Check out our calendar for all the major events across the world of Tiki culture, updated continually throughout the year.
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2020 EVENTS CALENDAR
Updated Feb. 28, 2020
See below: See photos, recaps of past 2020 events
Looking for more events? Check out the Tiki Trail
2019 in review: Photos, video, recaps of all the top events | More past years
Feb 29-March 1 – Jamaica Rum Festival in Kingston.
* Press coverage: Bartlett promises to build on Jamaica Rum Festival
March 1 – Adventureland Day at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
March 6-8 – Inuhele: Atlanta’s Tiki Weekend.
* The Atomic Grog: 2019 social media coverage
March 7 – Puerto Rico National Rum Festival in San Juan.
March 8 – Adventureland Day at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Orlando.
March 14 – Special events …
March 14-15 – Arizona Aloha Festival at Tempe Beach Park.
March 22 – Retro Rekindled March Gathering: Magical Tiki Meet-Up in The Molokai lounge at The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale.
April 4 – Chicago Rum Festival.
April 4 – Manchester Rum Festival in the UK.
April 5 – Lowbrow Aloha art show and sale at Hala Kahiki in Chicago.
April 9-12 – Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend.
April 10 – DJ Hi-Tide presents Surf, Lounge & Exotic Sounds in The Molokai lounge at The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale.
April 17-18 – Magical Tiki Meet-Up at Walt Disney World, Orlando.
April 19-22 – Tales on Tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
April 23-26 – Arizona Tiki Oasis in Scottsdale.
* Atomic Grog coverage: 2018 overview and social recap
April 25-26 – Rhum Fest Paris.
April 26 – TikiLand Day at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
May 14-17 – Tiki Caliente in Palm Springs, Calif.
May 15-16 – Miami Rum Renaissance Festival in Coral Gables.
* Press coverage: Rum Renaissance Festival honors the spirit of the Caribbean
* Atomic Grog coverage: Past event photos, reviews, more
May 17-24 – Dallas Tiki Week.
May 21-23 – Surf O Rama Festival in Valencia, Spain.
June 3-7 – The Hukilau at the B Ocean Resort and The Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Featuring live music and retro-themed performances, educational symposiums, vendor marketplace, rum and Tiki cocktail classes, plus 20 top Tiki bars and bartenders from around the world.
* TheHukilau.com | Facebook: Page and Group | Instagram
Latest Atomic Grog coverage
The Surfrajettes, Eddie Angel, The Hi-Risers to headline The Hukilau 2020
Passes and tickets for The Hukilau 2020 are selling briskly after last week’s announcement of the full entertainment lineup for the 19th annual Tiki weekender June 3-7 at the B Ocean Resort and The Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.
>>>> Full list of bands, symposium presenters, guest pop-up bars and more
Passes and tickets for The Hukilau: 10 things you need to know
In four months, hundreds of Tikiphiles will swarm the historic Mai-Kai restaurant and beachside B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale for The Hukilau. But first, they need to score tickets and passes for the whirlwind weekend of retro-themed festivities. The event space is more intimate than last year, so it would not be a bad idea to jump on tickets now.
>>>> What you need to know about The Hukilau 2020
New symposium at The Hukilau 2020: ‘How The Mai-Kai Perfected the Modern Tiki Cocktail’
Hurricane Hayward of The Atomic Grog blog and some very special guests explore the passing of the torch from Don the Beachcomber to The Mai-Kai’s Bob and Jack Thornton in 1956, and the key role of master mixologist Mariano Licudine in keeping Don’s historic Tiki cocktails alive and thriving for 63 years.
>>>> Ticket info and more on this symposium at The Hukilau 2020
The Hukilau returns to historic hotel for 19th annual Tiki weekender
Rooms at the B Ocean Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach are filling up fast following the late December announcement that The Hukilau would be returning to the former Yankee Clipper property for its 19th annual Tiki weekender in June. Check out our update, including details on the history of the famous hotel.
June 5-6 – Rum Love Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
June 6 – Czech RumFest in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
June 13 – New York Rum Festival & Congress in New York City.
June 18-21 – Ohana: Luau At The Lake at The Tiki Resort, Lake George, N.Y.
July 21-26 – Tales of the Cocktail and Spirted Awards in New Orleans, La.
July 31-Aug. 2 – Tiki Kon in Portland, Ore.
Aug. 8 – Surf Guitar 101 Convention in California.
Aug. 12-16 – Tiki Oasis in San Diego, Calif.
TikiOasis 2020 Tickets on sale 3/8 and Hotel 3/9. Website with all details launching next week! https://t.co/NsYPKbkIrQ #tikio2020 pic.twitter.com/Mo5sJM6Lrg
— TikiOasis (@tikioasis) February 26, 2020
Aug. 21-23 – Hi-Tide Summer Holiday: Asbury Park in New Jersey.
Aug. 15 – Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival in Hawaii.
Aug. 29-30 – German Rum Festival in Berlin.
Sept. 12 – California Rum Festival in San Francisco.
Sept. 18-20 – The New England Shake-Up in Framingham, Mass.
Sept. 19 – Southern Surf StompFest in Atlanta.
Oct. 2-4 – Nashville Boogie vintage weekender and car show.
Oct. 16-18 – The UK RumFest in London.
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 – Barbados Food and Rum Festival.
Dec. 28 – The Mai-Kai 64th anniversary Customer “Mahalo” Appreciation Party in Fort Lauderdale.
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2020 PAST EVENTS
Jan. 3-5 – The Rhythm Collision Weekend #7 in Riverside, Calif.
Jan. 11 – Tiki Central 20th Anniversary Celebration at Forbidden Island in Alameda, Tonga Hut in Los Angeles, Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas, and Tiki Cat in Kansas City.
Jan. 12 – The Original Tiki Market Place 8th Anniversary in Garden Grove, Calif.
Jan 19-20 – Exotica VIII in The Raines Law Room at the William Hotel in New York City.
Jan. 25 – Central Florida Rum and Food Experience in Lakeland.
Jan 25 – Winter Surf Fest in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Feb. 7-8 – Miami Rum Congress in Miami Beach.
Miami Rum Congress 2020 Day 2: Jeff “Beachbum” Berry semjnarcovering the life of Joe Scialom, creator of the Suffering Bastard.#beachbumberry #miamirumcongress #sufferingbastard #drinkmorerum #drinkwell #rumisfun #rumtime #rumfamily #rumlove #tikidrinks #tikicocktails pic.twitter.com/R5FI2itdHb
— The Rum Trader (@therumtrader) February 9, 2020
Feb. 21 – Taste of Aloha and Art of Tiki Cocktail Showdown at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami Beach.
* Press coverage: Burger Bash and Art of Tiki’s big winners
* Past Atomic Grog coverage
Feb. 13-23 – Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Calif.
* Press coverage: Mad for Midcentury
Feb. 21-23 – Hi-Tide Winter Holiday: Pittsburgh.
Feb. 22-23 – Polynesian Cultural Festival in Oakland Park, Fla.
Feb. 27 – Tiki Night at The Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles
2019 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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!
SEE THE FULL CALENDAR HERE
2018 EVENTS ARCHIVE
In 2018, The Atomic Grog consolidated previous news and events coverage into a comprehensive 12-month calendar that offers dates, links and previews of all the major Tiki and rum events, plus a touch of modernism, surf music, Disney and other happenings of interest to the Tiki community. We’ve archived the official artwork and links to the official sites. Following events, the calendar was updated to include images and videos culled from social media, along with some of our own photos and relevant press coverage. We’ve archived this full year of coverage for posterity.
SEE THE FULL CALENDAR HERE
2017 EVENTS ARCHIVE
In 2017, we listed many of the major Tiki events across the country, featuring photos and social media coverage.
December 2017: Spirited holiday happenings in California and beyond
November 2017: Rum fests, bar tours and art shows across the globe
October 2017: Historic art show in L.A., world’s biggest rumfest in London, Circa Caliente in Palm Springs, Halloween happenings
September 2017: Texas goes Tiki, Deep South surf rock, rum fests from coast to coast
August 2017: Tiki Oasis, surf guitar and hot summer events
July 2017: Tales of the Cocktail takes over
June 2017: Summer season heats up with The Hukilau, Ohana: Luau At The Lake, Tiki Kon and more
May 2017: Tiki Caliente and lots more summer kickoff parties
April 2017: Surf and rockabilly, Miami Rum Festival, Chicago Area Tiki Tour
March 2017: Shag art shows, Tiki bars and festivals, surf rock and more
February 2017: Bar openings and closings, cocktail competitions, Modernism Week
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.
Past coverage: See all the Week in Tiki blogs
The Year in Tiki 2015
Legends lost, but revival becomes renaissance with new bars, music, art and more
SPECIAL SPOTLIGHTS
History is a big part of today’s Tiki scene. Legends of the past inspire and provide a template for a new generation of creative individuals. Included in our weekly/monthly profiles are artists, musicians and Tiki locations no longer with us (noted in italics).
Artist | Band/music | Bar | Website | Rum | Cocktail
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ARTIST
May 2016
April 2016
* Paul Roe
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
* Munktiki
October 2015
* Gecko
* Pooch
September 2015
August 2015
* The Pizz
July 2015
* PopTiki
June 2015
* Squid
* VanTiki
May 2015
* Miss Fluff (Claudette Barjoud)
April 2015
* Thor
March 2015
February 2015
* Shag
* LeRoy Schmaltz of Oceanic Arts
January 2015
* Surf Soul Tiki (Jeff Chouinard)
* Bosko
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BAND/MUSIC
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
* Jason Lee and the R.I.P. Tides
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
* 9th Wave
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
* El Capitan & the Band with No Name
April 2015
March 2015
* Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys
February 2015
* Koop Kooper’s Cocktail Nation
January 2015
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BAR
May 2016
* Tonga Hut (Palm Springs)
April 2016
* Trader Vic’s (Emeryville, Calif.)
* Don the Beachcomber (Chicago)
March 2016
* La Mariana Sailing Club (Honolulu)
February 2016
* The Happiest Hour and Slowly Shirley (New York City)
January 2016
* The Rum Line (Miami Beach)
* Fort Defiance (Brooklyn)
December 2015
* Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar (Anaheim)
November 2015
* Foundation Tiki Bar (Milwaukee)
* Porco Lounge & Tiki Room (Cleveland)
* The Golden Tiki (Las Vegas)
October 2015
* Otto’s Shrunken Head (New York City)
* The Shameful Tiki Room (Vancouver)
September 2015
* Bootlegger Tiki (Palm Springs, Calif.)
* Kreepy Tiki Lounge (Fort Lauderdale)
August 2015
* Tonga Hut (Los Angeles)
* Chef Shangri-La (Chicago)
July 2015
* Grass Skirt Tiki Room (Columbus, Ohio)
* Bali Hai (San Diego)
June 2015
* The Molokai lounge at The Mai-Kai (Fort Lauderdale)
* Tiki-Ti (Los Angeles)
* Don the Beachcomber (Huntington Beach)
May 2015
* Trader Vic’s (Atlanta)
* Forbidden Island (Alameda, Calif.)
* Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge (Minneapolis)
* The Wreck Bar (Fort Lauderdale)
April 2015
* Kon Tiki (Tucson)
* Lost Lake (Chicago)
* The Broken Shaker (Miami Beach)
* Longitude (Oakland)
March 2015
* The Castaways (Miami Beach)
* Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco)
* Tambu Lounge (Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort)
* Three Dots and a Dash (Chicago)
* Tonga Room (San Francisco)
February 2015
* Aku Aku (Orlando)
* Trader Vic’s (New York City)
* Frankie’s Tiki Room (Las Vegas)
* Hale Pele (Portland)
January 2015
* Latitude 29 (New Orleans)
* The Kahiki (Columbus, Ohio)
* Hala Kahiki (Chicago)
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WEBSITE
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
* Poly Hai
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
* Punch
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
* Digitiki and The Quiet Village
* Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid
* Tikiman’s Polynesian Village Resort Pages
February 2015
* Critiki
January 2015
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RUM
May 2016
* Santeria
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
* Plantation Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy
* Flor de Caña Grand Reserve 7
January 2016
* Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
* Wicked Dolphin Florida Spiced
April 2015
* Plantation Barbados 5-year-old Grande Reserve
March 2015
* Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaica Rum
February 2015
* Tanduay
January 2015
* Appleton Estate V/X (aka Signature Blend)
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COCKTAIL
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
* Tahitian
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
* Red Tide
February 2015
January 2015
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.