block parties

The parade of costumes at Hallowbaloo 2016

Thousands of revelers came out to eat, drink and show off their costumes at downtown’s spookiest street party on the Saturday before Halloween. Intermittent rain did nothing to scare off these souls. Live entertainment on the main stage featured DJ…

Party pics: St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2016

Thousands of locals and visitors decked out in green hit the streets of Chinatown around Murphy’s and O’Toole’s to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the 29th Annual St. Patrick’s Day block party, hosted by Murphy’s in what has become known…

Party pics: First Friday November 2015

For November’s First Friday, we hit the streets, shops, galleries and clubs of Chinatown, including ARTS at Marks Garage, where a crowd came out for the debut of a new exhibition, Makakolu, plus Abstract Magazine’s 9th issue launch party; Roberta…

Party pics: Hawaii Zombie Crawl 2015

Zombie hordes took over Hotel Street Saturday night for the fifth annual Hawaii Zombie Crawl, a production with 13 participating venues, live music, an Undead Dating Game, zombie weddings, an Instagram contest, zombie-themed drink specials and more. Despite the rain,…

Hallowbaloo 2014

The streets of Chinatown were filled with music, spectacle, food, drink and crazy costumes for Saturday’s Hallowbaloo Street Festival presented by Burger King, which attracted an estimated 15,000 people. The party then raged on with a club crawl at most…

Party pics: Cool Kailua Nights

Kailua came together Saturday evening for a street festival celebrating its food, fashion and community spirit. Along with great food, there was musical entertainment by Roothub, Erika Elona, Paul Izak, The Deadbeats, Jerome James and DJ Jenr8r, carnival rides and…

Party pics: Mardi Gras Carnaval 2014

The 14th Annual Mardi Gras Carnaval Street Festival and Club Crawl shut down the streets of Chinatown Tuesday night, with sinful indulgences from Hawaii’s best street food vendors, samba parades, festive floats, live music and dance on three street stages,…

Party pics: Cheers for Champions block party

Residents across the islands united Wednesday night to raise funds for Molokai’s and Lanai’s high school athletic programs at the Cheers for Champions block party behind Murphy’s. The sold-out event included food stations with ono treats from Molokai and Lanai:…

Honolulu Night Market: White Party

Honolulu Night Market celebrated its first anniversary on the streets of Kaka‘ako Saturday night with a white theme. As in white bobbing lanterns, white decor, white cupcakes for the first 300 people to show up dressed in white. Parkour demos…

Honolulu Night Market: Your Instagrams

Another Night Market packed with crowds, another Night Market for the books. Last night’s theme was Summer Stage, and troupe after troupe from local theater companies took the stage through the night as street food, skateboard demos, popup shopping, live…

Did this: Honolulu Night Market July

Music, food, fashion, shopping, art: Honolulu Night Market took over a stretch of Kakaako last night, the monthly block party drawing thousands. The theme was music, eight acts including Yoza, Kings of Spade, Boogie and White Jacket playing on two…

Did this: Honolulu Night + Market

I <3 Kakaako ruled last night, the theme taking over the block and a half of Auahi Street that’s quickly become the new heart of the ‘hood. Nonstop’s coverage starts with a video look at the grinds by Mari Taketa,…

Party pics: Mardi Gras Carnaval 2013

The huge annual Mardi Gras Carnaval block party took over the Chinatown Arts District, with 10,000+ revelers, beads, glitter, food tents and food trucks, finery vendors, three stages with New Orleans funk, Cajun, Caribbean and Brazilian music, eye-popping floats and…

Party pics: End of the World Block Party

Promoters I Chinatown, Odin Works. Livewire, Pure Coalition, 00-Spot, Jet Setter, Artist Groove Network, Level H Promotions, Defend Hawaii, Restless Kids & Chinatown Get Down teamed up on Friday to throw a huge End of the World Block Party at…