Over 30,000 revelers come to Front Street on Halloween night, which is closed to vehicle traffic from 4pm to 2am. Annual children's costume parade down Front Street kicks-off the evening. Other features are crafters, activities and food booths, live music and dancing. LahainaTown sponsors The Great Halloween Costume Contest in Banyan Tree Park which begins at 7pm. Restaurants and retail merchants offer costume contests throughout the evening.
Admission is free.
Shopping centers offer Haunted Houses for kids during the week. Santa Claus makes an appearance and students sing Christmas carols in Hawaiian. The He U'i holiday craft fair is held under the tree over the weekend. Old Lahaina Courthouse is decorated as a tropical wonderland for the holidays. Hawaiian music is featured live, and community members give talks to relate the Hawaiian art of storytelling, or showcase the traditional uses of native fruits and plants.