Paint and sip on Oʻahu
There’s no paint and sip studio on Oʻahu — the sessions travel to bars, breweries and hotels, so you book a date rather than an address. Seats run $30 to $125, and most venues ask you to buy one drink from the bar.
Who runs paint and sip
Price per seat and how often each one runs.
Pop-up sessions at bars and hotels
Regular venues: the Twin Fin Waikīkī, Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay, Koʻolau Distillery in Kailua, Residence Inn Kapolei,…
From $45 per person · The busiest operator on the island by a distance.
If you want to go to a paint and sip on Oʻahu in the next fortnight, this is almost certainly the answer.
Pop-up sessions at bars and hotels
Recent and upcoming venues: The Hall by Beer Lab HI at Pearlridge, TJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 1938 Indochine in…
$30 per person, plus a $0.75 service fee · Two or three sessions a month, usually a Saturday or Sunday, sometimes as a happy-hour…
Half the price of everything else here, and the subjects are the most Hawaiʻi-specific of any operator.
Pop-up sessions at bars and hotels
Monthly public session at Aloha Beer Company, 700 Queen St, Kakaʻako.
$50 per person · Last Tuesday of the month at Aloha Beer.
Run by Amie Nowell, and the only operator here with a loyalty scheme.
Pop-up sessions at bars and hotels
Entirely mobile — homes, offices, restaurants and community spaces across Oʻahu.
Price not published · No public calendar — everything is by arrangement.
The one to ring if you want a session at your own house or office rather than in a bar.
BYOBPop-up sessions at bars and hotels
15 N Pauahi St and 941 River St #240, Honolulu, HI 96817 (Chinatown), and mobile for larger groups.
$99 per person · Public sessions seat up to 12 at Pauahi Street, or 30 at River Street.
The most expensive seat on this page, and the smallest class, which is the trade you are making. This one is ours.
Fixed address
Mirage Art Gallery and Coffee Shop
1425 10th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816 (Kaimukī)
$49 per person · Wednesday or Thursday only, 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
A Middle Eastern coffee house — Turkish coffee and smoothies rather than a bar — so treat this as a painting evening rather than a drinking one unless you…
Fixed address
McCully Shopping Center, 2nd Floor, 1960 Kapiolani Blvd #208, Honolulu, HI 96826
Price not published · Sun, Mon and Thu 10am–6pm · Tue 10am–1pm · Fri and Sat 10am–8pm · Wednesday closed.
Paint-your-own pottery rather than paint and sip: pick a bisque piece, paint it at the table, leave it to be glazed and fired.
Something similar
1006 Kawaiahaʻo St, Honolulu, HI 96814 — also listed as 1008-A.
$76 per person for 45 minutes · Mon and Wed–Fri 4pm–10pm · Sat 12pm–11pm · Sun 12pm–5pm · Tuesday closed.
Five bottles of non-toxic acrylic, paint squirt guns, a poncho, shoe covers and a hair cap.
Something similar
Waimea Blue Gallery — resin art
66-250 Kamehameha Hwy D103, Haleʻiwa, HI 96712 (North Shore)
$250 for one person, or $150 each for two or more · Every class is private — there are no public group sessions.
Pouring resin rather than brushing paint, taught by the gallery’s own artist, Akima Kai.
Where sessions happen
The bars and hotels that host them. Check each operator’s calendar for dates.
Closed, so don’t book
Painting with a Twist — Honolulu · 320 Ward Ave Ste 114, Honolulu
The franchise’s own studio page for this location reads "Sorry!
Painting with a Twist — ʻAiea · 98-199 Kamehameha Hwy #D-02, ʻAiea
Same declaration on the brand’s own studio page for the ʻAiea location.
Yaymaker / Paint Nite — Honolulu · In-person events across Oʻahu
Not gone, but not running here.
Wine & Design — Honolulu · 25 N King St, Chinatown
Appears closed.
Prices and schedules were read from each operator’s own page on Aug 13, 2026. Where an operator publishes no price, we say so rather than guess. See how we verify.
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