| Performing arts | | | | site) is located in the downtown district in the old |
| Established in 1900, the Honolulu Symphony is the | | | | YMCA building and features local artists. Blessed |
| oldest US symphony orchestra west of the | | | | with both a great collection and a competent |
| Rocky Mountains. Other classical music ensembles | | | | house staff. |
| include the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Honolulu is also a | | | | Shangri La (Doris Duke) |
| center for Hawaiian music. The main music | | | | Sports |
| venues include the Neal Blaisdell Center Concert | | | | Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports |
| Hall, the Waikiki Shell, and the Hawaii Theatre. | | | | teams. However, Honolulu hosts the NFL's annual |
| Honolulu also includes several venues for live | | | | Pro Bowl each February in addition to the NCAA |
| theater, including the Diamond Head Theatre and | | | | football Hawaii Bowl. Fans of spectator sports in |
| the Manoa Valley Theatre. | | | | Honolulu generally support the football, volleyball, |
| Visual arts | | | | basketball, and baseball programs of the |
| Located near downtown Honolulu, the premier | | | | University of Hawaii at Manoa. High school sporting |
| venue for visual arts in Hawaii is the Honolulu | | | | events, especially football, are especially popular. |
| Academy of Arts. The Honolulu Academy of Arts | | | | Venues for spectator sports in Honolulu include: |
| features the largest collection of Western and | | | | Aloha Stadium (football) |
| Asian art in Hawaii and also hosts a year-round | | | | Les Murakami Stadium at UH-Manoa (baseball) |
| film and video program dedicated to the | | | | Stan Sheriff Center at UH-Manoa (basketball and |
| presentation of arthouse and world cinema in the | | | | volleyball) |
| museum's Doris Duke Theatre. The | | | | Neal Blaisdell Center Arena (basketball) |
| Contemporary Museum in Makiki is the main | | | | Honolulu's mild climate lends itself to year-round |
| museum of contemporary art in the state. | | | | fitness activities as well. In 2004, Men's Fitness |
| Downtown Honolulu hosts a monthly art walk on | | | | magazine named Honolulu the fittest city in the |
| the first Friday of each month. | | | | U.S. Honolulu is also home to three large road |
| Gardens | | | | races: |
| Foster Botanical Garden | | | | The Great Aloha Run is held annually on |
| Liliuokalani Botanical Garden | | | | Presidents' Day. |
| Walker Estate | | | | The Honolulu Marathon, held annually on the |
| Other museums, aquariums, zoos, and cultural | | | | second Sunday in December, draws more than |
| centers | | | | 20,000 participants each year, about half to two |
| The Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the | | | | thirds of them from Japan. |
| State of Hawaii and houses millions of natural | | | | The Honolulu Triathlon held its first race in 2004, |
| history specimens and cultural artifacts relating to | | | | when it hosted the US Olympic Triathlon Trials, |
| Hawaii and the Pacific. | | | | and is billed as Hawaii's premier Olympic-distance |
| The Honolulu Academy of Arts has steadily | | | | triathlon. No sprint course is offered during the |
| grown to become Hawaii's largest private | | | | event, which is held in May. |
| presenter of visual arts programs, boasting a | | | | Former professional franchises |
| permanent collection of over 40,000 works of art | | | | Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League, 1961-1987) |
| from cultures around the world. | | | | |
| The Waikiki Aquarium and the Honolulu Zoo are | | | | Hawaiian Islanders (af2, 2002-2004) |
| both located at the eastern end of Waikiki in | | | | Team Hawaii (North American Soccer League, |
| Kapiolani Park. | | | | 1977) |
| The Hawaii State Art Museum (HISAM) (official | | | | The Hawaiians (World Football League, 1974-1975) |