Maui - Hawaii - page 531

FRIDAY TOWN PARTIES
If it's Friday night, suit up for a party in the streets. Created in 2011, the Maui Town
Parties celebrate local art, food and musicians. On the first Friday of the month the
party is held in downtown Wailuku. It moves to Lahaina the second Friday, followed
by Makawao and Kihei on the 3rd and 4th Fridays respectively. For exact locations,
check www.MauiFridays.com . Festivities start at 6pm.
Festivals & Events
Lahaina's top festivals draw huge crowds, with Front St closed to traffic during these
events. On Friday nights many Front St galleries are open from 7pm until 10pm for the
weekly Art Night . Enjoy wine, entertainment and hors d'oeuvres. The Maui Friday Town
Party is held in Lahaina on the 2nd Friday of the month (see box on opposite page).
For updated details on Lahaina festivities, contact the Lahaina Town Action Commit-
tee ( event hotline [phone]; www.visitlahaina.com ) or visit the website.
Whale & Ocean Arts Festival ART
Fete the annual humpback whale migration in mid-March at Banyan Tree Sq during this
weekend-long celebration with Hawaiian music, hula, games and marine-minded art.
Banyan Tree Birthday Party FESTIVAL
Lahaina celebrates its favorite tree with a two-day birthday party, complete with a birth-
day cake and nature-inspired art plus games for the na keiki (children). It's held on the
weekend closest to April 24.
King Kamehameha Celebration PARADE
A parade down Front St and a crafts fair in Banyan Tree Sq, held on different days, hon-
or Kamehameha the Great in mid-June.
Fourth of July PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Bands perform tunes on the lawn of the public library from 5:30pm and fireworks light
up the sky over the harbor at 8pm.
Halloween in Lahaina FESTIVAL
Costumed revelers parade up and down Front St on Halloween night. The atmosphere is
family friendly in the early evening, but things gets more risqué as the night goes on.