LahainaTown Events Calendar

Annual Events Calendar

Lahaina Whale and Ocean Arts Festival March 2nd - 3rd, 2013

Lahaina celebrates the annual migration of Pacific Humpback whales with ocean arts festivities. On Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm in Banyan Tree Park Several Whale Research groups will educate visitors and locals alike. Artists display their best marine-themed art for sale, while Hawaiian musicians and hula troupes entertain. Enjoy a kids ocean art contest, whale photo displays. Free admission. (Back to top)

Banyan Tree Birthday Party April 20 and 21, 2013

Honoring the 139th birthday (planted April 24, 1873) of LahainaTown's famous landmark, the Banyan Tree, this fete includes a birthday cake, clowns, Keiki games, artists displaying nature artworks, and hands-on art activities for children. Admission is free; hours are 9am to 5pm.
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25th Lahaina Poster Contest 2014

LahainaTown Action Committee and the Lahaina Arts Society present the 25th annual Lahaina Poster Contest. The contest is open to all artists who portray a recognizable image of Lahaina. High quality posters are produced from the winning art piece and sold throughout the following year as the official Lahaiana Poster. All entries must be delivered to theLahainaTown Action Committee office, upstairs in the Old Lahaina Courthouse, 648 Wharf St. in Lahaina, on Fri. Aug. 30th 2013, between 9:00am and 4:30pm.
Entry Information - Artist Agreement and entry form
2013 Lahaina Poster Winner & runners up

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4th of July Fireworks and Food Fair July 4, 2013

The Lahaina Town Action Committee invites all to stroll historical Lahaina and enjoy the holiday specials in many ocean view restaurants and town shops. The Maui Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 12th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration in Lahaina. For an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration, come down and listen to a variety of bands play in Lahaina free. A fireworks display lighting the night sky over Lahaina's roadstead is scheduled for 8 pm, hosted by Maui Chamber of Commerce. Fireworks can be viewed from charter boats in Lahaina Harbor and on land throughout Lahaina Town. Enjoy an afternoon of great fun, food, shopping, entertainment and more, followed by a spectacular sunset and a fireworks celebration. (Back to top)

Halloween on Front Street October 31, 2013

Halloween festivities will begin on Front Street with the 34th Annual Keiki Halloween Costume Parade at 4:30 that is sponsored by the Lahaina Rotary, Sunrise Rotary Club of Lahaina and the Soroptomist of West Maui.

Halloween in Lahaina events are co-sponsored by the County of Maui and the Lahaina Town Action Committee (LAC). The Keiki Halloween Costume Parade is sponsored by the Lahaina Rotary, Sunrise Rotary Club of Lahaina and the Soroptomist of West Maui. Halloween Schedule of activities. Halloween Transportaion Schedule

Parking lots are accessable from Dickenson street only to luakini street.

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Holiday Lighting of the Banyan Tree November 30th and Decmber 1st, 2013

Come celebrate the 14th anniversary of the lighting of Lahaina's historic Banyan Tree. Saturday, the Banyan Tree is lit up with thousands of Christmas lights for the entire holiday season. Santa Claus makes an appearance, island-style, and community choirs sing Christmas carols. See the World Culture Exchange Hula performances on stage. Kids are invited to participate in holiday festivities including holiday art activities and cookie decorating workshops and families can take photos with a Hawaiian snowman. Enjoy a holiday arts and crafts fair along with Hawaiian musical entertainment. Free admission. (Back to top)
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Maui Friday Town Parties Every Second Friday Evening in Lahaina

Hele Mai – As the sun sets and pau hana begins, what better way to start the weekend right, than to shop, dine and listen to great local music in Lahaina, one of Maui’s historic small towns from 6 – 9pm. Additional information can be found at mauifridays.com . Press Release (Back to top)
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HeU'i Arts and Crafts Festival Ongoing varied weekend schedule

A gathering of artists and crafters display, sell, and demonstrate cultural arts and Hawaiian crafts under the Banyan Tree in Lahaina. Saturdays & Sundays from 9am to 5pm. Live Hawaiian music is featured. Something special for the whole family to enjoy; free admission. (Back to top)

FRIDAY NIGHT IS ART NIGHT Every Friday Evening, Year-round

Stroll through dozens of art galleries in LahainaTown each Friday from 7 to 10 pm for special gallery shows, featured artists-in-action, and refreshments, all free and open to the public! Lahaina has earned its nick-name of "The Art Capital of the Pacific," due to more art galleries per capita than any other American town. A walking map of participating galleries is available in Lahaina Visitor Center (open daily from 9 am to 5 pm). (Back to top)

STOP BY THE LAHAINA VISITOR CENTER Open Daily from 9am to 5pm

Lahaina Visitor Center is located downstairs in the Old Lahaina Courthouse across from Lahaina Harbor at Banyan Tree Park. Managed by LahainaTown Action Committee, a nonprofit civic organization, it offers free and friendly advice and information about Lahaina and West Maui, as well as sales of activities, souvenirs, gifts, ornaments, event logo items and history books.
Direct phone is 808-667-9193. Or merchandise can be ordered by phone. (Back to top)

Prince Kuhio Day March 30th 2013
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For updates, call the Lahaina Event Hotline at 808-667-9194.