food producers who grow and produce a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, plants, flowers, and value-added agricultural goods.
Noon – Are you hungry?
- Visit the food trucks and food booths for a variety of localicious, island favorites.
- Enjoy lunch in the ‘eating’ tents located in front of the food booths or by the Entertainment
12:30 p.m. – Time to split up? Bid decisions ..….
- Check out the entertainment line up at the main stage. Be sure you pan your day around your favorite performances.
- In the Ag Education tent, meet the people who work in Maui’s agriculture industry or for organizations that support a viable agriculture industry on Maui. If you have questions about growing food, soil, plant diseases, or more, the experts in this are on hand to help you.
- The popular Keiki Zone is the place to be! Keiki enjoy entertainment from magic shows, bouncers, face painting and more.
2–4:30 p.m. – So much going on!
- Another culinary option is the annual Grand Taste & Grand Dessert sponsored by Ulupono Initiative! Check out the big tent on the mauka side of the field. Grand Taste ticket holders will get 12 dishes by 12 of Maui’s best chefs. Each Chef selected a locally grown ingredient and created a dish to showcase that main ingredient. As an attendee, you can vote for your “Fan-Favorite”. Awards will be announced at 4 :00 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 on day of.
Save room for dessert! This year, MCFB launches Grand Desserts, featuring Maui Gold Pineapple as the Contest local ingredient. Each talented chef will make two entries: one with the Contest ingredient and one with an ingredient of their Choice.
- Make time for live Entertainment sponsored by Mahi Pono. Hālau Ka Hanu Lehua and Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona bring kahiko and ‘auna to AgFest.
- There’s also the live auction and show at the 4-H Livestock
- Keiki Zone presents two magic show
- Grown on Maui Farmers Market offers goodies for sale all day!
- Ag Education experts on hand to provide information and assistance.
- And, more and more food at the food trucks and food booths
4;30 p.m. A hui hou! We’ll see you next year.
Entertainment Stage, Keiki Zone, the 4-H Livestock Show. As always, the community is invited to purchase tickets for the Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast and Grand Taste, the annual localicious food event; online sales start May 1.
Vendors and sponsors are encouraged to join Maui AgFest 2022 by filling out an online application. Links above. For the Grown on Maui Farmers’ Market, only produce grown on Maui is allowed.
It’s everything you’ve come to expect from Maui AgFest, coming to you live and in-person on June 1, 2024: mark your calendars now! Come to shop, eat, learn, shop, eat some more!
Maui County Farm Bureau is a grassroots 501(c)(5) organization of farms and ranch families, agricultural industries, and associated organizations dedicated to supporting agriculture in Maui County. We are affiliated with both the statewide Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair is Mauiʻs signature agricultural festival. Formerly presented as the annual “Maui County Agricultural Festival”, AgFest merged with Maui 4-H Livestock Association in 2019 and moved to War Memorial Complex in Wailuku to expand the event to represent Maui’s farming and ranching industries. The event continues its tradition of being Maui’s signature event to raise awareness about Maui agriculture while invigorating Maui agriculture. The entire industry, its allies, and supporters come together to share what each group does for the collective good of agriculture in the County, and to showcase agriculture’s vital role in the economy, environment, and lifestyle of Maui. Hosted by Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB) and Maui 4-H Livestock Association in partnership with the County of Maui and the Office of Economic Development, generous sponsors and industry allies, here is the opportunity to learn about agricultural issues and their impact on our day-to-day lives. Event hours are 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Family Fun!
Hosted by Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB) in partnership with County of Maui’s Office of Economic Development, generous sponsors and industry allies, here is the opportunity to learn about agricultural issues and their impact on our day-to-day lives. Event hours are 9 a.m – 4:30 p.m.
Farmer’s Market
It’s good to know who grows our food. The market also shows the importance to ag of value-added products such as taro chips, jams and jellies, lotions and more. They stretch the season, absorb surplus, and provide extra farming revenue. Also check out the Maui Gold Pineapple and Maui Coffee Association tent. Both demonstrate the process of growing an agricultural product and producing a value-added product.
So Much to Do
AgFest is a fun, family-friendly, food-enthusiasts affair presented annually in summer to bridge the gap and form lasting relationships between Maui agriculture and Maui residents through educational displays, interaction with Maui’s farmers and ranchers, cooking demonstrations, and hands-on, interactive displays.
A Great Pairing
The Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair brings together two important agricultural celebrations in a larger capacity at War Memorial Complex. Maui County Farm Bureau is pleased to partner with County of Maui Office of Economic Development and Maui 4-H Livestock Association to share this celebration of agriculture’s essential role with the community.
Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast
A festive pancake breakfast honoring Island farmers whose positive impact spans generations. A highlight of the Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair is the Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast. More than just ‘ono pancakes and great coffee, this fun morning brings community together for a heartfelt tribute to island farmers for their lasting contribution to Maui ag. Tickets required for this event.
Grand Taste
Maui’s famed regional cuisine is based on locally grown produce: Meet local chefs and farmers who are creating menus that matter. NEW time from 3-5 pm. Tickets required for this event. Purchase tickets online in advance $30 at the event $40.
Schedule of Events
9 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Grown on Maui: Visit the farmers market and meet the farmers who grow your food.
Keiki Zone Zone – Kids learn about ranching and food production while at play. Join us for barnyard games favored by children around the world and learn about livestock. Keiki entertainment include face painting, magic shows, bouncers, kea seed making and more.
Livestock Exhibit & Show
Entertainment
Farm Animals: Animals that aid in farm management and provide food are on site.
Food Booths: From farm to table, sample hot dishes, cold ice cream, have lunch.
Food Trucks: – * Food trucks operate from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
There are eight stations throughout the festival:
~ Fruit Fly Demo.
~ Plant Disease Clinic.
~ Bugs Up Close.
~ Virtual Reality.
~ Grow, Eat, Think Local.
~ Produce Taste Tests.
~ Intergenerational Cooking.
~ Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance.
~ Master Gardener Program booth will have:
• UH Seeds and Maui Master Gardener Apiary Honey for sale.
• Maui Master Gardener Help Desk providing answers to your gardening questions and offering research-based information.
• Information regarding our Maui Master Gardener Program and Training.
• Information on Fruit Flies and their monthly fruit fly class.
All details subject to change.
