Live Entertainment on Kauai at the following locations:

EASTSIDE
At the Waipouli Resort, The Oasis on the Beach has live music Wed. at 5-7pm. Happy Hour is from 4-6pm at their beachfront bar. Lemongrass Grill located at 4-871 Kuhio Hwy. has live contemporary Hawaiian music nightly. In Kapaa town, Sam’s Ocean View has live music Mon. & Fri. from 6-8:30pm. Big Wave Dave’s has karaoke 5 nights a week from 8pm-2am & live music on some Fri. & Sat. nights. Paniolo Santa Maria BBQ has live Jazz, Blues & Pop music Mon. thru Sat., with open mic on Wed. from 6:30- 8:30pm. The Bull Shed Restaurant, Happy Hour is 4:30-5:30 pm and live music 7 nights a week. Trees Lounge, has live music 6 nights a week, Happy Hour 5pm-7pm, dancing to Island bands and DJs. The Hukilau Lanai features live Hawaiian, jazz and easy-listening music 6-9pm, Tues-Sun in their Lobby Bar. Courtyard Marriott Kauai at the Makai Lounge has live musicians 6:30-8:30pm, with happy hour specials. The Coconut Marketplace; every Wed., 5pm and Sat. at 1pm- free Hula Show and on Fri. 5pm, they have live, Hawaiian Music, also the last Sat. of the month, a free movie night. Lava Lava Beach Club, has live music with local artists, 6-8pm every night.

NORTHSHORE
Princeville Center Food Court has live Hawaiian, Jazz and Contemporary music 6-8pm nightly. The Happy Talk Lounge at Hanalei Bay Resort has live music 7 nights a week.
In Hanalei, there’s live music at the Hanalei Gourmet live music on selected nights 6-9pm, Hawaiian music on Sun. nights. Tahiti Nui, a classic Polynesian Bar, has live Hawaiian music every night 6-9pm, serving till12:30 am. Kalypso Bar & Grille, in Hanalei has live music 6-9pm every Friday and wide screen TV viewing. In Kilauea, The Bistro has live Jazz and Hawaiian Slack Key 6:30-9pm Thurs. & Sat.

LIHUE
The Kauai Beach Resort Lounge, has Happy Hour from 5-6:30pm, live Hawaiian acoustic music nightly. At dinner, Gaylord’s & Mahiko Lounge at Kilohana has Happy Hour 4-5:30pm, live piano music on Tue & Fri. 6:30-9:00pm & live Hawaiian music on Wed. & Thurs. nights & Sunday brunch. Next to Kauai Marriott in Kalapaki, Cafe Portofino on the beach, has harp music nightly except Tues. & Wed. Hawaiian musicians entertain Wed. 7-9pm. Dancing Thurs. 10pm – 2am with local DJ & occasional guest DJ, $8 cover after 11pm. Next door, Duke’s offers live Hawaiian music Wed.-Fri. 4-6pm & Fri. 8:30-10:30pm. In Lihue, Rob’s Good Time Grill is a popular bar, with dancing Tues-Sat. nights, live bands Mon.-Fri. & Sat. Kukui Grove Center has local, live music at the Food Court every Thursday from 11am – 2pm and Fridays 7-8pm.

SOUTH & WESTSIDE
In Poipu, Merriman’s Fish House at Kukui’ula Shops has live acoustic music every night 6-9pm. At Poipu Shopping Village, local and Hawaiian musicians, play and sharestories, accompanied by Hula dancers. Mon & Thurs 5pm. The Seaview Terrace, at The Grand Hyatt Resort, has Hawaiian music nightly from 5-9pm and late night entertainment from 8-10pm at the resort. The Grand Hyatt has a torch lighting ceremony at sunset on Sat. night at 6:30pm. Brennecke’s, across from the Poipu Beach Park has live music Thurs., Fri. & Sat. starting at 7:30pm and a late night Happy Hour. The Garden Island Grille, in Koloa offers live music nightly from 6-8pm, closed Wednesdays. Port Allen Sunset Bar & Grill has Karaoke Fri. & Sat. nights at 8pm. Wranglers Steakhouse in Waimea has a happy hour in the Saddle room: Thurs.- Sat. 4-6pm and live music: Fri. & Sat. 5:30-7:30pm.