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Exploring: Calendar > Big Island > October October 3, 2010 ST. JOSEPH COUNTRY FAIR The annual St. Joseph Country Fair is held at the St. Joseph High School gym and grounds in Hilo. All-day live entertainment, a variety of ono local style foods, silent auction, and handmade arts & crafts. The fair delivers carnival-style games for keiki of all ages, fun activities and community service displays. The merriment includes pony rides, jumping castles and a rock climbing wall. The fair also offers plants, produce, lucky-ticket drawings, and much more. It's a Country Fair with a local flair. This is an island-wide community event, open to the public. Admission is free. For more information call (808) 935-4935 or (808) 935-4936. Mid October IRONMAN TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The Ironman Triathlon World Championship is held in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Approximately 1,500 competitors will try to complete a 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2 run. Competitors have 17 hours to finish the race. For more information call (808) 329-0063. Mid October KOHALA COUNTRY FAIR A country fair with local flavor. Over sixty booths with great crafts and food from around the world. Live music all day. Great exhibits and contests including the annual Spam carving contest. Silent auction and lucky number drawings. Fun for the whole family. For more information call Scott Bedingfield (808) 889-5552. Monthly (ongoing) ART EXHIBIT AT WAILOA CENTER Monthly rotating art exhbits. Hours are Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri from 8:30 am to 4:30pm. Wed from noon to 4:30 pm. Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Admission free; reservations suggested for schools and groups. For more information call (808) 933-0416. Evenings (ongoing) AFTER DARK IN THE PARK A series of free evening programs on topics of geology, biology, Hawaiian culture and history at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 7 p.m. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Third Saturday of the Month (ongoing) NELHA PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Visit the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, recognized worldwide as a unique and innovative business, research and science technology park. Ocean technology harnesses Arctic-cold deep sea water for the future of mankind. Keahole Point at 10:00 a.m. $8 per adult and $5 for seniors and children under 12. For reservations or more information call (808) 329-8073. Every Friday, January through September (ongoing) CULTURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Kawaihae, S. Kohala. Programs on Hawaiian crafts. Footpath, guided and self-guided tours, exhibits and interpretive talks. For more information call (808) 882-7218 ext. 23. All Month (ongoing) KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOURS Location: Kalukalu. Offering a variety of guided tours and lectures, including the Historic Kailua Village Walking Tour, the Kona Coffee Living History Farm Tour, Captain Cook Lecture and more. For reservations or more information call (808) 323-2006. All Month (ongoing) MOKUPAPAPA: DISCOVERY CENTER The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Mokupapapa: Discovery Center for Hawaii's Remote Coral Reefs, located in the S. Hata building, Hilo. The 4,000 sq. ft. museum combines interactive exhibits and video vignettes and features a 2,500-gallon salt water aquarium containing colorful tropical fish and coral found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Free to the public and open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. monthly and daily (ongoing) VOLCANO ART CENTER Programs to perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i's people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts. It is centered at Kilauea, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, and maintains a retail arts and crafts gallery in the historic 1877 Volcano House Hotel, adjacent to the Kilauea Visitor Center, under a cooperating agreement with the National Park Service. Volcano Art Center presents programs at the Kilauea Military Camp Theater, at the Volcano Art Center Gallery and adjacent hula platform, and at the Old Japanese Schoolhouse in Volcano Village. For more information call (808) 967-8222. Every Day of the Week (Except Christmas & New Year's) (ongoing) PANAEWA RAINFOREST ZOO The Zoo, located in Hilo, has hours from 9-4 daily. Petting zoo and daily tiger feeding. Free. For more information call (808) 959-7224. Every 1st and 3rd Saturday (ongoing) THE UNIVERSE TONIGHT Onizuka Center for International Astronomy, Mauna Kea. 6:00 p.m. with stargazing after. For more information call (808) 961-2180. Every Friday (ongoing) ALOHA FRIDAYS Aloha Fridays at the Keauhou Shopping Center (Kona) feature free ukulele lessons at 10am (advanced), 11am (beginners). Please bring your own ukulele. At noon there are free lei making lessons (needles and flowers provided). From 6pm to 7pm watch a free Polynesian show by Polynesian Paradise. For more information call (808) 322-3000 ext. 222. Late August (ongoing) ANNUAL PARKER RANCH ROUND UP CLUB RODEO: CELEBRATING 160 YEARS OF PANIOLO HERITAGE The exciting two-day Parker Ranch Round-Up Club Rodeo has been held annually at the Parker Ranch Rodeo Arena in Waimea for decades. The event is a fundraiser to provide scholarships for school-age children of Parker Ranch employees. Expect loads of family-style fun. Saturday kicks in to action at noon with a round up of rodeo activities, which may include everything from dally team roping, double mugging, po'o wai u, to bull riding, junior bull riding, bronc riding, barrel racing, steer un-decorating and wild cow races. Sunday's celebration begins at 11 a.m. with more rodeo action. Ono (delicious) food and refreshments are available both days. Tickets are available at the gate on rodeo days and children 10 and under are free. For more information call (808) 885-5669. |