HONOLULU (KHON2) — This is Weekend Roundup, your go-to destination for weekend planning in the islands. For this weekend, we have everything from line dancing, parades and more.
Here’s everything you need to have a fantastic weekend:
October 4
Oʻahu
The Chinatown 808 Mid-Autumn Festival will be taking place at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The celebration will be complete with free activities, live entertainment and a lantern parade at 6:30 p.m.
The best part? The celebration will all be under the shining light of the full moon.
At the Polynesian Cultural Center, there will be the 34th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival all day long.
Tickets to the festival are $15, and honors the centers first kumu, Aunty Sally Moanikeala Wood Nalauai, who taught students until she retired in the 1980s.
For more information, visit the Polynesian Cultural Center’s website.
At Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawaiʻi, there will be the sixth annual Banana Lumpia Eating contest, followed by a dive-in movie.
The park will be open at 10:30 a.m., with the eating contest taking place at 1:30 p.m. Contestants will have to eat 20 banana lumpia in seven minutes to win.
Don’t want a belly full of banana lumpia? No worries! Wet ‘n’ Wild will still be showing “Lilo and Stitch” throughout the day.
Hawaiʻi Island
The Hāmākua Sugar Days Festival is returning for its second year.
The festival will begin with a parade down Māmāne Street at 10 a.m. Afterwards, there will be the Hāmākua Fair at the Honokaʻa Complex Park.
The fair will be complete with vendors, live music, a historical exhibit and more for the whole ʻohana to enjoy.
Kauaʻi
The Kauaʻi Fire Department will be having a Fire Prevention Week kick-off event at the Kauaʻi Philippine Cultural Center.
The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and feature educational booths, games, prizes, photo opportunities and more.
Maui
The Maui County Fair is returning after a six year hiatus.
There will be rides, ono food, music and more at the family-friendly fair.
You can enjoy the Maui County Fair at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku, from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday at 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets are paid in cash at the gate, with keiki getting in for $5, adults 12 and up gettin in for $10 and the little ones under the age of four getting in for free.
October 5
Oʻahu
At Ka Makana Aliʻi in Kapolei, there will be the Makana Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The shopping center will show off local vendors selling farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and other locally-made goods and crafts.
The first 50 keiki at the market to grab a rubber duckie from the Keiki Corner Tent could win a fun prize pack filled with toys.
At the state capitol, there will be a celebration for Hawaiʻi Children and Youth Day.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features more than 90 booths, three stages for performers, food and more.
The family-friendly fair looks to honor children, and is in its 32nd year of celebration.
At the Waikele Premium Outlets, there will be a mid-autumn festival celebration at 2:30 p.m. at the Center Stage Courtyard.
There will be a free paper lantern giveaway for keiki and a special lion dance performance.
Hawaiʻi Island
Audiences can go with Dorothy on her trek through Oz at the Hilo Prince Theater’s performance of “The Wizard of Oz.”
The show will be at 2:30 p.m., with tickets available online.
Kauaʻi
Kolohe Kai will be at Kauaʻi Community College for a fun concert.
Fans can see the reggae icon perform his hits live, with tickets still on sale on his website.