2020: A Year of Rum!
If you’re looking for a Rum Festival near you, or are looking to combine some rum-travelling with seeing a new part of the world, then you could do worse than check out our compilation of 2020 dates. We sincerely hope to see you along the way!
We’ve included some other spirits and cocktail festivals where appropriate and looked to indicate which are drinks trade only focused.
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JANUARY
FEBRUARY
30th - Rum Club at The Smuggler's Run (Christchurch / UK) https://www.facebook.com/events/513854809480738/
30th to 1st February - Hanse Spirit (Hamburg / Germany) https://www.hanse-spirit.de/

FEBRUARY
7th to 8th - Miami Rum Congress (Miami, Florida / USA) https://miamirumcongress.com/
7th to 9th - Finest Spirits (Munich / Germany) https://www.finest-spirits-muenchen.de/
15th to 16th - Guyana RumFest (Georgetown / Guyana) https://www.facebook.com/GuyanaRumFest/
16th Rhum Club at The Beachcomber - details TBC (London / UK) https://www.thebeachcomber.co.uk/
29th to 1st March - Jamaica Rum Festival (Kingston / Jamaica) http://jarumfestival.com/
MARCH
29th to 1st March - Whiskey-Messe (Nuremberg / Germany) https://www.whiskey-messe.de/

MARCH
7th - Puerto Rico National Rum Festival - Taste of Rum (San Juan / Puerto Rico) https://tasteofrums.com/
7th to 8th - Craft Spirits (Berlin / Germany) http://www.craftspiritsberlin.de/
13th to 14th - Cologne Spirits (Cologne / Germany) https://cologne-spirits.de/
15th to 16th - Gin & Rum Festival (Lucerne / Switzerland) https://www.gin-rum-festival.com/
16th to 22nd - Amsterdam Cocktail Week (Amsterdam / The Netherlands) https://amsterdamcocktailweek.nl/
19th to 21st - Birka Rum Cruise (Stockholm / Sweden) https://www.birka.se/kryssningar/romkryssningar
29th - Nantes Spirits Festival (Carquefou / France) https://nantesspiritsfestival.com/
APRIL
APRIL
*POSTPONED* 3rd to 4th - Nordic Rum Fest (Copenhagen / Denmark) https://www.nordicrumfest.com/
4th - Manchester Rum Festival (Manchester / UK) https://manchesterrumfestival.com/
4th - Chicago Rum Fest (Chicago / USA) https://chicagorumfest.com/
9th - Sugar Cane Juice Rum Tasting [Rumcask] (London / UK) http://www.rumcask.com/events/
*CANCELLED* 16th to 19th - Madeira Rum Festival https://www.facebook.com/madeirarum/
*CANCELLED* 19th to 22nd - Tales on Tour Puerto Rico (San Juan / Puerto Rico) https://www.talesofthecocktail.org/
25th - Oslo Rum Festival (Oslo / Norway) https://www.facebook.com/oslorumfestival/ - https://ginfestival.hoopla.no/sales/rom
*AT RISK* 25th to 26th - Rhum Fest Paris (Paris / France) https://www.rhumfestparis.com/
*AT RISK* 27th - Rhum Fest Paris [TRADE] (Paris / France) https://www.rhumfestparis.com/
23rd-26th - Tiki Oasis (Arizona / USA) https://tikioasis.com/
28th - Think Rum (a part of Think Spirits) (London / UK) https://thinkdrinkevents.co.uk/thinkdrinkevents2020/en/page/think-rum
MAY

MAY
14th to 17th - Tiki Caliente Palm Springs (Palm Springs, California / USA) https://www.tiki-caliente.com/
15th to 16th - Miami Rum Renaissance Festival (Miami, Florida / USA) http://www.rumrenaissance.com/
*RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER* 22nd to 24th - Toronto Rum Festival (Toronto / Canada) https://www.rumroyale.com/
30th to 31st - Salon des Rhums & Terroirs (Toulouse / France) https://www.salon-rhums-terroirs.com/
JUNE

JUNE
3rd to 7th - The Hukilau (Fort Lauderdale, Florida / USA) https://www.thehukilau.com/
5th to 6th - Rum Love Festiwal (Wroclaw / Poland) https://rumlovefestiwal.com/
5th to 6th - Glasgow Rum Festival (Glasgow / Scotland) https://therumfestival.co.uk/
6th - Prague Rum Fest (Prague / Czech Republic) https://www.barlifeevents.cz/en/rumfest
8th to 14th - Winchester Cocktail Week (Winchester / UK) https://www.winchestercocktailweek.co.uk/
9th to 10th - Bar Convent Brooklyn [TRADE] (Brooklyn / USA) https://www.barconventbrooklyn.com/
12th to 13th - New York Rum Festival (New York / USA) https://newyorkrumfest.com/
14th to 16th - Tiki by the Sea (Wildwood, New Jersey / USA) https://www.facebook.com/tikibythesea/
21st to 23rd - Tiki by the Sea (2nd event) (Wildwood, New Jersey / USA) https://www.facebook.com/tikibythesea/
27th to 28th - Bordeaux Rhum Festival (Bordeaux / France) https://www.bordeauxrhumfestival.com/
29th to 30th - Imbibe [TRADE] (London / UK) https://live.imbibe.com/
JULY

JULY
21st to 26th - Tales of the Cocktail (New Orleans / USA) https://talesofthecocktail.org/
AUGUST
AUGUST
29th to 30th - German Rum Festival (Berlin / Germany) http://rumfest-berlin.com/
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
12th - California Rum Festival (San Francisco, California / USA) https://californiarumfestival.com/
19th - Leeds Rum Festival (Leeds / UK) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leeds-rum-fest-tickets-77201025345
25nd to 27th - Toronto Rum Festival (Toronto / Canada) https://www.rumroyale.com/
26th to 27th - Whisky Live (Paris / France) http://www.whiskylive.com/events/france/paris
27th to 28th - Sugarcane Days (Hamburg / Germany) https://www.rumfestival.de/
OCTOBER

OCTOBER
5th to 11th - London Cocktail Week (London / UK) https://drinkup.london/cocktail-week/
9th to 10th - Whisky & Rum aan Zee (IJmuiden / The Netherlands) https://www.zeewijck.nl/en/whisky-rum-aan-zee-festival-2020/
10th to 11th - Salon du Rhum (Spa / Belgium) https://salondurhum.be/
12th to 14th - Bar Convent Berlin (TRADE) (Berlin / Germany) https://www.barconvent.com/
12th to 18th - London Rum Week (London / UK) http://londonrumweek.com/
16th to 18th - RumFest (London / UK) http://rumfest.co.uk/
25th to 26th - The Rum Day (Milan / Italy) http://www.therumday.it/
29th to 1st November - Barbados Food & Rum Festival https://www.visitbarbados.org/food-and-rum-festival
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

NOVEMBER
6th to 7th - Der Danske Rom og Whisky Festival (Frederiks / Denmark) https://www.romfestival.dk/
17th - World Foursquare Rum Day (Global Event)
DECEMBER
19th - Taste of Rum US Pop Up Tour (Austin, Texas / USA) https://tasteofrums.com/us-popup-tour/
30th - Gayle Seale Day (Global Event)
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