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 to 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, December 2:  Lights on Rice Street Parade and Christmas Craft Fair. Fun Parade with the community lighting up themselves or their vehicles to celebrate the arrival of the Holiday Season. Parade starts when the Festival of Lights (at the Historic County Building) lights up at 6 p.m. Parade route begins at the Vidinha Stadium […]

Saturday, December 2: Old Town Kapa`a Art Walk.  Kapa`a Town goes all out for its First Saturday of every month Art Walk. The main street is lined with vendors selling Kaua`i Arts and crafts, with some of Kaua`i’s best musicians and bands playing up and down the street. There are lots of shops and restaurants […]

Friday, December 2: KISS Concert:  Songs of the Season.  Delight in the spirit and music of the season with Kaua`i Island Singers Showcase. Enjoy a warm, intimate evening of Christmas songs with 12 inspired singers singing holiday classics.   All Saints Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a. 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Free admission.  For information call (808) […]

Sunday, December 3: Waipa Kalo Festival.  Celebrate kalo with educational displays, a biggest kalo contest, poi pounding, kalo tastings, and foods inspired by kalo.  Enjoy live music, hands-on activities, local artisans, a recipe contest, and silent auction. Bring a beach chair and enjoy the entire day at Waipa (just a half mile past town). Waipa’s […]

Sunday Afternoons:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  December 3 - `Ohana Slack Key; December 10 – Spirit of Slack Key; December 17 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; December 24 – Hanalei Slack Key; December 31 – Honoring Raymond Kane.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts […]

Every Monday:  Historic Waimea Walking Tour.  Take a 3 hour walk back through time in the place where Captain Cook first landed in Waimea.  Learn about the last King of Kaua`i, the missionaries, and other famous citizens of Waimea and the landmarks they left behind. West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center, 9565 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Waimea. […]

Tuesday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. December 5 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i; December 12 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; December 19 – Gifts of the Ancestors; December 26 – For the Birds. Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs […]

Wednesday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  December 6 – Hawai`i’s Sunset Music; December 13 – Kaua`i Slack Key; December 20 – Island of Peace; December 27 – In the Real Old Style. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling […]

Friday, December 8: Ohana Ni`ihau `O Waimea Concert.  A special, unique, cultural, and spiritual concert featuring the beautiful voices from Mama Ane Kanahele’s ohana, and Hale Pule.  Food Vendors and Ni`ihau Shell Lei available for purchase. Kaua`i War memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy St., Lihue.  7 to 8:30 p.m.  Free admission. For information call (808) […]