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.
Top October Tours
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
- First Friday Hawaiʻi in Chinatown
- Free Waikīkī Friday Night Fireworks Show
- Mahatma Gandhi Day & International Day of Nonviolence
Sun 4 October 2026
Thu 8 October 2026
Fri 9 October 2026
Sat 10 October 2026
Sun 11 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
- 2026 Hawaiʻi Dance Expo
- Free Waikīkī Friday Night Fireworks Show
- Josh Tatofi Artist-In-Residence at Blue Note Hawaii
Sat 17 October 2026
- 2026 Hawaiʻi Dance Expo
- Josh Tatofi Artist-In-Residence at Blue Note Hawaii
- Na Mele Ko Olina at Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club
Sun 18 October 2026
Fri 23 October 2026
Sat 24 October 2026
Wed 28 October 2026
Fri 30 October 2026
Sat 31 October 2026
TBC October 2026
- 2026 Filipino Cultural Summit
- 2026 Keiki Fair
- 2026 Spooky Trolley Tours
- Aloha Home Market
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Fall Festival
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Patch Educational Tours
- Bishop Museum After Hours
- Boos & Brews at Bishop Museum Great Lawn
- Bubble Run Honolulu
- Butterfly Tea at The Veranda
- Cigars Under the Stars: A Taste of the Tropics
- Craft Fair & Sidewalk Sale at Koko Marina Center
- Day at Hānaiakamalama, the Queen Emma Summer Palace Festival
- Diamond Head Theatre
- Drag Brunch by Hawaiian Airlines & Alaska Airlines
- ESPN Honolulu’s Sports & Food Fest
- Ewa Farm Fair
- Fall Festival Mililani Town
- Family Fall Fest at Manoa Marketplace
- Filipino Food Week Hawaii
- First Saturday at Ward Village
- Flavors of Hawaii Waikiki Festival
- Free Concert at Hukilau Marketplace
- Hawaiʻi’s Woodshow 2026
- Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival
- Hawaiʻi Hispanic Heritage Festival
- Hawaiʻi Holiday Craft & Gift Fair
- Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
- Holo Holo Festival
- HoMA Events
- Honolulu Maker’s Market
- Honolulu Pride Parade from 3pm: Magic Island to Waikīkī Shell
- Honolulu Pride Festival from 5-9pm: Waikīkī Shell
- Honolulu Pride Kick-off Pau Hana
- International Market Place Sip + Shop
- Island Pulse at Capitol Modern
- Kamayan Filipino Food Week Special
- Kaiwiʻula Night Market
- Kaneohe Night Market
- Kennedy Theatre
- Koko Marina Makers Market
- Koʻolau Night Market
- Kumu Kahua Theatre
- LeaLea Charity Run 5K
- Mālama Hawaiʻi Makers Market
- Mānoa Valley Theatre
- Mari’s Garden Fall Festival
- Mele Haliʻa “To Recall Fondy”
- 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
- Molokaʻi Hoe Canoe Race
- October 2026 Craft & Collectibles Fair
- Ono Grindz & Makeke at Wai Kai
- Over The Edge For Special Olympics Hawaiʻi
- Priced into Paradise – Build a Future, Find a Home
- Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi Events
- Sneaker Con Honolulu
- The Joy of Sake
- University of Hawaiʻi Men’s Football
- University of Hawaiʻi Women’s Volleyball
- Wahine Forum 2026
- Waikiki Makers Market
- Waikīkī Shell Events
- Waimanalo Country Farms: Fall Harvest Festival
- Wet’n’Wild Hawaii Events
- What the Truck?! at Waikele Center
TBC Halloween Events 2026
- “1706” It’s Showtime – Theatrical Horror Experience
- ‘Aiea Complex Trunk or Treat
- A Mo’o Forest Haunted House
- A Very Addams Family Hulaween
- Ala-Ween Spooktacular at Ala Moana Center
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Fall Festival
- Aloun Farms Pumpkin Patch Educational Tours
- ARVO Halloween Party
- Aya Golf Lounge Halloween Costume Contest & Party
- Basalt’s Halloween Boo Brunch
- Be Your Idol: Halloween Dance Party
- Boo Bash: Neon Idols – K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween Party
- Boo-Hoo Halloween 2026
- Boogie at Beach Walk
- Boos & Brews at Bishop Museum Great Lawn
- Bump in The Night 2! w/ Document One!
- Candlelight: Halloween Classics Concert
- Center-Wide Trick-or-Treating at Royal Hawaiian Center
- Creatures of the Night: A Halloween Affair at Surf Bar Waikiki
- Dave & Boo-sters Boo Bash – Honolulu
- Emo Nite at The Republik
- Family Dance Party Spooky Style! at Kapolei Commons
- Family-Friendly Halloween Event at Hukilau Marketplace
- FANG-TASTIC Craft Fair
- Freaks & Treats: Halloween Weekend
- Fright Night Halloween Party
- Free Halloween Candy Crawl at Pearlridge Center
- Grave Rave – Halloween Party (College Party)
- Hallow-Zoo 2026 at Honolulu Zoo
- Halloween at Hank’s Cafe Honolulu
- Halloween at The Silos
- Halloween Boo at the Barn
- Halloween Bowling Fundraiser at Aiea Bowl
- Halloween Celebration & Pumpkin Patch at Ward Village
- Halloween Cookie Decorating Workshop
- Halloween Costume Contest – A Daytime Brunch Party!
- Halloween Costume Contest & Karaoke at Shark’s Den Bar & Grill
- Halloween Costume Surf Event
- Halloween Day Party – Brunch Edition at The Gatsby Hawaii
- Halloween Goat Yoga at Aloha Goat Yoga
- Halloween in Chinatown Crawl of the Undead
- Halloween Mixology Class
- Halloween Night in Waikīkī
- Halloween Night Party at Aloha Mamacita & The Row
- Halloween Night Time Tea at Tea at 1024
- 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 Runway Show + Afterparty
- Halloween Spooktacular at Hawaii Kai Towne Center
- 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 Under The Sea at Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi
- Hapa Halloween: Mysteries of Hawaiʻi in Concert
- Haunted Plantation
- Hauntopia 2026: A Spooky Adventure!
- Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre: Nosferatu’s Vampire Ball
- Hawaiian Spooky Stories with Jeff Gere
- Hawaii Appleseed’s Fright for Justice Fundraiser
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert
- Honolulu Halloween Bar Crawl
- Honolulu Maker’s Market: Halloween
- Honolulu Official Halloween Bar Crawl
- Howl-o-Ween Social: A Paw-Hana Event
- Hyatt Halloween
- Kahala Mall-Wide Halloween Trick-or-Treating
- Kailua’s Annual Halloween Bash
- Kaimukī Halloween Trick-or-Treat
- Kaukau & Kars Presents: Trunk or Treat
- Keiki Costume Ball at Hawaiʻi 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
- Kūpuna Movie Mornings: Little Shop of Horrors
- Lanakila District Park Halloween
- Lanterns After Dark: Costume Party
- Little Monsters Spooktacular at Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu
- Locker Room: Halloweenie
- Lulu’s Waikiki Halloween Bash
- Magical Boo Bash Fall Fest
- Mahalo-Ween at FarmLovers Market Pearlridge
- Manifesting Magic: A Month of Mystics & Magic
- Mari’s Garden Fall Festival
- Market City’s Halloween Celebration
- McCully’s Monster Mansion
- Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)
- October Film Series
- Oktober-Fest Night Market at Pearl at Kalauao
- Octoberfest Crabfest! at Dixie Grill
- Ono Grindz & Makeke Farmers Market: Halloween
- Party Monster 2026: Waikiki’s Ultimate Halloween Bash!
- PHAMily Fun Day: Cockpits & Candy
- Pumpkin Pāʻina at SALT at Our Kakaʻako
- Pumpkin Poolooza 2026
- 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
- Speed Dating Halloween Edition (25–35)
- Speed Dating Halloween Edition (40–50)
- Spookapalooza: Haunted Train Rides!
- Spook-tacular Halloween Paint Party
- Spooktacular Paint & Punch
- SpookyLaulea Halloween Block Party
- Spooky Science Workshop
- Taste of Makaha Night Market: Spooktacular Fun Trick or Treat
- Theatre of Terrors: Murder Hotel
- The Great Pumpkin Festival
- The Official Halloween Bar Crawl
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Thrill’n Villains Halloween Keiki Event by Storybook Hawaiʻi
- Thriller Ol Skool Halloween Party
- Tiki’s Annual Waikiki Halloween Bash
- Trial of Fears Interactive Haunted House
- Trick or Treasure: Pirates-Themed Halloween Weekend at The District
- 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
- Vamp Up the Fang-tastic Fun at Mililani Shopping Center
- Waikiki Halloween Booze Cruise 2026
- Waimanalo Country Farms: Fall Harvest Festival
- Wicked Wednesdays at DECK. Waikiki
- Windward Mall Trick-or-Treating
- Zombie Halloween Party at Dʻlish at the Beach
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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