Kihei Fourth Friday

4^th Friday is a gathering of local food trucks and small biz selling food and crafts. I’ve been to a few times and you’ll see the same stuff most of the time. However great evening adventure if your lucky enough to be around.
Great mix of locals and tourist mingling in the early evening. Most tourists won’t get this experience so take advantage of the island spirit.

Great place to buy small gifts for friends and family. The Kronosada donut from Dynamite Donuts is delicious! I kind of felt sorry for my family that they didn’t order one. It’s not that the maple bacon or Oreo donut weren’t good it’s just that the Kronosada is in a league of its own

Fun thing to do ended up not eating there are going to coconut’s fish café that is in the same parking lot nice to listen to live music and check out local products and snacks if your in town for the 4^th friday of the month why not check it out too bad there isn’t a beer tent though

My boyfriend and I hit up Kihei Fourth Friday after a day of beach hopping. I found out about the event when researching things to do on Maui and took a look at their website. The event is free, family friendly, and there is a large variety of local food trucks, vendors, and live music on site.
We arrived around 7pm and found parking at a lot across the street. For food, we tried Sumo Dog’s guava hot dog. We were disappointed by Jaws’ fish taco, but luckily Coconuts Fish Tacos (also on our must-​visit list), was just around the corner. There was a donut vendor we wanted to try too, but they ran out of the flavors we wanted by the time we went back for dessert.
Since there’s not much night life on Maui, I would recommend Fourth Fridays if you’re looking to stay out for some local fun. Check out the website for the other Friday block parties held in different neighborhoods.

The Kihei fourth Friday festival is the place where I did most of my shopping for gifts to take home. If you are looking for some great gifts to take home for your family and friends there is a vendor at 4^th Friday Kihei town party who sells beautiful sea glass necklaces and fabulous charm bracelets for $ 5. They also have Maui leather bracelets for 5 dollars. Hand carved bone turtle, dolphin and fish hook necklaces and for $ 10 each! These guys have the best prices on Maui. You can find them in the second row over from the stage. Just look for the yellow table skirts. Also, the ice cream bars from the hula cookies cart are sooo sooo good!

Awesome fun! Each Friday on the island a different town hosts a Friday Party, except for that lonely step-​child Fifth Friday where I assume everyone sits at home grumpy.
First Friday of the month — Wailuku
Second Friday — Lāhainā
Third Friday — Makawao
Fourth Friday — Kīhei
We’ve only been to the Kihei party once and we hope to come to it in future trips! They have a ton of food trucks out (at least 8 – 10 I bet), lots of vendors and activities going on as well. The Police were also out directing traffic on South Kihei Rd so that pedestrians and vehicles were safe.
These are family parties so you see lots of adults and kids hanging out and having fun. All in all this is a great idea and we might hit the Wailuku party this Friday!

A great way to spend a Friday night. There are food trucks and tents as well restaurants in the shopping center. Live entertainment a different locations in the Azeka Shopping Center. Some activities for kids. Lots of shopping and crafts. You’ll find locals as well as tourists all enjoying the night.

This is a great way to spend a Friday night and it’s FREE!
It can be challenging to find inexpensive things to do in Hawaii, this free admission and can be entertaining for your whole family. Make sure to check the Maui Friday Town Party website to find out where the event is taking place and what special events might be going on, I posted the schedule for each Friday below, (
). When we attended there were plenty of food trucks, clothing and jewelry vendors, arts and crafts as well as live music. I’m not sure what the venue is at the other towns but in Kihei it’s in a strip mall parking lot, there isn’t a lot of seating available but it’s not too difficult to grab a spot on the curb or wall around the lot. The crowd was a nice mixture of locals and tourists, you can tell residents enjoy the event just as much as people only visiting for a short time.
First Friday of the month — Wailuku
Second Friday — Lāhainā
Third Friday — Makawao
Fourth Friday — Kīhei

It was ok. The food selection was pretty good. I was happy to find decent Filipino food. Bands were meh. There were only a couple of retail stalls that were of any interest.

Hmm… Something seems to be happening to Kihei Fourth Friday, for the worse. As of September 2013, almost half the food vendors have stopped coming and have been replaced by more seating, the craft vendor area is way less occupied, and the crowds have thinned out too. The beer gardens are still going strong, but the food is just as important, so we probably won’t be back for October 2013.

Since the Maui Fair was later this year, it wasn’t during our stay so being able to come to the Kihei Fourth Friday community party was exactly what I needed. Since it’s in Kihei, there are probably more tourists than the county fair but a great way to hang out with the locals as well which we love. Parking is a bit of a pain and you will most likely have to park in a gravel lot about 2 blocks away so a small mag lite might be helpful to find your way through the dark lot back to your car.
There are food trucks, nearby brick and mortar eateries, and local vendors for arts and crafts and some other food items, although I didn’t see the pickled mango that someone else found a few months ago. The music onstage really adds to a block party feel and the Kihei Friday is probably one of the larger ones.

I’m so glad the lady we rented the condo from told us about this! Tons of great local food and art vendors as well.
This was the last night in Hawaii for me, and I had still not found a place for pickled mango (we had some at the start of the trip) Thankfully there was a stand here, so glad I did! It was a bit more pricey than usual, but it’s ok =)
There are also a ton of food trucks of all different varieties, music, crafts, and so much more stuff.
If you happen to be in the area on the 4^th Friday, make sure to check it out!

Went to Kihei Fourth Friday last night. What a blast. Great for the entire family. Kids enjoyed the Rainbow Bubble Guy… HUGE bubbles, how fun is that?! Also DJ cranking the tunes with 30 plus hula hoops for the kids, face painting, games, bronco bull riding and more. Plenty of local vendors for arts & crafts, jewelry etc. Many food trucks and food vendors. 2 stages with live music and a Hula show. We have been to all the Fridays and the one in Kihei is the largest with the biggest turn out. Found parking just south of Times grocery store near church. Bring cash or visit the 3 ATMs in the Azeka shopping center.