

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Maui Matsuri Art Contest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-10:00)
- **Event Description**: Now accepting entries for Maui Matsuri Art Contest, cash prizes available!

The annual Maui Matsuri is now accepting entries for its Art Contest from eligible students who can win up to $100 in cash prizes! The Maui Matsuri Art Contest is sponsored by HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts Maui.

The contest is open to Maui County students from Kindergarten to 12th grade. The deadline to enter and submit artwork is April 2. All entries must depict this years’ Maui Matsuri 2026 Festival theme of Tomo “Friend”.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place winners in each of the following four age divisions:

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
3rd - 5th Grade
6th - 8th Grade
9th - 12th Grade

Each participant can submit one hand-drawn, non-digital artwork on 8.5x11-inch paper, without any frames or mounting pieces. Each entry must have an official entry form, along with a signed disclaimer lightly taped to the back of the artwork submitted.  No names may be visible on the front of the artwork.

Entries may be dropped off at Housemart Ben Franklin Crafts store at Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center by April 2. Mailed submissions should be addressed to the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui at P.O. Box 5090, Kahului, HI, 96733, and postmarked no later than April 2, 2026.

Winners will be recognized at the Maui Matsuri Children’s Festival at University of Hawaii Maui Campus on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The winning artwork will be featured at the Ben Franklin Store at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center. Entries shall be mailed back after the event if a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. The artwork will not be returned if an envelope is not provided.

For more information on the Art Contest, including contest rules, acceptable mediums, and entry forms, visit the Maui Matsuri Festival website at mauimatsuri.com or email mauimatsuri@gmail.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kahului/maui-matsuri-art-contest/200029847118907
- **Event Categories**: contests, art, festivals, shopping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029847118907?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kahului-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kahului
- **state**: HI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Queen Ka'ahumanu Center
- **lat**: 20.887679164443
- **long**: -156.47528914592
- **full address**: Queen Ka'ahumanu Center, Kay Jewelers, 275 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Maui Matsuri (https://allevents.in/org/maui-matsuri/10708055)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-10:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Queen Ka'ahumanu Center, Kay Jewelers, 275 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Maui Matsuri
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, art, festivals, shopping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Maui Matsuri Art Contest ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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