Center Stage Dance Alliance presents their annual Winter Showcase & Fundraiser at The Palace Theater on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8. On Saturday, they will showcase their little keiki classes at 3pm, followed by fundraiser festivities in the Palace lobby at 3:30-5p, including a silent auction, bake sale, live music, and other fun activities for keiki. At 7pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday, there will be dance performances featuring all the other classes, showcasing styles in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop and breakdancing. Join us for a weekend of live performances and holiday cheer! Tickets Saturday Mini Keiki Show: $10 General Admission $13 Priority Orchestra Lap keiki are free

Center Stage Dance Alliance presents their annual Winter Showcase & Fundraiser at The Palace Theater on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8. On Saturday, they will showcase their little keiki classes at 3pm, followed by fundraiser festivities in the Palace lobby at 3:30-5p, including a silent auction, bake sale, live music, and other fun activities for keiki. At 7pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday, there will be dance performances featuring all the other classes, showcasing styles in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop and breakdancing. Join us for a weekend of live performances and holiday cheer! Tickets Saturday Mini Keiki Show: $10 General Admission $13 Priority Orchestra Lap keiki are free Saturday & Sunday Winter Showcase: $21 General Admission $26 Priority Orchestra Lap keiki are free

Connections Public Charter School is proud to present the 2024 talent show "Talons and Talent"

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. Enjoy this family friendly holiday comedy for the special ticket price of $5, followed by the annual Holiday Parade through downtown Hilo!

My Old School! the Hilo Jazz Orchestra plays Steely Dan in this live concert tribute featuring performances from HAASTILE and THE HOT POTAYTAHS

The Palace Theater is proud to present three time Grammy Award Winner Kalani Pe'a live in concert on December 20th. With Special Guests Kumu Hula Polanimakamae Kahakalau-Kalima + No'eau Kahakalau-Kalima & Halau Hula Kauluola

Kitty Pineapple returns to the Palace stage with a Black Friday stand up comedy special featuring special guests opening the show. Tickets available now $40 Priority Orchestra $25 General Admission All sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. all tickets $5 more at the door.

Aerial Arts Hawai'i returns to the Hilo Palace with TEASE THE SEASON, a cheeky holiday aerial cabaret, just in time for winter solstice! Come enjoy an evening of high flying aerial acrobatics and playful burlesque, suitable for audiences 18+.

Island Dance Academy and the Palace Theater present “The Nutcracker”, with performances on Friday December 13 and Saturday December 14 at 7 p.m., and 2 p.m. on Sunday December 15. Featuring whirling twirling ballerinas, tap dancing soldiers, sword fighting combatants and more, this is a long-time holiday tradition for Hilo, first started by Island Dance Academy’s director, Suen Hughes, in 1989. And, as a special bonus, Rick Mazurowski will introduce the shows with Christmas music played on the Palace’s magnificent pipe organ.