Our October events calendar offers a wide variety of affordable entertainment across the Hawaiian Islands. We’ll continue to update this calendar throughout the month as many organizers announce new events.
As always, we focus on “cheap” things to do with a kamaʻāina adult ticket price of $15 or less or a regular price of $25 or less. Sometimes we suggest events with higher ticket prices that we feel might be worth a splurge, mostly local music, film, and arts events. For more expensive events, we look for popular events with available ticket discounts that can help bring the price down.
If money is tight, check out our free things to do in October. For more things to do every day (free and paid), see our Calendar of free and cheap things to do (hawaiionthecheap.com)
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October Holidays & Special Events
- October 5, 2024 (ʻOhana Festivals). Lāna‘i Ho‘olaule‘a. Aloha Week and ʻOhana Festivals cultural events (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 11, 2024 (ʻOhana Festivals). Moloka‘i Ho‘olaule‘a. Aloha Week and ʻOhana Festivals cultural events (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 11, 2024 (2nd Monday). Polynesian Discoverers’ Day in the Hawaiian Islands (2nd Monday in October) aka Columbus Day federal holiday: Federal holidays 2024: What’s closed and open (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 19, 2024 (ʻOhana Festivals). Maui Hāna Parade & Ho‘olaule‘a. Aloha Week and ʻOhana Festivals cultural events (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 20, 2024 (annual event). Oʻahu: annual Waimea Valley Mai‘a ‘Ho‘olaule‘a (Banana Festival) (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 26, 2024 (annual event). Big Isle: IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawai’i (hawaiionthecheap.com)
- October 31. Halloween: Halloween haunts and events across the Hawaiian pae ʻāina
Calendar of free and cheap October events
Featured Events are list first each day, highlighted by a photo. Featured events are unique or annual events that we or our advertisers don’t want you to overlook.
You might also like: Hawaiʻi on the Cheap – affordable living and things to do (hawaiionthecheap.com)
