Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Oct. 17–23, 2024
Stay after hours at the art museum, enter a pet costume contest, be a basketball super-fan, explore like an astronaut and more.
Photo: Courtesy of The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club
Jack’s Birthday Bash & Furry Friends Costume Contest
Saturday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m.
Happy Birthday to Jack, the hotel dog at The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club! Celebrate around the pool with birthday cupcakes for the humans and a furry friend’s costume contest with staycation prizes for the top three competitors.
Family-friendly, free and open to the public, The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, 412 Lewers St., Waikīkī, surfjack.com, @thesurfjack
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HoMA Nights: Celebrating Navratri
Friday, Oct. 18, 5 to 9 p.m.
This week’s pau hana event at Honolulu Museum of Art spotlights the Hindu festival that honors women and empowerment. Vibe to bhangra and Bollywood beats, watch dance performances, learn a few moves yourself and snack on samosas at the HoMA Café.
Free with museum admission ($15 kama‘āina adult, free for children 18 and under), Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S. Beretania St., honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum
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Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Athletics
Rainbow Madness
Saturday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m.
Get pumped for University of Hawai‘i’s college basketball season with an interactive afternoon, and good news, it’s free. Meet the Rainbow Warrior and Rainbow Wahine squads, cheer them on in a three-point challenge, participate in the keiki dunk contest, enter to win prizes, collect player autographs and take home a complimentary poster.
Family-friendly, free, SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, Mānoa, hawaiiathletics.com, @hawaiibasketball
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Photo: Courtesy of Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
In the Footsteps of Queen Emma
Saturday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy an alfresco musical performance under the stars at the Kahua Ho‘okipa stage at the Hawaiian Mission Houses. Experience the story of Queen Emma’s travels around O‘ahu in 1875, highlighting people and places that were special to her, through mele (song), oli (chants) and hula (dance).
$40, Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, 553 S. King St., missionhouses.org, @hawaiian_mission_houses
Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium
Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery
Sunday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calling all future astronauts: spend a day learning about space exploration, Polynesian voyaging, rocketry and robotics. The workshops are already full, but there is still plenty of learning to do with interactive booths, hands-on activities and inspiring keynote speakers.
Family-friendly, recommended for students in pre-K to grade 12, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2680 Woodlawn Dr., sites.google.com, @hawaiispacegrant
