During an October visit to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, enjoy Honolulu events such as Halloween season, UH Women’s Volleyball and the Honolulu Pride Parade.
Things to Do in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu in October 2026
Browse this extensive list of festivals and events happening across Oʻahu in October 2026.
Tours & Activities to Try This October
Ghost Tours
For those seeking a real scare, Oʻahu’s ghost tours are a must-do! From haunted sites to ancient legends, these tours offer a spine-chilling look into Hawaiʻi’s supernatural past.
Various October 2026
Fri 2 October 2026
Fri 9 October 2026
Top October Experiences
Island Tour with Waimea Waterfall
- Led by knowledgeable local guides
- Stops at many of Oʻahu’s hidden gems
- Includes Waimea botanical garden & waterfall
- Max. of 24 people per group, all ages welcome
Pearl Harbor & Honolulu City Tour
- 5-star rated with over 3,000 reviews
- Honolulu sightseeing by air-conditioned coach
- Visit Pearl Harbor historic sites
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See ʻIolani Palace & King Kamehameha statue
Fri 16 October 2026
Fri 23 October 2026
Fri 30 October 2026
TBC October 2026
- “1706” It’s Showtime – Theatrical Horror Experience
- 2026 Filipino Cultural Summit
- 2026 Keiki Fair
- 2026 Spooky Trolley Tours
- 7th Annual Lumpia Eating Contest and Dive’n’Movie Night: Lilo and Stitch (PG)
- ‘Aiea Complex Trunk or Treat
- A Mo’o Forest Haunted House
- A Very Addams Family Hulaween
- Ala-Ween Spooktacular at Ala Moana Center
- Aliʻi Sunday at Kawaiahaʻo Church
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Fall Festival
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Patch Educational Tours
- Anniversary ʻOhana Menu at Arden Waikiki
- ARVO Halloween Party
- Aya Golf Lounge Halloween Costume Contest & Party
- Basalt’s Halloween Boo Brunch
- Be Your Idol: Halloween Dance Party
- Bishop Museum After Hours
- Boo Bash: Neon Idols: K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween Party
- Boogie at Beach Walk
- Boos & Brews at Bishop Museum Great Lawn
- Bubble Run Honolulu
- Butterfly Tea at The Veranda
- Bump in The Night 2! W/ Document One!
- Candlelight Concerts
- Celebrate Pride with Māhū & Mimosas
- Children & Youth Day 2025
- Cigars Under the Stars: A Taste of the Tropics
- Craft Fair & Sidewalk Sale
- Creatures of the Night: A Halloween Affair at Surf Bar Waikiki
- Dave & Boo-sters Boo Bash – Honolulu
- Day at Hānaiakamalama, the Queen Emma Summer Palace Festival
- Dinner, Drag & Karaoke
- Emo Nite at The Republik
- ESPN Honolulu’s Sports & Food Fest
- Ewa Farm Fair
- Fall Gift Fair
- Fall Festival Mililani Town
- Family Dance Party Spooky Style! at Kapolei Commons
- Family-Friendly Halloween Event at Hukilau Marketplace
- Family Fall Fest at Manoa Marketplace
- FANG-TASTIC Craft Fair
- Filipino Food Week Hawaii
- First Friday Hawaiʻi in Chinatown
- First Saturday at Ward Village
- Flavors of Hawaii Waikiki Festival
- Food & New Product Show 2025
- Free Concert at Hukilau Marketplace
- Freaks & Treats: Halloween Weekend
- Fright Night Halloween Party
- Galliard & The Emperor with Galliard Strings
- Grave Rave – Halloween Party (College Party)
- Hawaiʻi Career Expo 2025
- Hallow-Zoo 2025 at Honolulu Zoo
- Halloween at Hank’s Cafe Honolulu
- Halloween at The Silos
- Hawaii Appleseed’s Fright for Justice Fundraiser
- Halloween Boo at the Barn
- Halloween Bowling Fundraiser at Aiea Bowl
- Halloween Costume Contest & Karaoke at Shark’s Den Bar & Grill
- Halloween Day Party – Brunch Edition at The Gatsby Hawaii
- Hawaiʻi’s Woodshow
- Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival
- Hawaiʻi International Film Festival presented by Halekulani
- Halloween Cookie Decorating Workshop
- Halloween Costume Surf Event
- Halloween Goat Yoga at Aloha Goat Yoga
- Halloween in Chinatown Crawl of the Undead
- Halloween Mixology Class
- Halloween Night Party at Aloha Mamacita & The Row
- Halloween Night Time Tea at Tea at 1024
- Halloween Runway Show + Afterparty
- Halloween Trick or Treat Fun! at Town Center of Mililani
- Halloween Trick or Treating at International Market Place
- Halloween Trick-or-Treating on the Pier
- Halloween Pet Costume Contest at Town Center of Mililani
- Halloween Promotion at Salt Lake Shopping Center
- Halloween Pumpkin Patch & Trick-or-Treating at Kapolei Shopping Center
- Halloween Spooktacular at Hawaii Kai Towne Center
- Halloween Under The Sea at Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi
- Hapa Halloween: Mysteries of Hawai’i in Concert
- Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert
- Haunted Plantation
- Hauntopia 2025: A Spooky Adventure!
- Hawaiian Spooky Stories with Jeff Gere
- Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival: FEAST Summit
- Hawaiʻi International Dance Expo
- Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival – Oʻahu
- Hawaiʻi Holiday Craft & Gift Fair
- Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre: Nosferatu’s Vampire Ball
- Hō‘ae‘ae Community Park “Trunk or Treat”
- Holo Holo Festival
- Honolulu Halloween Bar Crawl
- Honolulu Maker’s Market
- Honolulu Official Halloween Bar Crawl
- Honolulu Pride Parade from 3pm: Magic Island to Waikīkī Shell
- Honolulu Pride Festival from 5-9pm: Waikīkī Shell
- Honolulu Pride Kick-off Pau Hana
- Howl-o-Ween Social: A Paw-Hana Event
- Hy’s Steak House Monthly Sunday Brunch Buffet
- Hyatt Halloween
- International Market Place Sip + Shop
- Kahala Mall-Wide Halloween Trick-or-Treating!
- Kāhuli Festival 2025
- Kailua’s Annual Halloween Bash
- Kaimuki Halloween Trick-or-Treat!
- Kamayan Filipino Food Week Special
- Kaukau & Kars Presents: Trunk or Treat!
- Kaiwiʻula Night Market
- Keiki Costume Ball at Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center
- Keiki Halloween Costume Contest at Royal Hawaiian Center
- Keiki Trick or Treat at Don Don Donki Kapolei
- Kids in the Kitchen: Mummy Pizzas at Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center
- Koko Marina Makers Market
- Kolohe Kai – What Aloha Means
- Koʻolau Night Market
- K-Pop Day at at Wet’n’Wild Hawaii
- Kūpuna Movie Mornings: Little Shop of Horrors
- Lanakila District Park Halloween
- LeaLea Charity Run 5K
- Locker Room: Halloweenie
- Long Beach Dub Allstars
- Lulu’s Waikiki Halloween Bash
- Made with Aloha Gift Fair
- Magical Boo Bash Fall Fest
- Magic Show with Matthew Singer
- Mahalo-Ween at FarmLovers Market Pearlridge
- Mālama Hawaiʻi Makers Markets
- Manifesting Magic: A Month of Mystics & Magic
- Mari’s Garden Fall Festival
- Market City’s Halloween Celebration
- Mary, Star of the Sea Oktoberfest
- McCully’s Monster Mansion
- Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Waikele Premium Outlets
- Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown
- Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)
- Mililani Mauka Elementary School Fall Fun Fair
- Mind, Body & Spirit Celebration
- Molokaʻi Hoe Canoe Race
- Moon Walk at Waimea Valley
- N64 Mario Kart Tournament!
- Na Mele Koʻolina
- NEON: EDM Glow Party
- October 2026 Craft & Collectibles Fair
- October Film Series
- Octoberfest Crabfest! at Dixie Grill
- Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Helping Hands Hawai‘i
- Oktoberfest at SALT at Our Kakaʻako
- Oktober-Fest Night Market at Pearl at Kalauao
- Ono Grindz & Makeke Farmers Market: Halloween
- Over The Edge For Special Olympics Hawaiʻi
- Party Monster 2025: Waikiki’s Ultimate Halloween Bash!
- P.F. Chang’s K-POP Demon Hunter Brunch
- PHAMily Fun Day: Cockpits & Candy
- Priced into Paradise 2025 – Build a Future, Find a Home
- Pumpkin Pāʻina at SALT at Our Kakaʻako
- Pumpkin Poolooza 2025
- Robert Cazimero Aloha Show
- “Safe Trick-Or-Treating” at Skyline Stations
- Skeleton Crewe Quintet Ft. Members of Dead & Co.
- Skull & Crown’s Halloween Pop-Up Bar at International Market Place
- Sounds of the Ocean at Bishop Museum
- Sneaker Con Honolulu
- Speed Dating HI Halloween Edition age 25-35
- Speed Dating Halloween Edition age 40-50
- Spookapalooza 2025: Haunted Train Rides!
- Spook-tacular Halloween Paint Party
- Spooktacular Paint & Punch
- Spooky Science Workshop at Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center
- SpookyLaulea Holloween Block Party
- Steel Guitar Sundays at Hula Grill Waikiki
- Sunset Soirée at the Halekulani Garden Courtyard
- Sunshine People Market by Here.
- Symphony of the Hawaiʻi Seas
- The Joy of Sake
- The Official Halloween Bar Crawl
- Taste of Makaha Night Market: Spooktacular Fun Trick or Treat
- The 14th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary
- Theatre of Terrors: Murder Hotel
- Thriller Ol Skool Halloween Party
- Thrill’n Villains Halloween Keiki Event by Storybook Hawaii
- Tiki’s Annual Waikiki Halloween Bash
- Together We Soar Drag Brunch by Hawaiian Airlines & Alaska Airlines
- Trial of Fears Interactive Haunted House
- Trick-or-Treat at Pualeilani Atrium at Hyatt Regency Waikiki
- Trunk-or-Treat at iRep Detail Supply
- Twin Fin Halloween at HB Social Club
- Underwater Pumpkin Carving
- University of Hawaiʻi Men’s Football
- University of Hawaiʻi Women’s Volleyball
- Vamp Up the Fang-tastic Fun at Mililani Shopping Center
- Wahine Forum 2025
- Waikīkī Artfest at Kapiʻolani Park
- Waikiki Halloween Booze Cruise 2025
- Waimanalo Country Farms: Fall Harvest Festival
- Wet’n’Wild Hawaiʻi Events
- What the Truck?! Event at Waikele Center
- Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles & Hawaiiana Show
- Windward Mall 6th Annual Bon Dance Festival
- Windward Mall Trick-or-Treating
- W.O.W. Waikīkī Beach Clean Up
INSIDE TIP: As October approaches, watch for more event announcements and bookmark this page for updates. Some events may require advance reservations or tickets. While we strive for accuracy, please confirm details with organizers as dates, times and pricing may change.
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