Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Nov. 14–20, 2024
Get your fill of kim chee, brunch with a classical pianist, tour a stealth fighter jet, party in ‘A‘ala Park and more.
Ethnic Festivals
Your Insider Guide to Kimchi Day Festival
The celebration of Korean culture returns to Makiki with music and dance performances, a talent competition and jars upon jars of kim chee.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Oct. 31–Nov. 6, 2024
Watch an all-women concert, see a film by a local family, celebrate the Hawaiian harvest season and play at a children’s fair.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 26–Oct. 2, 2024
Snicker at stand-up sketches, watch a floral parade, connect with native plants, kick off fall fun in Kailua and more.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 19–25, 2024
Learn about tribal heritage, channel your inner pilot, attend an oceanfront music festival, party like you’re in Munich and more.
Your Insider Guide to the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024
Eat mooncakes, make lanterns, watch lion dances and spend time with family under the full moon at this celestial celebration in Chinatown.
O‘ahu Bon Dance Schedule 2024
Save the dates for these Obon festivals and bon dances happening across O‘ahu this summer.
Things to Do on Oahu in September 2024
Sample award-winning dishes at a circus-themed gala, watch new murals get painted and celebrate Indigenous cultures at a powwow.
Your Insider Guide to Megabon 2024
Eat, drink and play your way around O‘ahu’s newest bon dance—and don’t miss the drone show.
Your Insider Guide to the 42nd Okinawan Festival
Find out what to do, eat and buy at this annual festival celebrating Uchinanchu culture on Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.
Our Guide: Honolulu Summer Festivals
Looking for fun things to do with friends and family? Eat, drink, dance and celebrate culture throughout the summer.
Save the Date for Family Events This Fall
A dozen family-friendly happenings through October for you and the ‘ohana to look forward to.
Guide to O‘ahu Bon Dance Food: August 2024
The latest temple-by-temple guide to hamburger curry, fried noodles, KC Waffle Dogs and more from Makiki to Waipahu to Mililani.
Your Insider Guide to the 20th Annual Korean Festival
Fanchant to K-pop idols, meet a Korean film star, eat bibimbap and bulgogi, enjoy authentic activities and more.
Your Insider Guide to the 11th Annual Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest
Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest returns on Saturday, July 6. Here’s what you should know about the bon dance, activities, food, shopping and more.
Pacific Pride: The 13th FestPAC Hits Our Shores
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.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: June 6–12, 2024
Celebrate culture at FestPAC, Pan-Pacific Festival and Honolulu Night Market and have family fun in the sun at Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawai‘i.
Your Insider Guide to Honolulu Night Market: June 2024
Honolulu Night Market returns to Our Kaka‘ako on Saturday, June 8. Here’s everything you need to know about this popular block party.
Capitol Modern Invites You to the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
The museum is one of the main host sites of the largest celebration of Pacific Islanders from June 7–14.
Your Insider Guide to the 2024 Pan-Pacific Festival
The Pan-Pacific Festival returns after a five-year break with performances by international and local artists, a ho‘olaule‘a and a bon dance.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: May 2–8, 2024
Attend a hula festival, check out fiber artwork, celebrate Cinco de Mayo and raise funds to fight breast cancer.
Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo This Year
From bar crawls to Hispanic festivals, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year.
Chinee Like Me: Making Gau
Yes, Chinee: A local Chinese-American says her popo’s old-fashioned gau was the best, but this recipe comes close.
Find Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at These Shops in Honolulu
Chinese bakeries and restaurants are stocked with cakes for the Sept. 29 Moon Festival.
