The Cooper Center
19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano, Hawaii 96785-1000
Events - Notice Due to COVID-19 some events could be cancelled in 2022
Cooper Center is the the main location for many events throughout the year. The most common event is our weekely Sunday Farmers Market. Get here early because venders are setting up and ready to go by 6:00 am and it is all over by 10 am.
Sunday Farmers Market
Support a sustainable Hawaii ...
GREAT LOCAL FOOD, CRAFTS, & VENDORS:
Every Sunday: 6:00AM – 10:00AM
• Farm-fresh local produce, breads, jams, candy, grass fed beef, poi, local-grown coffee,
• Hot Breakfast & Lunch items • Crafts, Art, Gifts
• Flowers and native plants
• Bookstore and thrift shop also open
Notice: EBT purchases and the business table with change closes down at 8:45am on Sundays.
Vendor Agreement Page 1
Vendor Agreement Page 2
Swap Meet Saturday
at Cooper Center
We are back!
COME and Support your local Community and Vendors
Aloha to all our Locals and visitors
The 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month
Swap Meet hours are : 8 am - 12:30
Come check us out for a large variety of vendors with numerous different products. Tools, clothes, books, toys, local made healing extract and creams , antiques, jewelry, gemstones, crystals, food, music 🎶 🎵 plants, fruits, vegetables 🌶 FRUIT TREES !! LOW PRICES! We also offer cakes, coffee, shave ice!! Our community center's Thrift Store and Bookstore 📚 will also be open during the hours of 8 am- 11:30
Come on down and have some fun ; you never know what you might find to take home as your new treasure.
Cooper Center Community Pantry
The drive through Ohana Food Drop at the Cooper Center is usually the last Wednesday of the month at 10am, but it does change, so please check their website to confirm the date in advance: https://www.hawaiifoodbasket.org
Emergency 'boxes' of food are available at the Cooper Center Bookstore from 8:30 to 11am, Tuesday-Saturday. These are provided by the Cooper Center Community Pantry. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Contact Victoria Gardner at 347-512-4225 for any further information.
Come Celebrate at COOPER CENTER
4th of July 2022
8:30am till 1pm
4th of July, Monday event kicks off at 830 and will run till about 1pm always subject to weather.
The parade will start at the Post Office at 9am and will end at Cooper Center.
There will be NO PARKING at Cooper Center, Except for handicapped permitted automobiles by reservation. Contact Linda for a space at 808-936-9705, or kilaueatutu@gmail.com.
You will be issued a pass that you must pick up prior to the 4th to be displayed on your dashboard, or you won’t be admitted.
Otherwise all the rest of the parking is for all our volunteers that run the event. Maps for parking will be printed on our web page at a later date.
There will be many crafters in the Carlson Covered Court, multiple food vendors along the side of the parking lot, and entertainment area, children’s games, and the favorite of many
a large silent auction that will be open from 9a till 11:30.
Winners should be present to pick up items, or will will hold till Tuesday at 11:00, then item will go to the next person on the list.
Just plan to come and help celebrate our Nation’s birthday and have a fun day to get out to meet and greet people. Well-behaved leashed dogs are allowed in outdoor areas only.
Vendor Information and Instructions
Craft Vendor Form Food Vendor Form
Fiesta in the Forest - May 2022
TBA Due to the COVID-19 Virus
Join us for Cooper Center's Fiesta in the Forest! Good food, margaritas, beer, wine, and live music! Bar opens at 4pm and dinner is served from 5-7. Bring your Cooper Center mug for $1 off your beer. Don't have one? They can be purchased for $10 and can be used at all of our events!
Oktoberfest - Oct. 2022
TBADue to the COVID-19 Virus
Brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and much more is on the menu for the Cooper Center's Oktoberfest celebration! Come at 4 to snack on a pretzel while you sip a beer and listen to some live music! Dinner will be served from 5-7. Bring your Cooper Center mug for $1 off your beer or purchase one for $10.
Kamahalo Holiday Craft Fair
Fri-Sat, Nov. 25-26, 2022
Volcano’s popular annual Kamahalo Holiday Craft Fair will be presented the 2 days after Thanksgiving (Friday and Saturday). More than 30 vendors will be on hand with homemade, handmade and homegrown items. Besides gift items, the Cooper Center Council volunteers will make hearty soups and food for hungry shoppers. The Kamahalo Holiday Craft Fair is a project of the Cooper Center Council and proceeds will be used to fund community activities and projects such as the Volcano Friends Feeding Friends hot meal program. See the current newsletter for details. Download vendor forms below.