Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Feb. 5–11, 2026
Watch top-notch breakdancers, see African American films, clean up an east side beach, listen to Hawaiian steel guitar tunes and more.
Photo: Dennis Abadilla
Endless Styles Festival
Saturday, Feb. 7, 4 to 10 p.m.
Watch in awe as breakdancers battle it out at this street dance competition on a chic rooftop pool deck in Waikīkī. Plus, enjoy music by DJs Nobunaga, Fleg and Lus Jones and shop at a pop-up vendors’ market. If the main event leaves you wanting more, there are also dance workshops, a pre-party and an after-party throughout the weekend.
Free, Hawaiian Aroma Caffé at Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel, 2300 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, eventbrite.com, @endlessstylesfestival
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Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu African American Film Festival and Honolulu Museum of Art
Honolulu African American Film Festival
Thursday, Feb. 5, through Sunday, March 1
In honor of Black History Month, mark your calendar for feature, documentary and short film screenings, along with panel discussions highlighting Black excellence in art and justice. Don’t miss the short film Newbies, starting actor Danny Glover and co-created by O‘ahu native Kimiko Matsuda Lawrence, showing on Feb. 13 and 28.
$15 per screening, Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theatre, 900 S. Beretania St., Makiki, honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum
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Photo: Courtesy of Kumu Kahua Theatre
Two Nails, One Love
Thursdays to Saturdays through Feb. 21
Get tickets for this play by Lee A. Tonouchi, based on the novel by Alden M. Hayashi, which examines a complicated mother-son relationship and painful family history, including her incarceration and deportation to Japan during World War II. Before the Friday performance, gather your girlfriends for a ladies’ night pre-show social at the neighboring Black Shamrock Tavern and enjoy a BOGO (buy one get one free) discount on your show tickets with promo code LADIES.
$9–$30, Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., Downtown, kumukahua.org, @kumukahua
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Photo: Courtesy of Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i
Makapu‘u Beach Cleanup
Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i for a birthday beach cleanup in celebration of their 15th anniversary. You’ll remove marine debris and trash with the nonprofit’s original founders along the East O‘ahu shoreline—the location of their very first cleanup. Afterwards, enjoy complimentary lunch and birthday cake on the beach!
Family-friendly, free, Makapu‘u Beach Park, donate.sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org, @sustainablecoastlineshawaii
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Photo: Catherine AliSantosa Photography
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
Saturday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Showcasing the unique sound of this influential Hawaiian instrument, enjoy a free concert featuring steel guitar masters, including Alan Akaka, Steve Cheney and Bobby Ingano. The lineup will also feature a group of young, up-and-coming musicians playing classic and contemporary tunes.
Family-friendly, free, Ka Makana Ali‘i, Center Court, 91-5431 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, hawaiiansteelguitarfestival.com, @himele_hawaii
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Laura Dornbush is a regular contributor to HONOLULU Magazine. @ldornbush
