Tiki Oasis 2025: Cheers to 25 Years!

August 6-10, 2025
Town and Country Resort, San Diego
https://www.tikioasis.com

This year's Tiki Oasis is the event's 25th anniversary.

I have my ticket. Who else will be there?

Aloha Hamo !! We are going!!!! We have wristbands and hotel purchased and reserved. Can’t wait to see you there….and hang out.

Seminar tickets go on sale today at 6 PM Pacific (just mere minutes from when I'm posting this):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tiki-oasis-seminars-2025-tickets-1409915448059

I don't think I'll post the topics and descriptions here, but here are links to the TO website with them for each day:

THURSDAY SEMINARS
https://www.tikioasis.com/thursday-seminars

FRIDAY SEMINARS
https://www.tikioasis.com/friday-seminars

SATURDAY SEMINARS
https://www.tikioasis.com/saturday-seminars

SUNDAY SEMINARS
https://www.tikioasis.com/sunday-seminars

I will be attending the following seminars. I'll be sure to wear my name tag in case you are there too and want to say hello.

Fri 9:30 AM: The Book of Tiki

Fri 2 PM: Ray Buhen of Tiki-Ti: A Tiki Icon

Sat noon: The Art of Batching Cocktails

Sat 1 PM: Sneak Peek into the Historic Mai-Kai

I'm also considering sporting this classic Otto look to celebrate the anniversary:

Hamo, thanks for posting this. I hope you already started on your moustache (or have a high quality faux one) It took me a few months to groom that puppy

Explore the history and details on the 25th anniversary event, including a rum tasting and our seminar on the reimagination of the Mai-Kai service bar.

Full preview plus lots of past event photos at AtomicGrog.com or https://wp.me/p1xHjT-9kw

WE ARE DAYS AWAY! Hope to see you all there. Please say hello if you find me--I'm packing my name tag...

Here are some pics from Oasis. I had an incredible time, so much so that I'm sorry that I missed last year.

Very honored to have been invited to PineappleWhip's and Mele_Ipo's private room party on Friday, where this Tiki Central anniversary cocktail was the favorite.

APE was GREAT!

Picked up PALM SPRINGS TIKI (which a non-tiki California friend had mentioned to me on the Wednesday beforehand) and got bigbrotiki to sign.

MadDogMike wanted a selfie from me to refresh his elderly brain before we met up on Saturday, so this was just before the excellent Mai-Kai symposium...

...then I found him in the marketplace.

Also saw GROG there but no photo evidence exists (much like Bigfoot).

The Hula Girls' set that night was super rad!

Here are a few things I picked up over the weekend:

Mahalo to babydoe and otto for starting and maintaining this marvelous tiki get-together!

[ Edited by Hamo on 2025-08-20 22:13:34 ]

Hamo!!! It was good to see you again! One last Tiki fix before winter (and all that skiing) sets in

Relive Tiki Oasis 2025 with photos, video and a room party cocktail ...

The world's first (and largest) multi-day event celebrating the Polynesian Pop revival celebrated its 25th anniversary with a bang Aug. 6-10, when it literally took over the sprawling Town and Country Resort in San Diego.

Check out our full recap of firsthand reports from social media, plus a special drink recipe from the festivities. Go to AtomicGrog.com or https://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2025/08/31/relive-tiki-oasis-2025-with-photos-video-and-a-room-party-cocktail/