Maui Arts & Entertainment

Hālau Makana Aloha O Ka Lauaʻe announces its inaugural Hōʻike, Keolamakaainanakalahuiokalaninokamehamehaekolu (The Life of the People) Hōʻike 2025, set for Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at the historic ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku. This milestone event marks the first official presentation by the hālau since its founding in 2020 by Kumu Hula Naomi “Sissy” Lake‑Farm.

Theatre Theatre Maui will present Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” as its 33rd annual summer youth musical from July 17 to 20 at the Bozich Center for Athletics and Performing Arts in Nāpili. Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m., with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Two local high school students were selected for the resort’s third annual START mentorship program.

The Sewing Hui, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to sewing for the Maui community, continues to make its mark on the island’s arts scene with its latest collaboration: the Maui OnStage production of “Come From Away.”

Nearly 100 close-up paintings of marine life created by Maui High School students are now on display at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center in Kīhei.

The weekly Slack Key Show – Masters of Hawaiian Music will feature 2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Kawika Kahiapo and George Kuo in a special run of July concerts at the Nāpili Kai Beach Resort.

The Hua Momona Foundation has announced the second annual Maui Music & Food Experience, taking place from Aug. 15 to Aug. 16 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Kāʻanapali.

The Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows is turning up the heat with its brand-new Summer Sunday BBQ Series, happening now through Aug. 10 along Kāʻanapali Beach.

This year’s Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair was a community affair that not only celebrated the agricultural industry, but benefited many other industries on Maui as well. From the local business suppliers who equipped the event, to the nonprofit beneficiaries who provided labor, to the farmers and vendors who sold their goods, Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB)’s 16th signature event was a successful team effort with blockbuster attendance of more than 7,500.

The second edition of the exhibit opens July 8 and runs through Aug. 30 at the Schaefer International Gallery in Kahului.

Jazz Maui has announced two free Fourth of July concerts to kick off the Jazz Maui 2025 Music Fest, a month of concerts celebrating Hawaiian music and its world-wide impact.

The Shops at Wailea will continue its series of free live performances throughout July, featuring a mix of Hawaiian music, jazz and award-winning artists in its open-air venue.

A new music collective is shaping Maui’s underground nightlife with a steady pulse of house and techno.

A multi-room music and art event called Cosmic Soirée will light up Fuzion Fit in Haʻikū this Saturday night, bringing together more than a dozen DJs, live performances and a community-driven mission to give back.

The parade will start promptly at 9 a.m., but attendees are encouraged to come early as road closures start at 7:45 a.m. along Baldwin Avenue and 8:45 a.m. along Makawao Avenue.

The Oskie Rice Event Center on Olinda Road in Makawao has been the home of all things Upcountry, Maui, for years. In a few days, the opening of the Makawao Stampede Festivities week begins.

A blessing and public unveiling will be held on Friday, June 27, for three new murals installed across the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College campus.

The Dirty Cello band features classical cellist gone rogue, Rebecca Roudman on cello and vocals, who is backed up by a top-notch rhythm section.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents World Champions of Magic, The Clairvoyants, in a MACC Presents show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in the Castle Theater.

The annual Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa returned to Central Maui on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with a vibrant celebration honoring aliʻi, culture and community. The celebration began with a parade that made its way down Kaʻahumanu Avenue from Mahalani Street to Kahului Beach Road, drawing crowds of spectators waving flags and lei.