Tiki Caliente 13
May
12
to May 15

Tiki Caliente 13

Open to the Public Sunday May 15

10a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tiki Caliente’s marketplace is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday for shopping with our vendors only.

This full weekend event is tailored for guests who have purchased wristbands to enjoy the headlining live entertainment, room parties and other activities.


Weekend Wristbands

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The soft, warm breeze carries the sound of rustling palms and sensuous exotica music to your ears.
Before you, your glass, filled with a fine rum libation, clinks together with new friends.
Heartfelt calls of "Aloha" awaken in you a long-buried memory of primitive excitement.
This has been your dream. Are you on some far-off tropical island?
Yes… and it´s called Tiki Caliente.

Tiki Caliente is an annual event that creates the aura of island living, but transports it to Palm Springs, California. It brings together the best music, art, cocktails and people to create a celebration dedicated to Tiki culture. Tiki Caliente touches all of your senses. It´s a combination of sights, sounds, scents and tastes, all in one memorable weekend. From music to art, shopping and socializing, Tiki Caliente will immerse you into the colorful and escapist Polynesian-Pop world. And, since the Tiki culture is partially focused on crafted cocktails, this gathering will also entice you repeatedly with a variety of concoctions made with exotic rums, juices and spices. From our host’s personal creations, to the cocktails made especially for the various on-site room parties, your palate will be enlightened.

Every year, Tiki Caliente features some of the greatest live entertainment in the Tiki scene, on our main stage and in our late-night lounge shows. In between the live performances, our DJs will be spinning vinyl, so the air is always filled with well-themed music. If shopping is your thing, the hotel grounds are filled with vendors selling tropical everything. Vintage aloha wear, new Tiki-inspired art, Tiki mugs, trinkets and other fine baubles are plentiful, so you can take home your own personal souvenir of paradise.

What kind of people are right for Tiki Caliente? Here´s a quote that we feel fits perfectly:

"Dedicated to those merry souls who make eating and drinking a pleasure, who achieve contentedness long before capacity; and who, whenever they drink, prove able to carry it, enjoy it, and remain gentlemen"

Trader Vic

If this sounds like you, and you enjoy healthy escapism and true aloha spirit, then join us at Tiki Caliente. We want people to participate in our party and be part of this wondrous scene. The Tiki community is extremely friendly and welcoming. We enjoy seeing new people become old friends. And to keep the spirit of this event lively but not overbearing, we limit ticket sales to only six hundred people. We don’t want to be the biggest, only the best — and for that we need people like you to be part of this.

Tiki Caliente is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday for shopping with our vendors only. This event is tailored for guests who have purchased wristbands, who will be able to enjoy the headlining live entertainment, room parties and other activities. The entire hotel has been purchased for this weekend, and the grounds are secured starting at 7 p.m.

If you are interested in being part of Tiki Caliente for the entire weekend or just purchasing a wristband to join some of our fun, please go to the sales page and see what options best suit your needs.

"Mahalo" for your interest, and we look forward to entertaining you.

Your Host/Founder

Rory "Wildsville Man" Snyder

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Flamingos Day
May
7
4:00 PM16:00

Flamingos Day

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In 1998, when Cher created the hit single Believe, Sunshine Tiki (aka Brian) created a holiday. Just an excuse really, to put on Hawaiian shirts and drink tropical cocktails in the middle of winter.

Hawaiian Style Pork

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Sticky Rice

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Steamed Cabbage

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Mac Salad

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Hawaiian Style Pork 🦩 Sticky Rice 🦩 Steamed Cabbage 🦩 Mac Salad 🦩 Pineapple Upside Down Cake 🦩

This holiday was marked by green grass festooned with as many plastic pink flamingos as one could afford. All guests were guaranteed to be lei’d, many for the first time. Poorly made “cocktails” named the Pineapple Pussy and the Funky Debbie were downed without care. Shenanigans included spitting Bacardi 151 into a tiki torch and daring people to do somersaults down the street while not waking up the neighbors. All while Sunshines grandmother Nana Bones watched reruns of Matlock in her bedroom. It was the best of times.

Mai Tai

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Pineapple Pussy

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Funky Debby

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Mai Tai 🍹 Pineapple Pussy 🍹 Funky Debby 🍹

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MOD - Palm Springs 2015
Oct
8
to Oct 11

MOD - Palm Springs 2015

  • Caliente Tropics Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please join us for MOD; a special weekend in Palm Springs, California, celebrating a serving of all things Mid-Century Modern carefully blended with retro Tiki culture (the Polynesian kind so prevalent in the 50’s & 60’s). 

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Tiki Caliente 7
May
14
to May 17

Tiki Caliente 7

The Zen Tiki Lounge is proud to be a sponsor of Tiki Caliente.  The soft, warm breeze carries the sound of rustling palms and sensuous exotica music to your ears. 
Before you, your glass, filled with a fine rum libation, clinks together with new friends. Heartfelt calls of "Aloha" awaken in you a long-buried memory of primitive excitement. This has been your dream. Are you on some far-off tropical island? Yes… and it´s called Tiki Caliente.

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Ohana - Luau by the Sea
Mar
1
to May 31

Ohana - Luau by the Sea

Ohana events are the greatest, most action filled, fun, value-packed, biggest little events in tiki. It's a charity event. So, what should you expect if you decide to join us? Fun with a purpose! Friendship, camaraderie, classic cocktails (mixed RIGHT!), Live music, DJs, contests, vendors, auctions, prizes, freebies, food….

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Tiki Oasis 14 "Beat-Tiki"
Aug
14
to Aug 17

Tiki Oasis 14 "Beat-Tiki"

  • Crowne Plaza - San Diego, CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tiki Oasis' "Beat-Tiki" weekender offers a unique pairing of the Beatnik and Tiki ethos. Like the Beat Generation of legend and lore, today's Tiki aficionados are drawn to primitivism and thirst to reconnect with the primal past, celebrating it in a modern context. Spend a carefree weekend in an urban oasis amidst fellow barefoot bohemians, reveling in the kind of art, music, literature and mixology that is sure to flip your lid!

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The Hukilau (Final Aloha)
Jun
11
to Jun 15

The Hukilau (Final Aloha)

  • Bahia Mar - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Start planning your wardrobes, alert your friends, book your room and plan to attend The Hukilau in 2014, this will be our Final Aloha. Don’t miss this final year of celebration with Tiki Kiliki, her team and cast of amazing entertainers & speakers as we celebrate the continued life of the greatest Polynesian Palace in the World – the Mai-Kai!

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Mojave Oasis IV
Apr
11
to Apr 13

Mojave Oasis IV

  • Mojave Oasis - Mojave Desert, CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Mojave Desert is a beautiful, magical place. We are building this destination because we realize how hectic life has become. We live it, we know. We wanted a place like our parents took us when we were kids. The Mojave Oasis is a private club, for friends & groups to come, Have fun, Relax, Travel like families did in the 60's. It's a fun place where you can Swim, Read a Book, BBQ  or do Nothing at all. 

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