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Once a month, Bishop Museum opens its 15‑acre campus after sunset, inviting kamaʻāina and visitors to explore Hawaiʻi’s rich cultural and natural heritage in a vibrant evening setting. During Bishop Museum After Hours, guests can wander through Hawaiian Hall to experience treasures such as Kalaniʻōpuʻu’s ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak) and mahiole (helmet); dive into Hawaiʻi’s extraordinary biodiversity in the Science Adventure Center; and enjoy our newest exhibitions in the Castle Memorial Building and J. M. Long Gallery.
This enhanced After Hours experience now proudly incorporates the former Kaiwiʻula Night Market, expanding our on‑campus marketplace with an even greater selection of local food, drink, and dessert vendors, along with a curated lineup of local artisans and craft makers. It’s the perfect opportunity to support Hawaiʻi businesses while enjoying the museum under Honolulu’s star‑lit sky.
Relax on the Great Lawn with ʻono eats, browse unique handcrafted goods, and enjoy live Hawaiian music throughout the evening. With a special reduced evening admission rate for kamaʻāina, Bishop Museum After Hours offers expanded access to the Museum’s collections, stories, and research — making it easier than ever for the community to connect with Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural heritage.
Come explore, learn, shop, and support local at Bishop Museum After Hours.
Featured Exhibit
ALOHA BRICKS ‘26: Stories of Hawaiʻi
Castle Memorial Building
Explore vibrant stories of Hawaiʻi told through the colorful, creative world of LEGO® bricks.
ALOHA BRICKS ‘26: Stories of Hawaiʻi is a family-friendly exhibit celebrating the people, places, plants, animals, and legends that shape the islands. In partnership with the Hawaii LEGO® Users Group (HILUG) and middle school students across the state, this exhibit combines play and culture through dynamic models, original artwork, and hands-on experiences.
The exhibit includes custom mosaics created by fifty public, private, charter, and homeschool middle schoolers from across the pae ʻāina, models of Hawaiian landmarks, sculptures of Native Hawaiian plant and animals, mosaic interpretations of the tales of Maui, and an interactive play area with hundreds and thousands of LEGO® bricks for guests to build their own creations.
Hawaiian Hall Tours
Hawaiian Hall Complex
Times 6:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Hawaiian Hall on a guided tour, highlighting tradition and change in Hawaiʻi through signature gallery spaces and displays. Meet at the staircase in Hawaiian Hall’s front entry tower.
ʻOhana Offerings
E Kōnane Pū Kākou!
Gallery Lawns
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Much more than just a game, kōnane hones strategic and analytical skills applicable in times of both war and peace. Join kōnane enthusiasts to challenge your established strategies or learn the rules and techniques for the first time. Open to all levels of experience. Fun for the whole ʻohana!
Keiki Activities with Ulu Aʻe Learning Center
Gallery Lawns
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Activities include ʻohe kāpala (create a greeting card using stamps), kōnane (out play your opponent in a two-player strategy board game) and kiʻi pōhaku (collect the most matching petroglyphs). For ages 5-10. A parent/guardian must be present.
Now his sound, alongside Kawela Kamakana on guitar, is heavily acoustic rooted in organic instrumentation as it’s foundation. Their live performances are real and unfiltered, void of the long winded looping and saturated reverb.
Grow Aloha is a hui of plant adoption partners working together to restore Hawaiian plants and our relationships with them in urban areas. Bishop Museum is a proud partner and plant adoption site on Oʻahu. Reservations open one week before pickup (the Friday prior) and close once 100 orders are received. Please check your inbox for a confirmation email after submitting your order.
Now until June 2026, Bishop Museum will have native plants for free at the Kaiwiʻula Night Market from 5 – 7 p.m., reservations required.
For more information on Grow Aloha at Bishop Museum, please click here.
Bishop Museum After Hours programming is generously supported by:
