The Japanese summer festival will feature food, children’s games, entertainment and traditional bon dancing and music.

The Royal Hawaiian Center has a lot to offer visitors on a budget. With their free cultural programs, a person can catch a live show almost every night of the week.

Greek Festival Hawai‘i celebrates everything Greek on Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29, 2010.

[ August 13, 2010; 6:00 pm; August 14, 2010; ] Performers will captivate and command the audiences attention with their harmonized chants and traditional dances.

[ August 14, 2010; ] May this sacred land be loved and cherished for all ages.

[ July 24, 2010; 9:30 am; ] Learn how to select, prepare and plait lauhala, or hala leaves, an ancient craft still practiced in Hawai`i & throughout the Pacific.

[ August 8, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Bring your hāli‘i (covering, spread), mea ‘ai (food) and enjoy a beautiful, relaxing day of hula at the park. Admission is free.

The Japanese summer festival will feature food, children’s games, entertainment and traditional bon dancing and music.

[ July 10, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Through hands-on science stations, families will make fascinating discoveries about Hawai‘i’s ecology, biology, geology, oceanography and anthropology!

Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa invites the public to their new Aloha Friday performances near the waterfall in
the Great Hall.

If you’re planning a vacation to O‘ahu, we hope that you’ll find Honolulu On The Cheap to be a great resource for tracking down local events and entertainment while you’re here.

[ July 11, 2010; 5:00 pm; July 18, 2010; 5:00 pm; July 25, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] July’s weekly Sunday Showcase celebration at Waikiki Beach Walk heats up with the inaugural Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival on July 4, 2010 and the entertainment continues throughout the month.

Did you know that ‘Iolani Palace offers ongoing Hawaiian quilting classes?

[ June 19, 2010; 7:00 pm; June 25, 2010; 6:30 pm; June 26, 2010; 7:30 pm; ] During the summer months Japanese residents welcome back the spirits of departed loved ones at lively and festive dance events called o-bon. Throughout the summer, dances are held at various venues around the island of O‘ahu, and o-bon season is in full swing!

[ June 26, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Isn’t it time you explored the history in your backyard?