Spooktacular Halloween Events on O‘ahu for Keiki and Families

Skeleton Key Hawai‘i: Night Terrors (Keiki Hours)

Oct. 21 and 22, Oct. 28 and 29, 2 to 4 p.m.

Skeleton Key Hawai‘i returns to haunt our dreams with Night Terrors. Expect new sets, costumes and scares in a creepy dreamscape. The hair-raising haunt is created by Koa Theater’s practitioners whose attention to detail in sets, lights and performance is sure to make it an unforgettable experience. This year’s event has moved to a new location at Pearlridge Center in the former Inspiration furniture store space on the second floor. Night Terrors is recommended for ages 12 and up, but once again, there are keiki hours for ages 10 and younger which will feature very mild scares and candy stations throughout.

$25 online, $30 at the door, Pearlridge Center Unit 2408A, 98-1005 Moanalua Rd, ‘Aiea, koatheater.com, @skeletonkeyhawaii

Spooky Science Workshop

Oct. 21, 10 to 10:45 a.m. and 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Keiki can watch things ooze, bubble and more at this STEM workshop. And after the thrill of the 45-minute workshop, they can play in the galleries. Deadline to register is Oct. 13.

REGISTER

Family-friendly, $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, Children’s Discovery Center, 111 ‘Ohe St., discoverycenterhawaii.org, @hawaiichildrensdiscoverycenter

Photo: Courtesy of Sea Life Park

Spooky Life Park

Oct. 21, and Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sea Life Park becomes Halloween headquarters with character photo ops all across the decorated grounds, encounters with magicians and mermaids, face painting and trick-or-treating throughout the park. There will be festive food and drink (think mummy hot dogs and jiggling gelatins), as well as goodies from local vendors. This year’s theme is “Mystery of the Shrinking Shoreline” that will teach guests about some of the major threats to our oceans. Keiki are encouraged to come in costume.

Festivities are included with the price of admission, Sea Life Park, 41-202 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Waimānalo, sealifeparkhawaii.com, @sealifepark

HONOLULU Family Keiki Workshop: Halloween Bingo

Oct. 21, 10 to 11 a.m.

Create and play Halloween-themed bingo and win great prizes from City Mill at this free event! Seats are limited for the 30-minute sessions, so be sure to reserve your spot.

RESERVE A SPOT

City Mill Mililani, 95-455 Makaimoimo St., Mililani, @honolulufamily

SEE ALSO: We Tried It: HONOLULU Family Keiki Krafts Presented by City Mill

Photo: Courtesy of Market City Shopping Center

Halloween Treats at Market City Shopping Center

Oct. 21, 5 to 7 p.m.

Bring your ‘ohana for trick-or-treating, free popcorn, a free photo booth and arts and crafts. The Market City Halloween costume contest is open to keiki, adults and groups—you can win a $75 Market City gift card. Also, try your hand at the 94.7 KUMU prize wheel to win prizes from Market City merchants. The Halloween celebration will be held in the back parking lot next to Ben Franklin Crafts with additional parking available at Kaimukī High School.

Market City Shopping Center, 2919 Kapi‘olani Blvd. #2, marketcityhawaii.com, @marketcityhi

Photo: Rohan Reddy

Halloween in your City Parks

Costumes, pumpkins, tricks and treats, the Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting a variety of Halloween happenings in city parks across O‘ahu. We dare you to enjoy this scary ensemble of special Halloween events! Below is the schedule:

Oct. 25, 6 p.m. at Kalākaua District Park

Come down to Kalihi for this costume contest and “Trick or Treat Lane!” For more information call (808) 768-6757.

Oct. 27, 5 to 6:30 p.m. at George F. Wright Wahiawā District Park

Get ready Central O‘ahu for a “Fa-Boo-lous Frolic” where you can trick or treat around the park while in costume. For more information call (808) 768-6779.

Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m. at Salt Lake District Park

Couldn’t make it to Hō‘ae‘ae for their “Trunk or Treat” event? You’ll get a second chance at this spooky Salt Lake experience! For more information call (808) 768-6739.

Oct. 28, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ala Wai Community Park

Join us just outside of Waikīkī for “Alaween” to include pumpkin carving and spooky stories. This event is BYOP (bring your own pumpkin!). Make sure to save the seeds to grow a pumpkin or your own, or make a nutritious snack after eating all of that candy.

Oct. 30, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Lanakila District Park

Enjoy a costume contest and “Trick or Treat Lane” in upper Kalihi. For more information call (808) 768-6747.

Oct. 30 from 4:30  to 7:30 p.m. at Sunset Beach Recreation Center

Get ready to impress with your best costume and pumpkin-carving skills as this North Shore facility hosts its “Halloween Costume and Pumpkin Decoration Contest.” Online registration ahead of time on pros.hnl.info is recommended, or you can register at the event. For more information call (808) 638-7213.

Oct. 31 from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. at Booth District Park

Have a Happy Halloween in Pauoa Valley with the “Booooth Bash!” For more information call (808) 768-6744.

honolulu.gov/parks, @honolulu_parks

Skele-Bration at Wai Kai

Oct. 26, 4 to 8 p.m.

Wear your costume (pets too!) and trick-or-treat with the Farmers Market vendors and property-wide at Wai Kai. The LookOut, Wai Kai Wave, Wai Kai Lagoon, Sessions, and Kitchen Door Oahu will all have goodies for the keiki. Plus, there will be a costume contest, family-friendly activities, like DIY trick-or-treat bags, as well as games, other crafts and photo opportunities.

Wai Kai, 91-1621 Keoneula Blvd., ‘Ewa Beach, waikai.com, @waikaiexperience

Halloween at Royal Hawaiian Center

Keiki Costume Contest: Oct. 29, 2 to 6 p.m.
Halloween Gift With Purchase: Oct. 14 to Oct. 31

You’ll receive a special treat when you make a minimum purchase of $100 from any of store or restaurant at Royal Hawaiian Center. The limited-edition bag is a complimentary Halloween drawstring bag featuring design by local artist, Suzanne Jennerich. Plus, the center’s annual Halloween Keiki Costume Contest is happening at Royal Grove. Infants to 10-year-olds will have a chance to win first-, second-, and third-place prizes in four categories: ages 0-2, ages 3-5, ages 6-10 and ‘ohana costumes (parent and child costume combo).

2201 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, royalhawaiiancenter.com, @royalhawaiicenter

Photo: Courtesy of Kāhala Mall Center

Halloween at Kāhala Mall

Costume Contest: Oct. 27, check-in begins at 4:30 p.m., contest begins at 5 p.m.
Trick-or-Treating: Oct. 31, 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Keiki up through sixth grade can participate in the 44th annual costume contest for a chance to win gifts and gift cards from mall merchants. The contest will have three age groups, and categories include most original, funniest/cutest and judge’s choice. Families dressed in one theme can also enter as a group, for a chance to win best overall theme. Then, on Halloween, delight in mallwide trick-or-treating. Collect treats from participating retailers and enjoy the terrifying tunes spun by DJ Kool E at center stage. Each contestant receives a mini backpack of treats!

4211 Wai‘alae Ave., Kāhala, kahalamallcenter.com, @kahalamall

The Honolulu Zoo Society’s Histories & Mysteries Tours

Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 29, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Keiki and their families can learn the history of the Honolulu Zoo, supernatural sightings there and how zookeepers care for the Hawaiian hoary bat. Tours may not be appropriate for children under the age of 8. Keiki should be mature enough for spooky stories and old enough to walk the route on their own.

151 Kapahulu Ave., Waikīkī, honoluluzoo.org, @thehonoluluzoo

SEE ALSO: 🎃 Pumpkin Patches and Fall Festivals on O‘ahu

Haunted House & Family Fun Night in Mililani

Oct. 27 and 28, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Grab your family and friends for a spooktacular haunted hospital, more than 40 family fun activities such as carnival-style games, prizes, inflatables, “make and take” projects and food booths. The event is sponspored by the Mililani High School Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO), and funds raised will support the Mililani Middle School Music Department for an anticipated 2024 music tour of California and the MHS PTSO/Project Grad 2024. Make a difference in young people’s lives while having a scary good time!

$6 for haunted house, $10 for family fun activities (includes three game tickets), $15 for both (additional game tickets may be purchased for $1 each). Mililani Middle School, 95-1140 Lehiwa Dr., Mililani

Photo: Courtesy of Kapolei Commons and Theo the Bus

Halloween Photo Bus at Kapolei Commons

Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, 1 to 7p.m.

BYO camera or smart phone and snap a picture in front of Theo the Bus. The bus, a 1965 VW Split Window Bus, is decked out in Halloween decor—think spooky skeletons, spiders and webs, as well as pumpkins, chains and other creepy crawlies. Adults, keiki and even pets are invited to come in costume (or not!) for a fang-tastic time. Oh, and it’s free!

4450 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, kapoleicommons.com, @kapoleicommons

Halloween Baby Party With Three Little Ducks Hawai‘i

Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join a group of parents for a festive Halloween potluck at Kapi‘olani Park. Bring a dish and diaper donations for Aloha Diaper Bank to support Island families, including those on Maui who were affected by the wildfires. Costumes are encouraged and giveaways will be aplenty!

Kapi‘olani Park, mealtrain.com, @threelittleduckshawaii

Halloween Spooktacular at Hawai‘i Kai Towne Center

Oct. 28, 4 to 7 p.m.

The annual Halloween Spooktacular is happening once again at the marina docks. Participating merchants will have  “Trick-or-Treat” signs for keiki to snag some sweet treats. The keiki costume contest will have three categories, based on age (infants to 12 year olds are welcome to participate). First-, second- and third- place prizes will be awarded to each age group.

333 Keahole St., Hawai‘i Kai, hawaiikaitownecenter.com, @hawaiikaitownecenter

Halloween Mansion Spooktacular

Oct. 28, 5 to 9 p.m.

At La Pietra–Hawai‘i School for Girls, keiki can trick or treat their way through candy trails, work with La Pietra students to make skeleton hands and brave a haunted house if they so dare!Costumes are encouraged and all ticket proceeds support La Pietra’s Student Council. Registration required.

2933 Poni Moi Road, lapietra.edu, @lapietraschool

HoMAween

Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m.

Come in costume to spend a frighteningly fun night at the museum with ghost stories, tarot card readings, a gallery hunt and more tricks and treats. Catch live performances and music as well as The Addams Family on screen in the Doris Duke Theatre.

BUY TICKETS

Free for keiki 18 and under, $10 for members, $20 general admission, Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S Beretania St., honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum

Halloween Fest at North Shore Stables

Oct. 28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

North Shore Stables are hosting not one, but two, sessions of spooktacular fun. Families can enjoy the morning fall festival, escape from the midday heat, then come back for even more fun! There’s a costume contest during both sessions and winners will receive one free riding lesson. Morning events include a craft fair, keiki crafts, food vendors and even trick-or-treating on horseback. The afternoon will feature spooky music, a zombie run, a haunted hay ride and so much more. In fact, if you’re interested in playing zombie for the night, contact them as they are looking for volunteers!

67-221 Waialua Beach Rd., Waialua, northshorestables.com, @north_shore_stables_hawaii

Halloween at Salt Lake Shopping Center

Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bring your ‘ohana in costume to enjoy trick-or-treating, keiki crafts and Halloween-themed photos. There will be a costume contest for kids and pets as well as prize giveaways from Krater 96 radio and participating merchants.

Salt Lake Shopping Center, 848 Ala Liliko‘i St., saltlakeshoppingcenter.com, @saltlakeshoppingcenter

Ghostbusters in Concert

Oct. 28, 7 to 10 p.m.

Watch the classic 1984 film Ghostbusters with the Oscar®-winning score performed live by the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.

BUY TICKETS

$19–$89, Hawai‘i Theatre, 1130 Bethel St., myhso.org, @hawaiisymphonyorchestra

Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Zoo

HallowZOO

Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For the third year, Honolulu Zoo Society is hosting its popular HallowZOO event. Keiki can brew their own slimy creations with the help of a mad scientist and then trek down the Haunted Habitat Treat Trail. There will also be activity stations with eerie educational animal bio-facts, spooky stories, and more. Participation in this event is included with admission.

151 Kapahulu Ave., Waikīkī, honoluluzoo.org, @thehonoluluzoo

Photo: Haley Phelps

Keiki Halloween and Trick-or-Treat at Hale‘iwa Store Lots

Oct. 29, 2 to 4 p.m.

Hale‘iwa Store Lots’ annual trick-or-treating and keiki costume contest is back with three age groups: 0–3 years, 4–8 years and 9–12 years. Registration opens at 2 p.m. and participation is limited to 50 keiki per age group. The contest begins at 3 p.m. and the top three age group winners will receive prizes. Participating retailers will pass out candy while supplies last, plus, you can spin the Hale‘iwa Store Lots prize wheel for a chance to win.

66-111 Kamehameha Highway, Hale‘iwa, haleiwastorelots.com, @haleiwastorelots

Halloween Party at My Treehouse Club

Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The gym at My Treehouse Club will transform into a Halloween bash for keiki. Of the six one-hour sessions, four are designated for specific age groups, so sign your child up for the right one.

BUY TICKETS

$45 per child for members, $55 per child for non-members, 20% off for 2nd sibling, My Treehouse Club, 600 Ala Moana Blvd #5A, mytreehouseclub808.com, @mytreehouseclub

Photo: Patricia Prudente

 

Keiki Costume Ball

Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.

Get the most out of your keiki’s costumes and play some spoopy games, create creepy crafts and go trick-or-treating throughout the Children’s Discovery Center. You need to register to join this special event.

 

REGISTER

 

$8 for members, $12 for nonmembers. Children’s Discovery Center, 111 ‘Ohe St., discoverycenterhawaii.org, @hawaiichildrensdiscoverycenter

Trick-or-Treat at Town Center of Mililani

Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To fill your Halloween pails, look for “Trick-or-Treat Stop” signs at participating merchants, and then stop by the Town Center of Mililani’s Surprise & Delight Booth at cener court to be greeted by a costumed character and spin the prize wheel for a chance to win more sweet treats, including $10 gift cards from some of your favorite Town Center of Mililani merchants.

95-1249 Mehe‘ula Parkway, Mililani, towncenterofmililani.com, @towncenterofmililani

Pumpkin Pā‘ina at SALT at Our Kaka‘ako

Oct. 31, 5 to 8 p.m.

SALT at Our Kaka‘ako and One Love Ministries will host a kid-friendly trick-or-treating adventure. There will also be carnival-style games, a passport adventure, music and candy, candy and more candy. Keiki will receive a complimentary reusable Pumpkin Pāʻina tote for stashing their sweet treats (while supplies last).

691 Auahi St., Kaka‘ako, saltatkakaako.com, @saltourkakaako

Trick-or-Treat at Ala Moana Center

Oct. 31, 4 to 7 p.m.

Dress in your favorite costume and visit more than 100 merchants—Bath & Body Works, Big Island Candies, The LEGO Store, UNIQLO, and more—will hand out candy and other sweet surprises marked with a “Trick-or-Treat Here” sign. There will also be other free festivities like a bubble-filled Halloween dance party with The Hawai‘i DJ, photo opportunities in front of the pumpkin patch selfie wall, glow wand giveaways, and custom balloon creations by Adventure Balloons.

1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, alamoanacenter.com, @alamoanacenter

Halloween at Ka Makana Ali‘i

Costume Contest: Oct. 28, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Magic Show & Trick-or-Treating: Oct. 31, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Head to Center Court dressed up in your best costumes. Registration is from 3 to 5 p.m. and you’ll also enjoy a performance by Studio 808 Dance project from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Then, on Halloween night, keiki can trick or treat throughout the Center. Get there early for the Halloween magic show with Kaulana Chang from 5:30 to 6 p.m.! Chang will continue the fun hosting and DJing throughout the trick-or-treating.

91-5431 Kapolei Pkwy., Kapolei, kamakanaalii.com, @kamakanaalii