Sunday Afternoons:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  July 1 – Legends of Slack Key; July 8 – Your Island of Peace; July 15 – Honoring Raymond Kane; July 22 – Aloha Music; July 29 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Free gift drawing.  A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai `Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei.  3 to 5 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Wednesday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  July 4 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; July 11 – Hanalei Slack Key; July 18 – Honoring Keli`i Mawae of Molokai; July 25 – Heart of Slack Key. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free.   A portion of the proceeds support All Saints’ Pipe Organ Restoration Project.  Free gift drawing.  All Saints’ Church, 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a.  6 to 8 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Saturday, June 30: 
Kilauea Night Market at Anaina Hou.  Bring your family and meet your friends at Kilauea Night Market. The last Saturday of every month is always a good time at Anaina Hou. Food trucks, local vendors, and live music bands; it’s fun for all ages, and a good time no matter what the weather. Arrive early and play a round of mini golf. Anaina Hou Community Park, 5-2723 Kuhio Hwy., Kailauea.  4 to 8 p.m. For information call (808) 828-2118 or visit http://anainahou.org/.

Friday & Saturday, June 29 & 30:
Waimea Shingon Mission, 9770-A Pule Rd., Waimea. Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 337-1854.

Saturday, June 23: 
6^th Annual Kaua`i Fashion Weekend.  Kaua`i’s Signature Red Carpet Event and Kaua`i’s most magnificent fashion show of the year.  One Night Only: Formal Event. Vendor booths, photo booths, live entertainment, VIP dinner, runway fashion show and dancing after party with a Live DJ.  Featuring Hawai`i’s very own local fashion designers together with international designers from New Delhi, Manila and Lebanon. Be entertained by multi-awarded Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, talented violinist  Kimberly Hope McDonough, and many other surprise guest artists.  Smile and strike your fashionista pose on the red carpet as the paparazzi come around. Formal Event: 4 p.m. – vendor booths open; 5:30 p.m. – registration; 6:30 p.m. – VIP dinner, promptly served at 6:30 p.m. (Please be on time to ensure the best dining experience for you and your guests); 7:30 p.m. – runway fashion show. Dance after-party (Live DJ). Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club, 3610 Rick St., Lihue.  4 to 11 p.m.  For tickets and information visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-kauai-fashion-weekend-tickets-45757339434?aff=es2.

Saturday, June 9: 
The King’s Parade & Celebration. Fabulous floral parade starts at 9 a.m. starting at the Vidinha Stadium heading up onto Rice Street ending at the Historic County Building. Pa`u island horse units, floats, walking & riding units and much more.  At the end of the Parade the Ho`olaule`a will begin with lots of Hawaiian entertainment.  There will be food booths, crafts, Hawaiian cultural demonstrations, along with hula and music.  Historic County Building, 4396 Rice St., Lihue.  8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For information call (808) 635-7205.

Saturdays, June 9 & 23:
Kaua`i Island Crafters Fair.  Shop with confidence and enjoy the wide array of local Kaua`i artisans and crafters that the Kaua`i Island Crafters Fair bring to their monthly events. Each artisan and crafter showcases their high standards of quality made craftsmanship into their work. Original and fine products such as Ni`ihau & sunrise shell jewelry, bone carvings, water color paintings & prints, note cards, sun catchers, American traditional & Hawaiian quilts & futons & blankets, sewn gifts, fragrant floral soaps, wearable art, Hawaiian print towel wraps, Hawaiian tapa prints & bags, just to name a few. Church of the Pacific, 4520 Kapaka St., Princeville.  For information call (808) 635-4314 or visit https://kauaiislandcraftersfair.com/.

Throughout the Month of June: 
Obon Dance & Festival.  The Obon tradition was brought to Hawai`i by Japanese immigrants and evolved into a social and cultural event, as well as a religious custom designed to honor ancestors through an evening of dance, music and merry-making.  Free.  Festivities and Dance schedules and locations are listed below (subject to change):

• Friday & Saturday, June 8 & 9:  Kapa`a Jodo Mission, 4524 Haua`ala Rd., Kapa`a.  Service 6 p.m., Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 822-4319.
• Friday & Saturday, June 15 & 16:  West Kaua`i Hongwanji Mission – Hanapepe Temple, 1-3860 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Hanapape.  Service 6 p.m., Dancing 7:30 p.m. both nights. For more information call (808) 338-3195
• Friday & Saturday, June 22 & 23:  Lihue Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Kuhio Hwy, across from Kapaia Stitchery (nearest cross street, Kuene St.), Festivities being at 5 p.m., Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For more information call (808) 245-6262 or visit www.lihuehongwanjimission.com.

Thursday Afternoons:
Free Weekly Hula Shows. Kalāheo. Beginning May 10^th, the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) will have free weekly hula shows every Thursday from 2–2:45 PM at the NTBG South Shore Visitors Center located at 4425 Lāwa‘i Road across the street from Spouting Horn. Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā’ala will perform a traditional Hula show highlighting the “wahi pana,” sacred places, of Kaua’i along with intriguing stories of the Hawaiian people and their connections with the gardens. Dancers will be accompanied by live Hawaiian music.

Every Wednesday: 
Live Fire Show.  Enjoy the North Shore’s newest one-stop entertainment option – a weekly Polynesian ahi lele (fire dancing) show. Start your evening between 5 and 6:30 p.m. with a delicious dinner special from Skinny B’s Island Smokehouse BBQ and a tasty signature cocktail, or choose from a great selection of wines and beer from the Anaina Hou Cafe (not included in ticket price). The performance, featuring the amazing artistry of Coppin Colburn and his `ohana, begins at 7 p.m., check-in is at 6:30 p.m.  Seating is limited; book your tickets online at http://anainahou.org/.  Anaina Hou Community Park, 5-2723 Kuhio Wy., Kilauea. For more information call (808) 828-2118 or visit http://anainahou.org/.