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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2026 EVENTS CALENDAR
Updated March 3, 2026
For the latest updates, please check the links below or contact the venue with specific questions and concerns. Be sure to email us with official updates and additional events. Mahalo!
PAST EVENTS: Recap of 2026 happenings, photos, video and artwork | 2025 and past years
ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR
Fridays – Spike’s Breezeway Cocktail Hour hosted by Matt “Spike” Marble of The Hula Girls. Preparty on Instagram.
• Other recommended YouTube channels: BossaNova Life | Dean & Niri’s Tiki Talk Show | Inside the Desert Oasis Room | The Tiki Talk Show | Tiki Hunting | Tiki With Ray | Tiki Time Travels
LIVE EVENTS CALENDAR
Note: Event dates are subject to change; check with the venue to confirm.
ONGOING EVENTS
Various dates and venues – The Donn of Tiki screenings and special 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 – Palm Springs Vintage Market in California.
Monthly – Unsteady Freddie’s Surf-Rock Shindig at Otto’s Shrunken Head in New York City.
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS
March 8 – Mermaid’s Day at Disneyland.
March 6-8 – Mai Tai Mayhem in Richfield, Ohio.
March 7-15 – Rum Traveler Cruise, roundtrip from Bridgetown, Barbados.
March 13-14 – Central California Tiki Marketplace in Bakersfield, preparty at Tiki-Ko.
March 15 – Sprint Time Shenanigans Parking Lot Sale at Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, Calif.
March 21-22 – Arizona Aloha Festival in Tempe.
March 22 – Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles & Hawaiiana Show in Honolulu.
March 27-29 – Louisiana Tiki Festival in Baton Rouge.
March 27-29 – Tiki-a-Go-Go in Orlando, Fla.
March 28 – Alohana in Palm Springs, Calif.
March 28 – Aloha All Ways Spring Tropical Island Fair in Tustin, Calif.
March 28 – The Endless Surf Festival in Belgium.
March 28 – Taste of Rum festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
March 29 – Magical Tiki Meet Up at Walt Disney World.
April 5-11 – Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii.
April 9-11 – Hawaii Arts, Crafts & Food Festival in Hilo, Hawaii.
April 9-12 – Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend.
April 11, May 30 and June 6 – Shag with a Twist immersive stage show in San Pedro, Calif.
April 14-18 – Madeira Rum Festival in Funchal, Portugal.
April 16-19 – Arizona Tiki Oasis at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale.
April 18 – The Original Tiki Market Place in Garden Grove, Calif.
April 18-19 – Alamo Aloha Fiestaval in San Antonio.
April 18-20 – Rhum Fest Paris
April 25 – Chicago Rum Festival
April 25 – Creek-I-Tiki Luau in Croydon, Pa.
April 25 – Kahuna Tiki Tu Marketplace in Valley Village, Calif.
April 25 – Oslo Rum & Whisky Festival in Norway.
April 26 – TikiLand Day at Disneyland in Anaheim.
May 2 – North Texas Pacific Islander Festival in Bedford.
April 30-May 3 – Tiki Caliente at the Caliente Tropics Resort in Palm Springs, Calif.
May 2 – Oceania Culture and Arts Festival in Bakersfield, Calif.
May 2-3 – Twangstock at Otto’s Shrunken Head in New York City.
May 6-11 – Mad Ron Week in Madrid.
May 7 – Spain Rum & Gin Expo in Madrid.
May 9 – Stockholm Rum Fest in Sweden.
May 9-10 – Hawaiian May Day Festival in Pleasanton, Calif.
May 16 – Island Vibe Music Festival in San Diego.
May 16 – Wet Luau in Tampa.
May 16-17 – Heritage of Aloha Festival in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
May 17 – Total Tikiyaki Takeover with The Tikiyaki Orchestra in Newport Beach, Calif.
May 17-24 – Dallas Tiki Week
May 29-30 – Gin & Rum and More Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland.
May 29-June 1 – Tikitaly in Livorno, Italy.
May 30 – Don’s Ohana Reunion in Cypress, Calif.
June 4-7 – The Hukilau at the Beachcomber Resort & Club in Pompano Beach and Mai-Kai restaurant in Oakland Park, Fla.
June 6 – Bordeaux Rum Festival in France.
June 6 – New York Rum Festival & Conference in New York City.
June 12-13 – Rum Love Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
June 12-14 – Pan-Pacific Festival in Honolulu.
June 13 – Tiki Inferno in New Boston, Mich.
June 18-20 – Oslo Tiki Weekend in Norway.
June 18-21 – Bottoms Up – A Midcentury Barware Show in Lancaster, Ohio.
June 25-28 – Ohana: Luau at the Lake at The Tiki Resort, Lake George, N.Y.
June 27 – Birmingham Rum Festival in the UK.
July 4 – Manchester Rum Festival in the UK.
July 10-11 – The Rum Show in London.
July 17-19 – PDXotica in Portland, Ore.
July 18-19 – Ho’olaule’a at Alondra Park in Lawndale, Calif.
July 19-24 – Tales of the Cocktail and Spirted Awards in New Orleans.
July 23-26 – 4 Days of Aloha, a Hawaiian arts and culture festival in Vancouver, Wash.
July 26 – Northwest Tiki Marketplace in Vancouver, Wash.
July 31-Aug. 2 – Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender in Garden Grove, Calif.
Aug. 1 – Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip Music Festival in Port Clinton, Ohio.
Aug. 5-9 – Tiki Oasis in San Diego, Calif.
Aug. 12-16 – Key West Rum Festival in Florida.
Aug. 21-22 – Gin & Rum Festival in Glasgow, Scotland.
Aug. 22-23 – San Diego Ho’olaule’a: A Hawaiian Cultural Festival.
Aug. 28-30 – Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival in New York City.
Aug. 29-30 – German Rum Festival in Berlin.
Sept. 8-10 and 13-15 – Tiki by the Sea in Wildwood, N.J.
Sept. 18-20 – Beachcomber Bash in Portland, Ore.
Sept. 19-20 – California Rum Festival & Congress in Emeryville, Calif.
Sept. 13-20 – Boston Rum Week
Sept. 18-19 – Vienna Rum Festival in Austria.
Sept. 24-27 – Monster Moku in Orlando.
Oct. 1-4 – Circa Caliente in Palm Springs, Calif.
Oct. 2-4 – Son of the Big Tiki Woo-Woo in Ventura Beach, Calif.
Oct. 3-4 – Salon Du Rhum in Belgium.
Oct. 8-11 – Resort-O-Rama in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Oct. 8-13 – Spike’s Breezeway Cocktail Cruise, departing from New York City.
Oct. 15-18 – Modernism Week Fall Preview in Palm Springs, Calif.
Oct. 17-18 – The UK RumFest in London.
Nov. 6-7 – Danish Rum and Whisky Festival in Denmark.
Nov. 13-14 – Rockabillaque Florida at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee.
Nov. 14-15 – Miami Rum Renaissance Festival in Coral Gables.
Dec. 12-13 – Mele Kalikimaka Marketplace in Honolulu.
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2026 PAST EVENTS
Jan. 18 – Slack Key Festival in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Jan 23-25 – Inuhele: Atlanta’s Tiki Weekend in Georgia.
Jan. 23-25 – The Breezeway Getaway at the Caliente Tropics Resort in Palm Springs, Calif.
Jan. 24 – Winter Surf Fest in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Feb. 5-9 – Rhum Week Miami.
Miami Rum Congress expands to include more events and spirited education
The annual spirits festival continues to grow and add related activities and days, culminating this year with the first Rhum Week Miami, running Thursday through Monday, Feb. 5-9.
PREVIEW: Complete rundown of all the events
Direct links: Pre-party, seminar at the Mai-Kai | Rum Congress highlights
• Tiki Master Cocktail Competition | More rum events
Social media coverage: Photos, video from Miami Rum Congress and related events
Feb. 5-8 – Nor’Easter Island Tropical Weekend in Sturbridge, Mass.
Feb. 6-8 – Magic City Tiki Weekend in Birmingham, Ala.
Feb. 6-8 – Miami Rum Congress at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
• Miami Rum Congress 2026: Solidifying its standing as a preeminent rum event in the USA (The Rum Lab)
Feb. 8 – Tiki Master Cocktail Competition in Miami Beach.
Feb. 11-13 – Mondial du Rhum in Paris.
Feb. 12-22 – Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Calif.
Feb. 20-21 – The Honu’s 10th Anniversary Weekend Celebration in Dunedin.
Feb. 20-21 – Floridania Fest – The Florida Memorabilia Show in Sarasota.
Feb. 21 – The Rum Curious Summit in San Diego.
Feb. 27-March 1 – Surf By Surf East Weekender in Austin.
Feb. 28 – 92 Years of Paradise at Trader Vic’s in Munich, Germany.
March 1 – Adventureland Day at Disneyland in Anaheim.
March 1 – Adventureland Day at Disney World in Orlando.
2025 EVENTS ARCHIVE
It was another banner year for Tiki and adjacent events in 2025 as the calendar continued to expand with new gatherings, large and small. Our full recap contains streaming video, plus social media photos and links to more coverage on many happenings around the world.
TOP STORIES OF 2025: Tiki culture honors the past as it expands reach and influence
Storylines in 2025 included a continued reverence for the past and Tiki culture’s slow growth into new territory and addition of new fans.
• See the full list, including The Donn of Tiki film, Tiki Oasis 25, new bar openings, and the Mai-Kai revival
Bonus cocktail recipe: A tribute to the Mai-Kai’s Christmas Barrel
More Atomic Grog stories: 2025 news archive
2024 EVENTS ARCHIVE
Take a look back at the action-packed year’s top happenings – including photos, video and social posts. Tiki weekenders were bigger and better than ever as several new events joined the schedule, and smaller gatherings proliferated.
Iconic restaurants revived: Don the Beachcomber, Mai-Kai, Trader Vic’s are top Tiki stories of 2024
Three major storylines dominated the year in Tiki with three historic names poised for a reinvigorated comeback.
More Atomic Grog stories: 2024 news archive
2023 EVENTS ARCHIVE
Recap all the year’s top events – from Inuhele to The Hukilau to Exotikon to Tiki Oasis, plus many more – in our annual review featuring photos, video and social media posts.
Top 10 stories of 2023: Tiki resurgence and appreciation breathes life into year marked by loss
Take a look back at last year’s most significant news, including legends lost, honored and revived.
More Atomic Grog stories: 2023 news archive
2022 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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.
More Atomic Grog stories: 2022 news archive
2021 EVENTS ARCHIVE
We started to turn the coronavirus corner in 2021, with many events returning to a live format. Recap the year’s top happenings, including official artwork and links plus photos and video.
The Mai-Kai sale, Oceanic Arts closing among top Tiki stories of 2021
It was a landmark year thanks to all the talented people in the Tiki community.
More Atomic Grog stories: 2021 news archive
2020 EVENTS ARCHIVE
It was a year we’d rather forget, but there were still many cool events, both virtual and in-person. Take a look back at the top happenings, featuring artwork and links plus photos and video.
Year in the rearview: The Top 9 Tiki stories of 2020
Not all the news was negative in a year many would rather forget. See The Atomic Grog’s picks for the news highlights of 2020.
Atomic Grog top stories: 2020 news archive
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!
Atomic Grog top stories: 2019 news archive
2018 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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.
Atomic Grog top stories: 2018 news archive
2016-2017 NEWS & EVENTS ARCHIVE
The Atomic Grog 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 the year, 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
Legends lost, but revival becomes renaissance with new bars, music, art and more
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,.