Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: October 23—30, 2019
Eat, drink and go boo! This week: Celebrity chefs, Broadway magicians and Hitchcock’s most terrifying movies are taking over O‘ahu. Plus rappelling professionals want to help you plunge 400 feet ... for a good cause.

PHOTO: COURTESY HAWAI‘I FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL / KRIS LABANG PHOTOGRAPHY
Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival (O‘ahu)
Wednesday, October 23–Sunday, October 27 | Various times
Begin the O‘ahu leg of this nearly monthlong feast at the first backyard barbecue, Howard Hughes Brews & BBQ (Oct. 23). Other standout gatherings include Crazy Rich Cocktails (Oct. 24) and Life’s a Beach (Oct. 26). But if you can only attend one, see international top chefs, master chefs, iron chefs, Michelin-starred restaurateurs and Hale ‘Aina Award winners at the Halekūlani Culinary Masters Gala, the festival’s closing event (Oct. 27).
Various locations, starting from $65, hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com
The Illusionists
Wednesday, October 23–Sunday, October 27 | Various times
This family-friendly showcase is the second act in a three-part series of hit Broadway shows coming to Honolulu. Five mentalists, magicians and tricksters from around the world promise to conjure a theatrical two-hour spectacle.
Blaisdell Concert Hall, $50–$80

Photo: The Illusionists / Kristy Maple
Special Olympics Hawaiʻi: Over the Edge 2019 Fundraiser
Saturday, October 26 | 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Raise money for Special Olympics Hawai‘i as you rappel from 40 stories (that’s 400 feet!) above Kūhiō Beach. Join the 11th annual fundraising event either as an individual or part of a team. You’ll have a bucket list-worthy adventure and the best views of Waikīkī and Diamond Head.
Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort, $25–$100
PechaKucha Honolulu Night: Supernatural
Wednesday, October 30 | 5:30–8 p.m.
Twenty images, 20 seconds each—that’s the rule of presenting at any PechaKucha. Speakers come from different career backgrounds, have a range of life experiences and hold a variety of viewpoints. But this month they must all touch on the supernatural.
Hawai‘i State Art Museum, free, eventbrite.com
SEE ALSO: See Artists Present Supernatural Images at October’s PechaKucha Honolulu
Plus: Coming Up
HONOLULU Magazine’s Burger Bash 2019 Presented by Alaska Mileage Plan
Saturday, November 9, 4–9 p.m.
Join us at Kāhala Mall for our first-ever Burger Bash—a free event celebrating all things burgers. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites including The Butcher & Bird, Smith and Kings, Square Barrels, Burgers & Burritos Hawai‘i and more.
$25 for fast pass (free for general admission), Kāhala Mall, 4211 Waialae Avenue, hnltix.com
Holiday Roundups
Halloween 2019 BOO-Nanza
Looking for some Halloween action all month long? Visit our special page for the best Halloween events, screenings, pop-up bars and haunted houses to attend with your squad, pets and family. Readers can also look forward to tips, tricks, treats and tantalizing tales. Check it out here!
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Hitchcocktober’s The Lady Vanishes
Wednesday, October 23 | 7–9:15 p.m.
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Haunted Plantation
Friday through Sunday starting Oct. 11, plus Oct. 31, 7 to 11 p.m.
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Skeleton Key Hawai‘i Presents Jorge Garcia’s Mutant Massacre
Fridays through Sundays starting Oct. 18, plus Oct. 30 and 31, 7 to 10 p.m.
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Party Like a Rockstar: Halloween Edition at Rumfire
Friday, October 25 | 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
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Hitchcocktober’s Psycho
Wednesday, October 30 | 7–9:15 p.m.

PHOTO: PechaKucha Honolulu / BRANDYN LIU
Hawai‘i Business Presents Wahine Forum 2019
Thursday, October 24 | 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Immortal Hero Movie Screening
Until Thursday, October 24 | Various times
Hawai‘i Lacrosse Tournament
Friday, October 25–Sunday, October 27 | Various times
Kapi‘olani Park, free to watch, hawaiilacrosse.com
2019 Hawai'i Woodshow
Until Sunday, October 27 | Various times
SEE ALSO: Hawai‘i Woodshow’s New Location Offers You a Rare Inside Look at a Century-Old Hall
Sunday Polo Matches at The Honolulu Polo Club in Waimānalo
Season ends this Sunday, October 27 | 1–7 p.m.
O‘ahu Detox Yoga Surf Retreat with Yoga4Ewa
Monday, October 28 at 4 p.m.–Friday, November 1 at 9 a.m.
Looking for more things to do? Check out our events calendar.
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