Thanksgiving in Hawaii: November Craft Fair and Art Expo Calendar

Thanksgiving in Hawaii usually brings with it numerous craft fairs and art expos. Most of them are put on as fundraiser events, some are for the general public, and many of them are free. Below you will find a list of all the craft fairs and art expos that are happening in November in Hawaii. All the information is there, including websites, times and locations. Events are listed by date, with early November at the top. Happy Thanksgiving!

Hawaii Christmas Craft Fair Calendar

Holiday Craft Fair and Bake Sale

With baby clothes, quilts, pillows, bags, towels, kitchen items, stationery, jewelry, headbands and baked goods, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 4, Kuakini Health System, Hale Pulama Mau Auditorium, 347 N. Kuakini St. 547-9168, www.kuakini.org

Season’s Best Kaimuki Craft & Gift Fair

With more than 150 booths, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5, Aliiolani Elementary School, 1240 7th Ave. 683-6064

Wahiawa General Hospital Thrift Shop Country Christmas

A hospital benefit with collectibles, baked goods, sushi, plants and fertilizer, 9 a.m.-1 p.m Nov. 5, 128 Lehua St. 622-5966, 284-4950

Aiea High School Craft & Fun Fair

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5, 98-1276 Ulune St., next to Aiea Community Gym.

Aloha Friday at the ‘Ilima Hotel

With a special “Made in Hawaii” showcase, with performances by ‘Ilima ‘Ohana chorus, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5, 11 and 18, 445 Nohonani St., Waikiki.

30th Trash & Treasure Craft Fair

A fundraiser for TEMARI, Center for Asian & Pacific Arts with unique clothing and accessories, Asian collectibles, ceramics, holiday gift items and donated collectibles, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 6 (8-9 a.m. TEMARI and Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii members only), Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 5th Floor Ballroom. 536-4566

Maunalua Community Foundation’s First Sunday Open Market

Farmers Market, handmade crafts and food, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 6, Koko Marina Center (parking lot next to First Hawaiian Bank), 7192 Kalanianaole Highway. 551-8930, krysti@pcfvirtual.com

Holiday Shoppe

An in-home craft boutique featuring handmade crafts, arts, handcrafted gifts and decor, woodwork, jewelry, clothing, quilting, stained glass, pottery, basketry and engraved glass, 3-8 p.m. Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 11 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12, 5228 Apo Drive, Aina Haina.

Waldorf Handcrafter’s Market Day 2011

Veterans Day Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 11, Honolulu Waldorf Athletic Field, Niu Valley Campus. 255-5200

Merrymakers Boutique

A Christmas and Gift Fair, noon-8 p.m. Nov. 11 and 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 12, 120 Kuupua St., Kailua. 551-1227

Eighth Annual Season’s Best Aiea Craft & Gift Fair

With more than 150 booths, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12, Aiea Elementary School, 99-370 Moanalua Road. 683-6064

Lemonade Alley’s Hawaii Craft Fair

A lemonade stand competition for Hawaii kids K-12 along with 90-plus craft booths, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12, ‘Iolani School Baseball Field. 220-6449, www.bizgym.com

Noelani Elementary School Craft Fair 2011

With about 120 booths of food, crafts, keiki games, rides and inflatables, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12, 2655 Woodlawn Drive. www.noelanipta.org

36th Annual JBPH-Hickam Fall Craft Fair

With more than 130 booths of original and handmade arts and crafts, entertainment by Island Storm, hula, dance and singing performances, horse rides, bounce houses for the kids and craft demos, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 12, Hickam Arts & Crafts Center, 335 Kuntz Ave., Hickam Air Force Base. Open to the public.

Haleiwa Artfest

With made-in-Hawaii handcrafts by the Handcrafters & Artisans Alliance, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 12, Liliuokalani Protestant Church grounds, Kamehameha Highway.

The Children’s Fair, “Mauka to Makai … Sharing Aloha,”

With a country store and farmers market, pony rides, face- and nail-painting, feather extensions, malasadas, keiki crafts, games, entertainment and food, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 12, Hanahau’olli School, 1922 Makiki St. 949-6461, www.hanahauoli.org/hui/childrens-fair

Diamond Head Arts & Craft Fair

With more than 200 crafters and crafts handmade in Hawaii, sponsored by Hawaii Recreation and Parks Society with help from Kapiolani Community College, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 13, Kapiolani Community College. 733-7371

iProperties Hawaii Christmas Craft & Bake Sale

With proceeds benefiting Institute of Human Services, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 14, Ala Moana Pacific Center, 1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1518.

Annual HGEA Downtown Holiday Craft & Gift Fair

A benefit for Charles R. Kendall Scholarship & Education Fund, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 16-17, HGEA building (corner of Queen and Mililani streets). 543-0024

Fort Street Mall Holiday Fair

With crafts, gifts, specialty foods and plants, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 17.

33rd Annual Holiday Boutique

Sponsored by a few Kailua friends with jewelry, clothing, stained glass, clothespin dolls, jellies, fudge and gift items, 4-8 p.m. Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 18 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 19, 782 Pahumele Place, Kailua. 254-2767

11th Annual Christmas Craft Fair at Dole Cannery

With 75 booths of handcrafted items, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Dole Cannery, second-floor atrium.

Cane Haul Road & Friends Christmas Craft Fair

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 19, Kuhio Elementary School, 2759 S. King St. 947-8466

Lyon Arboretum Holiday Plant & Craft Sale

With nurseries selling assorted ti, heliconia, ginger, native plants and ferns, anthuriums, orchids, tillandsias and other bromeliads, handmade holiday wreaths, jams and jellies, books and T-shirts, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 19, 3860 Manoa Road. 988-0456

Mililani High School Athletic Booster Club Craft Fair

With craft items and food booths, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, at the school’s gym, 95-1200 Meheula Parkway. 627-7369

Parker Annual Holiday Craft Fair

With more than 50 vendors of crafts, jewelry, gifts, plants, white elephant, food and baked goods, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 19, Waikalua Road, Kaneohe (near Ben Parker School and the Kaneohe Police Station).

Waikiki Artfest

Featuring 75-100 artists and handcraft artisans, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19-20, Kapiolani Park.

Pearl City High School Craft Fair

A benefit for Pearl City High School Special Education Department, with more than 100 vendors selling food and plants and featuring a children’s fair with games, make-it-and-take-it activities and Tumble Bus, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 20, school cafeteria.

Annual Holiday Bazaar and Craft Sale

With five to seven vendors selling baby quilts, eco-friendly tote bags, vintage linen doilies, aprons, English tea pots and cup, collectible Christmas ornaments, secondhand designer handbags, cord bracelets for men, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 1-3, 45-440 Koa Kahiko St., Kaneohe (behind Windward City Shopping Center). 247-4267

Honolulu Printmakers Impressions Benefit Print Sale

Featuring original etchings, lithographs, screen prints and woodcuts by Hawaii artists, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 25, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 and 1-4:30 p.m. Nov. 27, Academy Art Center, 1111 Victoria St. 536-5507

25th Islandwide Christmas Crafts and Food Expo

Featuring 400 exhibitors selling gift items, from handmade Christmas ornaments to jewelry, clothing and Hawaiian artworks, 4-9 p.m. Nov. 25, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 27, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, $4, $3 military and seniors (65 and older), free for ages under 13. 623-4050

Fourth Annual Ka’elepulu 2011 Holiday Art & Craft Fair

With proceeds going to school’s fine-arts program, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 26, Ka’elepulu Elementary School, 530 Keolu Drive.

Craft Fair @ Mission Houses Museum

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 26, 550 S. King St. 447-3923

Temple Emanu-El Holiday Craft & Gift Fair

Presented by Sisterhood, with handmade crafts and ethnic foods, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 27, Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway Social Hall. 591-7521, ext. 211

Christmas in Honolulu

5-8:30 p.m. Nov. 29, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Manoa Grand Ballroom, 2454 S. Beretania St. 734-3693