2026 Festival Dates!
July 17-27
2026 Theme: The Last Harvest
Grand Marshall: Ada Henne Koene
Schedule of Events 2025 — 2026 events coming soon!
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