15 Fun Group Activities to Do with Visiting Friends and Family This Holiday Season
Create new memories with your out-of-town guests, whether they’re from Hawai‘i or elsewhere.
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Create new memories with your out-of-town guests, whether they’re from Hawai‘i or elsewhere.
Catch an LGBTQIA+ variety show at Hawai‘i Theatre, volunteer at the Honolulu Zoo and meet some new faces at a board game pau hana.
Laugh it up with comedian Jo Koy, explore special menu deals during HONOLULU Restaurant Week, enjoy a holiday immersive and more.
We’ve got the must-know details about the parade, festival and all the vibrant events happening Oct. 17–20.
Attend an alfresco art event, celebrate the best in burlesque, learn new photo skills, watch the next generation of ‘ukulele stars and more.
Celebrate the annual Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival, make memories at Rainbow Prom and scream/rave at They SLASH Them.
From K-pop and K-dramas to food, beauty and more, all things Korean have exploded in popularity in Hawai‘i and beyond.
Spend an evening with John Legend, help clean up Kaimukī, sample premium sake and shop minerals and gemstones this fall.
This month’s First Friday on Oct. 4 at Capitol Modern will be a drag extravaganza.
Snicker at stand-up sketches, watch a floral parade, connect with native plants, kick off fall fun in Kailua and more.
Check out the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, see a local queer-centered play and marvel at The Aphrodisiacs’ cabaret show.
Score a free musubi, listen to award-winning Hawaiian musicians, attend a block party, craft custom soap and more.
The I’m a Bright Kid Foundation revitalizes Windward community theater with their first post-pandemic production of Newsies.
Hit up pop-up summer markets, mingle with new friends and watch the journey of a young queer Hawaiian during the 1970s.
Fanchant to K-pop idols, meet a Korean film star, eat bibimbap and bulgogi, enjoy authentic activities and more.
Immerse yourself in a butterfly wonderland, see talented keiki perform hula, jam to ‘ukulele tunes and blast to the past at an ’80s bash.
Shop thrifty threads, see inspiring hula performances, combat plastic pollution, wander an illuminated garden and more.
Learn the art of healing, boogie down to the Ladies of Tapas Transgender T Dance and celebrate Hula’s Bar and Lei Stand’s 50th anniversary.
The Hawai‘i-inspired Cirque du Soleil production will meld hula and acrobatics.
See a hysterical local-kine musical comedy, join a cleanup, listen to local music and shop under the stars.
The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture comes to Hawai‘i for the first time with multiple venues on O‘ahu hosting exhibits and performances.
Waikīkī’s Magical Mystery Show features bewitching sleight-of-hand performers who make the audience part of the entertainment.
Celebrate culture at FestPAC, Pan-Pacific Festival and Honolulu Night Market and have family fun in the sun at Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawai‘i.
Show off your skills at the Pride Got Talent Show, catch free HIFF flicks and support local youth at Spill the Tea Café.