Check out our calendar for all the major events across the world of Tiki culture, updated continually throughout the year. We’ll also keep you posted on many worldwide gatherings for fans of rum, lowbrow and mid-century modern art, surf and rockabilly music, plus some Disney events and anything of general interest to the Tiki community.
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The Year in Tiki 2024: A look back at the top events in photos, video
Several new events made a splash in 2024 while all the major Tiki weekenders remain strong and vital.
2025 EVENTS CALENDAR
Updated Jan. 4, 2025
For the latest updates, please check the links below or contact the venue with specific questions and concerns. Be sure to contact us with official updates and additional events. Mahalo!
ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR
Fridays – Spike’s Breezeway Cocktail Hour hosted by Matt “Spike” Marble of The Hula Girls. Pre-parties on Instagram Live, episodes on YouTube.
Other recommended YouTube channels
* Inside the Desert Oasis Room | Tiki Hunting | Tiki With Ray | BossaNova Life | RadioActiveTiki
LIVE EVENTS CALENDAR
Note: Event dates are subject to change; check with the venue to confirm.
ONGOING EVENTS
Ongoing – Jungle Queen Tropical Island dinner show in Fort Lauderdale.
Ongoing – Polynesian Fire luau and dinner show in Myrtle Beach, Daytona Beach, and Orlando.
Monthly – Aloha Fair in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Monthly – HardCore Tiki MarketPlace at The Bamboo Club in Long Beach, Calif.
Monthly – Unsteady Freddie’s Surf-Rock Shindig at Otto’s Shrunken Head in New York City.
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS
Jan. 18 – 90 Years of Paradise at Trader Vic’s Munich.
Jan. 18 – Rockabillaque Florida at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee.
Jan. 18-19 – A Tiki Marketplace at the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Jan. 19 – Slack Key Festival in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Jan. 19 – South Bay Island Fair in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Jan 24-26 – Inuhele: Atlanta’s Tiki Weekend
Jan. 25 – The Original Tiki Market Place 13th Anniversary Extravaganza in Garden Grove, Calif.
Jan. 26 – Winter Surf Fest in Long Beach, Calif.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1 – Miami Rum Congress at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
• TUA goes to Miami to recognize the best in the rum industry (The Rum Lab)
• Miami Rum Congress 2025 tickets go on presale (The Spirits Business)
• Social media recap: Photos, coverage of Miami Rum Congress 2024
Feb. 7 – Tiki Luau in Oslo, Norway.
Feb. 7-8 – The Honu 9th Anniversary Luau Weekend in Dunedin, Fla.
Feb. 8 – Kahuna Tiki Tu Marketplace in Valley Village, Calif.
Feb. 12-14 – Mondial du Rhum in Paris.
Feb. 13-23 – Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Calif.
Feb. 28-March 2 – Vintage Oasis hosted by the Greater Boston Vintage Society in Sturbridge, Mass.
March 1 – Texas Rum Festival in Dallas.
March 2 – Adventureland Day at Disneyland in Anaheim.
March 2 – Mermaid’s Day at Disneyland.
March 7-9 – Mai Tai Mayhem in Richfield, Ohio.
March 15 – Welcome to ExotiCalifornia with The Tikiyaki Orchestra at the Golden Sails Hotel in Long Beach, Calif.
March 15-16 – Arizona Aloha Festival at Tempe Beach Park.
March 28-30 – Louisiana Tiki Festival in Baton Rouge.
March 29 – Bourbon Bill’s Tiki Luau in Jacksonville, Fla.
March 29 – Oslo Rum & Whisky Festival in Norway.
March 29 – Taste of Rum festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
April 4-6 – Tiki-a-Go-Go in Orlando, Fla.
• Atomic Grog coverage: 2024 photos, video
April 6 – Magical Tiki Meet Up at Walt Disney World.
April 11-12 – Floridania Fest – The Florida Memorabilia Show in Sarasota.
April 12-14 – Rhum Fest Paris
April 24-27 – Arizona Tiki Oasis in Scottsdale.
April 24-28 – Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend.
April 26 – Chicago Rum Festival
May 1-4 – Tiki Caliente in Palm Springs, Calif.
May 9 – Spain Rum and Gin Expo in Madrid.
May 17 – Stockholm Rum Fest in Sweden.
May 23-24 – Surf O Rama Festival in Valencia, Spain.
June 7 – New York Rum Festival & Conference in New York City.
June 13-14 – Rum Love Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
June 13-15 – Pan-Pacific Festival in Honolulu.
June 26-29 – Ohana: Luau at the Lake at The Tiki Resort, Lake George, N.Y.
June 28 – Birmingham Rum Festival in the UK.
July 3-5 – Oslo Tiki Weekend in Norway.
July 18 – Jamaica Rum Festival in Montego Bay.
July 26 – Manchester Rum Festival in the UK.
Aug. 6-10 – Tiki Oasis in San Diego, Calif.
Aug. 11-17 – Key West Rum Festival in Florida.
Aug. 22-24 – Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival in New York City.
Aug. 30-31 – German Rum Festival in Berlin.
Sept. 6 – Scottish Rum Festival in Edinburgh.
Sept. 11 – Los Angeles Rum Festival Pop-Up
Sept. 12-14 – Beachcomber Bash in Ocean Shores, Wash.
Sept. 13-14 – San Francisco Rum Festival & Congress
Oct. 11-12 – The UK RumFest in London.
Oct. 18 – Slack Key Festival in Seattle.
Oct. 25-26 – Taste of Tahiti in Murrieta, Calif.
Nov. 3-8 – The Barbados Rum Experience
Nov. 7-8 – Danish Rum and Whisky Festival in Denmark.
Nov. 8-9 – Miami Rum Renaissance Festival in Coral Gables.
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Take a look back at last year’s most significant news, including legends lost, honored and revived.
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While the COVID pandemic is by no means a thing of the past, the Tiki events circuit was back to almost full capcity in 2022. Recap the year’s top happenings, including official artwork and links plus photos and video.
Top 10 Tiki stories of 2022 include legends lost, hope for the future
Join us in paying tribute to the influential figures we lost and reflect on their great impact. Let’s also give thanks for the positive news that made it into our annual list of the most impactful stories of the year.
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Year in the rearview: The Top 9 Tiki stories of 2020
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Check out photos and video plus links and coverage of top happenings around the globe, including Miami Rum Congress, Inuhele in Atlanta, Arizona Tiki Oasis, Tiki Caliente in Palm Springs, Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, The Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale, Tiki Kon in Portland, the Surf Guitar 101 Convention in California, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, the Hi-Tide Summer Holiday: Asbury Park, plus many more!
In 2018, The Atomic Grog consolidated previous news and events coverage into a comprehensive 12-month calendar. We’ve archived this full year of coverage for posterity.
2016-2017 NEWS & EVENTS ARCHIVE
In 2016 and 2017, we covered many of the major Tiki events across the country, featuring photos and social media coverage along with the latest news in the Week in Tiki (later the Month in Tiki).
January 2016: New Tikis to rise at The Mai-Kai, Lost Lake honored, Smuggler’s Cove book release, Tiki in South Beach, plus more!
January 2016: The Mai-Kai mugs and history book, The Art of Tiki updates, Shag events and art, plus more!
February 2016: Aloha to 5 new Tiki bars across the U.S., Shag at Modernism Week, Plantation Pineapple rum, plus more!
February 2016: Rum and Tiki event roundup, new Tiki bars in D.C., S.F., photos and event recaps
March 2016: Trader Vic’s Portland closes, The Hukilau and more event updates
March 2016:
Lost Lake fire and more Tiki bar news, event previews, Lemon Hart rum returning?
February 2017: Bar openings and closings, cocktail competitions, Modernism Week
March 2017: Shag art shows, Tiki bars and festivals, surf rock and more
April 2017: Surf and rockabilly, Miami Rum Festival, Chicago Area Tiki Tour
May 2017: Tiki Caliente and lots more summer kickoff parties
June 2017: Summer season heats up with The Hukilau, Ohana: Luau At The Lake, Tiki Kon and more
July 2017: Tales of the Cocktail takes over
August 2017: Tiki Oasis, surf guitar and hot summer events
September 2017: Texas goes Tiki, Deep South surf rock, rum fests from coast to coast
October 2017: Historic art show in L.A., world’s biggest rumfest in London, Circa Caliente in Palm Springs, Halloween happenings
November 2017: Rum fests, bar tours and art shows across the globe
December 2017: Spirited holiday happenings in California and beyond
2015 NEWS ARCHIVE
Thoroughout 2015, The Atomic Grog spotlighted the latest news and information on the Polynesian Pop revival and the wide world of retro-themed entertainment. We reviewed and recapped events held every week of the year. This feature, originally known as The Week in Tiki, covered all the major happenings across the world, with a focus on our home base, Florida and the U.S. East Coast.
The Year in Tiki 2015
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Aloha… In your calendar I didn’t see the Original Tiki market Place listed? Our next event is this Saturday September 8th and also happens to be the 54th Tiki Market Place since we started in January of 2012.
Christopher: Aloha and mahalo for all you do with the Tiki Marketplace! We’ve added several of your upcoming events. Keep up the good work.
To tell the truth, now I am in Hawaii and most of the time I lead a slightly passive lifestyle. Frankly, now I want to try something new and bring a little bit variety in my leisure. I think that this article is like a sign from the universe that I need to have fun. I’m so happy that I read your selection of so many amusing fascinating events in a lot of different places. It may sound frankly, but I really like drinking some unusual and varied cocktails. It is my passion and some way to relax. I try to experiment and drink some new ones. Also, I even create cocktails myself. Because of this fact I will definitely visit Tiki in Waikiki in Honolulu. I think it is a great opportunity to unwind and reboot from routine. Likewise, I adore live music because it provides you with a special unforgettable atmosphere, which you can’t feel listening to music with the aid of some electrical devices. Also, I think it is a great chance to make new contacts.
Is there any indication of another Drive-in Halloween party at the Mai Kai this year.
It doesn’t appear that the event will happen this year. Hopefully we’ll be back at The Mai-Kai for a bigger and better Hulaween in 2022,.