Explore These Free Museums on O‘ahu
O‘ahu has a museum for nearly everything—from art and Hawaiian history to police, fire and fighter jets. The best part? Many are free!
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Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: May 18–24, 2023
Enjoy free, family-friendly events at museums, have fun at festivals, party at the water park and savor 15 exclusive dishes at Poke Fest.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: May 4–10, 2023
Join a pineapple dessert bake-off, celebrate Lei Day, enjoy Asian street food, learn about the Hawaiian white tern and tour a fish pond.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 27–May 3, 2023
Try inventive SPAM dishes, enjoy live music by local artists, attend a museum garden party, view handmade quilts, and celebrate Lei Day.
Events for Kids in April 2023 on O‘ahu
Celebrate Earth month, check out a variety of local markets and watch a kid-friendly collection of short animated films from around the world at Honolulu Museum of Art.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: March 16–22, 2023
Enjoy live music on the Great Lawn at Bishop Museum, shop vintage collectibles and Hawaiiana and take photos with the Easter Bunny.
Celebrate Black History Month
Support the Black community in Hawai‘i with these events and organizations.
See Maui Artist Noah Harders’ Stunning Surrealist Showcase
His work, now on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art, incorporates flowers, leaves, shells and other materials to create extraordinary masks and headdresses.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Nov. 3—9
Have a blast at the Hanahau‘oli Children’s Fair and Leeward CC Discovery Fair, celebrate Hawai‘i entrepreneurs at the Mana Up Showcase 2022 and check out Maui artist Noah Harders’ wearable art at HoMA.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival, Malama Hawai‘i Makers Market Moani’s West Fest, Journey and stargazing in Kaka‘ako are all happening.
Must See: “Awakening” Flower Exhibit at Honolulu Museum of Art
The Honolulu installation by British artist Rebecca Louise Law utilizes more than a million flowers.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Aug. 25–31, 2022
Enjoy a concert under the stars with your keiki, attend a bon dance, watch UH Mānoa battle it out on the football field live and more this weekend.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Connecting Through Culture at The Honolulu Museum of Art
Here’s a look back at 1947.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for January 13–19, 2022
Visit wild birds, go hunting in a gallery, start to celebrate the tigers in your life and gather your bottles for a local teenager’s nonprofit.
Your Guide to the Perfect New Year’s Weekend in Honolulu: December 29, 2021–January 4, 2022
See a fireworks show, attend a virtual pineapple drop and shop at a K-pop pop-up. (Try saying that twice as fast.)
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for December 16–23, 2021
Walk into a snow globe, roller skate and shop, create art at one museum’s final free day for 2021 and find out how much time you have left for some popular holiday events.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for October 7–October 13, 2021
Watch animated films from around the world, dig into a skull waffle, sing and dance on a farm and buy cheap books for a discount.
“Artists of Hawai‘i Now”: John Mantanona, Aura Reyes, Noe Tanigawa
A group advocating for the houseless, Ka Po‘e o Kaka‘ako, shows what it’s like to live on the streets.
See Groundbreaking Works in Honolulu Museum of Art’s New “Artists of Hawai‘i Now” Exhibition
18 storytellers, activists and artists created a mix of video games, weapons, ceramics and more for the least traditional exhibition in its 70-year history.
“Artists of Hawai‘i Now”: Nā‘ālehu Anthony
The documentary filmmaker brings us on board with “Holomua,” which means “progress” in Hawaiian.
“Artists of Hawai‘i Now”: Lynda Hess
As the pandemic exacerbates domestic violence, “1,000 Flowers” provides a meditative healing space.
“Artists of Hawai‘i Now”: Juvana Soliven
“Body Weaponized” challenges the way we treat objects that are designed to hurt women.
“Artists of Hawai‘i Now”: Kauwila Mahi
Mahi’s project, “Kūikawalaki‘i,” explores the connection between past and future.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for August 26–September 1, 2021
Shop at an al fresco fair, get lost in a world of wizards, savor a summer picnic, get crafty with felt and use a popular toy to create custom candy bars.