Raise your chopsticks for Honolulu’s first Noodle Fest (Frolic Hawaii)

Free admission plus onolicious bowls, entertainment, noodle eating contests and more
BY: FROLIC HAWAII MAR 19, 2018

Slurp’s up! Oahu’s first-ever Noodle Festival, presented by Sun Noodle, is happening March 24, 2018 from 3-9 p.m. on Auahi Street fronting Ward Centre. Hawaii’s favorite noodle restaurants will be serving up their most popular dishes and other onolicious grinds at a fun evening of noodle-themed festivities. Best of all, admission is FREE.

Between slurps, Noodle Fest will feature a variety of performances and entertainment including two noodle eating contests. Here’s a taste of the lineup:

  • 3 p.m.: Noodle Fest begins!
  • 3:15-3:45 p.m.: Taiko drumming performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii
  • 3:45-4 p.m.: Miss Chinatown Court appearance
  • 4-5 p.m.: Ukulele performances by the Ukulele Hale (featuring Heart & Soul and Kui Lima)
  • 5-5:20 p.m.: Sun Noodle Cooking demonstration and free WikiWiki Noodle Giveaway
  • 5:20-5:30 p.m.: Facebook Live Tailgating event at the Toyota Hawaii booth
  • 5:30-6 p.m.: Musical performance by Micah Ganiron & Friends
  • 6-6:20 p.m.: Sam Choy’s in the Kitchen segment with chef Sam Choy and John Veneri
  • 6:30-6:55 p.m.: THE NOODLE BOWL 10-minute noodle eating endurance challenge (the winner wins a trip for two to Las Vegas)
  • 7-7:30 p.m.: Ukulele performance by Karlie Goya
  • 7:30-7:55 p.m.: Tsuru Ton Tan udon eating competition
  • 8-8:30 p.m.: Ukulele performance by Honoka & Azita
  • 8:30-8:55 p.m.: 88 Pal Pal Supermarket spicy noodle eating competition – whoever can eat two bowls of Samyang’s Nuclear Fire Noodles the fastest wins

… plus lots more! Note: Eating contest sign-ups will start at 5 p.m. at the info booth next to the stage. Only one contest per entrant, on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Here’s your noodle-icious eating guide for the evening:

Agu Ramen Bistro


Tonkotsu Shio Ramen

​Asahi Grill


Famous Oxtail Ramen

Bed, Bath & Beyond (retail)

​Elena’s Filipino Food

Other featured dishes include Lumpia & Rice, Pork Adobo, Chicken Adobo, Gisantes, Lechon Special, Dinuguan and Pork Adobo Fried Rice Omelette.


Pancit

​Goma Tei


Vegetable Cold Noodle with tangy dipping sauce


Ginger Chicken Cold Noodle with ginger & scallion sauce.

​Hawaii Jaycees


S&S Cup Saimin

Laverne’s


Chicken Long Rice and Hawaiian Food


Smoked Meat Fried Noodles

Maile’s Thai Bistro


Pad Thai, Thai cuisine

Novel-T World (retail)

The Pig & The Lady


Bun Bo Hue

​Shiro’s Saimin


Hot & Spicy Wonton Min


Wonton Min

Sweet Creams


‘Ramen Bowl’

Tanaka Saimin


Saimin

Tonkotsu Kazan


Ramen

Umami Teppan Kingyo


Yakisoba

VH07V (retail)


Apparel and official Noodle Fest event tees will be sold here.

Original: http://www.frolichawaii.com/stories/raise-your-chopsticks-honolulus-first-noodle-fest

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