By Hawaii.com Team
Courtesy of Four Seasons Ko Olina. Photo by Christian Horan Photography.
Aloha Home Market – Kailua
Sunday, Nov. 30
Sunday, Dec. 7
Sunday, Dec. 14
Sunday, Dec. 21
Support local small businesses at one of Hawai‘i’s premier pop-up markets. Everything from fine furniture and jewelry to clothing, accessories, keiki and pet items and specialty food vendors. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Under the covered parking lot at 340 Uluniu St.
Prince Waikiki Holiday Marketplace
Open for Small Business Saturday on November 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as well as Fridays, December 5, 12, and 19, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m..
Find the perfect gift at the Holiday Marketplace.
Prince Waikiki
Holiday Gift Fair – Black Friday Weekend
Nov. 28–30, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Local gifts, holiday music and giveaways.
Pearlridge Center, former Toys“R”Us, 98-1005 Moanalua Road, ‘Aiea
Ali‘iolani Craft & Gift Fair
Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Shopping, food, live entertainment and giveaways. Proceeds will help support Ali‘iolani Elementary School programs.
Ali‘iolani Elementary School, 1240 7th Ave., Kaimukī
Kaimukī Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, Dec. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Home goods, plants, crafts, collectibles, art, jewelry, beef jerky and more. Students will also have their products for sale. There will be a scavenger hunt, giveaways and live performances.
Kaimukī High School, 2705 Kaimukī Ave., Kaimukī
Honolulu Maker’s Market
Saturday, Oct. 25
Saturday, Dec. 6
Saturday, Dec. 20
Sunday, Dec. 21
Locally made treats, plants, ceramics, jewelry crafts and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ala Moana Center, Mauka Wing, Level 2 outside of Target, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd. @honolulumakersmarket
November 11 — Battleship Missouri Memorial’s Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony honoring all past and present veterans who served in the U.S. military. The public is invited to attend this free ceremony and honor all who have fought and continue to fight for our country and our freedom.
Pearl Harbor
ussmissouri.org/events/signature-events/veterans-day-sunset-ceremony
December 6 — Kapolei City Lights Opening Night Block Part & Parade
Get into the holiday spirit with the City and County of Honolulu’s official Christmas tree and holiday displays in Kapolei. Enjoy local entertainment and events at Kapolei Hale and a Holiday Parade featuring 70 participating organizations showcasing decorated vehicles and floats.
Around Kapolei Hale
honolulu.gov/dpr/kapolei-city-lights
December 7 –– Santa Hat 5K Family Fun Run/Walk
Grab your Santa hat and join Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club for their 3.1-mile run/walk around Ala Moana Regional Park and Magic Island
Ala Moana Regional Park and Magic Island
December 6 — Honolulu City Lights Opening Night
Experience the spirit of the holiday season with the City and County of Honolulu’s official Christmas tree and holiday displays. Opening night includes a tree lighting ceremony, a parade, local food offerings and more. The festive lights are hosted at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds at Honolulu Hale and are displayed to the public for free throughout the month. Guests can enjoy creative holiday trees and wreaths, large festive displays, and, most famously, mammoth effigies Shaka Santa and Tūtū Mele — Hawai‘i-style takes on Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.
Honolulu Hale
December 7 — National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
An annual event, when Pearl Harbor attack survivors, U.S. military veterans and visitors from around the world gather at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during Imperial Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The theme of the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration is “Valor, Sacrifice and Peace.”
Pearl Harbor
December 12–14 –– The Nutcracker
Hawaiʻi’s version of a holiday classic, set in 1858 in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i, accompanied by the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.
Blaisdell Concert Hall
December 13 –– Kalākaua Merrie Mile
Part of the Honolulu Marathon, this 1-mile fun run starts in Kapahulu and ends in Waikīkī. Attendees can enjoy a beach party at the end with food and drinks.
Monsarrat Avenue to Queen’s Surf
December 13 - Festivities begin at Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort
The Sheraton Waikiki is renowned for its unique holiday traditions and stunning sand sculptures. Families can attend a engage in Holiday Ribbon Lei Making, nightly Dive-In Movies Under the Stars at Helumoa Pool, Santa’s grand arrival by outrigger canoe and attend a Santa Meet & Greet Breakfast, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and the Neon Glow New Year's Eve party. Festivities begin Dec. 13.
Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort
Holidays at Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort
December 14 — Honolulu Marathon
The fourth largest marathon in the U.S. begins its 26.2-mile route at Ala Moana Beach Park before sunrise, sending runners through metro-Honolulu and Waikīkī, then along O‘ahu’s south shore to Hawai‘i Kai before turning back and finishing in Waikīkī at Kapi‘olani Park. Participants enjoy a large sampling of city views throughout, including passes that run along beaches and over the slopes of Lēʻahi (Diamond Head State Monument).
Honolulu
December 24 — Hawai‘i Bowl
The annual Hawai‘i Bowl is known for its traditionally high-scoring games, thrilling offenses and close matchups. The post-season college football matchups are held at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus. The contest invites an NCAA Division 1 college team from the Mountain West Conference and either a team from the American Athletic Conference or Conference USA for bowl play. The annual bowl game supports multiple nonprofit organizations through its Hawai‘i Bowl Foundation, with more than $1 million awarded to local charities since the foundation’s inception. Kickoff is at 3 p.m.
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
January 12-18 - 28th Annual Sony Open
The Sony Open attracts 120 of the world's top golf professionals to Honolulu. It is the first, full-field competition of the annual PGA TOUR season and produces the largest sports charity windfall on Oʻahu. According to the Sony Open Hawaiʻi website, tournament proceeds are matched by partner Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and now reaches $1.2 million annually, which benefits local non-profits serving vulnerable working families, the elderly and under-resourced children. To date, they have raised over $26 million.
Waialae Country Club in Honolulu
November 19-26 — 2025 WSL Sunset Pro Surf Competition
The World Surf League (WSL) brings the world’s best professional surfers to O‘ahu’s world-famous North Shore for this annual competitive surfing event. Take a spot on the sand to witness elite surfers compete on one of the sport’s most dynamic playing fields and watch the crowing of the WSL’s 2025 world champion.
Paumalū (Sunset) Beach
November 29-December 7 — WSL Hale‘iwa Pro Surf Competition
The World Surf League’s (WSL) second big contest of the North Shore’s big wave season, the Hale‘iwa Pro has the world’s best surfers taking on the waves of Hale‘iwa’s Ali‘i Beach Park. With the O‘ahu beach park located right on the north edge of Hale‘iwa, this pro surf competition also offers attendees quick and easy access to all of the surf town’s great eateries and snack stops, shave ice havens, and retailers.
Hale‘iwa’s Ali‘i Beach Park
December 8–20 –– Vans Pipe Masters at Banzai Pipeline (North Shore)
The World Surf League (WSL) 2026 Championship Tour marks the 50th anniversary of professional surfing. The tour will feature 12 events, including nine regular season stops and two postseason events spanning nine months across nine countries ending with the season finale Pipe Masters at Banzi Pipeline on the North Shore – one of the most prestigious events in surfing. Find a safe spot on the shoreline and watch some of the world’s most skilled surfers take on one of the planet's most powerful and dangerous waves at this professional surfing event showcasing breathtaking rides and pushing the boundaries of the sport.
ʻEhukai Beach (Banzai Pipeline)
December- March (Holding Period) — The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational
The Eddie Big Wave Invitational – often referred to as “The Eddie” celebrates the current lineage of big wave surfers, as well as the ones that came before. “The Eddie” competition requires consistent 40-foot or higher surf and it is invite-only for the competitor surfers. The legend of Eddie Aikau is an important part of Hawaiian Culture. Eddie Aikau was a championship athlete, a waterman and a family man who truly cared for others. He was the first lifeguard of North Shore at Waimea Bay and saved over 500 people throughout his career. This event keeps his legacy alive.
Waimea Bay
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