Music, Medicinal Plants, Mango & More!  Fun, Food & Eco-Fashion

Hula & cultural performances, Mango culinary arts, guest speakers,  special keiki programs, medicinal plants, educational & botanical presentations, fashion show, mango recipe contest, gardening, grafting & growing green communities!  Delicious healthy cooking & raw food demos. More then 20 varieties of Mango madness!

The Mango have arrived! Summer equals Mango madness, and this year, this exotic, luscious, juicy and sweet fruit is again the center of attention on Saturday, July 31, at the Hawaii Healing Garden Mango Festival held on the grounds of Keauhou Beach Resort, on Hawaii's Big Island. Starting from 10am through 5pm, mango aficionados will be able to peel, cut or bite their way into more than 20 varieties of the most widely produced and consumed fruit in the world.

Presented by Hawaii Health Guide.com and The Sanctuary of Mana K'ea Gardens, the Mango Festival celebrates all things mango with a day filled with special events and activities including live music, hula and cultural performances, mango culinary arts featuring Hector Wong, a mango recipe contest, fashion show, cooking demonstrations, a Silent Auction & more!.

An outdoor expo will feature Green Healthy Living with natural products, medicinal plants, arts & crafts, massage, health & wellness practitioners, children's activities, healthy foods, and organic farm produce including coffee, taro and of course, mangoes.

Lei Contest - 10:00-3:00

Mango Contests
• Best Mango Tasting: Taste the varieties and vote for your favorites!
• Best Mango Recipe: Deserts, Breads, Smoothies, Delicous Dishes

PRESENTER STAGE

• Mango Grafting Demo
• Ken Love - Mango's in Hawaii
  
• Hector Wong - myyellowkitchen.com
• Mango Preserves: Pickle, Jams & Chutney Demo
  
• Medicine at Your Feet - David Bruce Leonard
• Additional Presenter Demo TBA

The community is invited to collaborate, support and participate. Presentation and workshop proposals are now being accepted for consideration in the festival programs. Exhibitor booths are available for businesses and non-profit organizations. Volunteers are invited to help with organizing, planning and festival day activities, speaker support and workshops. Booth packets and event expo information is available on-line at http://www.HawaiiHealingGarden.com  or by calling 808-638-0888 on Oahu, or the Sanctuary of Mana Kea Gardens in Kona at 808-936-5233.