What to do in Hilo in October 2026

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Nov 28

  E ʻAi

  Kainoa Gruspe · Kainoa Makua · Amber Khan · Mary Babcock

  East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center · Downtown Hilo

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Oct 29

  Full Bleed

  Wailoa Center · Wailoa River State Recreation Area

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Other

  10 AM

  ʻIkuwā Festival 2026

  ʻImiloa Astronomy Center · UH Hilo upper campus

  Free

• Music

  3 PM

  Little Shop of Horrors

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $20–$35 Tickets ↗

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Other

  9 AM

  Hālau ʻŌkupu Kai!

  ʻImiloa Astronomy Center · UH Hilo upper campus

  $20–$30 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Open Mic Mondays

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Music

  4 PM

  Guy Kahokulani Imoto

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  S3 (Funky Soul Jazz)

  S3

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Soul

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Nights out

  8:30 PM

  DJ Self Target

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Nights out

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Little Shop of Horrors

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $20–$35 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Stompin Vibez

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Little Shop of Horrors

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $20–$35 Tickets ↗

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• Music

  8 PM

  Glen Nihipali East Side Country

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Country

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Little Shop of Horrors

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  $20–$35 Tickets ↗

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Open Mic Mondays

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Music

  4 PM

  Guy Kahokulani Imoto

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  E. Hawaii Jazz & Blues

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Blues
  • Jazz

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  E. Hawaii Jazz & Blues

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music
  • Blues
  • Jazz

• Theatre

  7 PM

  The Land Has Spoken: Tales of Indigenous Horror

  Laura Bowen · Kalani Queypo · Andrew Roa

  UH Hilo Performing Arts Center · UH Hilo campus

  • Theatre

  $12–$32 Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Other

  3 PM

  Halloween at ʻImiloa: Carnival of the Deep

  ʻImiloa Astronomy Center · UH Hilo upper campus

  Tickets ↗

• Other

  7 PM

  The Haunted Palace

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  $20–$25 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8:30 PM

  Caldera

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Music

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Other

  7 PM

  The Haunted Palace

  Hilo Palace Theater · Downtown Hilo

  $20–$25 Tickets ↗

• Cabaret

  8:30 PM

  Pink! It's a Show

  Hale Kanikapila · Downtown Hilo

  • Cabaret

Everything on in Hilo