🌺 Dallas Tiki Week 2026 — Full Event Breakdown

May 17–24, 2026 • Dallas, Texas A full week of tiki cocktails, rum education, bar takeovers, meetups, and special guest appearances.

🗓️ Confirmed Core Details

• Dates: May 17–24, 2026
• Location: Multiple venues across Dallas/Fort Worth
• Special Guest: Sven Kirsten (author of The Book of Tiki) is confirmed as a featured guest.
• Reason for Date Shift: Moved from June to May due to the FIFA World Cup coming to Dallas.

🍹 What Dallas Tiki Week Is

Dallas Tiki Week is an 8‑day celebration of tiki culture, rum, cocktails, art, music, and education. The 2025 schedule (the most recent full schedule available) shows the structure and style of events typically included each year:

• Rum tastings & symposiums
• Cocktail classes
• Tiki flea markets
• Bartender competitions
• Tiki bar takeovers
• Live exotica/surf music
• Vintage shopping events
• Meet‑and‑greets with rum distillers and tiki creators

The 2026 edition is expected to follow the same multi‑venue, multi‑event format.

🍍 Typical Event Types (Based on Prior Years)

These are recurring Dallas Tiki Week staples from the 2025 schedule:

• Rum Symposiums (Planteray, Worthy Park, Island Getaway Rum)
• Cocktail Competitions (Hemingway Daiquiri speed challenge)
• Tiki Flea Market featuring artists, mug makers, vintage sellers
• Garnish Game Contest at Swizzle
• Tiki Tuesday at Tarantula in Fort Worth
• Sip & Shop vintage marketplace

While the 2026 schedule has not been published yet, these events are highly likely to return.

📍 Venues Commonly Involved

Based on the 2025 event map:

• Swizzle (Dallas)
• 4 Kahunas Tiki Lounge (Arlington)
• Tarantula Tiki Lounge (Fort Worth)
• East Dallas Vintage
• Far Out East Dallas

These venues are expected to participate again in 2026.

⭐ Special Guest Highlight

Sven Kirsten — legendary tiki historian and author — is officially listed as a special guest for 2026.

This is a major draw for tiki fans and collectors.