Wildest Show 2025

🌴🎶 Get ready for a WILD summer under the stars! 🎶🌴

The Honolulu Zoo Society’s beloved summer tradition is back! The 39th Annual Wildest Show kicks off June 11 with six Wednesday evenings of live local music, ono eats, and family-friendly fun—all set on the scenic Great Lawn of the Honolulu Zoo.

Guests may enter at 4:30 p.m. to enjoy the pre-show activities. Opening entertainment starts at 5:00 p.m. with headliners taking the stage from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate.

Wildest Show Emcee Angela Escontrias

The Honolulu Zoo Society is honored to again partner with the Henry Kapono Foundation, sponsor of the opening acts for the Wildest Show summer concerts series through their On the Rise artist program, which spotlights new and emerging artists entering the music industry and shaping the future of music here in the Islands.

Admission

$10 for Honolulu Zoo Society members*
$15 for non-members
$5 for keiki ages 3-12
Free for keiki 2 and under

*For HZS membership discounts please show your membership card and photo ID at entry.

The Honolulu Zoo will be open on event days during normal business hours of 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Entry for the concert will be through the Monsarrat Avenue gate only starting at 4:30 p.m. (located across from the Waikiki Shell). Wildest Show guests will be asked to stay within the Great Lawn during the event as the rest of the Zoo will be closed. Live, local entertainment will be from 5:00-7:00 pm.

Support our Black Rhinos

This year’s concert series supports a cause close to home: proceeds will benefit the zoo’s black rhino family—Aria, Kendi, and their son, ʻAkamu—the first black rhino ever born at the Honolulu Zoo.

Mahalo to our Sponsors!

Community Partners

Conservation Partners

Ukulele Sponsors