Did you know there is a party on Maui every Friday? If it’s the second Friday of the month (like today!), it’s in Lahaina. Lahaina’s intimate Front Street setting, cultural and historic significance, and reputation for hosting fun lends itself perfectly to Maui Town Parties. Oceanfront restaurants offer an array of food and beverage choices with casual takeout, family restaurants and fine dining. The lively art and entertainment scene, museums and historic sites co-exist with its bustling retail district, which offers attractive retail promotions during the monthly street fair party.

Maui Friday Town Parties showcase Maui‘s historic towns and celebrate the unique nature of their businesses & communities. Enjoy a special night of interaction and fun, punctuated with free entertainment, special offerings and Friday-only promotions from each town’s family of merchants. The schedule rotates with Wailuku First Friday, Lahaina Second Friday, Makawao Third Friday, Kihei Fourth Friday and on those special months when there is a Fifth Friday you can take the ferry over to Lanai to join. For up-to-date details on each town’s upcoming party, click here.

Here is a rundown of what’s happening in Lahaina tonight!

500 BLOCK

Shops at 505:

5:00-10:00 PM Spanky’s Happy Hour 2:00-6:00 PM; $2 drinks 7:00-8:00 PM; free pool; pet friendly

11:00-10:00 PM Surfside Pizza Happy hour from 2:00-4:00 PM and 7:00-9:00 PM

5:00-10:00 PM Gallerie 505 – Meet a world-renowned artist!

600 BLOCK

7:30-10:00 PM Cool Cat Café – Johnny Ringo

5:00-7:30 PM Pioneer Inn – Live Music with Evan Schulman

2:00-6:00 PM Down the Hatch – Happy Hour – $3 Select Drafts/$4 Wells/$5 Hawaiian Cocktails

10:00 PM-1:00 AM Down the Hatch – Late night DJ

MAIN STAGE AT CAMPBELL PARK:

5:00-6:45 PM Maui Jam

7:00-8:00 PM Kuikawa

700 BLOCK

2:00-4:00 PM Fleetwood’s on Front Street – Rooftop Happy Hour with Paul West, solo guitarist

6:00-9:00 PM Martin Lawrence Gallery – Gary Larson Jazz soloist

7:00-10:00 PM Fleetwood’s on Front Street – The Houseshakers

800 BLOCK

2:00-8:00 PM Chinese Heritage Festival at the Wo Hing Museum

3:00-5:00 PM Longhi’s – Happy Hour

6:30-10:00 PM Sargent’s Gallery – Meet the artist, live music, wine and pupus

3:00-5:00 PM Kimo’s – Happy Hour

900 BLOCK

The Outlets of Maui:

5:00-10:00 PM Aloha Friday Sunset Sidewalk Sales PLUS Live Tahitian Show at 6:30 PM

3:00-5:00 PM PI Artisan Pizza – Happy Hour and Pet Friendly Patio

If you’re looking for ways to get into the Thanksgiving spirt on Maui this year, we’ve got you covered! Below are some events and happenings taking place around the island.

Feast
If you don’t want to cook a whole Thanksgiving meal yourself this year, there are still plenty of traditional feasting options:

• Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel will have a Thanksgiving Day feast on Thursday, Nov. 22 at Tiki Terrace Restaurant, with an early bird buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., then dinner buffet between 3 and 7 p.m.  The cost is $55 for adults, $26 for children; kids five and under eat free with a paying adult.
• Montage Kapalua Bay has a dinner buffet at Cane & Canoe from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $90 per adult, $30 per child 5 to 12 and complimentary for kids four and under with one adult diner.
• Gannon’s in Wailea is offering a four-course Thanksgiving buffet between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., which is $62 for adults, $31 for keiki, and complimentary for kids six and under.
• Hāli‘imaile General Store has a buffet between noon and 7 p.m., offered for $58 dollars for adults, $28 for kids, and free for keiki ages six and younger.
• Three’s Bar & Grill is offering a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for $32.95, half-off for kids under 12, with a full menu still available between 5 and 10 p.m.
• Fleetwood’s on Front Street has a three-course prix-fixe menu for dinner. The cost is $75, with a keiki plate for $25. On Thanksgiving, Fleetwood’s is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with happy hour from 2 to 5 p.m. and the prix-fixe dinner between 4 and 8 p.m.
• Down The Hatch is offering turkey pot pie dinners for $18 on Thanksgiving, along with its full menu.  It also has a costume-optional dance party the night before Thanksgiving! Down the Hatch is open regular hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., both days.
• Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop is offering Thanksgiving dinners served in-house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m on the 22nd.

Turkey Trot
Every Thanksgiving VIRR hosts a run up in Kula at Rice park called the Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot is a unique race where the winners are the runners who are closest to guessing their time in the 16 mile or 8 mile runs, not who crosses the finish line first. No timing devices are allowed.. no cheating … Start: 8 Mile Starts at 8:00am, 16 Mile Starts at 7:00am. Course: Starts and finishes at Rice Park in the parking area off of Lower Kula Rd. Distance: 8 Mile out and back and 16 Mile which is the 8 mile out and back twice. We will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the Maui Food Bank. Day-of Registration Allowed! Click here for more info.

Paddle for Hunger
This fun community event is hosted by Hawaiian Paddle Sports to raise awareness and help feed the hungry in Maui. For several years now, Paddle for Hunger has gathered the community together on Thanksgiving morning. Participants can join in this fun, “anything that floats” paddling race, bring either financial or food donations to help feed Maui’s hungry families, and burn off some calories before putting them back in later that day! In 2017, Paddle for Hunger raised more than $10,000 and 1,000 pounds of food. This was enough to provide 42,000 meals for needy families in Maui County. They are hoping to raise even more this year!Day-of Registration Allowed! Click here for more info.

Volunteer
The LahainaTown Action Committee, with the help of local businesses and community members, continues the tradition of feeding those in need in West Maui on Thanksgiving Day. The luncheon, comprised of turkey and traditional holiday fixings, will be served to an expected 400 people on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the King Kamehameha III Elementary School cafeteria. Volunteers are needed to help set up and serve between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with additional helpers needed for cleanup from 2 and 3:30 p.m. Volunteers do not need to pre-register before Thanksgiving Day, but they are asked to check-in at the volunteer table when they arrive at King Kamehameha III Elementary School. King Kamehameha III Elementary School is located at 611 Front St. in Lahaina.