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Exploring: Calendar > Kauai > May September through May KAUAI CONCERT ASSOCIATION CONCERT SERIES The Kauai Concert Association concert series features a wide variety of performances including Latin/jazz, string quartet, modern and classical dance, piano/violin, jazz piano, gospel, classical piano, a jazz festival and more. Programs vary year to year. All performances take place at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center. Ticket prices range from $30 to $45. For more information call (808) 245-SING. May First KAUAI MUSEUM LEI DAY CELEBRATION May Day is Lei Day at the Kauai Museum. Wear a lei, give a lei or make a lei and enter it in the annual lei contest. For more information call (808) 245-6931. Early May KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYMPHONY This annual evening spring concert is always a delight. Kauai Community college performing Arts Center. Free. Mid May KAUAI WORLD CHALLENGE One man/two man outrigger canoe/surfski coastal relay race with changes at Hanamaulu Bay, Kalapaki Bay, Poipu Beach. Participants from Australia, Tahiti, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Canary Islands, New Zealand, South Africa, US Mainland and Hawaii. Open and Division winners share $20000 purse. The public invited to enjoy music at awards ceremony at about 1 pm at Salt Pond. For more information call (808) 826-5503. Mid May MOTHER'S DAY ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW A beautiful annual show with hundreds of orchids on display and for sale. Friday afternoon and evening, Saturday all day at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Lihue. For more information call Lea Ingram (808) 823-6921. Late May VISITOR INDUSTRY CHARITY WALK The Hawaii Hotel Association (HHA) annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk is Hawaii's largest single-day fundraiser, taking place simultaneously on Oahu, Maui, Big Island and Kauai. Each year, proceeds benefit local charities. Millions of dollars have been raised for local charities since the walk began in 1978. Walk begins at the Kukui Grove Pavilion in the morning. For more information call (808) 826-2273. Late May KAUAI POLYNESIAN FESTIVAL The annual Kaua`i Polynesian Festival is presented Memorial Day weekend. The Kaua`i Polynesian Festival kicks off with a Grand Polynesian Luau. Enjoy Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian entertainment, Polynesian arts and crafts, solo and group dance competitions, food booths, and much more all day at the soccer field next to Vidinha Stadium on Kapule Highway (Lihu`e). Attendance fees vary. For more information call Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza at (808) 335-6466. Late May BANANA POKA ROUNDUP The Kokee Natural History Museum's annual forest education fair features Hawaiian music, environmental exhibitions, forest craft workshops, family activities and more. Rid Kauai's native forests of an invasive weed and learn to make a basket. Free. For more information call (808) 335-9975. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (ongoing) KAPAA HISTORY TOUR Interpretive guides from the Kauai Historical Society give 90-minute walking tours on the history and architecture of Kapaa Town. For more information call (808) 245-3373. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (ongoing) OLD WAIMEA SUGAR PLANTATION WALKING TOUR Tour Waimea Plantation Cottages and the neighboring Waimea Sugar Co. "camp" houses dating from the turn of the century. For more information call (808) 335-2824. Friday and Sunday (ongoing) SLACK KEY GUITAR - MUSIC OF HAWAII Delightful concerts of Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele with songs and stories inspired by the beauty of Kauai. Fridays at 4pm and Sundays at 3pm, Hanalei Community Center. Admission fee. For more information call (808) 826-1469. Monday (ongoing) HISTORIC WAIMEA WALKING TOUR Tour historic Waimea, the place Captain Cook first landed in Hawaii. Waimea was once a major population center and home to ruling chiefs. Missionaries established schools and rice and sugar growers changed the landscape. Wear light clothing and comfortable shoes. The 90-minute free tour begins at the West Kauai Technology and Visitor Center in the morning. For reservations or more information call (808) 338-1332. Sunday (ongoing) POLO Polo at Anini Polo Grounds every Sunday afternoon. For more information call Greg Smith at (808) 823-8888. Friday Nights (ongoing) HANAPEPE ART NIGHT Participating galleries take turns hosting weekly original performances or demonstrations with a theme. Every Friday night is unique. All the galleries are lit up and decked out, giving the town a special, festive atmosphere. Enjoy a stroll down the streets of quaint, historic Hanapepe Town and meet the local artists. For more information call (808) 335-0343. Every day (ongoing) COCONUT MARKETPLACE ENTERTAINMENT Free entertainment every day at 5:00 p.m. The shows vary and often include hula. For more information call (808) 822-3641. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (ongoing) KAUAI MUSEUM TOUR Docents provide interpretation of Kauai and Niihau culture as they lead tours through the museum's galleries. For more information call (808) 245-6931. Every Friday (ongoing) ALOHA FRIDAYS Free lei-making workshops are held every Friday at the West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Come learn how to create the Hawaiian symbol of aloha. For reservations or more information call (808) 338-1332. Monthly on the Closest Saturday to the New Moon (ongoing) MONTHLY STARWATCH Kauai is an ideal location for astronomical observation. The Kauai Educational Association for Science & Astronomy conducts a monthly starwatch in Kaumakani at the softball field. Follow highway 50 west past Hanapepe. After mile marker 18, look for KEASA signs on the right. Follow the KEASA signs for parking and starwatch. A monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. is followed by the public star watch at sunset. For more information call (808) 332-7827. Every Monday (ongoing) FARMER'S MARKET Fresh locally grown produce, flowers, and Kauai made products are available for sale at Kukui Grove Center's Farmer's Market on Mondays at 3pm. 3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue. 
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