Friday, July 3:
Independence Day Celebration at PMRF.  Enjoy food, games and craft booths, music by local musicians, and a heart-pounding fireworks display. Admission is free for this family-oriented event. Attendees can enter the base through the Kokole Point gate (adjacent to the county landfill) on Kaumuali`i Highway beginning at 5 p.m. Free parking will be available on base. Vehicles are subject to search. No pets, coolers or outside food and beverages allowed. Pacific Missile Range Facility, Shenanigans Restaurant, 1308 Club Road, Kekaha. 5 p.m. to midnight. For more information call (808) 335-4446.

Friday Evenings:
Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk. Stroll through the many art galleries in historic Old Town Hanapepe and meet the local artists from 6-9 p.m. Enjoy shopping at local vendors, several restaurants, art galleries, stilt walkers, classic cars, live music and entertainment. For information call (808) 335-6469.

Friday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. July 3 – Kaua`i Slack Key; July 10 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; July 17 – Ohana Slack Key; July 24 – Gift of the Ancestors; July 31 – Traditional Hawaiian Slack Key. Free gift drawing. Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors). Slack key guitar and `ukulele in the real old style.  All traditional music with songs and stories of the islands, telling the history of this Hawaiian musical art form. Voted 2014 Best Live Show in Hawai`i by Hawai`i Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai Ohana `O Hanalei. Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei. 4 to 6 p.m. For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit www.McMasterSlackKey.com.

Daily:
Na Keiki `O Ka Aina (The Children of the Land). Classes in Hawaiian and Polynesian Arts and Culture for Keiki & Adults.  Most Keiki classes are free, adult classes request a donation to the non-profit organization. Located under the Whale Clock Tower in Kaua`i Village Shopping Center.  For more information and class schedules call (808) 821-1234 or visit www.TheChildrenoftheLand.com.

Saturday, June 27:
Kilauea Art Night. Discover locally made pottery, wood work, original fine art, jewelry, organic skincare, handmade soaps, wish trees, apparel, chocolates and more. There is a wide variety of food vendors from around Kaua`i. Enjoy dinner listening to live music. Don’t miss the Keiki Fire & Light performance at 7 p.m. on the back lawn. Historic Stone Building, 4270 Kilauea Rd., Kilauea. 4 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. For information call (808) 635-2572.

Saturday, June 20:
Hot Tuna Acoustic Duo: Hawai`i Tour 2015. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, both original members of Jefferson Airplane, started Hot Tuna as a fun side project in 1969, so that they could play the old blues and Gospel songs that they both loved. KCC Performing Arts Center, 3-1901 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Lihue. 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. For tickets and information call (808) 386-1783 or visit www.buffalo-records.com.

Saturday, June 13:
King Kamehameha Celebration. Fabulous Floral Parade event with traditional Pa`u riders representing each island and Hawaiian organizations in full regalia. Parade starts at the Vidinha Stadium near the airport at 9 a.m., continues up Rice Street to the County’s Historical Building Lawn where there will be entertainment, crafts, demonstrations and lots of food and fun. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information call (808) 635-7205. Admission is free.

Saturday, June 13:
Kaua`i Island Crafters Fair. Find an amazing array of quality hand-made products from Kaua`i’s own crafters and artisans. Beautifully crafted handbags & Hawaiian print placements, floral hair pins, fabric angels, Hawaiian quilts, Kaua`i scenic photography & paintings, carved hardwood tikis & bone jewelry, beach wear cover up, sunrise shell jewelry, Kaua`i souvenirs and much more by local Kaua`i artists. Ono local grinds. Church of the Pacific, 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville. Free admission. For information call (808) 635-4314.

Sunday, June 7:
Taste of Hawai`i 2015 – The Ultimate Sunday Brunch. Enjoy an afternoon of endless food, drink, music and dancing. Fee $100. Smith’s Tropical Paradise, 174 Wailua Rd., Kapa’a. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 346-7095.

Sunday, June 7:
Kaua`i Annual Hula Exhibition Hula Ho`ike 2015. Enjoy the sounds of Hawaiian chant, traditional hula instruments, music, and the voices of the dancers who call out asking permission to enter the stage to hula. Dancers range in age from 3 to 53. Seating is first come first serve, theater style. The Grand Hyatt Kaua`i, 1571 Poipu Rd., Koloa. The Baked Sale and Craft fair opens at 3 p.m. Theater doors will open at 5 p.m. with the showcase to begin at 6 p.m. Admission is $20 in advance, $25.00 at the door. For information and tickets call (808) 335-6466.