First Friday December 2025

Free, all-ages evening of art, music, and dance at the State Art Museum. Galleries and Sculpture Garden will be open. The event will feature live performances in the outdoor Sculpture Garden by the Kenny Endo Ensemble and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance. The Dance Program Showcase "Dancing in the Diaspora" is an original Filipino cultural production. A book launch and signing for "Mother Tree, Daughter Seed" will be at the Mori gift shop on the first floor, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. with authors Dr. Mārata Tamaira and Carl F.K. Pao. Art+Flea urban market pop-up will feature local artists and food and drink vendors. The market will be larger than usual during December events!