The Nevada State Museum will celebrate Lei Day on Saturday, April 29, with a variety of cultural activities for all ages.

In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day, and the museum is sharing the tradition with the northern Nevada community with a lei-making demonstration by Nā ʻŌiwi O Hawaiʻi, Northern Nevada Hawaiian Civic Club.

Lei Day will also include a beginner keiki (child) and a beginner wahine (woman) hula lesson by Kumu Hula (hula teacher) Dalyn Aiu-Parpal, Hawaiian music by the band Pono, and a hula performance by the Reno-based hālau hula (hula school) Ka Pā Hula ʻO Kawaiolanoelaniokāne. There will also be hands-on activities and a temporary exhibit that illustrates the various materials used for lei making and a brief history of Lei Day.

Participants are encouraged to wear their best “Aloha wear.” Shaved ice will be sold by Island Breeze Events. Admission to the Nevada State Museum is FREE on Lei Day!

For a schedule of Lei Day events, visit carsonnvmuseum.org.

This event is supported by Nevada Humanities.

Photo courtesy of the Nevada State Museum. Dancers from Ka Pā Hula ʻO Kawaiolanoelaniokāne.