Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Dec. 18–24, 2025
Watch zoo animals open gifts, meet a celebrity chef, see a hula show, cheer on the Rainbow Warriors and more.
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Watch zoo animals open gifts, meet a celebrity chef, see a hula show, cheer on the Rainbow Warriors and more.
Here’s the rundown of all the holiday events across the island where you can get festive through the end of the year.
Shop and sip wine, laugh at festive comedy shows, run a marathon, adopt a furry friend and more.
Skate on an 8,000-square-foot ice rink and explore an immersive winter wonderland at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Celebrate Kapolei City Lights, explore a winter wonderland, roll your own sushi, see a voyaging art exhibition and more.
Catch Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas Show, enjoy a screening of Miracle on 34th Street and slay (or sleigh) at a holiday-themed drag show.
Check out the winter swells and epic surf meets happening through February (if the conditions are right).
Revel in a Christmas snow and light show, join the Honolulu Marathon, greet the new year sunrise, cheer on the world’s best golfers and more.
Attend a jazzy musical, shop Black Friday deals, see a festive parade, snap a pic with Scuba Santa and more.
Here are details on deals, extended shopping hours and special perks at malls and local boutiques on Friday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.
Shop the neighborhood’s small businesses via trolley and score exclusive holiday deals on Saturday, Nov. 29.
Watch women’s volleyball, shop student-made gifts, eat kim chee, attend a keiki story time and more.
Explore a vibrant collection of murals, installations and multi-sensory artworks curated by Kamea Hadar in the heart of Waikīkī.
The hit festival returns to Makiki with delicious kim chee, K-Pop song and dance competitions and a won bok-tossing contest.
Celebrate Makahiki and Hawaiian culture, see a sensational show, watch a movie at Magic Island, go to a garden fest and more.
Midcentury architecture fans—you won't want to miss Let Trade Winds Flow.
Mark your calendar for these pop-up markets and fairs and get ready to shop small!
Sip and shop in Kāhala Mall, eat your way through HONOLULU Restaurant Week, see a spooky play, get into the fall feels and more.
Enjoy the gut-busting company of comedians Trixie and Katya, catch the sunset at Hula’s and take a booze cruise.
In lieu of ordinary holiday presents, send family and friends to workshops, tours and events.
Snag dining deals during HONOLULU Restaurant Week, celebrate Makahiki, welcome the holiday season at Honolulu City Lights’ opening night and more.
The holiday immersive event will transform Hawai‘i Convention Center with lights, music, a Christmas market and an ice skating rink.
No plans for tonight? Here’s everything from trick-or-treating for kids to costume parties, haunted houses and more for adults.
Spooky season is on. Here’s where you can chase ghosts, pick pumpkins, scream your head off or parade your fabulous costume.