Must-see entertainment in Maui

  • Old Lahaina Luau

    Lahaina

    From the warm greeting to the feast and hula dances, everything here is premium (including the drinks). No other luau on Maui comes close to matching this…

  • Maui Coffee Attic

    ʻIao Valley & Central Maui

    The polar opposite of a corporate coffee-shop chain, Maui Coffee Attic has a living room–style lounge of mismatched furniture, overflowing bookshelves,…

  • Drums of the Pacific

    West Maui

    Kaʻanapali’s best luau includes an imu ceremony (unearthing of a roasted pig from an underground oven), an open bar, a Hawaiian-style buffet and a South…

  • Maui Arts & Cultural Center

    Kahului

    This snazzy performance complex opened in 1994 and boasts two indoor theaters and an outdoor amphitheater. As Maui’s main venue for music, theater and…

  • Feast at Lele

    Lahaina

    Food takes center stage at this intimate three-hour Polynesian luau on the beach. Dance performances in Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian and Samoan styles are…

  • Whalers Village

    West Maui

    Kaʻanapali’s shopping center shows free outdoor movies, with free popcorn, on Tuesday and Thursday nights in the lower-level courtyard. These family…

  • Sheraton Maui

    West Maui

    Everybody swings by to watch the Sheraton-organized Puʻu Kekaʻa torch-lighting and cliff-diving ceremony, which takes place at sunset. Afterwards, there's…

  • ʻUlalena

    Lahaina

    This Cirque du Soleil–style extravaganza has its home at the 680-seat Maui Theatre. The theme is Hawaiian history and storytelling; the medium is modern…

  • Kaʻanapali Beach Hotel

    West Maui

    Maui’s most Hawaiian hotel cheerfully entertains with a free hula show and Hawaiian music beginning at 6:30pm. Enjoy mai tais and brews at the adjacent…

  • ʻIao Theater

    ʻIao Valley & Central Maui

    Nicely restored after years of neglect, this 1928 art-deco theater, which once hosted big names such as Frank Sinatra, is now the venue for community…

  • Japengo

    West Maui

    There’s low-key live music on the patio at bar-and-restuarant Japengo, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm nightly.

  • Four Seasons Maui at Wailea

    Kihei & South Maui

    The lobby lounge has Hawaiian music nightly from 5pm to 11pm, with hula performances at sunset.

  • Burn'n Love

    Lahaina

    This ode to Elvis celebrates the King's time in the Hawaiian Islands. How much you enjoy it will really depend on your own demographic.