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FIRST FRIDAY: A HONOLULU PRIDE CELEBRATION & OCTOBER 2025 COMING EVENTS



FIRST FRIDAY

Celebration Honolulu Pride! Drag show, drag art gallery tour, live music, pop-up artists, food vendors, and urban market with Art + Flea.

Museum galleries open. Drag tours with Cocoa Chandelier throughout the evening and Generation Next drag show 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Free admission, all ages welcome.
Friday, October 3, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

CAPITOL MODERN EVENTS










 
MUSEUM HOURS UPDATE
MUSEUM DAYS REDUCED STARTING AUGUST 1
Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum open days will reduce from 6 days to 4 days starting August 1, 2025. 

Open: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Hawaiʻi state government holidays.

Admission is still free! Capitol Modern is a part of the SFCA Art in Public Places Program, supported by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 2025
ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

•   “Kaiāulu: Rising Together” Hawaiʻi Climate Artists in Residence exhibit artist reception Saturday October 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

•   “808x63": Stories Between Islands” opening of the “Bamboo to Brass” mini-exhibit, Batok fashion show, and artist panel. Part of FiliRooted: Celebrating Filipino-American History Month in Hawaiʻi. Saturday October 4, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

•   Pamana Kids Workshop exploring Filipino heritage. Part of FiliRooted: Celebrating Filipino-American History Month in Hawaiʻi. Saturday October 18, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

•   Island Pulse, free all-ages evening of island reggae music and art. Friday October 17, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

•   “Sakada to Cypher: Island Gongster Edition” festival celebrating Filipino-American creativity in Hawaiʻi with dance, sound, and community. Part of FiliRooted: Celebrating Filipino-American History Month in Hawaiʻi. Saturday October 25, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Events supported in part by public funding though the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CAPITOL MODERN EVENTS


ISLAND PULSE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 5:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Hawaiʻi Island Reggae Night with live music, urban market, food and drink vendors.

Featuring Likkle Jordee with special guests Moman the Maadking. Hosted by Miss Lulu.

Events supported by public funding though the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CAPITOL MODERN EVENTS






 
CURRENT EXHIBITS
KAIĀULU: RISING TOGETHER
THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2025
Hawaiʻi Climate Artists in Residence exhibit, opening Friday October 3 at 5:00 p.m. Artist reception Saturday October 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Supported in part by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

KAIĀULU: RISING TOGETHER






BAMBOO TO BRASS
THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2025
“Bamboo to Brass: Sonic Journeys Across the Philippines” display of Indigenous Filipino musical instruments. FiliRooted fashion show and artist panel Saturday October 4, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Supported in part by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

BAMBOO TO BRASS






HAWAIʻI TRIENNIAL
THROUGH DECEMBER 6, 2025
While Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025 has ended, the exhibit at Capitol Modern will remain up through December 6, 2025.

Supported in part by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

HAWAIʻI TRIENNIAL 2025






 
UPCOMING EXHIBIT
MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER SCHAEFER PORTRAIT CHALLENGE 2025

Maui Arts & Cultural Center is pleased to be partnering with the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to travel Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2025 in its entirety to Oʻahu for exhibition at the Capitol Modern: The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. The exhibition is currently slated to open in January 2026 and will remain on view for the first half of next year.

Copyright (C) 2025 State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. All rights reserved.


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    Capitol Modern is eager for the public to experience this next chapter in their evolution as the people’s museum, and the opportunity to reach diverse audiences in all Hawai‘i communities.
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