The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase.

THE HOLIDAYS

√ GINGERBREAD VILLAGE on display; daily through Thursday; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani; free; 922-5811.

√ CHRISTMAS WREATH EXHIBITION, creations of O'ahu residents who participated in the holiday wreath contest; 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily through Jan. 4; Honolulu Hale, Lane Gallery; free; 768-6622.

HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS FIRE TRUCK RIDES, view Christmas light displays in the Capitol District and Downtown areas; 6-9 p.m. nightly through Dec. 28 (no tours Dec. 24-25); Mission Houses Museum; $7*; 531-0481.

√ HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS TROLLEY TOUR, 30-minute trolley ride through Downtown; nightly through Dec. 30 (except Dec. 24-25); ticket sales at common area near Town & Country Surf Designs, Ward Warehouse; $4.50*; www.wardcenters.com/events.

THE SANTA CRUISE, dinner show with appearance by Santa; 5:15-7:15 p.m. nightly through Thursday; Atlantis Navatek Cruises, Pier 6, Aloha Tower Marketplace; upper deck: $110*, lower deck: $79.99*; 973-1311.

"STAR OF BETHLEHEM: THE MAGI'S STORY," explore some of the astronomical possibilities for the star that guided the wise men to Bethlehem; 7 p.m., today; Windward Community College, Hokulani Imaginarium; repeats 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; $5*; 235-7433.

THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS TROLLEY, trolley ride through Downtown; 6:30-9 p.m. nightly through Dec. 24, trolley leaves every 30 minutes; Aloha Tower Marketplace; free with $20 in Aloha Tower Marketplace receipts; 566-2337.

STAGE

"THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES," dark Christmas comedy, adult content; premieres at 7:30 p.m. today; Hawaii Repertory Theatre, Kawananakoa Backstage Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Sundays, through Jan. 4; $25*; 545-7170, www.hawaiireptheatre.org.

"PETER PAN," based on the play by James M. Barrie; 8 p.m. today, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, extended 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; Diamond Head Theatre; $12*-$42*; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"A CHRISTMAS CAROL," adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth; 4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Tenney Theatre; 5 and older; $16*; 457-4254.

"RING OF FIRE," play by local playwright Nancy Moss, presented by The Actors' Group; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 28 (no shows Dec. 25-26); Mendonca Building, second floor; $16*; 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 8 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9:30 p.m., $15*; Wednesdays and Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.

IMPROV COMEDY, presented by Laughtrack Theater Company; 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St.; $10*; 384-3362.

SHOWROOMS

"CREATION — A POLYNESIAN JOURNEY," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, dinner check-in 5:30 p.m., seating at 6 p.m., cocktail check-in 6:45 p.m., seating at 7 p.m., daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; $124 premium dinner, $78* standard dinner, $45* cocktails only (kama'aina $93*, $58.50*, $36*); 922-5811.

CIRQUE HAWAII, exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; Cirque Hawaii Theatre; 325 Seaside Ave.; $55*, $75* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*), dinner packages available; 922-0017.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $137*, regular dinner $83*, cocktails only $52.50* (kama'aina $42*, $67*, $110*); 971-4321.

SOCIETY OF SEVEN LAS VEGAS, spinoff group of the Society of Seven, with special guest Jasmine Trias through Saturday; 8:30 p.m. daily except Mondays, dinner seating, 7 p.m.; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $55*, cocktails only, $39*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER (free events unless noted): Halau 'Olapakuikala'i 'O Hokuaulani, 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday; Lincoln Elementary School, song and dance, 4-4:30 p.m. Saturday; Na Kama, 12-12:45 p.m. Sunday; Drill Team Hawaii, jazz dance show, 6-6:30 p.m. Monday; Ellen Masaki School of Music, 8-9 p.m. Monday. Ongoing: The Candy Cane Train ($7), daily through Dec. 28; Photos with Santa (for a fee), 10 a.m. daily through Wednesday; keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

√ PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN (free events unless noted): Aloha Friday Mele with Baba Alimoot & Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. today; Na Hula O Kaleiokapualani, 7-8 p.m. today; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii Healthy Monday Wellness Activities, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday. Ongoing: Photos with Santa (for a fee), 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3:30-9 p.m. daily through Wednesday; Pearlridge Express keiki train rides ($3), during center hours Saturday through Jan. 4;

√ ALOHA TOWER MARKETPLACE: 'ukulele lessons with Shane Konno, 2:30-3 p.m. Saturdays; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free; 566-2337.

√ HAWAII KAI TOWNE CENTER: farmers market, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Luk Tung Kuen movement class, 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays; free; 396-0766.

√ WINDWARD MALL (free events unless noted): 'Ewa Elementary School Chorus, 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday; Halau Hula Na Opio 'O Ko'olau, 2-3 p.m. Sunday. Ongoing: Snowing Tree, 1-8 p.m. at the top of the hour; daily through Wednesday; Santa photos (for a fee), 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, through Wednesday; Dear Santa Letter Writing Station (bring a 42-cent stamp), during mall hours through Wednesday; free; 235-1143.

KAHALA MALL: Ka Hale o Kahala Halau Hula, 12 p.m. Saturday; Maunalua, 2 p.m. Saturday. Ongoing: Santa photos (for a fee) at Santa's Photo Candyland, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, with breaks at 1-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.; Salvation Army Angel Tree, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. today through Saturday; 732-7736, www.kahalamallcenter.com.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ HAWAII BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Jan. 3, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Dec. 19, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. Dec. 27, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ KUHIO BEACH TORCHLIGHTING AND HULA SHOW, 6-7 p.m. daily except Mondays, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

√ HOT SALSA SOCIAL, Latin music, dance till you drop with light pupu and no alcohol; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; The Dance Space; $5*; 256-7556, www.hawaiisalsa.com.

ETC.

BOX CAR RACING, FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, 2-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and most holidays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays; American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; 94-640 Kupuohi St., Waipahu; $7*; 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

√ YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII, slam poetry workshops for ages 13-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown; free; 387-9664.

√ CRIBBAGE LESSONS, with Fred White; 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays; Honolulu Design Center, Ice Bar; free; 956-1250.

"MEGALODON: LARGEST SHARK THAT EVER LIVED," interactive exhibit presents the evolution, biology and misconceptions regarding giant prehistoric sharks; continues through Jan. 11; Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $8.95* kama'aina; 847-3511.

"BODIES ... THE EXHIBITION," touring exhibit features preserved whole and partial human body specimens; 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays, through Jan. 18; Ala Moana Center, ground level next to Nordstrom; $26*; 877-273-4375, www.bodiesticket.com.

DJ LESSONS, learn how to scratch, produce audio and video, and more; 4-6 p.m. Mondays; Kalihi YMCA; free for teens 13-17, $450 for 18 and older for the month; 479-3008, www.myspace.com/uniteddjs.

"WAIKIKI LU'AU ON THE LAGOON," with live music, interactive games and activities, dancing, traditional lu'au menu favorites, in conjunction with Tihati Productions; 5:15 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays; Hilton Hawaiian Village, The Great Lawn; $95* (kama'aina and military rates: $80.75*); 949-4321, ext. 29.

STAR OF HONOLULU'S PREMIER WHALE WATCH CRUISE, 2 1/2 hour cruise, with educational and fun whale activities; 12-2:30 p.m. daily through April 30; Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pier 8; $39* adult, $23.50* child; 983-7827, www.starofhonolulu.com.

GO/BADUK/WEIQI, casual games, free lessons, all levels, Hikaruno Go fans welcome; 7:30-10 p.m.; Wednesdays; Satura Cakes Ward Center; free; 833-2540.

ATLANTIS NAVATEK I WHALE WATCH LUNCH CRUISE, scenic 2 1/2-hour lunch cruise, with buffet; 12-2:30 p.m. today; Atlantis Navatek I; repeats daily through April 12; $65*; www.atlantissubmarines.com.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

√ SUNSET COUNTRY MARKET, sponsored by North Shore Country Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School; free; 237-8248.

√ WAIMANALO COUNTRY MARKET AND CRAFTS FAIR, plus clothes, jewelry and plants; 9 a.m.4 p.m; Sundays; Waimanalo Homestead Community Center; free; 259-5349.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

ALOHA FRIDAY KING'S JUBILEE, 6:45 p.m. with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue ($25, poolside seating), followed by fireworks display (free), 8 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free; 949-4321, ext. 77881.

CHINATOWN HISTORIC AND CULTURAL WALKING TOUR, presented by Hawai'i Heritage Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; meet at 1040 Smith St.; $10*; 521-2749.

CHINATOWN MUSEUM WALKING TOURS, Chinatown and harbor/Capital District, 10:30 a.m. MondaysSaturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10; reservations, 595-3358.

MARINE MUNCHIES, animal feeding, 4:15-6 p.m. Mondays, Waikiki Aquarium; $20*; 923-9741.

√ HAWAI'I THEATRE DOCENT TOURS, one-hour guided tour, every Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Hawai'i Theatre; $5; 528-0506.

HAWAIIAN RAILWAY TRAIN RIDES, 1 and 3 p.m. Sundays, 91-1001 Renton Road, 'Ewa; narrated, 90-minute roundtrip to Kahe Point; $10*; 681-5461.

HAWAIIAN QUILTING BEE, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; $20*; reservations, 531-0481, ext. 714.

'IOLANI PALACE GRAND TOURS, 1 1/2-hour tour of galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $12*; 522-0832.

MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM TOURS, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina); 531-0481.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS TRAIN TOUR, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa; $7.50*; 621-8408.

SENATOR FONG'S PLANTATION AND GARDENS TOUR, 10 a.m.2 p.m. daily, tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50*; 239-6775.

OLA NA MO'OLELO SERIES, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

√ BUS TOUR OF WAHIAWA, presented by Wahiawa Community and Business Association's Community Strengthening Program; 10 a.m. every third Saturday; begins and ends at Center Street; free, reservations: 621-6531.

√ NORTH SHORE SURF AND CULTURAL MUSEUM, vintage surfboard collection, photos, videos and more; 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays; North Shore Marketplace; free; 637-8888.