Check out our calendar for all the major events across the world of Tiki culture, updated continually throughout the year.

JUMP BELOW: Ongoing and special online events | Live and rescheduled events

Social media: News and updates on Facebook and Twitter

Photos and announcements on Instagram and Pinterest

UPDATED: Support Tiki bars online – Buy merch, contribute to fundraisers

2020 EVENTS CALENDAR

Updated Sept. 16, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: We’re sorry to see events canceled and postponed, but we’re trying to keep up with all the changes and list them below. Please check directly with the event if you have specific questions or concerns. And please email us if you know of any additional updates. Mahalo!

See below: See photos, recaps of past 2020 events

2019 in review: Photos, video, recaps of all the top events | More past years

ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR

ONGOING EVENTS

Tuesdays – Tiki By the Sea industry discussions with special guests.



Tuesdays – Tiki Trail Live.

ONE-TIME EVENTS

Sept. 21-24 – Tales of the Cocktail and Spirted Awards.

Oct. 18 – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival.

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UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

Sept. 18-20 – The New England Shake-Up in Framingham, Mass. POSTPONED TO 2021

Sept. 19 – Southern Surf StompFest in Atlanta. POSTPONED TO 2021

Sept 24-29 – Texas Tiki Week in Austin. CANCELED

Sept. 25-27 – Rum Royale in Toronto. POSTPONED TO 2021

Sept. 26 – Third Anniversary Celebration at Tiki Underground in Hudson, Ohio.

Oct. 1-4 – Tiki Caliente in Palm Springs, Calif. POSTPONED to 2021

Oct. 2-4 – Nashville Boogie vintage weekender and car show.

Oct. 9-11 – Tiki Fever 2 at the Bahi Hut and Golden Host Hotel in Sarasota, Fla.

Oct. 15-18 – Modernism Week Fall Preview in Palm Springs, Calif. – CANCELED

Oct. 15-21 – The UK RumFest in London.

Oct. 16 – The Hukilau London



The Hukilau hits the road to benefit closed Tiki bars

The tour will include The Mai-Kai, other stops across U.S., plus The Hukilau London in October.

* TheHukilau.com | Facebook: Page and Group | Instagram

Oct. 23 – The Lowbrow Luau In Long Beach, Calif.



Oct. 28 – Monsters and Mai Tais Halloween art show and parking lot sale at at the Tonga Hut in Los Angeles.



Oct. 29-Nov. 1 – Arizona Tiki Oasis in Scottsdale.

* Atomic Grog coverage: 2018 overview and social recap



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.



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







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.

* Photos: Adventureland Day rises again at Disneyland

March 6-8 – Inuhele: Atlanta’s Tiki Weekend.

March 7 – Puerto Rico National Rum Festival in San Juan.

March 8 – Adventureland Day at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Orlando.

* Photos: Magic Kingdom goes khaki for 3rd annual Adventureland Day



The Hukilau 2020: A week of virtual events honor 19th annual Tiki weekender, help those in need

You can pay homage to the canceled Tiki weekender with educational symposiums, a special virtual event at The Mai-Kai, plus more.

June 18-21 – Ohana: Luau At The Lake at The Tiki Resort, Lake George, N.Y. CANCELED



SO MANY MAHALOS to everyone who donated to our #OhanaLuau Rally Up Fundraiser for COVHANA, benefitting the Easter Island Foundation!!! We raised almost $45,000, which will be a great help to the people of Easter Island! You are AMAZING!!!! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/ojLrh47Ul6 — Luau at the Lake (@LuauAtTheLake) June 29, 2020

July 19 – Lowbrow Aloha art show and sale at Hala Kahiki in Chicago.



July 25 – Big Kahuna Bash at Grumpy’s Bar & Grill in Roseville, Minn.

* Press coverage: A littler Big Kahuna Bash planned at Grumpy’s Roseville



Aug. 1 – HardCore Tiki MarketPlace at The Bamboo Club in Long Beach, Calif.

Aug. 12-16 – Tiki Oasis Takeover at Paradise Point in San Diego, Calif.



Sept. 12 – The Original TIKI Market Place’s End of Summer Bash in Garden Grove, Calif.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

* Mark Ryden

April 2016

* Paul Roe

* Clee Sobieski

March 2016

* Von Franco

* Milan Guanko

February 2016

* Michelle Bickford

* Tom Fowner

January 2016

* Robert Williams

* Sam Gambino

December 2015

* Edgar Leeteg

November 2015

* Big Toe (Tom Laura)

* Scott “Flounder” Scheidly

* Munktiki

October 2015

* Gecko

* Pooch

September 2015

* Wayne Coombs

* Eekum Bookum

August 2015

* Christine Benjamin

* The Pizz

July 2015

* Ken Ruzic

* PopTiki

June 2015

* Barney West

* Squid

* VanTiki

May 2015

* Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker

* Miss Fluff (Claudette Barjoud)

* Mookie Sato

* Bamboo Ben

April 2015

* Thor

* Doug Horne

* Dawn Frasier

* Basement Kahuna

March 2015

* Robert Jimenez

* Crazy Al Evans

* Eric October

* N! Satterfield

* Tiki Tony

February 2015

* Eli Hedley

* Shag

* Tiki Diablo

* LeRoy Schmaltz of Oceanic Arts

January 2015

* Surf Soul Tiki (Jeff Chouinard)

* Bosko

* Derek Yaniger

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BAND/MUSIC

May 2016

* “The Sound of Tiki”

April 2016

* Voodoo Organist

* Korla Pandit

March 2016

* Jason Lee and the R.I.P. Tides

* King Kukulele

February 2016

* The Exotics

* Arthur Lyman

January 2016

* The Madeira

* Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica

December 2015

* Ding Dong Devils

November 2015

* The Disasternauts

* Laramie Dean

* The Ventures

October 2015

* The Jimmy Psycho Experiment

* Slip and the Spinouts

September 2015

* Cutback Surfband

* 9th Wave

August 2015

* Tikiyaki Orchestra

* The Revomatics

July 2015

* Davie Allan and the Arrows

* Man or Astro-man?

June 2015

* Skinny Jimmy Stingray

* The Waitiki 7 and Waitiki

* The Hula Girls

May 2015

* Martini Kings

* El Capitan & the Band with No Name

* Los Straitjackets

* Surf Rock Radio

April 2015

* Martin Denny

* Dick Dale

* Kinky Waikiki

* Tiki Joe’s Ocean

March 2015

* Ìxtahuele

* Gene Rains

* Gold Dust Lounge

* The Intoxicators

* Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys

February 2015

* Elliot Easton’s Tiki Gods

* The Crazed Mugs

* Koop Kooper’s Cocktail Nation

* Double Crown Records

January 2015

* Stolen Idols

* The Tiki Delights

* Alika Lyman Group

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BAR

May 2016

* Tonga Hut (Palm Springs)

April 2016

* Trader Vic’s (Emeryville, Calif.)

* Don the Beachcomber (Chicago)

March 2016

* Luau (Miami Beach)

* La Mariana Sailing Club (Honolulu)

February 2016

* The Happiest Hour and Slowly Shirley (New York City)

* Lei Low (Houston)

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

* Modern Tiki Lounge

April 2016

* The Rum Trader

* Mai-Kai: History & Mystery

March 2016

* RumJourney.com

* Rum Minute

February 2016

* Ooga-Mooga

* Surf Guitar 101

January 2016

* Imbibe magazine

* Poly Hai

December 2015

* Cocktail Wonk

November 2015

* Tales of the Cocktail

* Vintage Roadside

* Professor Cocktail

October 2015

* Rated R Cocktails

* Shag the Store

September 2015

* Ministry of Rum

* Cocktail Kingdom

August 2015

* Luxuria Music

* Punch

July 2015

* Dionysus Records Empire

* Charles Phoenix

June 2015

* Beachbum Berry

* Fraternal Order Of Moai

* BG Reynolds

May 2015

* A. Panda’s Tiki Lounge

* Retro Roadmap

* Southern Surf Stomp!

* Tiki Farm

April 2015

* The Floating Rum Shack

* Inu a Kena

* Bahama Bob’s Rumstyles

* Exotic Tiki Island

March 2015

* Digitiki and The Quiet Village

* The Tiki Chick

* Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid

* Tikiman’s Polynesian Village Resort Pages

* Robert Burr’s Rum Guide

February 2015

* Kevin Kidney’s Miehana blog

* Zen Tiki Lounge

* Critiki

* The Pegu Blog

January 2015

* 5 Minutes of Rum

* A Mountain of Crushed Ice

* Tiki Central

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RUM

May 2016

* Santeria

April 2016

* Clément V.S.O.P.

* Ron Diplomático Reserva

March 2016

* Don Q Cristal

* Sailor Jerry

February 2016

* Plantation Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy

* Flor de Caña Grand Reserve 7

January 2016

* R.L. Seale’s 10-year-old

* Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15

December 2015

* El Dorado 5

November 2015

* Clément Select Barrel

* Koloa Gold

* Seven Tiki spiced

October 2015

* Hamilton 86 (Guyana)

* Appleton Estate 12

September 2015

* Coruba Original (aka Dark)

* Cockspur Fine Rum

August 2015

* Koloa Dark

* Plantation 3 Stars

July 2015

* Denizen Merchant’s Reserve

* Angostura 5

June 2015

* Rhum Barbancourt 3 Star

* Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star

* El Dorado 8

May 2015

* The Real McCoy 3

* Gubba Silver and Gold

* Wicked Dolphin Silver

* Wicked Dolphin Florida Spiced

April 2015

* Flor de Caña white

* Plantation Original Dark

* Pusser’s British Navy

* Plantation Barbados 5-year-old Grande Reserve

March 2015

* Denizen white

* Plantation Jamaican

* Mount Gay Eclipse

* El Dorado 12

* Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaica Rum

February 2015

* Angostura 7

* Koloa Coconut

* Tanduay

* Ron Zacapa 23

January 2015

* Havana Club Anejo 3 Años

* The Real McCoy 5

* Appleton Estate V/X (aka Signature Blend)

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COCKTAIL

May 2016

* Koko Kahuna

April 2016

* Broken Storm

* La Guildive

March 2016

* Val’s Daiquiri

* Wicked Wahine

February 2016

* Kilauea Iki

* Hotel Nacional Special

January 2016

* Winter Daiquiri

* Pineapple Express

December 2015

* Demerara Flip

November 2015

* Three Dots and a Dash

* Unisphere

* Devil’s Island Daiquiri

* Hapa Holidaze

October 2015

* Guyanese Zombie

* Pampanito

September 2015

* Planter’s Punch

* Moonkist Coconut

August 2015

* Escape Pod

* Blue Ricardo

* Allspicy Daiquiri

July 2015

* Merchant’s Mai Tai

* The Morning After

June 2015

* Tahitian

* 1862 Rhum Punch

* Demerara 80 Swizzle

May 2015

* Vicious Virgin #2 and #3

* Molokai Mike

* Piña Colada

* Henry & John

April 2015

* Pieces of Eight

* Tutu Rum Punch

* Painkiller

* Plantation Mai Tai

March 2015

* Rebel With a Cause

* Red Tide

* The Monaco

* El Dorado Mai Tai

* Captain’s Blood

February 2015

* Jungle Bird

* Restless Native

* Shark’s Tooth

* Zacapa Hurricane

January 2015

* Daiquiri (classic)

* La Floridita Daiquiri

* Lost Lake