Local Vendors Show Their Aloha Spirit

Our third post in the Aloha Coffee & Cultural Festival series brings to you our much appreciated vendors.  While the assortment of vendors was vast, there was a shared presence of Aloha woven through each booth, nurturing the feeling of 'Ohana, felt even by those new to Red Dirt.

We saw a wide array of lei adorning many of our beautiful dancers.  The lei is synonymous with the Hawaiian culture.  And bringing this timeless tradition to our festival was our beloved Hadassah, coming all the way from the islands...

To accompany our lei vendor, we had numerous jewelry and Hawaiian-inspired accessories for your shopping pleasure, starting with our very own Bazzle...

We even had clothing and accessories for the doggies...

In addition to jewelry and accessories, Red Dirt's Aloha Coffee Fest brought artists of all kinds...

From paintings and jewelry by Lani and Lori...

...to captivating paintings and children's accessories...

...to fabulous face painting and the graceful art of hula hooping...

And, for the Keiki, there was a massive Jolly Jump obstacle course, brought to us by Jessica's Jolly Jumps...

As well as crafts brought to us by Arroyo Grande's Kid's Club...

We even had an author of Hawaiian-related books on hand...

And, for the hungry, there were Kettle Corn and Smoothies...

...mouth-watering Wasabi dip...

...Red Dirt's Hawaiian Plate Lunch for the main course...

...prepared and served up by our Ohana...

...and, for dessert, scrumptious Cheese Cake...

(sorry, we had to borrow a picture from our Chili Fest archives...they were our next door neighbors :-)

Last, but most certainly not least, was the inspiration behind the entire event...

Red Dirt's Hawaiian Coffee Tasting...

We want to thank each one of our vendors, and the spenders, who made this day a successful one...

A huge, warm Mahalo from Red Dirt!