The Tropical party is back. Here’s what it is and where it is with the list of bands and the full event schedule at the world’s largest tiki culture event
From PubClub.com Sources And Personal Experiences
It’s time to get psyched up for San Diego Tiki Oasis 2026, which this year has a psychedelic theme. When the band Strawberry Alarm Clock, which put out the popular 60s song ” Incense And Peppermints” and another once called “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow,” you kind of know you’re in for a wild time.
The 2026 Tiki Oasis dates are August 5–9. The location is the same as it has been for the past several years the Town and Country Resort on Hotel Circle. This is the 26th year for Tiki Oasis. Below is the lineup of bands and the full calendar of events.
It is different from other San Diego events, such as ComicCon or a music festival, because it celebrates what some San Diegans sometimes forget, that we have a tropical lifestyle and culture here as evidenced by our beaches and bars like Bali Hai, Grass Skirt and False Idol. PubClub.com has been to Tiki Oasis at least four times and can tell you it delivers what it promises.
Tiki Oasis 2026 Bands
Headliners: STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK, THE 5,6,7,8’S, DENGUE FEVER, THE PANDORAS
5.6.7.8’s, Aaron Brownwood, Adron, Calcutta Kid, Dengue Fever, Dubxotica, Healing Gems, Jason Hanna & The Swingin Bananas, Josie Cotton, King Kukulele, Los Pakalolos, Los Quinceañeros, Mambo Cat Trio, MeduSirena-The FireEating Mermaid, Par Avion, Slack Key Ohana, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Loons, The Pandoras, The Scimitars, The Tourmaliners, The What Four, The Woggles, Tiki Joe’s Ocean, Trabants, Whatitdo Archive Group
Art, Fashion, Dance, Mixology, Interior Decor, Regional Pop Culture History, Underwater Photography, Lost Rides of Disneyland, Lamp Building, History of Witco, Mixology, Hollywood 60s Freakout Hotspots, Tropical Tastings, California Tiki, Swing Dance, History of Rum, Don the Beachcomber, Book Club, Macrame, Surf Music, Hollywood’s Hawaiian Shirts, Ukulele Class, San Diego Bartender’s Battle.
Seminar and Community Event Schedule for Tiki Oasis 2026
• WEDNESDAY August 5th
Luau at the Catamaran Resort, come early and tour the historic grounds!
• THURSDAY August 6th
8:30am-9:30am: Tropirobics, MeduSirena the Fireeating Mermaid
10:00am-11:00am: Robert Lee Eskridge: Tikis, Tattoos & the Hul a- The Affable Artist Adventurer from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi, CJ Cook
10:00am-11:00am: Far Out & Fab: Psychedelic 60s Fashions, Dave Temple
10:30am-11:30am: Groovy Glowing Pendants, Woody Miller
12:00-1:00pm: Psychedelic San Diego, Martin S. Lindsay
12pm-1:30pm: Tropical Tasting #1
12:15pm-1:15pm: Pirates, Parrots and Potheads: Fear and Loathing in Margaritaville, Bo Bennett
1:00pm-2:00pm: The Sunshine Singalong: A Musical Happening, King Kukulele
2:00pm-3:00pm: Misunderstood Cocktails, Matt Ray
2pm-2:30pm: Community Event: Animal Print Prowl
2:15pm-3:15pm: Psychedelic Space: Pleasure, Power, and the Feminine Interior of the 1960s, CyndeLicious
3pm-4:30pm: Tropical Tasting #2
3pm-4:00pm: Cocktails with Tiki Oasis {Platinum & Deluxe Resort Passholders ONLY}
3:30pm-4:30pm: The Wild History of Tiki Bob’s, Eric Jost
4pm- 4:30pm: Community Event: AbiliTiki Meet-Up
Thursday Tiki Oasis Concert on the Martini Lawn:
5:30pm – King Kukulele Welcome
5: 40pm – Disco Iskandar
6:15pm – Other Delights
7:15pm – Healing Gems
8:30pm – Whatit Do Archive
• FRIDAY August 7th
8am – 9am: Friends of Bill
8:30am-9:30am: Posing for Photos…Underwater!, MeduSirena the FireEating Mermaid
9:15am-10:15am: In Bed with Witco – A Love Story, Sven Kirsten
9:30am-10:30am: Paint Your Own Tiki Treasure – Sey Studios
9:30am-10:30am: The Lost Rides Of Disneyland, Dr. Skipper
10:30am-11:30am: Psych Out. Freak Out. Dance Party with The Devil-Ettes
10:30am-12 noon: Lamp Building: the Adventure Behind the Glow, Patrick Thompson
11am – 11:30am: Mermaid Splash: Community Event! all mer-folx invited
11:15am-12:15pm: Return to Vagabond’s House: The Life and Art of Don Blanding, Brian Chidester
12pm-1:30pm: Tropical Tasting #3
12noon-12:30pm: Community Event: Novelty Hat & Purse Runway
12:30pm-1:30pm: The Revival Revisited, Ryley Schade
1pm-2pm: Negroni’s Historic Cocktail Comeback, Adam Rains
1pm-1:30pm: Community Event: The Cabana Suit Strut
2pm-3pm: Ukulele Jam Session, King Kukulele
2pm: Awards for The Tropical Bloom-Off Challenge. A Tropical Floral Design Challenge Inspired by Tiki Art
2pm-3pm: Freak Out Hot Spots!, Dan Konoske & guest Domenic Priore
3pm-4pm: Liqueurs of Luxury, Kyle Rioux
3pm-4:30pm: Tropical Tasting #4
3pm- 7pm: Tiki Oasis Marketplace OPENS
4:30pm-5:30pm: Community Event: The Collective
Friday Tiki Oasis Concert on the Martini Lawn:
5:15pm – King Kukulele Welcome
5:20pm – Calcutta Kid
6:30pm – Josie Cotton
7:45pm – The Woggles
9pm – Dengue Fever
• SATURDAY August 8th
7:30am: Community Event: Tiki Oasis 5k Run
8am-9am: Friends of Bill
8:30am-9:30am: Pilates on the Martini Lawn, Kiki Lovelace
9:30am – 10am: Community Event :Terrific Tropical Terrycloth
9:30am-10:30am: California Tiki – A Journey Through History, Scott Schell ‘Dustycajun’
9:30am-10:30am: Flower Power: Psychedelic Pop Art Hair Flowers, Atalanta
9:45am-10:45am: Psychedelia Meets The Parents, Andrew Sandoval
10am-4:00pm: Tiki Oasis Marketplace Featuring 150 Vendors!
11am-12noon: East Coast Swing, Steve Conrad
11am-12noon: Book Signing Event
11:45am-12:45pm: AHOY! Exploring Mid Century Nautical Tiki, Mike Skinner
12:30pm-1:30pm: A Spirited History of Rum: 10 Cocktails That Changed Everything, Ian Burrell
1pm-2pm: Don the Beachcomber: Unraveling the Myths, Tim “Swanky” Glazner
1pm-1:30pm: Community Event: Caftan Parade
1:45pm-2:45pm: Growing Up in a Polynesian Nightclub: From Selling Cigarettes at Age 3 to Sword Dancing by age 11, Debbie Chinn
2pm-3pm: 12th Annual Tiki Oasis Book Club, Karen Finlay
3pm – 3:30pm: Community Event: Swizzle, Matchbook and Postcard Swap
3:30pm-4:30pm: Hang Loose: Craft a Bohemian Macramé Planter, Robert and Asia Estigoy
3:30pm-4:30pm: How to Create Your Own Signature Cocktail, Captain David
3:45pm-4:45pm: Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Era, Domenic Priore and Brian Chidester
4:30pm-5:30pm: Community Event: LGBTiki. Join this fabulous Meet & Mingle with Queer Tiki Folx
Saturday Tiki Oasis Concert on the Martini Lawn:
5:00pm – King Kukulele Welcome
5:15pm – Tiki Joe’s Ocean
6:30pm – Community Event: Tiki Oasis Psychedelic Fashion Parade – Must be wearing costume or fashionable threads to participate.
6:50 – The Scimitars
7:50pm- Los Quinceañeros
9pm – 5.6.7.8’s (all the way from JAPAN!)
• SUNDAY August 9th
9:30am-10:30am: Tiki Oasis Tot Tour, King Kukulele
10:00am-11:30am: Mid-Century Mobile Home Sweet Home, Charles Phoenix
10am-4:00pm: Tiki Oasis Marketplace Featuring 150 Vendors!
11:30am-12noon: Community Event: Pooch Parade
11:45am-12:45am: Hollywood’s Hawaiian Shirts, Matt Atchity & Beki Lane
1pm-2pm: Peace, Love & Ukulele Strums, Steve Conrad
1:45pm-2:45pm: Beyond the Lime: Tropical Cocktails & the Power of Acid, Scott Cushman
2:30pm-4:00pm: Tiki Oasis 2026 Bartender Battle
Sunday Tiki Oasis Concert in the Pacific Ballroom:
6:00pm – Mike Stax of Ugly Things Magazine
6:40pm – The Loons
7:45pm – Strawberry Alarm Clock
9:00pm – The Pandoras
spinning all night, Disc Jockey Tony the Tyger
Tiki Oasis Q&A
What Is Tiki Oasis?
Tiki Oasis is a five-night, four-day event including a world class concert, tropical cocktails curated by top mixologists, sunset luau dinner at the historic Catamaran Resort, fashion parades, late night suites soirées, vinyl disc jockeys, huge Tiki art exhibition, 40+ seminars about Tiki and Mid-Century style, design, and lifestyle, a bustling 150+ Tiki Marketplace full to the brim with artists, makers and traders, pool lounging, wedding options, and more! Tiki Oasis is the original and largest Tiki event in the entire world for lovers of Island Lifestyle and purveyors of Polynesian Pop.
How Much Does It Cost?
Tiki Oasis is a ticketed event and you need a ticket to get on the festival grounds, which is the outside area that includes the stage and pool. From Thursday-Saturday, no one can be on hotel property without a wristband after 4 p.m. You buy a ticket for the event and invidual tastings and seminars are extra. Purchasing seminar tickets are a la carte – you do not have to purchase an evening ticket to attend the daytime seminars. The Tiki Marketplace, which has just about everything tiki for sale you can imagine (and then some!) is free at all times.
All 21+ seminars require valid ID at the event door.
How Do I Get Tickets To Tiki Oasis?
The Tiki Oasis website has ticket prices and information.
What Is Included?
Tiki Oasis tickets include being on the event grounds, access to the pool (which has either a band or DJ playing), the bands at night and the after-hours intimate suite parties. As mentioned above, specific tastings and seminars require tickets for each session.
Is It Worth It?
For lovers of the tiki culture, yes defintely. It is also a good time for those who, well, are looking to have a good time at a San Diego event.
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