40th Anniversary
2025 Festival Theme: Holomua
Riding the Waves of Change
Sign up now to participate in the Parade & Park Event
Save the dates for the 2025 Festival
July 18-27, 2025
Henry Kapono
Headlines This Year!
2025 Koloa Plantation Days Events Below
Please note that all information is subject to change
Parade & Park Event NEW TIME! 2pm to 8pm
There’s still time to join in on this Hometown Parade.
Click here for the parade application & be a part of Koloa Plantation Days history.
Opens This Friday • A Hawaiian Sense of Place
Hands-on Cultural Arts Workshops
Learn and experience Hawaiian cultural crafts with experienced practitioners on two Fridays during Koloa Plantation Days
Hosted by Kaua‘i Na Lima No‘eau
Cultural Artists Guild
Kōloa Neighborhood Center
Morning sessions: 10am-12pm
Afternoon sessions: 1pm-3pm
Click here to register & for more information
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 18, 2025
Hawaiian Sense of Place
Fri July 18 & Fri July 25
10:00am & 1:00pm
Admission: FREE • Fee for Supplies
Location: Koloa Neighborhood Center
Flavors of Kukui‘ula: Koloa Plantation Days
Fri July 18 | 5:30-8:30pm
FREE
The Shops at Kukui`ula
2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka, Koloa
Contact: 808-742-9545
TheShopsatKukuiula.com
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Festival Opening and The Kōloa Village Pā‘ina
Sat July 19 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm
FREE at Koloa Village
St. Raphael’s Church Coffee Hour & Talk Story
Sat July 19 | Refreshments 8-9am • Short Tour 8:30am
FREE
St. Raphael’s Church
Contact: 808-742-1955
Historic Hapa Trail Walk
Sat Jul 19 | 9am-12pm
Free tour. Arrive early to park.
No registration required.
Departing from St. Raphael’s Church
Contact: 808-651-1332
Historic Sugar Exhibit Opening
Sat July 19 |
4-7pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Cast-Off Celebration Shoreline Fishing Tournament
July 20 | 12pm-4pm
Shoreline fishing tournament, youth sports sign-ups, food & family activities.
Ann Knudsen Field (Kōloa Ball Park).
Miniature Golf Tournament
Sun Jul 20 | 10am
FREE for Keiki
Lawai Beach Resort, 5017 Lawai Rd, Koloa
Contact: 808-240-5179
lawaibeach.org
Plantation-Style Living: An Afternoon of Art, Stories and Refreshment
Sun Jul 20 |2-5pm • Lecture at 3pm
FREE
The Smith Memorial Parsonage, 3281 Waikomo Road, Kōloa
Contact: 808-742-6622
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Monday, July 21, 2025
Year of the Community Forests
July 21 | 3pm
Year of the Community Forests
Summer Reading Events at Koloa Public & School Library.
Koloa Public & School Library
3451 Poipu Road, Koloa
Hands-on lei po’o demonstration
July 21 | 10:30am
Hands-on lei po’o demonstration with Elvrine Chow.
Summer Reading Events at Koloa Public & School Library.
Koloa Public & School Library
3451 Poipu Road, Koloa
View Kaneiolouma at Poipu
Mon Jul 21 | 9am
FREE
Members of Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma tell the history of Po‘ipū & their efforts to restore the area.
“Riding the Wave of Change: A Storytelling” with Master Storyteller Lopaka Kapanui
Mon Jul 21 | 6:30-8pm
FREE
The Shops at Kukui`ula
2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka, Koloa
Contact: 808-742-9545
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Journey of Slack Key Guitar
July 22 | 3pm
Journey of Slack Key Guitar with Jeff Peterson
Summer Reading Events at Koloa Public & School Library.
Koloa Public & School Library
3451 Poipu Road, Koloa
Used Book Sale
Used Book Sale July 22-July 24, 2025 at Koloa Public & School Library
Koloa Plantation Days Heritage Craft Fair
Tue Jul 22 | 9am-1pm
FREE
Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa
1571 Poipu Road, Koloa
Contact: 808-240-6452
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Watercolor Cards with Botanical Inks
July 23 | 1pm-3pm
Watercolor Cards with Botanical Inks
Summer Reading Events at Koloa Public & School Library.
Koloa Public & School Library
3451 Poipu Road, Koloa
Used Book Sale
Used Book Sale July 22-July 24, 2025 at Koloa Public & School Library
Mahaulepu Coastal Hike
Wed Jul 23 | Mahaulepu Coastal Hike
9:30am-Noon
FREE
Meet at CJM Stables at 9am
Contact: 808-651 9951
Kauai Culinary Market
Wed Jul 23 | Kauai Culinary Market
3:30pm-6pm
FREE
The Shops at Kukuiula
Contact: 808-742-9545
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of Hawaiian Music
July 24 | 3pm
Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of Hawaiian Music film screening
Summer Reading Events at Koloa Public & School Library.
Koloa Public & School Library
3451 Poipu Road, Koloa
Used Book Sale
Used Book Sale July 22-July 24, 2025 at Koloa Public & School Library
Look Back Through the Sugar Era
Thur Jul 24 | 9-11am
FREE — Donations Welcome
Old Koloa Mill
All proceeds benefit Koloa Elementary School
Reservations Required
Plantation Days Putting Contest
Thur Jul 24 | 2-4pm
FREE
Poipu Bay Resort Golf Club, 2250 Ainako St, Koloa
Contact: 808-742-8711
poipubaygolf.com
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Friday, July 25, 2025
Hawaiian Sense of Place
Fri July 18 & Fri July 25
10:00am & 1:00pm
Admission: FREE • Fee for Supplies
Location: Koloa Neighborhood Center
Old Koloa Town Historical Walk
Fri Jul 25 | 10am
FREE
Departing from the Monument
across from Sueoka’s
Contact: 808-651-2947
Historic Sugar Exhibit
Sun July 20 – Fri July 25 |
11am-3pm
FREE
The Marketplace at Koloa Village
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Annual Park Celebration
Sat Jul 26 | 2pm-8pm
$5 admission, keiki 12 and under free
Anne Knudsen (Koloa) Ballpark
Fabulous Food, Live Music, Hawaiian Products, Keiki Fun!
Annual Historic Koloa Plantation Days Parade
Sat Jul 26 | 3pm NEW TIME!
FREE
Koloa School to Anne Knudsen Ballpark
Contact: 808-652-3217
info@koloaplantationdays.com
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Kōloa Plantation Days Golf Tournament
July 27 | 12pm start
Kōloa Plantation Days Golf Tournament
Kiahuna Golf Club
Family Fun Run/Walk – 5K, 10K, 10 Mile + 1 Mile Keiki Run
Sun Jul 27 | 6-9:30am
Race Fee: $50.
$5 increase to registration fee as of 7/1. Additional $5 late fee for walk up registration on Saturday, 7/26 and Sunday, 7/27
1-mile Keiki Run: $20.
Poipu Beach Park off Poipu Road
Contact: 808-634-2864