Bishop Museum

Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

• Oct16The Stars TonightFridayJoin us for the Stars Tonight at Bishop Museum! Examine the skies with a presenter in our planetarium, featuring the stars, planets, astronomical highlights, and other stories of the current season. … View DetailSee listing
• Oct22Maʻa: Establishing Our Pilina to KanaloaThursdayThrough reflections on Kahoʻolawe and the legacy of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana, this talk story session explores how pilina to Kanaloa and to ʻāina is cultivated over time through commitment, ʻike, and action. … View DetailSee listing
• Oct24Behind the Scenes Native Garden TourSaturdayJoin expert botanist, Miles Thomas, on an in-depth native garden tour! Take a guided walk through the garden and learn how to identify native and canoe plant species. We’ll also discuss the cultural and historical significance of some of the flora we have on Bishop Museum campus. This event will be outdoors with limited shade access, so please plan accordingly: Bring water, sunscreen and an enthusiasm for plants! After the walk, participants will be gifted a native Hawaiian…See listing
• Nov7Nānā I Ke Kumu: He Hoʻoilina Ola Ka HulaSaturdayInspired by the hula and mele presentations Mrs. Pukui organized in Hawaiian Hall during her tenure at Bishop Museum and throughout Hawaiʻi paeʻāina, the program draws upon research by Pelehonuamea Harman and Kimo Alama Keaulana and Pukui’s own program notes to bring forward traditional hula and mele that are rarely seen or practiced today. … View DetailSee listing
• Nov12Paʻa: Kanaloa Kānaka i Kanaloa — Ea aʻe ka ʻOhanaThursdayHonoring the courage of the Kahoʻolawe Nine and the generations that followed, this gathering reflects on how aloha ʻāina becomes embodied, sustained, and carried forward. Together, we examine what it means for ea to rise through ʻohana, community, and shared kuleana. … View DetailSee listing
• Nov1350 Years of Aloha ʻĀina Concert & Celebration: Laʻa, Maʻa, Paʻa!FridayJoin Bishop Museum and the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana for a culminating evening of music, celebration, and remembrance honoring 50 years of Aloha ʻĀina. … View DetailSee listing
• Sep17Hōkūle’a in the Chesapeake: Honoring the Future of Indigenous RelationsFridaySee listing
• Sep18The Stars Tonight: Trivia DomeSaturdayThe Stars Tonight: Trivia Dome is a seated planetarium program at the J. Watumull Planetarium in Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Kalihi, Honolulu. A presenter guides the show through the stars, planets and astronomical highlights of the current season, and in solstice and equinox months the program takes a trivia format, with supplies provided. Answering the questions is optional. The museum's page for this program lists December 18, 2026. Two showtimes run that night, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., each about one hour, with check-in from 5:45 p.m. and lobby exhibits and views over the Great Lawn beforehand. Stargazing with the Hawaiian Astronomical Society follows, weather permitting. All ages are welcome. The early showing is encouraged for families, question difficulty rises at 7:30, and guests 3 and under share a seat with an adult or guardian. Tickets are $10 per adult and $7 per youth 4 to 17, with children 3 and under free. Members get 50 percent off general admission member tickets. No kamaʻāina rate is printed. Seating is limited and first come, first served, tickets must be bought online in advance, and they are fully refundable until two hours before the selected showtime. Evening parking is $5. For another planetarium evening at Bishop Museum, The Stars Tonight is also listed on this calendar for October 16.See listing
• Sep24Laʻa: Consecration of Aloha ʻĀina in ʻAhaFridaySee listing
• Sep27T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsMondayT. REX: Extended Cut Screenings is a seated planetarium experience at the J. Watumull Planetarium in Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Kalihi, Honolulu. Each screening begins with a live-presented tour of the night sky, then shows a 42-minute documentary blended with computer animation about a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found in North Dakota in July 2022. The film is narrated by Sam Neill and produced by Giant Screen Films. After the film, guests can see the lobby exhibit Wayfinders: He Waʻa He Moku, He Moku He Waʻa. The museum's page lists Sunday screenings in fall 2026 on September 13, September 27, October 4, October 11, November 22, December 6 and December 27. Each date has two showtimes, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Check-in opens in the planetarium lobby 30 minutes before showtime, doors close when the show starts with no late seating, and the experience is in person only. This listing matches the September 27 screening. General admission is $5 per person. Lap children ages 0 to 2 are free, and members are free but must reserve tickets in advance. No kamaʻāina rate is printed. Tickets are fully refundable until two hours before the showtime. Parking in museum lots is $5 per vehicle after 5:00 p.m. No food or drink is allowed in the theater. For another evening in the planetarium, The Stars Tonight is listed at Bishop Museum on October 16.See listing
• Sep27Kāhuli Celebration DayMondayKāhuli Celebration Day is an all-ages day at Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street in Kalihi, Honolulu, centered on Hawaiʻi's native land snails, known as kāhuli. The museum's page for the most recent edition describes Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across the Hawaiian Hall complex, with a timeline in Hawaiian Hall and booths in the Gulab and Indru Watumull Atrium. The program that day mixed performance, talks and hands-on activity. A trio of violin, harp and bass performed The Kāhuli on the hour from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Danica Rosengren led a kāhuli puppet-making activity at 10:30 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. Dr. Norine Yeung, the museum's Curator of Malacology, presented Kāhuli in 2026 at 11:30 a.m., and Hālau Nā Pua Hala Kūnou i ke Kai with Kumu Hula Lauren Kanoelani Chang Williams presented Kāhuli Aku, Kāhuli Mai at 12:30 p.m. Atrium booths showed live native snails from the Pūpū Ola captive rearing center and featured the Snail Extinction Prevention Program, the Honolulu Zoo and the Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi. The page says the event is for guests of all ages and is free with museum admission. It prints no member or kamaʻāina rates, and it marks that listing as expired, so check the museum calendar for the next date. Bishop Museum's calendar here also carries Kanikapila ma Kaiwiʻula and Museum After Hours for other days out in Honolulu.See listing
• Oct4T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsMondayJ. Watumull Planetarium 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmT. REX: Extended Cut Screenings J. Watumull PlanetariumSee listing
• Oct7Under the Sea with the Exploration Vessel NautilusThursdaySee listing
• Oct9Museum After HoursSaturdayBernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 5:45 pm – 6:30 pmUnder the Sea with the Exploration Vessel Nautilus Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumSee listing
• Oct9Under the Sea with the Exploration Vessel NautilusSaturdaySee listing
• Oct10Kanikapila ma KaiwiʻulaSundayGarden 10:00 am – 2:00 pmShells, Wings & Wonder Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumSee listing
• Oct10Shells, Wings & WonderSundaySee listing
• Oct11T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsMondayJ. Watumull Planetarium 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmT. REX: Extended Cut Screenings J. Watumull PlanetariumSee listing

The last 20 of 20 past events we listed here — useful for a sense of what this venue actually programmes.

1. T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsOct 11, 2026
2. Shells, Wings & WonderOct 10, 2026
3. Kanikapila ma KaiwiʻulaOct 10, 2026
4. Museum After HoursOct 9, 2026
5. Under the Sea with the Exploration Vessel NautilusOct 9, 2026
6. Under the Sea with the Exploration Vessel NautilusOct 7, 2026
7. T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsOct 4, 2026
8. Kāhuli Celebration DaySep 27, 2026
9. T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsSep 27, 2026
10. Laʻa: Consecration of Aloha ʻĀina in ʻAhaSep 24, 2026
11. The Stars Tonight: Trivia DomeSep 18, 2026
12. Hōkūle’a in the Chesapeake: Honoring the Future of Indigenous RelationsSep 17, 2026
13. T. REX: Extended Cut ScreeningsSep 13, 2026
14. Kanikapila ma KaiwiʻulaSep 12, 2026
15. Grow Native: Hawaiʻi Plant Propagation WorkshopSep 12, 2026
16. Museum After HoursSep 11, 2026
17. The Stars TonightAug 18, 2026
18. Kanikapila ma KaiwiʻulaAug 18, 2026
19. Welo Ka Hae Hawaiʻi – Celebrating Lā Hoʻihoʻi EaAug 18, 2026
20. Navigating by the StarsAug 18, 2026