Things to do in Honolulu this weekend, Nov. 12 to 15
Bishop Museum marks 50 years of aloha ʻāina
By Lou P. and the Honolulu Loop editors. Thursday, November 12, 2026
On Friday, Bishop Museum holds a concert and celebration called 50 Years of Aloha ʻĀina. Daniel Caesar plays the arena on Ward Avenue Saturday night, and UH football hosts North Dakota State the same evening. In Mililani, the high school drama club puts on storybook theatre at the library.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
50 Years of Aloha ʻĀina Concert & Celebration: Laʻa, Maʻa, Paʻa!
Bishop Museum holds the 50 Years of Aloha ʻĀina Concert & Celebration on Friday only.
Bishop Museum and the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana mark 50 years with a lawn concert of new mele inspired by Kahoʻolawe. Hula, Kimié Miner, Kaʻikena Scanlan and others perform, with testimonials from community partners.
Friday at 5 pm · Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
FREE THIS WEEKENDcosts nothing
Pop-Up Exhibit: The Nisei Soldiers of World War II: Their Contributions During and After the War to Hawaiʻi and the Nation
Through Friday
O‘ahu - Kaimukī, 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI, 96816
A six-panel exhibit from Nisei Veterans Legacy covers the Nisei military units and the veterans who became prominent leaders in Hawaiʻi. It sits in the Hawaiʻi & Pacific section of the Adult Reading Room.
Who's Coming to Dinner?
Through Nov. 28
O‘ahu - Hawai‘i State Library, 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
Imagine one extra seat at your Thanksgiving table. Write which author, character or historical figure you'd invite and the one question you'd ask on a paper leaf for the tree display. Entries win prizes by age group.
WITH KIDSbring them
Mililani High School Drama Club Presents Storybook Theatre
Saturday at 10:30 am
O‘ahu - Mililani, 95-450 Maka‘imo‘imo St, Mililani, HI, 96789
Mililani High School Drama Club students run a morning of simple make-and-take crafts followed by storytelling. It's aimed at preschoolers through 3rd graders and their families.
LEGO Challenge
Friday at 2:30 pm
O‘ahu - Waikīkī-Kapahulu, 400 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu, HI, 96815
Each builder, solo or paired, gets a bag of random LEGOs, one hour and a specific task. The library community votes on the best build. Good for elementary age kids and up.
THE WEIRD ONE with Lou P.
Solo Journaling RPGs
Role-playing games for one person, played in a journal, at the Kapolei library all month.
Through Nov. 30 · O‘ahu - Kapolei, 1020 Manawai St, Kapolei, HI, 96707
OUTSIDEfresh air
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football vs. North Dakota State Bison Football
Saturday at 6 pm
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, 1105 Lower Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96822
Rainbow Warriors football hosts North Dakota State at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex.
DATE NIGHTfor two
O Ke Kai Series with Oceanfront Stargazing
Saturday at 6:15 pm
OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, 2169 Kalia Road, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815
An evening of oceanfront stargazing, part of the O Ke Kai series hosted with the Friends of Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻiloa and Kanehonamoku Voyaging Academy. A daytime canoe building and restoration workshop with craftsmen and crew runs the same day.
"MANOA" SS27 Fashion Show
Friday at 7 pm
Neal S Blaisdell Arena, 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, HI, 96814
A community fashion show at the Blaisdell Arena showing the MANOA SS27 collection. Seating is general admission, first come first served, and ages 4 and up need a ticket.
BRING A TOTEmarkets and sales
Koʻolau Night Market by Island Craft Fairs
Through Friday
Food trucks and vendors set up outside in the Windward Mall parking lot near Haiku Road, with giveaways for a few lucky attendees. It's a relaxed Friday night out with the ʻohana.
Hawaii Market Expo
Friday at 10 am; also Sat 10 am, Sun 10 am
Exhibition Hall, 777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI, 96814
A daytime market expo at the NCA Pavilion Exhibition Hall on Ward Avenue.
BIG SHOWSyou've heard of these
- SAT 8 AMLei Poʻo Workshop, Queen Emma Summer Palace
- FRI 8 PMOcean Alley, The Republik
- THU 6:30 PM; ALSO 9 PM, FRI 6:30 PM, FRI 9 PMDeRay Davis, Blue Note Hawaii
PLAN AHEAD
WHAT DID WE MISS?
We do our best to read every calendar in Honolulu, and we still miss good stuff. The church supper, the band at the corner bar, the block party your neighbor is throwing. If you know about something, tell us. Just write hello@loopcities.com. We read every note.
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