Maui Arts & Entertainment

Wailuku First Friday returns on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m., ushering in the Festivals of Aloha with a vibrant evening dedicated to community, culture and connection to the land. The evening’s live entertainment includes the celebrated trio, Ei Nei.

A strong line-up of Hawaii musical talent, featuring Henry Kapono and others, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center during a “Local Voices” concert series. Kapono will be joined by Tavana, Anthony Pfluke, Danny Carvalho and Ryan Perez at the McCoy Studio Theater. Tickets go on sale online […]

This year’s Festivals of Aloha will span September through October, with celebrations across Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Wailea, Hāna, and Makawao. A schedule of events is posted here.

Please join us for the 40th annual St. John’s Kula Festival in Kēōkea on Sept. 27, 2025, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is St. John’s 125th anniversary. A portion of the proceeds will go to Grow Some Good.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center invites the community to close out the summer season with a series of free, family-friendly performances featuring local talent and cultural entertainment.

The Maui Jazz & Blues Festival is back in 2025, bringing Grammy-winning artists and international performers to The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua from Oct. 20 to 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 22.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents classical duo, Karolina & Iwo, in an intimate performance with seating directly on the Castle Theater stage, amongst the performers, on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 7 pm.

The Emma Farden Sharpe Hula Festival proudly returns to Lahaina Aug. 22–23, 2025, at the reimagined Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows, bringing together hālau hula, cultural practitioners, artisans and Hawaiian music in a free, family-friendly celebration of aloha. This year’s festival will shine a spotlight on Phyllis Ross, a lifelong student, dancer, and teacher of hula whose journey […]

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents the next concert of its Hawaiian Music Series, featuring a special live performance by the award-winning Kalani Miles. This free, family-friendly event will take place on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Ocean Lawn at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kāʻanapali.

Maui’s young artists are shining at the Hui No‘eau Youth Art Exhibition 2025. The exhibition is bursting with creativity, color and imagination. From bold paintings to intricate sculptures, every piece tells the story of curiosity, learning and self-expression.

Artists are invited to explore Maui watersheds and use their creative talents to raise awareness about the importance of protecting native species.

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua presents rising star Tiera Kennedy as part of the Maui Songwriters Festival Summer Series on Friday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the resort’s Alaloa Lounge. This special performance is complimentary and open to the public, offering an exciting start to Labor Day Weekend.

Kū Mai Ka Hula (“Hula Appears”) returns to the Castle Theater for its 18th annual event, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center as Maui’s premier yearly competition – and Maui’s only adult hula competition.

An inaugural Lights for Lahaina & Light March is scheduled to take place on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. The free event provides a chance for the community to come together, inviting all to reflect on Lahaina’s past, celebrate its resilience, and move forward with hope into the future.

The Hāliʻimaile Neighborhood Night Market brings together local vendors and community members in a shared space that supports Maui’s food security and fosters deeper connections.

An exciting evening of indigenous culture and Polynesian dance was presented before 176 guests on Sunday as the Oni Foundation hosted a fundraiser at the Maui Beach Hotel’s Moana Ballroom. The event surpassed expectations, raising more than $22,000 for the foundation’s mission of cultural preservation and youth empowerment.

On the eve of the second anniversary of the Lahaina wildfires, Maui-based artist Rafael Pereda is unveiling his latest work: “Tribute to Lahaina,” a 30” x 60” painting created in honor of the town he called home for more than two decades.

The highly anticipated Apple TV+ series “Chief of War” debuted to rave reviews on Aug. 1, bringing to life the story of warrior Kaʻiana and the rise of Kamehameha ʻEkahi (King Kamehameha) as he fights to unify the islands in the late 1700s. Set across nine episodes, the series is a groundbreaking portrayal of pre-contact Hawaiʻi, featuring ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) and a predominantly Polynesian cast. […]

A beloved tradition, the Emma Farden Sharpe Hula Festival, will return to West Maui for the first time since the 2023 wildfires.

Maui OnStage will hold open auditions for “The Rocky Horror Show” on Friday, Aug. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Historic ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku.