Mahalo to the competitors, sponsors, donors, volunteers, staff, and all the PYCC youth who made this such an unforgettable weekend. We’ll see you next year, aloha!

26th Annual Pā‘ia Bay BEACHFEST

SATURDAY JANUARY 20th and SUNDAY JANUARY 21st 2024

BEACHFEST is presented by Positively+KAI (Kai Lenny) with Marlon Tumacder, PYCC alumni and staff, and community-minded individuals and businesses. This event is the only one of its kind at Pā‘ia Bay and is a tradition for generations of Maui board-riders.

BEACHFEST is a fun and family-friendly showcase for Maui’s young bodyboarders and surfers to boast their style, tricks, and barrel-riding aptitude.

BEACHFEST features special guests, emcees, and judges, including world-champion waterman Kai Lenny. TWO days of competitive wave-riding will be followed by an awards ceremony at sunset on Sunday with music by Da Office Ladies.

Beachfest is an alcohol, drug and tobacco free event

Since 1995, the dream of a few ambitious young bodyboarders in Pā‘ia has maintained its status as a highlight event during the winter season on Maui’s North Shore. The Pā‘ia Bay Beachfest Bodyboard & Surf Competition has grown into an instrumental tour-de-force for Maui’s young bodyboarders and surfers to boast their styles, tricks and barrel-riding aptitude.

The competition is organized by PYCC alumni, staff and community board-riders. The Pā‘ia Bay Beachfest is held directly on the beachside of the PYCC facility at Pā‘ia Bay, usually during December or January. These months are peak swell times for the North Shore. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the first heat is in the water at 8 a.m. The event concludes with an awards ceremony at sunset.

Competitors and volunteers are treated to a delicious plate lunch and will also receive a collectors T-shirt with graphic design by PYCC members and alumni.

Thanks to the generous support of local and international sponsors, competitors will have the chance to take home some incredible gear and prizes. The PYCC will deejay music from sunrise to sunset to keep the positive vibes going!

Divisions vary year by year but are typically organized by age, gender, equipment, and bodyboarding style. A typical event can exceed 100 competitors in the various divisions, often with most of the competition focused on Menehune and Juniors, which make it a very exciting event for everyone in the ‘ohana.

This is an alcohol-, drug- and tobacco-free event for the whole family.