Things to Do on O‘ahu in February 2026
Celebrate African American culture through films, have a roaring good time at Punahou Carnival, welcome the Lunar New Year and more.
Still from The Fisherman courtesy of Luu Vision Media
FILM
Honolulu African American Film Festival
Feb. 5–March 1
See eight features and a short film program centered around Black experiences, including The Fisherman, which follows a Ghana man pursuing his dream of buying a fishing boat, with a talking fish at his side.
$15 film screenings, $50 opening reception, Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S Beretania St., Makiki, honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum
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Photo: Courtesy of Punahou School
FESTIVAL
Punahou Carnival
Feb. 6–7, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Eat malasadas, burgers and Portuguese bean soup, catch thrills on rides, play games and have a roaring good time at Carnival 2026: Welcome to the Jungle.
Free admission, Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St., Makiki, punahou.edu, @punahouschool
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Photo: Courtesy of Punahou School
The Punahou Carnival Art Gallery, Hawai‘i’s largest art show, features more than 1,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and glass by nearly 300 Hawai‘i artists. The gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7.
OPERA
The Riot Grrrl on Mars
Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 15, 4 p.m.
This English adaptation of The Italian Girl in Algiers transposes the story to Mars, where the Riot Grrrl has come to rescue her captive sweetheart, Mosquito, from the King of Mars.
From $40, Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Kaka‘ako, hawaiiopera.org, @hawaiioperatheatre
FESTIVAL
Chinatown Festival & Parade
Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Ring in the Year of the Horse during the city’s biggest Chinese New Year celebration with food vendors, entertainment and a grand parade of lions, dragons and community organizations.
Free admission, ‘A‘ala Park and Beretania Street, Chinatown, chinatown808.com, @chinatown808hi
CONCERT
HapaSymphony Featuring Keauhou
Feb. 27, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
HapaSymphony brings Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning band Keauhou together with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra for a lively night of traditional Hawaiian music.
From $43.50, Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Kaka‘ako, myhso.org, @hawaiisymphonyorchestra
Andrea Lee is the digital editor of HONOLULU Magazine.
