Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Feb. 19–25, 2026
Discover new favorites at a pop-up market, hear musical odes to Shakespeare, attend an indie book fest, visit a farm animal sanctuary and more.
Photo: Courtesy Of Phases Hawai‘i
The HONOLULU Edit
Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Shop 40 of Hawaiʻi’s most stylish, creative and locally loved brands at this new marketplace curated by the team at HONOLULU Magazine. This isn’t your average craft fair—you’ll have a chance to connect deeper, meet makers, explore new brands, try samples and support small businesses in a lively, design-forward setting. Elevate your experience with a VIP shopping pass to receive early entry at 9 a.m., exclusive perks and a special treat.
Free general admission, $25 VIP shopping pass, Ward Centre in the former Roger Dunn space, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd., Kaka‘ako, honolulumagazine.com, @honolulumag
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Illustration: Uve Barker and Thomas Morrison
Sounds of Shakespeare Festival
Saturday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, March 22
Mark your calendars for this musical ode to the stories of William Shakespeare with ten events at venues across Honolulu. It all starts this weekend with a chamber music concert and a coffee talk with Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra’s Maestro Dane Lam, Michael-Thomas Foumai and some special guests.
- Saturday, Feb. 21, Shakespeare Coffee Talk, Downtown Art Center
- Saturday, Feb. 21, Chamber Music Hawai‘i Presents Galliard & Brass, Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium
- Sunday, March 8, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream with Mānoa Valley Theatre, Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
- Friday, March 13 to Sunday, April 5, West Side Story, Diamond Head Theatre
- Saturday, March 14, Honolulu Chamber Series Presents Apollo5, Cathedral of Saint Andrews
- Sunday, March 15, Ides of March, venue to be announced
- Wednesday, March 18, Read to Me at the Symphony! with Read to Me International, Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
- Thursday, March 19, Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet with violinist Stella Chen, Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
- Saturday, March 21, Shakespeare Coffee Talk, Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
- Sunday, March 22, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet with Ballet Hawai‘i and pianist George Li, Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Cost varies by event, myhso.org, @hawaiisymphonyorchestra
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Wahi Pana Public Art
Friday, Feb. 20, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden
Saturday, Feb. 21, noon to 2 p.m., Kahe Point (Electric Beach)
Sunday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to noon, Hale‘iwa Beach Park
Wahi Pana debuts new outdoor art this weekend as part of its multi-year initiative to install works that connect places with their indigenous stories. Admire Kaili Chun’s sculpture and get a glimpse of a Wahi Pana Handi-Van designed by Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden on Friday. On Saturday, see a new mural at Kahe Point and meet the artists, Meleanna Aluli Meyer and Solomon Enos. Then witness the opening of the new large-scale sculpture installation by Amber Khan and Jordan Souza at Hale‘iwa Beach Park on Sunday.
Free, wahipana.com, @wahipana
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O‘ahu Indie Book Festival
Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Celebrate small press and independent authors at this first-ever festival. Meet writers and illustrators, buy signed books, listen to readings, take a literary scavenger hunt and join a silent book club. If you’re interested in publishing your own book, don’t miss two small group panel discussions full of tips from experts.
Family-friendly, free, Hawai‘i State Library, 478 King St., Downtown, sites.google.com, @oahuindiebookfestival
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Photo: Courtesy of Aloha Animal Sanctuary
Visitor Day at Aloha Animal Sanctuary
Sunday, Feb. 22, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Spend a morning learning about this nonprofit safe haven for farm animals on the windward side. You’ll tour the property, meet its beloved animal residents and snap photos with goats, sheep, ducks and more, especially Haku the pig who loves taking selfies with visitors. Plus, you’ll feel good knowing that 100% of your ticket cost goes towards the animals’ care.
$20, 47-119 Pulama Road, Kāne‘ohe, alohasanctuary.org, @alohaanimalsanctuary
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Laura Dornbush is a regular contributor to HONOLULU Magazine. @ldornbush
