Free Fireworks Show Every Friday Night In Waikiki
Posted on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 by Sheila
When you vacation on Oahu, make sure you make plans to start your weekend off with a bang. Each Friday evening the Hilton Hawaiian Village puts on a free firework show on Waikiki Beach.
The fireworks show begins at 7:45pm lasts about ten minutes. See this link for the scheduled show times. 
One vantage point for the fireworks that we really liked was from the concrete pier in front of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach hotel. It was a perfect location to see the fireworks reflecting off the water. (Andy brought his tripod and was able to capture a nice selection of fireworks photos.)
As you make your plans to watch the fireworks, consider planning sunset picnic on the beach prior to the show. That way, you’ll have a memorable dinner topped off by fireworks and it’s all on the cheap! Bonus!
Have you seen the Friday night fireworks show in Waikiki Beach? Did you enjoy it?
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Oh YES !! We stayed at Outrigger reef on the beach last August and had a blast !!!
The fireworks you can admire from its beach are SIMPLY MAGIC !!!! You can enjoy them also from the terrace of their restaurant /bar .
On the beach the hotel runs twice a week a lovely “wow renewal ceremony” for hotel guests ; it’s FREE and so moving…
Aloha , laura
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Great Post & Great Pictures! – There are so many great things to do in Hawaii that are absolutely free or dirt cheap.
A picnic on the beach before the free fireworks display at the would certainly be on my top 3 things to do when visiting Oahu.
The best things in life are FREE!
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@ Laura – I’m glad that you’ve had the opportunity to see the fireworks on Waikiki Beach, too. By the way, I’ve not had an opportunity to write the post yet, but on this last visit we stayed at the Outrigger Reef and took part in the vow renewal. It was beautiful! The Outrigger Reef has just completed renovations and it was very nice too.
@ Dave – so very true about tons of free things to do in Hawaii and as you said, their are the best things of the islands, too!
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Shoot, I guess we never stayed there over a Friday so we missed those fireworks.
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@ Jim – there’s always next time. BTW, airfares are cheap from around DC right now…can find fares for less than $500.
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I know! The problem is vacation days for my wife…
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Beautiful images… I remember my golden time when i was there on (Waikiki Beach) last year. Thanks for sharing your nice tour pictures.
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You should watch them from Sarentos on top of the Ilikai hotel which is on the 36th (I think) floor and it’s right next to the Hilton Lagoon where they set the fireworks off from. The food is awesome there as well not to mention the great service they have as well.
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sheila Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Sounds like a great vantage point to watch the fireworks, Nathaniel. Thanks.
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I was in Hawaii with a friend in March 2011 we watched the fireworks from the beachside Barefoot bar, complete with cocktails in our hands, it was just fantastic and the hightlight of our holiday
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My husband proposed under the fireworks after a decadent dinner at the Bali by the Sea restaurant at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in July 2010…it felt like a fairytale! We are visiting again in a couple weeks and plan to watch the show.
Highly recommend it! So pretty!
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I recently stayed at the outrigger and I could only see the shadow of the fireworks from other buildings. I don’t know if they put on a different show throughout the year but just though people should know!
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sheila Reply:
December 24th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Stephanie — there’s two Outriggers on Waikiki Beach . Sounds like you might have been staying at the Outrigger furthest away.
Anyway, I recommend folks watch from the beach between Outrigger Reef on the Beach over to the Hilton Hawaiian. Also, a great vantage point is from the pier that juts out near the Outrigger Reef on the Beach.
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