Saturday, December 2: 
Holualoa Music and Light Festival.  Witness the lighting of the town Christmas tree, listen to musicians perform Christmas music thru the evening at stages around the village, and receive treats from the galleries and shops in this charming little artists’ colony in the middle of Kona coffee country. Santa will show up too! For information, call Holualoa Village Assn. at (808) 322-8484, or visit www.holualoahawaii.com.

Saturday, December 2:
Annual Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope Stargazing Party – Waimea.  Right after the Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade from approximately 7 to 9 p.m., CFHT will host its annual stargazing party, with telescopes, hot beverages, keiki activities, and an opportunity to talk to the astronomers. Members of the West Hawai’i Astronomy Club will also be there with telescopes.  CFHT front lawn, 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea. Free to the public. For information, call (808) 885-3121 or email outreach@cfht.hawaii.edu.

Saturday, December 2: 
Twilight Christmas Parade – Waimea.  Starting at Church Row, and ending at Waimea Town Park. Visit with Santa at the Parker Ranch Center, 67-1175 Hawai`i Belt Rd., Waimea, immediately after the parade and have a free picture taken with him. There will be goody bags for all children, while supplies last. Charitable donations will be accepted to benefit the Waimea Lions Club and North Hawai`i Hospice.  5:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, December 2 & 3:
Paradise Studio Art Tour – Kea`au.  Arts and fine crafts will be in abundance at the 10th Anniversary Paradise Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to visit artists in their home studios in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Kea`au. Seven studios with 25 local artists showing oil painting, watercolors, collage, pastels, acrylic, cement, wood sculpture, jewelry making, pottery, ceramics, silk painting, fashion art, gourd crafting, photography and more. Free featured demos. For brochure and map visit www.paradisestudiotour.com, email paradisestudiotour@gmail.com, or call (808) 982-5150. Free to the public.

Every Friday: 
Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that varies each week. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Free (donations welcome); park entrance fees may apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Friday, December 1:
Annual Parker Ranch Holiday Lighting Event. Enjoy the Hawai`i Preparatory Academy Handbell Choir, the Parker School Choir, Halau Opuaikla`i, free hot chocolate and cookies, and more entertainment.  Parker Ranch Historic Homes, 66-1304 Mamalahoa Hwy., Kamueala. 5 to 7 p.m.  Free admission.

Friday – Sunday, November 24 – 26: 
Volcano Village Artists Hui Annual Art Studio Tour & Sale.  Visitors are invited to meet the Volcano Village Artists in their studios and see artworks in a wide variety of media. Pottery; raku masks, hand blown art glass, wood & metal sculpture, hand-tooled metal and fiber art, as well as photographs, paintings, drawings and block prints will be on display and available for purchase. A special drawing for pieces contributed by the artists will be held on the last day of the event. Maps to the artists’ studios will be available at local businesses in Volcano Village, as well as at www.VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at artists’ studios in Volcano Village. Free to the public. For more information, call (808) 987-3472 or email eherb@hawaii.rr.com.

Friday & Saturday, November 24 & 25: 
Kamahalo Craft Fair.  Shop handcrafted artisans and home grown products during this 2-day craft fair. The Cooper Center, 19-4030 Wright Rd., Volcano. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (808) 936-9705 or visit http://thecoopercenter.org/.

Friday, November 24: 
Kailua Village Christmas Tree Lighting.  A traditional lighting of the Village Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season, at Emma’s Square, across from Hulihe`e Palace, 75-5718 Ali`i Dr., Kailua-Kona. 5:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.historickailuavillage.com.

Sunday, November 19:
Kokua Kailua Hulihe`e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll.  Ali`i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway from 1 to 6 p.m. Enjoy music, artists, merchants and restaurants. At 4 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at Hulihe`e Palace. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Ali`i Drive, Kailua Village (Kona).  For information, visit http://kvbid.org/.