Halloween, movies, and more: your guide to the weekend on Oʻahu

Ready for Spooky season? Aloha State Daily has you covered! From an operatic version of the "The Shining" to movies making their Hawaiʻi premiere with the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, there are lots of events happening this weekend.

Friday, Oct. 30

Catch the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. The festival is underway on Oʻahu this week and features 84 films including 34 world premieres with new cinema from the Islands, Asia, the Pacific and around the world. Catch films like “Lahaina; Voices of Change w/ Kūkulu,” “Niu Forever w/What We Call Home” and more on Friday, Oct. 30, or look for listings later in the week, including on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1. Screenings on Oʻahu continue through Thursday, Nov. 5, before the festival moves to Neighbor Islands, including Maui, Molokai, Lanaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island. Get individual tickets or passes. Details.

Eat spooky season snacks. Ready for pumpkin-flavored desserts and spooky cocktails? Aloha State Daily has spots to get that and more in its Where to get Halloween treats on Oʻahu guide. Details.

Watch an operatic version of “The Shining.” Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre is bringing this best-selling novel by Stephen King to life at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. This is a co-production of Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, Portland Opera, and Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre. The production is about two hours with an intermission. There are shows on Friday, Oct. 30, and Sunday, Nov. 1. Tickets start at $35. Details.

Check out a Biblical Haunted House. Six of the scariest Bible-themed scenes inspired by scripture will be on display at this haunted house at Central Union Church Windward’s Kailua campus. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. and is one of many events featured in Aloha State Daily’s guide to Oʻahu churches ‘treat’ the community with family-friendly Halloween events. Details.

Go to Emo Nite at The Republik. Started by two friends at a small dive bar, this event has expanded to include regular events in dozens of markets. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets include a $1 donation to support organizations focusing on mental health, harm reduction, children and families, poverty and homelessness, disenfranchised communities and terminal illness. Details.

Saturday, Oct. 31

KSSK Perry & The Posse Bring Morning Live Show to Limelight (Ala Moana). The popular Saturday morning show will be live at Limelight Hawaiʻi from 8 to 11 a.m. on Oct. 31. The entertainment lineup includes Lyric Medeiros, who was recently part of Season 28 of the television show “Big Brother,” the Mākaha Sons, and Lopaka Kapanui, “The Ghost Guy” who writes a column for Aloha State Daily. There will also be a costume contest. Tickets are $60 for adults and $36 for keiki. Details.

Celebrate Halloween. In the evening, drive Kalākaua Avenue and see people in costumes parade down the street as they make stops at spots like the Zombie Mansion to catch Natural Vibrations, Likkle Jordee, DJ Hapa Boy and DJ Jojo Flow at Secret Spot Honolulu or Tiki’s Annual Halloween Bash at The Twin Fin. Don’t want to go into Waikīkī? Trick or treat at Ala Moana Center and Kahala Mall or head to the North Shore for the sixth annual Turtle Bay Halloween Surf Off at The Ritz-Carlton Oʻahu, Turtle Bay. Details.

The sixth annual Turtle Bay Halloween Surf Off, presented by Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience, will take place at The Ritz-Carlton Oʻahu, Turtle Bay. Proceeds of the event benefit the Kahuku High School Surf Team. (Ranasha Kanahele)

Go to the Wahiawa Fall Festival. There will be games, candy, food and craft vendors, live entertainment and prizes. Sponsored by New Hope Central Oʻahu, this event is expected to have about 1,000 participants, according to a permit filed with the City and County of Honolulu. Free. Details.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Catch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Dress in your Rocky Horror best and check the website for costume guidelines. In collaboration with Hawaiʻi Opera Theater, the screening at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 will be accompanied by a full cast of actors acting out the scenes playing on screen. Recommended for ages 18 years or older. Tickets are $25. Details.

Sunday, Nov. 1

Combine cookies and matcha. Nestled in Duke’s Lane in Waikīkī, Gotcha Matcha serves matcha and espresso lattes. On the weekends, the spot offers drinks with cookie lids. Drinks start at $5 and many are named after local surf breaks and use Pono Potions syrups. Some of the popular flavors include Queens (strawberry matcha), Canoes (ube matcha with ube cold foam), Cliffs (blue haupia matcha), Fours (mac nut iced latte) and Rockpiles (strawberry lemonarde). Details.