It's Friday, and the bird has the news. A new house mug in Palm Springs, a beloved Seattle bar's last call, a community rallying to save a Tiki Diablo room, and dates worth circling on the calendar. Here is everything worth knowing in tiki this week, with links to every story.
Bootlegger Tiki gets a new house mug
Bootlegger Tiki in Palm Springs rolled out a new house mug on October 15: the "Man Behind The Mask" by Castaway Grotto. It is already pouring their new Macho Matcha Man, a cocktail built on matcha liqueur. Matcha in a tiki mug. The bird approves. mytiki.life collector entry
Seattle says goodbye to Navy Strength
After ten years in Belltown, Navy Strength closes its doors on October 31. Owners Chris and Anu Elford cite the lease ending and plain industry fatigue, and they are going out with a "Nightmare on Wall Street" Halloween pop-up menu. A November equipment and glassware sale is planned. Pour one out. FOX 13 Seattle
Rallying to save Surf City Tiki Hut
Surf City Tiki Hut in Gilbert, Arizona closed on October 6, just eight months after reinventing itself as a tiki bar. Now a GoFundMe is aiming for $50,000 to save the lease and bring the team back. What makes this one sting: the room was the last major bar design by Danny "Tiki Diablo" Gallardo, who died days after it opened. Mouth by Southwest
Tiki-a-Go-Go 2027 dates announced
The East Coast's biggest tiki weekender returns to the Caribe Royale in Orlando on April 2-4, 2027, its fourth annual gathering. Passes are on sale now through Eventbrite, and none will be sold on site. Eventbrite tickets
Thirty years of tiki art in Los Angeles
La Luz de Jesus Gallery is teaming with Tiki Oasis for a group invitational celebrating 30 years of contemporary tiki art. The opening reception is Friday, December 4, and the show runs through January 3, 2027, with Shag, Bosko, Crazy Al, Atomikitty, and dozens more. La Luz de Jesus
From the community
Long Beach's Bamboo Club transformed into the Tremble Club on October 18 for Creepy Cats and Cocktails, a charity takeover with the Midnight Tiki Society supporting TippedEars cat rescue. Spooky vendors, adoptable kitties, three bands. TicketTailor event page
And in Denver, Leopold Bros sold out all 100 tickets to tonight's Tiki Night, where they are releasing new tiki liqueurs alongside their Three Chamber Pear Vinegar. A respected craft distillery leaning all the way into tiki. Leopold Bros
Watch Nigel deliver the full roundup on Instagram: @kapusteve. The bird has spoken.