Fourth of July festivities begin a day early, on Wednesday, at Aloha Tower Marketplace, with live entertainment, food booths, prizes and more. (Star-Advertiser File)
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
‘Pau Hana Fireworks Celebration’ at Aloha Tower Marketplace
Family-friendly celebration with fireworks show (8:45 p.m.), keiki activities (including balloon art, face-painting, airbrush tattoos), food booths, beer gardens, live entertainment (Pimpbot, Jason Alan, hypnotist Greg Gabaylo, 11-year-old Nick La’a, the JoP Dancers and the Air Force Band of the Pacific) and prizes, 5-9 p.m. Free. 528-5700, alohatower.com
‘Red, White & Brews’
VIP pier party with fireworks viewing (8:45 p.m.), picnic-themed menu and live music by Xcite and Funkshun, 6:30-9 p.m. (music till 12:30 a.m.), Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. $45 (plus tax, tip). Reservations: 387-5674
‘Cosmic Disco’
Pioneering Italian DJ and inventor of “Cosmic Disco” Daniele Baldelli holds down thirtyninehotel’s “Space Truckin’” special event, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., thirtyninehotel, 39 N. Hotel St., Chinatown; $10, flavorus.com or 855-235-2867, also available at the door
Cocktail & Fireworks Cruise
Bubbly toast, live Hawaiian music and view of Aloha Tower fireworks on Star of Honolulu’s Hawaiian catamaran, 8:15-9:45 p.m., Kewalo Basin. $37.55-$50. 983-7827, starofhonolulu.com
‘Legion of Boom’
Featuring performances by Trinidad James and Luminox, 9:45 p.m., Aloha Tower Marketplace Pier 9 (formerly the Waterfront at Aloha Tower). $50.30 general admission and $89.40 VIP (military discount available. ticketmaster.com. 18+
THURSDAY, JULY 4
42nd annual ‘Fourth of July Spectacular’ at Schofield Barracks
Featuring Grammy-nominated pop/rock band OneRepublic (5:30 p.m.), fireworks (8:30 p.m.), Grammy-winning alternative rock band Switchfoot (4 p.m.), EMKE and other live music acts, rides, games, mechanical bull, pony rides, crafts/new products bazaar and food booths, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Schofield Barracks. Free admission; Department of Defense ID required. Gate entry information: 655-0002, 655-0113, himwr.com
67th annual Kailua Independence Day Parade
Themed “True Blue Kailua,” featuring about 40 vehicles and floats, four bands (including the Royal Hawaiian Band) and 200 marchers, 10 a.m.-noon, Kainalu Drive (Palapu Street to Kailua Intermediate School). Free. 261-7997, kailuachamber.com
Patriotic Songs and ‘Home of the Brave’ Quilt Project
Live music at noon by the Melemai Kapu’uwaimai Vocal Ensemble and display and signing of quilts to be presented to families of fallen Hawaii soldiers, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pacific Aviation Museum. Free with museum admission ($7-$20). pacificaviationmuseum.org
Turtle Bay Resort Fourth of July Celebration
Featuring fireworks display (8 p.m.); food booths, Primo beer garden; live entertainment (2-8 p.m.) by John Cruz, Kapena, Darren Benitez, Kamaka Fernandez, Kairoots and Typical Hawaiians; Da Hui Paddle Race and stand-up paddleboard expo with entertainment, booths, Hawaiian sledding, bounce houses and water slide, 10:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (after-party with Typical Hawaiians at Surfer, The Bar, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.), Turtle Bay Resort. Free ($5 cover at Surfer). Blankets, low-back chairs OK; no coolers. 293-6000, turtlebayresort.com
‘July 4th Beachfest’ at Hickam Harbor
Featuring music by the Air Force Band of the Pacific and the Pacific Fleet Band, free stand-up paddling and harbor boat tours, prize giveaways, Sam Choy’s food for purchase, keiki tattoos and balloon art, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. Free admission; Department of Defense ID required. Overnight camping info: 449-5215. greatlifehawaii.com
‘Independence Day at Maunalua Bay’ Festival
Sixth annual event, with a fireworks show (8 p.m.) by Grucci Hawaii, live entertainment (Maunalua, Aidan James, Heart and Soul, Steven Inglis, others), barbecue food for purchase, keiki decorated bike parade and contest (3 p.m.); watermelon-eating contest, sustainability booths and face painting, 1-9 p.m., Maunalua Bay Beach Park. Free. idmbg.com
‘A Salute to Valor’ Music Festival
Patriotic concert featuring a chorus of performers from ensembles around the country and tour of the USS Missouri, 2 p.m., Battleship Missouri Memorial, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. $7. 800-727-1999, ext. 166, salutetovalor.com
Ala Moana Center’s 22nd annual Fourth of July Spectacular
Featuring Hawaii’s largest Fourth of July fireworks show (8:30 p.m.), launched from Ala Moana Beach Park with synchronized soundtrack on Krater 96 FM, and outdoor concert featuring John Cruz, Ho’okena, Nesian N.I.N.E., the Pacific Fleet Entertainment Band and Lehua Kalima, 5-8 p.m., level 2 makai-Ewa parking deck, Ala Moana Center. Also: island music acts Candy Diaz and Shar Carillo, 3-5 p.m., level 3, Nordstrom wing. Free. 955-9517, alamoanacenter.com
Fourth of July Concert at Hilton Hawaiian Village
Featuring Kalapana, Lehua Kalima of Na Leo Pilimehana and Shawn Pimental, a benefit for the Honolulu Zoo Society, 5:30 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village, Great Lawn. $20-$25; VIP barbecue dinner package $75. 478-2985, groovetickets.com
Star of Honolulu Fireworks Cruises
Steak and seafood dinner, live music and view of the sunset and fireworks along the Waikiki coastline, 6:15-9:15 p.m., Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pier 8. $73.60-$139. 983-7827, starofhonolulu.com
12th annual Kailua Bay Fourth of July Air Show
Veteran pilots Hank Bruckner and Clint Churchill perform aerobatics in their French-built CAP-10C and German-built Extra 300L, 6-6:30 p.m., offshore of Kailua Beach (best viewing at Kailua Beach Park). Free
Cocktail & Fireworks Cruise
Bubbly toast, live Hawaiian music and view of fireworks on the Star of Honolulu’s Hawaiian catamaran, 7:45-9:15 p.m., Kewalo Basin. $37.55-$50. 983-7827, starofhonolulu.com
Kailua Fourth of July Fireworks
Presented by the Kailua Fireworks Committee, 8 p.m., Kailua Beach Park. Free. 478-5230, kailuafireworks.com
FRIDAY, JULY 5
Second Annual ‘Star-Studded Evening of Jazz and Blues’
Featuring Shari Lynn, Starr Kalahiki, Al Harrington, Chuck James Trio and Ernest Golden, presented by the Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, 6-8:30 p.m., Hawai’i State Art Museum. Free. 586-9959