Hallowbaloo takes over Honolulu for three gouling days of festivities

HONOLULU—The annual Hallowbaloo Music and Arts Festival takes over Honolulu this weekend, with a wide variety of entertainers, artists, and restaurants involved in three gouling (get it?) days of festivities. Bringing in the best in local and national talent, Hallowbaloo has become one of the premiere block party festivals in the Pacific.

Hallowbaloo 2010 doles out three nights of spirited sounds and masquerade mayhem featuring on stage Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Budos Band, Dengue Fever, and DJ Logic plus over 25 additional acts to boot.

For more information, visit http://www.hallowbaloo.com.

Here’s what’s in store:

Friday, October 29

Kick-Off Concert featuring Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Budos Band, and The Throwdowns
Venue: The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
All Ages. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult (i.e an 18 year old).
VIP Tickets include front row access and private bar (21+ only for VIP tickets). Tickets are on sale at www.honoluluboxoffice.com or (808) 550-TIKS.

Concert Note: The Budos Band will be playing a full 75+ minute set prior to Edward Sharpe’s taking the stage.

Recommended Pre-Party: ARTafterDARK’s “Seven Deadly Sins” pau hana celebration at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 South Beretania.

Saturday, October 30

Hallowbaloo Street Festival on Nuuanu Avenue
From 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Hawaii’s Largest Live Music Showcase features five outdoor stages and 10,000+ costumed crazies.
Mechanical bull rides on the corner of Hotel Street and Smith Street.

Shows include Dengue Fever (8:30 p.m.—Loloweeny Stage) and The Budos Band (7:00 p.m.—Loloweeny Stage). Also performing throughout the night are Ooklah the Moc, Kings of Spade, Painted Highways, Soul Revival Sound System, Tavana, DJ Eskae, Mano Kane, DJ Mr. Nick, Kitty Lee, Hollow Spheres, Narwhal, Falcon Lord, Shopping List, Circuit Creature, Shakti Dance Movement, Giinko Maraschino, Cherry Blossom Cabaret, and more.

Hallowbaloo Club Crawl
Eight clubs throughout Downtown and Chinatown till 2:00 a.m. Purchase of one wristband (21+ only) gets you into all eight clubs

Participating Clubs: Mercury Bar, Soho Mixed Media Bar, ‘The Venue @ bambuTwo’, Indigo, Bar 35, thrityninehotel, NextDoor, and Manifest.
Artists include: DJ Logic, The Throwdowns, The Deadbeats, Capecod, DJ Packo, Soul Revival Sound System, Persian Excursion, Maynard G, Kitty Lee, Cookiehead Jenkins, Wavetrain, DJ Trip, Persian Excursion, Ross Jackson, Logoe, DJ Audissey, Timo, Liloa, Bumble Bee, Jet Boy, Nocturna, Zacharijah Solomonic Sound System, and more.

Costume Contest
At the Grandest Spectacle Stage at 8:30 p.m.

Registration required. All Participants must register at the Hallowbaloo Street Festival Information Tent by 8:00 p.m. $10 registration fee required.

Prizes include a $1,250 Cash Awarded; a “neighbor island” vacation for two; $100 Gift Certificates to Longs Drugs, Murphy’s Bar & Grill, JJ Dolan’s, Fashionista’s Market, Black Cat Tattoo Studio, Laughtrack Theater, Bar 35, Soul de Cuba, and bambuTwo; Mad Hatter Tea Party for 6 at Tea at 1024 ($110 value); eco-friendly gift bag from Super Citizen featuring Ecolicious ‘Good Reef’ Bag, Klean Kanteen, AA Leiser Shirt, AA Racerback Dress, Built Lunch Tote, To Go Ware Bamboo Set, Obon Pencil set, Obon Sugarcane Notebook ($150 value); jewelry from Art Treasures Gallery; print from Peggy Chun Gallery; Roberta Oaks gift certificates; Fresh T’s from TeeTee Bar; Du Vin gift certificates; and cakes from Otto Cake.

Sunday, October 31

Halloween Night Waikiki Madness
Free people watching action throughout Kalakaua Avenue from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Expect nearly 15,000 costumed partygoers to turn a stroll down the coconut-palm-lined streets into a fabulous spectator sport.

Recommended Haunt: Halloween at the Hyatt produced by Double-O-Spot