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. October 3 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; October 10 – Gifts of the Ancestors; October 17 – For the Birds; October 24 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; October 31 – Aloha Music. Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian […]

Wednesday Evenings:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  October 4 – Kaua`i Slack Key; October 11 – Island of Peace; October 18 – In the Real Old Style; October 25 – Whales Homecoming. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its […]

Friday Afternoons: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. October 6 – Ahupua`a,- Island to the Sea; October 13 – Slack Key Tour of the Islands; October 20– Legends of Slack Key; October 27 – Honoring Keli`i Mawae of Moloka`i.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar […]

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, October 6: Free Movie Night – Young Frankenstein:  Bring your blankets, lounge on the lawn and enjoy an evening under the stars. Refreshments and dinner are available through the Café.  Anaina Hou Community Park, home of Kaua`i Mini Golf, 5-2723 Kuhio Hwy., Kilauea.  Movie begins at dusk, approximately 6:30 p.m.  Free admission.  For more […]

Saturday, October 7:  Matsuri Kaua`i.  The festival will showcase different groups of Japanese talents and to perpetuate the Japanese culture on Kaua`i. Taiko performances and classical Japanese dances will also be featured. Usually a featured performance from Japan is presented at this event along with some hands on activities (i.e. oshibana, origami, oshie), crafts, kimono […]

Saturday & Sunday, October 7 & 8: 21st Annual Coconut Festival.  Celebrate all that is coconut with unique coconut crafts, coconut games, delicious coconut foods and contests with some of the best crafters, artists and entertainers in Hawai`i. Enjoy non-stop music, taiko drummers, hula, cooking demos by some of the island’s best chefs, and more. […]

Saturday, October 7: 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 […]

Saturday, October 14: Emalani Festival.  A day of song, hula, history and pageantry, celebrating Hawai`i's beloved Queen Emma and recalling her journey to the Koke`e uplands and Kilohana vista in 1871. Queen Emma will enter the meadow on horseback at 11 a.m. Exhibits, craft tables, silent auction, and a snack shop enhance the festival experience. […]