Maui Arts & Entertainment

Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents back-to-back nights of Starry Night Cinema events with Zootopia 2 screening on Friday, June 5, and Lilo & Stitch on Saturday, June 6. Both films begin at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents Through the Lens in the Schaefer International Gallery, an invitational exhibition featuring innovative photography by six contemporary Hawai‘i-based artists: Vincent Bercasio, Kelly Ciurej, Noah Harders, Michelle Mishina, Brandon Ng, and Nainoa Rosehill.

Emmy Award-winning comedian John Mulaney announced he is adding new dates to his new stand-up comedy tour, John Mulaney: Mister Whatever. Mulaney brings his new tour to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater, Friday, Dec. 18, 2026.

Amid growing concerns of food insecurity and the threat of CRB (coconut rhinoceros beetle), ʻAha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival aims to bring to life niu’s historical, cultural, and agricultural importance in Hawaiʻi and across the Pacific.

This Independence Day, The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua invites guests and residents alike to an evening of live music, community and celebration at the Aloha Garden Pavilion. Headlining the festivities is country-pop sensation Dasha

The Shops at Wailea presents live music programming throughout June in the Center’s Lower Level Performance Area. The month’s schedule features Wailea Wednesdays performances alongside a special evening concert showcasing award-recognized local musicians.

Wailuku Film Festival announced that tickets go on sale today for its inaugural 2026 program — a lineup of more than 100 films that will establish Wailuku town as a gathering place for Pacific and global cinema.

Kick-off summer at Wailuku First Friday on Market Street on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 6–9 p.m. This free, family-friendly community event will feature Maui-made shopping, food, and live local entertainment in the heart of historic Wailuku Town.

On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will open the Lahaina Think Space at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center, a free, welcoming installation where community members can share their stories, reflect on what was lost, and help shape a future memorial for Lahaina.

The 2026 Be Reel Child & Youth Film Festival kicks off with a spectacular last-minute addition to launch the four-day festival: the critically acclaimed Hawaiʻi-made documentary, “KULEANA.”

The Hawaiian Music Series continues its 2026 season in Lahaina with its next free community concert on Thursday, May 28, from 6-7:30 p.m. The performance will take place at the series’ new location on the lawn of Waiola Church and will feature musicians Jarret Roback and Wilson Kanakaʻole.

The Hua Momona Foundation announces the third annual Maui Music & Food Experience on Aug. 21-22 at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa.

From unplugged island sessions to the exclusive Maui Songwriters Festival Summer Series, the resort invites guests and the local community to experience an elevated seasonal celebration where world-class storytelling meets the natural aloha of Kapalua.

The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kāʻanapali is planning a weeklong Fourth of July celebration that trades traditional fireworks for a choreographed drone light show and the resort’s signature “flowerworks” — a helicopter drop of orchids over the pool deck.

Alexander Academy presents Alice in Wonderland, a delightful ballet performance bringing Lewis Carroll’s classic tale to life. This spring production will be performed on June 6 at 2 and 6 p.m., and June 7 at 12 and 4 p.m. at the Seabury Hall Aʻaliʻikuhonua Creative Arts Center.

Seabury Hall Performing Arts will close out its season this month with the 30th annual Side Shows festival, featuring a collection of original one-act plays written and performed by students at the Makawao school.

Lahaina Homecoming, in partnership with Hawaiian Airlines, announced the launch of the “E Hoʻi Mai” Competition, an initiative dedicated to bringing members of the Lahaina diaspora back home for a special weekend of healing, reconnection and collective visioning on July 17–19, 2026. 

The Maui Economic Recovery Commission (Maui ERC) – Healing Journey Team is honored to announce the return of Pa‘ūpili 3rd Saturdays, a monthly community healing gathering in Lahaina Town. The next event will take place Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lahaina United Methodist Church.

Fuzz Box Productions in association with the Wailuku Film Festival announces the Fuzz Flix Fringe Fest (4F for shorts).  An off-the-wall underground shorts film festival that will celebrate the bizarre, the bold and the beautifully unhinged. Neatly tucked into the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival, 4F, will be a late-night circus of pink gorillas and short films.

GAME-ON Maui is an islandwide Mario Kart tournament that brings youth, families, and communities together through competitive gaming, creative technology, and live entertainment. Beginning May 9 in Lahaina, the event will travel to Wailuku, Hāna, Kīhei, Makawao, and Pāʻia throughout the summer, building up to a final championship event.