Mai Tai Day 2024: 80 Years of Mai Tais and 90 Years of Trader Vic's!

Mai Tai Day 2024: 80 Years of Mai Tais and 90 Years of Trader Vic's!

Celebrate 80 years of Mai Tais and 90 years of Trader Vic's! Music, rum tastings, food & cocktails, Tiki vendors, kids activities & more!

By Trader Vic's

Date and time

Starts on Sunday, August 25 · 1pm PDT

Location

Trader Vic's Emeryville

9 Anchor Drive Emeryville, CA 94608

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 6 hours

Join us as we celebrate 80 years of Mai Tais and 90 years of Trader Vic's at our annual Mai Tai Day Celebration! Get your ticket for Sunday August 25th as we celebrate Trader Vic's invention of the greatest rum cocktail ever created!

Festivities from 1pm-7pm, Featuring;

  • Live music
  • Rum tastings
  • Trader Vic's Pupus & Bites, Tropical Desserts
  • Mai Tais, Tropical Tai's, Mocktails, Boozy Tai Slushies, Punch Bowls & More!
  • Silent Auction benefiting local charities
  • Tiki artists & vendors selling décor, clothes, art, handcrafted goods & gifts
  • Cultural dance performances & displays
  • Professional photobooth
  • Kids face-painting
  • Symposiums
  • Guest bartenders and 'Tai inspired cocktail competition
  • Group Mai Tai Day Toast to 80 years!
  • more activities to be announced!

Wristband purchase includes;

  • entry to indoor portion of event
  • $15 worth of food and drink
  • Special Edition 90th Anniversary Mai Tai Glass
  • Mai Tai Day Tote Bag
  • Event Schedule and Map

Full event line up and scheduled will be released as the event draws a bit closer, but snag your wristband now and start planning your trip to Mai Tai Day at Trader Vic's!

The Tiki Marketplace and Live Music stage will be outdoors and open to the public. But you will not be permitted to use indoor facilities or participate in rum tastings, symposiums, photobooth, silent auction, or facepainting without having a wristband- nor will you have access to the hot food station or variety of bars hosted inside

Note- Food and drink will be available for sale throughout the event. Your wristband purchase includes $15 worth of tickets redeemable at our various bars and snack stations, but you should anticipate purchasing additonal food & beverage tickets at one of the sales stations lcoated throughout the venue at the event if you plan to much and imbibe all day!


PARKING ALERT!!!! There will be no onsite parking available and we strongly encourage taking public transportation or utilizing rideshares as street parking is severely limited!* We are working with neighoring facilities and hope to have more information on nearby accesible parking (for a fee), and we will update accordingly!


Frequently asked questions

Do you accept refunds?

Refunds for the price of the wristband will be accepted up to 7 days ahead of the event, however taxes and fees will not be refunded. Refunds will not be accepted after that time

Do I have to be there at 1pm?

Nope! We will be scanning barcodes and distributing wristbands all day, get here when you can, and note that the event closes completely at 7pm (bars and activities will wind-down at 6:30pm)

Do you accept credit cards?

We will accept credit cards for purchase of Food & Beverage Tickets, but we encourage you to bring cash as our marketplace vendors may not accept credit cards

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At Trader Vic's we love hosting all sorts of events, from cocktail workshops and book signings, to luaus, concerts, and more!