Maui Arts & Entertainment

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.

Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center will host the celebration of its first Ka Ulana ʻIe Maui Junior Cohort Hō‘ike and panel discussion from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 28. The culminating event honors the center’s pilot program dedicated to the practice and perpetuation of ulana ʻie — a sacred Hawaiian tradition of weaving with […]

Produced by Maui Public Art Corps in collaboration with the County of Maui and kumu hula Sissy Lake-Farm of Hālau Makana Aloha O Ka Lauaʻe, the piece is one of three large-scale murals being unveiled in June through the Hui Mo‘olelo program, which pairs professional artists with community members to create place-based public art.

The entertainment lineup for Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa has been released. The Hōʻolauleʻa takes place at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center following the Pāʻū Parade on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Maui Ocean Center will launch “Mele: The Hawaiian Music Experience” inside its intimate Sphere Theater starting Tuesday, July 1. The immersive visual and musical journey showcases Hawaiian dancers and musicians, led by award-winning performer Eric Gilliom.

The Oni Foundation will take guests on a journey through Polynesia at its summer fundraiser on July 20 at the Maui Beach Hotel’s Moana Ballroom in Kahului. The event will feature an evening of cultural performance, dining and music.

The real-life inspiration behind the character “Kevin T.” in the Broadway hit “Come From Away” is heading to Wailuku’s historic ʻĪao Theater for a special appearance at Maui OnStage’s local production of the musical.

Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa Committee announced Clifford Naeʻole as the Grand Parade Marshal for the 2025 celebration, set to take place on Saturday, June 21, along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului beginning at 9:45 a.m.

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) presents its upcoming exhibit, “The Nisei Experience in WWII,” curated by Shari Tamashiro, Cybrarian at UH Kapiʻolani Community College. This exhibition offers an in-depth exploration of the Nisei experience, from the years preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the post-war era, shedding light on the resilience, sacrifice, and patriotism of second-generation Japanese Americans.