Palace Theater: Movies, Concerts & Special Events

SHREK The Musical

Friday October 4th @ 7:00pm
Saturday October 5th @ 7:00pm
Sunday October 6th @ 2:30pm

Friday October 11th @ 7:00pm
Saturday October 12th @ 7:00pm
Sunday October 13th @ 2:30pm

Friday October 18th @ 7:00pm
Saturday October 19th @ 7:00pm
Sunday October 20th @ 2:30pm

Doors, Box Office, and Concessions open 1 hour prior to each performance. Click on the performance time above to purchase tickets.

The Palace Theater is proud to present our 2024 fall musical production: SHREK THE MUSICAL!

Live Musical | approx 120 min
with intermission

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$15 Keiki 12 and under
$20 General Admission
SOLD OUT $25 Priority Orchestra + $5 Reserved Seat Fee SOLD OUT for all performances
Tickets $5 more on Day of Show except Keiki 12 and under
All sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable.
 Priority Orchestra seats are reserved within the first 4 rows of the auditorium, seats selected at time of ticket transaction. General Admission seating is open within the remainder of the auditorium. Seating is first come first serve on night of performance.

SHREK The Musical is a family friendly stage spectacle. The fall musical productions are the flagship fundraising events for the Palace Theater. Ticket sales directly benefit the ongoing mission of 501c3 non-profit organization Friends of the Palace Theater to restore, revitalize and sustain the historic Palace Theater as a venue that will educate, entertain and inspire our culturally diverse community.

Produced in association with Malama Arts
Director: Jennie Kaneshiro
Assistant Director: Robin Ziroli
Choreography: Mana Ho’opai, Jasmine Serrano, Megan Rohrbacher
Music Director: Chris Sargent
Vocal Director: Rachel Edwards

SHREK is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com

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The Haunted Palace – STAGE FRIGHT

Friday, October 25th 7:00-10:00pm
Saturday, October 26th 7:00-10:00pm

Content Warning: This event features flashing lights, loud noises, fog, lazer effects, clowns, stairs, and is not for the faint of heart! May not be appropriate for small children.

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$20 General Admission
$25 At The Door
All sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. 

Ready for a scare?
we DARE you to enter THE HAUNTED PALACE.
The Haunted Palace is an immersive walk through experience featuring 10 bone chilling settings throughout the theater, featuring ghastly sights and terrible frights.
This year’s theme is STAGE FRIGHT, do you dare step into the spotlight?

Your ticket guarantees entrance to The Haunted Palace experience for the night it is issued for (ie a ticket for Friday grants admission to Friday). Check in curb side upon arrival to the theater. Groups will be lead through every ten minutes, entrance is first come first serve. Anticipate a wait time to get in. Wait time depends on crowd size. Tickets are limited, buy in advance. Event operates from 7:00pm until 10:00pm both nights, recommended to arrive between 7:00-9:00pm on the night of your ticket.

Performers will not touch you, please do not touch them.

Flash lights are not allowed on the course.
Lobby Restroom facilities will not be accessible during this event.

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Little Shop of Horrors

Wednesday October 30th @ 2:30pm
Doors, Box Office and Concession open at 2:00pm

1986 | Musical/Horror | 103 min
Rated PG-13

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Hollywood Classics is an ongoing series showcasing timeless films back on the big screen, presented by AARP.

Directed by Frank Oz
Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin

Synopsis: A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Sponsored by

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

HALLOWEEN NIGHT – Thursday Oct 31
Doors Open at 7:00pm with pre-show cartoons
Costume Contest at 8:15pm
Movie at approx 9:00pm

Rated R | Cult Classic

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$12 General Admission
$15 At the Door without costume
Participation Kits available for purchase for $5

All sales final. Tickets and participation kits are non-refundable or transferable. Seating is open for this event, first come first serve on night of event.

Join us at the Palace for the annual presentation of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
Festivities kick off at 7:00pm with the opening of the doors and classic Halloween cartoons on the silver screen.
Sign up for the costume contest hosted by Lady Lily La Douce to compete for cool prizes. Costume contest is limited 25 participants and restricted to those 18 years and older. Sign ups in the lobby start at 7pm, so arrive early to register.

Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place along with Riff Raff’s Choice award.  Winners will be determined by our esteemed panel of 3 mystery judges.

Rocky Horror participation kits are redeemable in the lobby on night of the event. Pre-order you kit with your online ticket, and check in on the night of. Participation kits will also be available for purchase on night of.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Saturday November 2nd @ 7:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concessions open at 6:30pm

Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Mystery | 138 min
Rated PG-13

Join us this Fall as we head back to Hogwarts! We are showing all 8 Harry Potter movies now through November.

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Directed by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

Synopsis: As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old nook marked “the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Cat Video Fest

Sunday November 3rd @ 2:30pm & 7:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concessions open 30 minutes prior to showtime

75 min | Not Rated

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.
10% of proceeds goes directly to Action 4 Animals Hawai’i to help Big Island cats in need

Directed by Will Braden

Cat Video Fest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Cat Video Fest is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

The Palace Theater is proud to partner with Action 4 Animals Hawai’i as the recipient of 10% of all ticket sales for our November 3rd screening. Action 4 Animals Hawai’i is a group of volunteers, fosters, and big-hearted animal lovers located on the Big Island of Hawai’i. They aim to get as many at-risk animals adopted into loving homes and help control the animal population on Hawai’i Island. Since 2022 they have found homes for over  800 Big Island animals!  As of Jan. 1, 2024  375 kittens and cats have been fostered by A4A HI volunteers and subsequently adopted.  They have also placed 93 puppies and dogs with wonderful families since the beginning of this year.  Action 4 Animals Hawaii has bi-monthly Hilo Petco Adoption Fairs, quarterly community adoption events and fostering classes AND they maintain the Hilo Petco kitty cubbies!  They collaborate closely with PetFix and numerous other rescues to achieve island-wide well-being for as many cats and dogs as possible.

People love cat videos, and they love coming together for a shared experience. Cat Video Fest is committed to bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses, while doing good for the worldwide community of people working to help cats in need.

In Partnership with

 

HIFF: STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Thursday November 7th @ 6:00pm 
Doors, Box Office & Concessions open at 5:30pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Make the most of the weekend with a full festival pass!
$50 HIFF PASS

2024 | USA | 82 min

Director: Jalena Keane-Lee
Producers: Amber Espinosa-Jones, Jalena Keane-Lee, Erin Lau

STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS follows the largest political movement in modern Hawaiian history, and the indigenous women leaders who have successfully sustained it since 2010. At the center of the global movement are Pua Case and her two daughters Hāwane Rios and Kapulei Flores. They are joined by Mehana Kihoi and Leinaʻala Sleightholm who have changed their families’ lives by joining the movement. All three families have put their bodies on the line, faced arrest standing off with police, and testified as key petitioners suing the State of Hawaiʻi to prevent the building of the world’s largest telescope on their sacred mountain. Through the lens of mothers and daughters, our film explores intergenerational healing and the social and emotional labor of retaining ancient ceremonies in a rapidly modernizing world. With the fate of the telescope still to be decided, the film shows that victory is in the perseverance of a movement and the intergenerational healing found in this sisterhood.

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HIFF: ONE MILLION DOLLA

Friday November 8 @ 5:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concessions open at 4:30pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Make the most of the weekend with a full festival pass!
$50 HIFF PASS

WORLD PREMIERE
Made In Hawai‘i | 2024 | English| 99 min

Director: Stefan C. Schaefer

In this Maui-set mockumentary, Big Island content creator Alex Farnham plays the Guy, a houseless buffoon with a heart of gold. He chases chickens and sells coconuts in his happy-go-lucky existence. However, everything changes when he’s unexpectedly gifted one million dollars and a documentary crew decides to follow him. Before Guy knows it, people come out of the woodwork, latching on to become his posse and he soon finds out who his real friends are.

HIFF: TERRESTRIAL

Friday November 8 @ 8:00pm
Doors, Box Office & Concessions open at 30 minutes prior to first screening

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Make the most of the weekend with a full festival pass!
$50 HIFF PASS

2024 |  USA | 76 min

Director: Alex Farnham
Screenwriter: Alex Farnham
Producers: Lucas Zarro, Alex Farnham, Randall J. Bacon
Cast: Alex Farnham, Lindsay Watson, Easton James, Nicky Whelan, Matt Corboy, Peter Gilroy

The struggle of a teacher being forced to work in an environment where he feels as if he doesn’t belong and to work with a severed partner from his past. Maybe a friendly creature is the only one he can count on. Buckle up because this sci-fi rocket is about to take off! Written, directed and starring Big Island filmmaker and Internet personality Alex Farnham and co-starring THE WIND AND THE RECKONING’s Lindsay Watson and local comedian Easton James, TERRESTRIAL is an 808, homegrown, ode to horror like THE FACULTY, mashed together with sci-fi comedies like EVOLUTION.

HIFF: THE SHAPE OF THINGS – THE DICK BREWER STORY

Saturday November 9 @ 12:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concessions open at 11:30am

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
$10 General Admission
$9 Senior, Student & Veteran
All ticket sales final. Tickets are non-refundable or transferable. Seating for this film is open seating.

Make the most of the weekend with a full festival pass!
$50 HIFF PASS

2024 | Made in Hawai’i | 60 min

Director: Bob Campi

A portrait of the influential surfboard builder whose highly crafted boards made for big wave riding were coveted by professional surfers for decades. The film follows Brewer’s career, incorporating in-depth interviews and testimonials of his contemporaries, spanning many years of surfing history, all paying allegiance to the master.