Community Calendar

Celebrate Aki Matsuri 秋祭り (Fall Festival) at the next JCCH Craft & Collectibles Fair! Browse a selection of Japanese and Japanese-inspired items while supporting small business owners. The JCCH Gift Shop and Historical Gallery will be open until 3:00 PM. A list of this month’s vendors is now available on our event page. Event highlights include:

FOOD + SNACKS: Chibi Confectionery • Green Times Matcha • goodneighbors bento • Mochiffle • MOSA! • O•I•DE Kitchen • SweetiE • Travie's Patties

PERFORMANCES + DEMONSTRATIONS: Aloha Hawaii Brother Sister Duo • Shishimai (Okinawan Lion Dancing) • Psycho Jane • Urasenke Tea Ceremony Demonstration

JCCH CRAFT TABLE: Shop for handcrafted holiday gift items made by JCCH volunteers at our special pop-up fundraising booth. 100% of sale proceeds will benefit the JCCH!

SHICHI GO SAN: Keiki are invited to experience a traditional kimono dressing with Masako Formals, a portrait sitting with Expressions (with digital images), and a Shintō blessing with Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, hosted by Expressions. By appointment only. Spaces are limited.

📆 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Gift Shop closes at 3:00 PM)
📍 JCCH 1st Floor Courtyard & Breezeway

*Free event admission. 2-hr parking validation with a JCCH Gift Shop purchase.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Kupukupu: Unfurling is Laulima Nature Center's first-ever art exhibition. Come bask in the beauty of collective creativity— this two part exhibition features 30 community submissions + nine original artworks made by our 2025 Kupukupu Artist Camp cohort.
Enjoy live music by @thealohafolk alongside refreshments and pūpūs. Take home a piece of the show: artworks will be available via silent auction or sale. Select prints will be available for purchase as well. Proceeds support Laulima Nature Center's mission to protect native species + ecosystems through educating and uplifting our community.

The exhibition will run through Nov 30th and will be open for viewing during Laulima Nature Center hours (Tue-Sat 9am-3pm).

Calligraphy | Ceramics | Omamori | Books | Temple Tours | Demonstrations

Visit Chozen-ji for the one time a year the beautiful grounds are made open to the public. Zen artworks made by Chozen-ji priests and monks are available for sale, and visitors are welcome to join temple tours and demonstrations of martial arts and Japanese tea ceremony. Reservations requested to help us manage parking and crowding.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Calligraphy | Ceramics | Omamori | Books | Temple Tours | Demonstrations

Visit Chozen-ji for the one time a year the beautiful grounds are made open to the public. Zen artworks made by Chozen-ji priests and monks are available for sale, and visitors are welcome to join temple tours and demonstrations of martial arts and Japanese tea ceremony. Reservations requested to help us manage parking and crowding.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.

Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Little Picture Show, ARTINI: - See It, Buy It, Keep It, Gift It. Just Don’t Miss It!
Just in time for the holidays, 120+ small pictures, ready to hang, gift and holiday cards, handmade holiday decorations, prints, and even small illustrated books. There’s something “arty” for everyone’s stocking.

The Downtown Art Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27, 28th.