Arts and Culture Make O‘ahu More Livable!

The Creative City is your source for arts and culture events on O‘ahu. You’ll also find a compendium of collectives, organizations, festivals, museums, performing arts groups, and more.

Upcoming Oʻahu Events
Watercolor Painting Class with Dwayne Adams: Beginner-Intermediate (6 Sundays)
Jan 19
Downtown Art Center, 2nd Floor
Class, Watercolor
Watercolor Painting Class with Dwayne Adams: Beginner-Intermediate (6 Sundays)
Downtown Art Center, 2nd Floor
Class, Watercolor
Downtown Art Center, 2nd Floor
Class, Watercolor
A Groovy Psychedelic Experience with The Mackay Project
Feb 28
NextDoor Cinema Lounge & Concert Hall in Chinatown
Music, Multimedia
A Groovy Psychedelic Experience with The Mackay Project
NextDoor Cinema Lounge & Concert Hall in Chinatown
Music, Multimedia
NextDoor Cinema Lounge & Concert Hall in Chinatown
Music, Multimedia
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Beethoven Fest
Mar 1
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Beethoven Fest
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Fate: Symphony No. 5&8
Mar 6
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Fate: Symphony No. 5&8
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ron Artis II and Friends
Mar 7
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ron Artis II and Friends
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ode to Joy: Symphony No. 9
Mar 9
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ode to Joy: Symphony No. 9
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Mar 15
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Mar 16
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Video
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Mar 19
Hawaii Theatre
Dance, Culture
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Hawaii Theatre
Dance, Culture
Hawaii Theatre
Dance, Culture
Piff The Magic Dragon
Mar 21
Hawaii Theatre
Magician, Comedy
Piff The Magic Dragon
Hawaii Theatre
Magician, Comedy
Hawaii Theatre
Magician, Comedy
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Mar 22
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
TAEMIN Ephemeral Gaze World Tour
Mar 22
Neal S Blaisdell ARENA
Music, Dance
TAEMIN Ephemeral Gaze World Tour
Neal S Blaisdell ARENA
Music, Dance
Neal S Blaisdell ARENA
Music, Dance
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Mar 23
Palikū Theatre
Music
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Palikū Theatre
Music
Palikū Theatre
Music
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Mar 28
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Mar 29
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Mar 30
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Music, Film
Taimane
Apr 5
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Taimane
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
HSO Spotlight
Apr 6
Hawaii Theatre
Music
HSO Spotlight
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival
Apr 12
Nuuanu Avenue - Historic Honolulu Chinatown
Festival, Art Sale, Painting Performance, Music
HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival
Nuuanu Avenue - Historic Honolulu Chinatown
Festival, Art Sale, Painting Performance, Music
Nuuanu Avenue - Historic Honolulu Chinatown
Festival, Art Sale, Painting Performance, Music
Ichiko Aoba Luminescent Creatures World Tour 2025
Apr 17
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ichiko Aoba Luminescent Creatures World Tour 2025
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Mozart’s Gran Partita
Apr 19
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Mozart’s Gran Partita
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Doris Duke Theatre at HoMA
Music
Annual Waikiki SPAM JAM® Block Party
Apr 26
Kalakaua Avenue from Seaside Avenue to Uluniu Avenue
Festival, Music, Crafters, Hawaii Made
Annual Waikiki SPAM JAM® Block Party
Kalakaua Avenue from Seaside Avenue to Uluniu Avenue
Festival, Music, Crafters, Hawaii Made
Kalakaua Avenue from Seaside Avenue to Uluniu Avenue
Festival, Music, Crafters, Hawaii Made
Chamber Music Hawaii presents The General
May 10
Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium at U.H. Manoa
Music, Film
Chamber Music Hawaii presents The General
Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium at U.H. Manoa
Music, Film
Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium at U.H. Manoa
Music, Film
The Music of Studio Ghibli
May 17
Hawaii Theatre
Music
The Music of Studio Ghibli
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Mother Goose and the Hen: Ravel, Haydn & Mozart
May 18
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Mother Goose and the Hen: Ravel, Haydn & Mozart
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Keola Beamer
Jun 14
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Keola Beamer
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Brahms Symphony No.1
Jun 15
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Brahms Symphony No.1
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
BE:FIRST World Tour 2025
Jun 17
Hawaii Theatre
Music
BE:FIRST World Tour 2025
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Hawaii Theatre
Music
Ongoing Events
Project Banaba
Nov 4
Exhibit, History, Culture
Project Banaba
Exhibit, History, Culture
Exhibit, History, Culture
Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920
Oct 5
Exhibit, History, Hawaiiana, Photography
Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920
Exhibit, History, Hawaiiana, Photography
Exhibit, History, Hawaiiana, Photography
Allyn Bromley: At the Edge of Forever (Mixed-Media Exhibit)
Nov 9
Exhibit, Multimedia
Allyn Bromley: At the Edge of Forever (Mixed-Media Exhibit)
Exhibit, Multimedia
Exhibit, Multimedia
HoMA Nights - Every Friday Evening
Dec 27
Culture, Exhibit, Music
HoMA Nights - Every Friday Evening
Culture, Exhibit, Music
Culture, Exhibit, Music
Bishop Museum’s After Hours: 2nd Friday Monthly
Jan 10
Culture, Family, Music, Exhibit
Bishop Museum’s After Hours: 2nd Friday Monthly
Culture, Family, Music, Exhibit
Culture, Family, Music, Exhibit
Contemporary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025
Feb 6
Exhibit, Photography
Contemporary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025
Exhibit, Photography
Exhibit, Photography
Honolulu African American Film Festival
Feb 6
Film, Culture, Documentary
Honolulu African American Film Festival
Film, Culture, Documentary
Film, Culture, Documentary
Making Art for Art’s Sake (Saturdays, weekly)
Feb 8
Classes
Making Art for Art’s Sake (Saturdays, weekly)
Classes
Classes
Hawai'i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ
Feb 14
Hawai'i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ
Hawaii Theatre Center Production of Disney Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Mar 12
Musical, Family
Hawaii Theatre Center Production of Disney Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Musical, Family
Musical, Family
Parade
Mar 20
Theatre, Musical
Parade
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical
My Name is Asher Lev
Mar 21
Theatre
My Name is Asher Lev
Theatre
Theatre
Grease
Mar 21
Theatre, Musical
Grease
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical
Kim’s Convenience
May 15
Theatre
Kim’s Convenience
Theatre
Theatre
August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
May 16
Theatre
August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Theatre
Theatre
Man of La Mancha
May 23
Theatre, Musical
Man of La Mancha
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical
The Princess and the Iso Peanut
Jun 26
Theatre, Musical
The Princess and the Iso Peanut
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical
Hawaii Premiere - The Transylvanian Clockworks
Jul 11
Theatre
Hawaii Premiere - The Transylvanian Clockworks
Theatre
Theatre
Side By Side By Sondheim
Jul 17
Theatre, Musical
Side By Side By Sondheim
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Jul 18
Theatre, Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Theatre, Musical
Theatre, Musical

Events and activities are subject to change. Please check directly with respective venues.

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