What to do in Honolulu in December 2026

57 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Busiest venues: Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Jan 31

Divine Disruption: The Art of Tsherin Sherpa

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

Imagined Flora: Ralph Iwamoto's Surrealist Beginnings

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

HŌʻĀ (Hawaiʻi Open Arts)

Capitol Modern: Hawaii State Art Museum · Downtown / Capitol District
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Honor Thy Mother and Father: Depictions of Filial Piety in Japan

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Vital Connections: Art & the Brain

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

Fellow Travelers: Joseph E. Yoakum & Ray Yoshida

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Music
Open run

A Timeless Princess

Royal Hawaiian Theater · Waikīkī
- Music
- Theatre
$65–$95 Tickets
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Mandala: Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Art

Honolulu Museum of Art · Makiki / Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 13

I Am an American: the Nisei Soldier Experience

Capitol Modern: Hawaii State Art Museum · Downtown / Capitol District
- Visual arts
Music
until Dec 6

The Book of Mormon

Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall · Ala Moana / Kakaʻako
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
8 PM

Chiodos

The Republik · Kakaʻako / Ala Moana
- Music
- Emo
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Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour

Atsuko Okatsuka

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets
Dance
Time not announced

el momento en que me desperté

Kennedy Theatre (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) · Mānoa
- Dance
- Theatre

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
12 PM

Royal Hawaiian Band Concert

Royal Hawaiian Band

ʻIolani Palace · Downtown
- Music
Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour

Atsuko Okatsuka

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Deathpact

The Republik · Kakaʻako / Ala Moana
- Music
- Nights out
- Electronic
Dance
Time not announced

el momento en que me desperté

Kennedy Theatre (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) · Mānoa
- Dance
- Theatre

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Dance
Time not announced

el momento en que me desperté

Kennedy Theatre (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) · Mānoa
- Dance
- Theatre

Monday, December 7, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Debbie Gibson

Hawaii Theatre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Debbie Gibson's Winterlicious

Debbie Gibson

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
12 PM

Royal Hawaiian Band Concert

Royal Hawaiian Band

ʻIolani Palace · Downtown
- Music
Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
9 PM

NGHTMRE

The Republik · Kakaʻako / Ala Moana
- Music
- Nights out
- Electronic
Comedy
Time not announced

Jiaoying Summers

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Comedy
Time not announced

Whose Live Anyway? 2026

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets

Monday, December 14, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

Hapa Holiday Extravaganza

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall · Ala Moana / Kakaʻako
- Music
Tickets
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Thursday, December 17, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Friday, December 18, 2026

Music
12 PM

Royal Hawaiian Band Concert

Royal Hawaiian Band

ʻIolani Palace · Downtown
- Music
Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Saturday, December 19, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Elf in Concert

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall · Ala Moana / Kakaʻako
- Music
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The 5th Annual Kalani Pe'a Hawaiian Christmas Show

Kalani Pe'a

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, December 20, 2026

Music
Time not announced

Elf in Concert

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall · Ala Moana / Kakaʻako
- Music
- Cinema
Tickets

Monday, December 21, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Thursday, December 24, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Saturday, December 26, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 27

Queen Kapiʻolani Evening Tours

ʻIolani Palace · Downtown
- Visual arts
Tickets

Sunday, December 27, 2026

Music
Time not announced

Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Monday, December 28, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

WAR

Blue Note Hawaii · Waikīkī
- Music

Thursday, December 31, 2026

Music
7:15 PM

HĀ: Breath of Life

Polynesian Cultural Center · Lāʻie
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Dark Side of the Beach NYE

Hawaii Theatre Center · Chinatown / Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

WAR

Blue Note Hawaii · Waikīkī
- Music

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