The weekend is here! Hopefully yours is full of fun and funny pranks and lots of fun. There are some great events for kids and families this weekend, as well as plenty of free live music.
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Free Big Island Events -- Saturday, April 1, 2023
Red Road Resource Fair - SPACE - Seaview Estates
The Bruddah Kuz Youth Jamm is a drug and alcohol-free event featuring live music, food, craft vendors, makahiki games, cultural exchange, cultural practitioners, educational booths, social service information, sports demonstrations, social media table, and community informational guest speakers. The purpose of this event is to reconnect the community after the pandemic to empower and create safe spaces for our youth to thrive, practice Hawaiian culture, and to create peer to peer mentorship and servant leadership. Learn more HERE.
Ola'a Community Day - Kea'au Middle School - Kea'au
Join the Kea’au Middle School PTSA on Saturday, April 1, 2023 for their first annual Olaʻa Community Day! This is a free, open to the public event for Big Island families to come and enjoy, connect, and build community. The event will include entertainment, food trucks, vendors, community outreach information and services. The event takes place from 8am to 2pm at the Kea’au Middle School Campus (16-565 Kea’au-Pahoa Rd).
April Fool's Day Punk Show - Willie's Hot Chicken - Kona
KAUZ OF AFFLICTION
Irie Pau Hana - Hilo Town Market - Hilo
IRIE PAU HANA
SATURDAY APRIL 1st
BYOB (cans only)
FREE EVENT!
(Tips/Donations gladly accepted)
WHEN/WHERE:
Inside The Lounge (69 Waianuenue Ave.)
Event: 9pm to 12am
STYLES OF MUSIC:
•Reggae•afrobeats•dancehall•
DJ/MUSIC
DJ @djcroy @qualitysmusic
Kukuau Studio Turns 8 - Kukuau Studio - Hilo
Kukuau Studio is turning 8 and invites the community out to celebrate on Saturday, April 1 at their Hilo studio (43 Kukuau St.). The event will feature BBQ food trucks and other vendors, prizes, a live menu lineup, open mic, and a screening of “They Live.” This is a free, all ages event.
6pm @Brod Rob–>singer/songwriter
6:30 Diana Lee–>Comedy
6:45 Armaline–>Solo Piano
7pm @Spencer Watts
7:20 @Niemiah–>Comedy
7:30 @Dramma–>Original band
Kids DIY Workshop - Home Depot - Kona & Hilo
Spring has arrived 
Head to Home Depot (380 Maka’ala St.) this Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. – noon to complete this month’s Kids Workshop project—a DIY poolside birdhouse. Register now: thd.co/3lRZpEG
Make a Bunny Planter - Lowe's - Kona
Celebrate spring when you bring your little builder to create a Bunny Planter. It’s a great way for kids to grow new skills and take home a fun garden project!
Bring your mini-DIYer into Lowe’s at one of the select time slots. Workshops hosted by one our Red Vest experts are held from 10:00am – 1:00pm, in-store only. We look forward to building with you and your little ones! Don’t forget – if you are unable to attend during your selected timeslot, your kit may be given away to Walk-Ins starting at 1:00pm, the day of the workshop.
Register HERE.
Free Big Island Events -- Sunday, April 2, 2023
Parker Ranch Center Spring Celebration - Waimea
To help ring in Spring, visit Parker Ranch Center (67-1185 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea) for their annual Spring Celebration 
on Sunday, April 2 from 10am to 11:30am, under the overhang between Spectrum and Coldwell Banker. This exciting event will have many exciting features like Balloon twisting 
, face painting 
, keiki crafts (while supplies last) 
, giveaways 
, delicious snacks 
and photos with the Easter Bunny
West Hawai‘i County Band Free Concert - Honu's on the Beach - Kona
The West Hawai’i County Band will present a free concert. Come enjoy an hour of music selected from the band’s extensive repertoire featuring marches, jazz tunes, musical scores and Hawaiian traditional music.
The band is excited to perform at a new venue for this concert: Honus On The Beach at the King Kamehameha Hotel. As usual. this concert will be absolutely free. There will be seating in the restaurant, on the lanai, and on the grass area outside the restaurant. Audience members who want grass seating may bring beach chairs.
Parking:
Please check their website for more information:
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Two Classic Car Events - Ocean View
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