Rum Lover’s Events Calendar
Take your rum adventures to the next level. Rum festivals are a great way to taste the rum and speak with producers from far-flung places. Take Rhum Fest Paris for example, it’s the best place in Europe to try rum from the French Overseas territories under one roof.
So, we’ve compiled an updated list of festivals from around the globe but added something to extra.
Besides the festival links, there’s a link to country maps showing local rum producers. This means, for the first time you can easily see where to visit as a trip add-on or simply read up on what local rums might be there to try.
Rum often shares a stage with gin or whisky at festivals, so we’ve included these on our list. Take Whisky Live Paris, it is a huge event, but about 30% are rum brand stands, so it’s worth going for the rum alone, and cocktails street.
Into the mix are some pretty cool bucket list carnivals, these are must-visit experiences where rum plays a central role.
No excuses, it’s time to get planning!
February 2024
6th-11th February Hopetown Music & Rum Festival Abaco Islands, The Bahamas Bahamas Map
7th-14th February Trinidad Carnival 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad Map
9th-11th February Rum Lab Miami Rum Congress Miami Beach Conference Center, USA Florida Map
13th-15th February International Rum Summit Paris, France at Palais Brongiart France Map
17th February Yul Rum Festival Montreal, Canada Map
18th-19th February Velier Live Superstudio Maxi, Milan, Italy Map
23rd -25th February Finest Spirits Festival Munich, Germany Map
24th-26th February Caribbean Rum & Food Festival Palais des Sport, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Map
March
9th March Rum Lab Taste of Rum Festival Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico Map
9th March Cocoa Reggae & Rum Festival Florida, USA Florida Map
16th March Rum Lab Texas Rum Festival Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas, USA Texas Map
22nd-24th March Louisiana Tiki Fest in Baton Rouge, USA Louisiana Map
April
5th-6th April Gin & Rum Festival Birmingham, UK England Map
5th-7th Tiki A Go Go Caribe Royale Orlando, USA Florida Map
6th April Rum Revival Golden Nugget Lake Charles, USA Louisiana Map
6th-7th April Australian Distillers Festival Victoria, Australia Map
6th-7th April So-Rhum Rum Festival Bordeaux, France Map
12th-14th April Abidjan Rum Festival Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire
13th April Gin & Rum Festival Den Haag, Netherlands Map
16-21st April Madeira Rum Festival Madeira Portugal Map
20th April Gin & Rum Festival Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Wales Map
26th April Rum Lab Chicago Rum Fest USA Illinois Map
27th April Gin & Rum Festival Bristol City Hall, UK England Map
May
4th-6th May Rhum Fest Paris Parc Floral, Paris France Map
11th May Stockholm Rum Fest K-märkt Garnisonen, Stockholm Sweden Map
11th May Gin & Rum Festival Utrecht Netherlands Map
24th-25th May Lucerne Gin & Rum Festival Lucerne Switzerland Map
25th May Gin & Rum Festival Rotterdam Netherlands Map
31st May – 2nd June Rumbullion Festival, Wigwam, Dublin Ireland Map
June
1st June Prague Rum Fest Prague Czechia Map
7th June Glasgow Rum Festival The Briggait, Glasgow Scotland Map
8th June Rum Lab New York Rum Festival USA New York Map
8th-9th June Bordeaux Rhum Festival Stock Exchange Palace, Bordeaux, France Map
15th June Trnava Rumfest Slovakia
20th June Oslo Tiki Weekend Aku Aku Tiki Bar, Norway
21st-22nd June Rum Love Festival Warsaw
22nd June Gin & Rum Festival Leeds, UK England Map
TBA Bonaire Rum Week Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire
July
5th-6th July TWE Rum Show Glaziers Hall, London, UK England Map
13th July Manchester Rum Festival Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, UK England Map
21st-26th July Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, USA Louisiana Map
27th July Gin & Rum Festival Reading, UK England Map
31st July – 6th August Barbados Crop Over Festival, Bridgetown, Barbados Map
August
3rd August Cayman Islands Rum Festival Georgetown Cayman Islands Map
7th -14th August Grenada Spicemas Festival Carnival Grenada Map
14th-18th August Key West Rum Festival Florida, USA Florida Map
16th -17th August Gin & Rum Festival The Briggait, Glasgow Scotland Map
21st-23rd August Panama RumFest Panama City Panama Map
24th-26th August Notting Hill Carnival West London, UK England Map
29th August Rum Lab Los Angeles Rum Fest USA California Map
31st August Rum Lab San Francisco Rum Festival USA California Map
31st August-1st September German Rum Festival Berlin STATION Germany Map
September
7th September Gin & Rum Festival Manchester, UK England Map
14th September Gin & Rum Festival Brighton, UK England Map
14th September Yul Rum Festival Montreal, Canada Map
20th-21st September Vienna Rum Festival Ottakringer Brewery Austria Map
21st September Gin & Rum Festival London, UK England Map
October
5th-6th October Salon Du Rhum Spa Belgium Map
12th October Gin & Rum Festival The Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Scotland Map
12th October Whisky & Rum aan ZEE FEST Ijmuiden Netherlands Map
12th-14th October UK Rum Festival London, UK England Map
18th-19th October Libreville Rum Festival Gabon
19th – 22nd October Food & Rum Festival Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Barbados Map
26th October Gin & Rum Festival Liverpool, UK England Map
28th-31st October Barbados Rum Experience Bridgetown Barbados Map
November
1st-2nd November BorderShop Rum & Whiskey Festival Puttgarden Denmark Map
1st-2nd November Danish Rum & Whisky Festival Frederiks, Viborg Denmark Map
2nd November Gin & Rum Festival Cheltenham, UK England Map
8th-10th November Miami Rum Renaissance Coral Gables USA Florida Map
16th November Gin & Rum Festival Newcastle, UK England Map
23rd November Gin & Rum Festival Sheffield, UK England Map
23rd-24th November Singapore WhiskyLive The Singapore Flyer Singapore Map
December
8th December Caribbean Food & Rum Festival Hollywood, FL USA Florida Map
These are now past events.
What piqued your interest? Fomo or have you booked up?
Our Recommendations
- Rum Lab’s Miami Rum Congress to shake off those winter blues.
- Guadeloupe’s Caribbean Rum & Food Festival looks cool.
- Rhum Fest Paris is our all-time favourite, see you there!
- London Rum Show or Manchester Rum Festival.
- Barbados Crop Over Festival or Trini Carnival for the sheer revelry.
- We featured Madeira recently, and also the new festival in Madrid.
You can help make our calendar better, if you know of a rum festival, not on the list, send us a message here or on Instagram where you can also tag us in your rum adventures this year. See you in the mix!
Image credits: Swedish Rum Festival, and Rhum Fest Paris
