Event: Arizona Tiki Oasis 2024
Website: www.aztikioasis.com
Date: April 25th – 28th, 2024
Location: Hotel Valley Ho,
6850 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Media Contact: Lee Joseph, Reverberations Media
lee@reverberationsmedia.com / 818-415-5543
Established in 2019, Arizona Tiki Oasis 2024 (April 25th-28th), is an island lifestyle convention held in the middle of the desert at one of the best-preserved Mid-Century hotels in America; Hotel Valley Ho (est.1956). Wear your most festive aloha wear; sip tropical cocktails crafted by top mixologists; browse the pop-up Art Show; relax in a cabana by the pool during the day or in one of the two jacuzzis at night; attend a seminar and learn about Mid-Century design and lifestyle; shop the outdoor marketplace with a variety of artists, makers, and traders; and, of course, enjoy the overall island-in-the-desert vibe.
ARIZONA TIKI OASIS 2024 EVENT TICKETS:
www.aztikioasis.com/event-tickets
The Evening Resort Pass: $139 – (door price $149) Thurs April 25th – Sun 28th, 21+ only. INCLUDES: Resort Pass to evening events featuring live music and top mixologists. The Evening Resort pass includes entry to Suite Soirées, Opening Night Mix & Mingle, and exclusive Art Opening, evening access to Resort Pools. Also includes an Arizona Tiki Oasis Shopping Bag and Sample Tastings by top spirit brands.
The Deluxe Evening Resort Pass: $299 Thurs April 25th – Sun 28th, only sold in advance, 21+ only. INCLUDES: all in the Resort Pass and also includes a Limited Edition 2024 Tiki Mug designed by Eekum Bookum and EXCLUSIVE entry to Cocktail Parties.
NIGHT ACTIVITIES:
LIVE AND DJ MUSIC ALL WEEKEND LONG!
Including Paradise Island Dancers, Dubxotica! The Exotic Sounds of Liquid Desires, Moonlight Magic, Slack Key ‘Ohana, The Cocktail Hours, The Martini Kings, The Rebel Set, and Thee Stillnites.
ARIZONA TIKI OASIS 2024 MIX ‘N’ MINGLE and POP-UP ART SHOW
Thursday, April 25, 7-10 PM
Arizona Tiki Oasis Mix ‘N Mingle and Pop-Up Art Show “Resort-O-Rama” Opening (Art for sale starting 8pm). Enjoy Arizona Tiki Oasis Disc Jockey Otto von Stroheim live music in the lounge featuring The Cocktail Hours (Tucson, AZ).
LET’S HAVE A LUAU – Huli Huli Ho Ho Party
Thursday, April 25, 7-9 PM
It’s time for dinner and a bartender battle à la tiki! Make your way to three bar stations at the Hotel Valley Ho lush garden and try three different cocktails, each one crafted by guest mixologists. Tropical music will get you in the mood, along with a traditional pig roast and all the trimmings. Your ticket includes dinner from Chef Russell LaCasce, three featured cocktails, a festive lei, tax, and gratuity. Space is limited.
DAYTIME ACTIVITIES:
SEMINARS:
Join us as we celebrate Tiki and Mid-Century style in a variety of educational seminars. Everything you wanted to know about Tiki and Mid-Century style will be covered including topics such as architecture, music, fashion, cocktails, rum, Trader Vic’s, Walt Disney, and more.
Arizona Tiki Oasis 2024 Seminars include Charles Phoenix’s Arizonaland!, Bartender Battle, Dances from the Swing Era – East Coast Swing and Foxtrot, Discover Tiki in Japan, Emilio Pucci – The Prince of Prints, In The Mix: The Art and Science of Blending Rum, Mastering the Art of Minimalist Mixology, Matchbook Archeology, Mid-Century Modern Preservation, Mix like a Pro, Packing for Paradise, Planning Your Escape: Spatial Storytelling, Savoring the Spirit: A Cigar Connoisseur’s Journey, The Art and Science of Tiki Garnish, The Ever Changing Jungle Cruise, The Great Crump Presents his Magic, The Other Guys: Beyond Baxter, Denny, Lyman, Esquivel, and Pandit, The Wunderkammer of Dr. Kirsten – Three Decades of Collecting Tiki, Tropical Hair Floral Design, Ukelele Strum & Sing, and What Would Moai Read? Collecting Tiki Paperbacks. All seminar tickets are sold a la carte.
Prices range from FREE – $50 per seminar
SEMINAR TICKETS: www.aztikioasis.com/seminars
MARKETPLACE:
Date: Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28: 10 am-4 pm
Location: Hotel Valley Ho: 6850 E Main St., Scottsdale, AZ
Free and Open to the Public
Arizona Tiki Oasis presents the biggest tiki marketplace in Arizona!
Crafters, artists, tinkerers, and traders haul their wares to the Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale to be part of the biggest Tiki Marketplace in the entire state of Arizona!
ART SHOW:
Date: Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28: 10 am-4 pm
Location: Hotel Valley Ho lobby: 6850 E Main St., Scottsdale, AZ
Free and Open to the Public.
Join us for our 6th annual Arizona Tiki Oasis Pop-Up Art Exhibit “Desert Modernism”. Curated by Tiki Oasis’ co-founder Baby Doe and featuring over 25 top, international Tiki artists, this pop-up exhibit will be open to the public all weekend long!
ABOUT TIKI OASIS:
Arizona Tiki Oasis is the second event launched by the team of Otto and Baby Doe building on their original event Tiki Oasis. Launched in 2019, Arizona Tiki Oasis is now in its fifth year.
Southern California’s family-run Tiki Oasis was conceived in 2001 as a fundraiser to support the rehabilitation of the Palm Springs Caliente Tropics Motel, the most elaborate of a chain of five California Tropics motels and an important part of Tiki history. The event was moved to San Diego in 2006 to support the historic Bali Hai Restaurant and Hanalei Hotel. Now Tiki Oasis is held at Town and Country Resort and is proud to be the original and largest Tiki event in the world and features five nights and four days of live music, dance, DJs, vendors, poolside entertainment, kids activities, an art exhibit, plus top experts giving educational seminars.
THE CORE VALUES OF TIKI OASIS:
Arizona Tiki Oasis is a family-run small business. Our core values are a reflection of who we are. Arizona Tiki Oasis promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion; we empower marginalized groups through dialogue and action. Arizona Tiki Oasis promotes education and the sharing of ideas and knowledge; we believe in the historic preservation of American Pop Culture through the lens of modern-day values. Arizona Tiki Oasis promotes sustainable practices with a deep commitment to conservation and positive choices that support the health of our planet.
ARIZONA TIKI OASIS BENEFITS THE ARIZONA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
Since 1979, the Arizona Preservation Foundation has worked with local, state, and national partners to promote and protect Arizona’s historic resources.
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Arizona Tiki Oasis acknowledges the twenty-two Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries. Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale AZ is located in the Salt River Valley on the ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa), whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. We acknowledge the sovereignty of these nations. We were honored to have Vice President Ricardo Leonard from Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (www.discoversaltriver.com) for a land acknowledgment presentation at Arizona Tiki Oasis 2021.
