Save these dates now and make plans for a full year of major events across the world of Tiki culture. 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.
The Tiki Times calendar
Check back all year for all the latest happenings on the main calendar page, including online and ongoing events, plus recaps featuring photos and video.
• Online events, vlogs | Ongoing live events | Special events
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.
• Iconic restaurants revived: Don the Beachcomber, Mai-Kai, Trader Vic’s are top Tiki stories of 2024
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NOTE: THIS LIST IS NO LONGER UPDATED. Go to the main Tiki Times page for further updates, plus recaps of all the major events.
2025 LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS
Note: Event dates are subject to change; check with the venue to confirm.
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
Event preview: Inuhele, Atlanta grow together into a Tiki powerhouse NEW
The sixth annual weekender returns Jan 24-26 with expert symposiums, artists and vendor marketplace, live music and entertainment, authentic luau, plus more.
FULL EVENT PREVIEW, SCHEDULE, PHOTOS
• Take 5: Q&A with organizer Jonathan Chaffin
• Mai-Kai seminar, more event highlights | Daily schedule
Jan. 25 – The Original Tiki Market Place 13th Anniversary Extravaganza in Garden Grove, Calif.
Jan. 26 – Tiki shark mug release party at Swizzle in Dallas.
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
Friday, Jan, 31, 2025: Miami Rum Congress
Reexamining Golden Era Rums of the Mai Tai, Mai-Kai, and Beyond
NEW: Mai-Kai joins Miami Rum Congress festivities
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. 8 – Tiki Marketplace at Kahuna Tiki Tu in North Hollywood, 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 9 – Tropical Spirits Festival in Fort Lauderdale.
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 2-5 – Tikitaly in Livorno, Italy.
May 3-4 – Twangstock at Otto’s Shrunken Head in New York City.
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 19-22 – Surfer Joe Summer Festival in Livorno, Italy.
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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