Event Features
Live Music &
Performances
Live bands performing poolside and on the mainstage Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, as well as special performances at Mai-Kai. Also the finest in Polynesian performances on the Mai-Kai stage and on the beach with Polynesian Fire.
Vendor Bazaar &
Tiki Marketplace
A curated selection of tiki artists, makers, and merchants offering mugs, apparel, art, records, jewelry, books, and hard-to-find treasures available all day Saturday. South Seas Passholders get in an hour early.
Speaker Lectures
& Symposiums
In-depth presentations led by respected voices in tiki, rum, cocktail history, and Polynesian pop culture including bartenders, authors, historians, designers, and cultural afficianados. Listen to and interact with the experts.
Late-Night Bungalow
Room Parties
After-hours room parties hosted in decorated bungalows by guest bars featuring pop-up bars, signature cocktails, and late-night camaraderie. Expect rotating guest bars, themed takeovers, and one-night-only menus.
Charles Phoenix
Experience the retro pop culture phenomenon live at the Mai-Kai with a one-of-a-kind Floridaland presentation exploring vintage Florida. This high-energy showcase blends rare imagery, humor, and immersive storytelling into an unforgettable event.Build-Your-Own-Bar Lecture Series
Learn layout, lighting, decor, materials, and beverage service from professional builders and bartenders.
The Hukilau & The Mai-Kai
New to The Hukilau?
What is The Hukilau?
It is a long-running oceanside Florida tiki weekender taking place at the gorgeous BeachComber Resort in Pompano Beach, where passholders spend the weekend moving between live bands, seminars, the marketplace, beach and poolside events, room parties, and special Mai-Kai programming. Instead of being just one show in one room, it is a full resort takeover with things happening all across the property, blending music, culture, cocktails, and social experiences into one continuous event that runs from daytime poolside gatherings into late-night activity.
What’s the cocktail aspect?
One of the biggest draws is that 20 guest bars and bartenders come in from around the country to serve themed cocktails all weekend long. Hukilau passes include cocktail samples from a large lineup of visiting bars at parties, activations, and featured events, so the drinks are not an afterthought — they are one of the central reasons people come. For many attendees, the breadth and quality of the cocktail program is a major part of the overall experience, making the value clear by turning the entire weekend into an ongoing tasting of some of the best tiki drinks being made anywhere.