A Year of Rum!
If you’re looking for a Rum Festival near you, or are looking to combine some rum-traveling with seeing a new part of the world, then you could do worse than check out our compilation of 2017 dates. 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- 16th - Think Rum, London (UK) Read the Think Rum TFRS article here [Trade Only]
FEBRUARY
- 3-5th - Finest Spirits Muenchen, Munich (Germany) http://www.finest-spirits-muenchen.de
- 6-12th - Winchester Cocktail Week (UK) http://www.winchestercocktailweek.co.uk
- 10-11th - UISGE (rum and whiskey), Helsinki (Finland) https://www.facebook.com/groups/129875877176600
- 24-27th Festival Rum Bahamas, Nassau (Bahamas) http://www.festivalrumbahamas.com
- 24-25th The Rum Festival Nottingham **, Nottingham (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk/nottingham-rum-party-2017
** Click here for an interview with the event founder.
MARCH
- 6-12th – Amsterdam Cocktail Week, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) http://www.amsterdamcocktailweek.nl
- 10-11th – The Rum Festival Birmingham **, Birmingham (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk/rum-festival-birmingham-2017
- 31st-1st April – The Rum Festival Sheffield **, Sheffield (UK) <LINK TBC>
APRIL
- 1-4th - Tales (of the Cocktail) on Tour, Edinburgh (UK) https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/tales-on-tour
- 8th - Midwest Rum Fest, Chicago (USA) http://therumlab.com
- 22-23rd - Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, Miami (USA) http://www.miamirumfest.com
- 22-23rd – Paris Rhum Fest, Paris (France) http://www.rhumfestparis.com
- 24th - Paris Rhum Fest, Paris (France) http://www.rhumfestparis.com [Trade Ony]
- 28-29th – The Rum Festival Newcastle **, Newcastle (UK) <LINK TBC>
MAY
- 12-13th – The Rum Festival Norwich **, Norwich (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk/rum-festival-birmingham-2017
- 13th - Czech Rum Fest, Prague (Czechoslovakia) http://www.rumfest.cz/homepage
- 13-14th - Carnival EXPO, London (UK) http://www.carnivalexpo.com
- 13-14th - Thessaloniki Rum & Whiskey Festival, Thessaloniki (Greece) http://www.athensrumfestival.com (website TBC)
- 19-20th - Gin & Rum Festival, Luzern (Switzerland) http://www.gin-rum-festival.com
- 27th - Club Rum, Amsterdam (Netherlands) http://www.clubrum.nl
- 29-30th – International Rum Conference, Madrid (Spain) http://congresodelron.com
- 31st–1st June- Madrid Rum Festival, Madrid (Spain) http://congresodelron.com
- TBC – Rum Festival Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China) http://mahalotikibar.com
JUNE
- 3rd – Manchester Rum Festival, Manchester (UK) https://manchesterrumfestival.com
- 9-10th – The Rum Festival Glasgow **, Glasgow, (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 10th - Rum Overture Festival at Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel, Centurion, (South Africa) https://kleinkaap.co.za/rum-overture-festival & tickets
- 23-25th - Rum Love Festiwal (Polski Rum Festiwal), Wrocław, (Poland) http://rumlovefestiwal.pl
JULY
- 1st - Birmingham Rum Festival, Birmingham (UK) https://birminghamrumfestival.com
- 3-4th - Imbibe Live Olympia, London (UK) http://live.imbibe.com [Trade Only]
- 18-23rd - Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans (USA) https://talesofthecocktail.com
- 29th - Exeter Rum Festival, Exeter (UK) https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rumfestival
- TBC - The Spirit of Tiki, London (UK) http://www.spiritoftiki.co.uk
AUGUST
- 5th - Cardiff Rum Festival, Cardiff (UK) https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rumfestival
- 19th - Frome Rum Festival, Frome (UK) http://www.cheeseandgrain.com [Ticket Link]
SEPTEMBER
- 2nd - Portsmouth Rum Festival, Portsmouth (UK) http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/events-by-date/event/1179-portsmouth-historic-dockyard-rum-festival-2017
- 7-8th - The Indian Ocean RumFest, Port Louis (Mauritius) http://www.lesuffrenhotel.com (More details to follow)
- 9-10th - Bristol Rum Fest, Bristol (UK) https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rumfestival
- 9th - California RumFest, San Francisco (USA) http://therumlab.com
- 15-16th - The Rum Festival Leeds **, Leeds (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 23-24th - Leeds Rum Festival, Leeds (UK) https://www.leedsrumfest.co.uk
- 29-30th – The Rum Festival Edinburgh **, Edinburgh (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 29-30th – Vienna Rum Festival, Vienna (Austria) http://www.rumfestival.at
- 30th - New York Rum Fest, New York (USA) http://therumlab.com
- 30th-1st October - Athens Rum & Whiskey Festival, Athens (Greece) http://www.athensrumfestival.com
OCTOBER
- 2-8th - London Cocktail Week, London (UK) https://drinkup.london/cocktailweek
- 7-8th Salon du Rhum, Spa (Belgium) http://salondurhum.be
- 8-9th – Show Rum, Rome (Italy) http://www.showrum.it
- 13th – Boutique RumFest, London (UK) http://rumfest.co.uk [Trade Only]
- 14-15th – RumFest, London (UK) http://rumfest.co.uk
- 14-15th - German Rum Festival, Berlin (Germany) http://rumfest-berlin.com
- 14th - Whisky & Rum aan Zee Festival, IJmuiden (Netherlands) http://www.whiskyenrumaanzee.nl
- 20-21st - The Rum Festival Southampton **, Southampton (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 27-28th – The Rum Festival Brighton (Zombie Pirate Halloween Special) **, Brighton (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 30-31st - Barcelona Rum Congress http://barcelonarumcongress.com
- TBC – Bristol Cocktail Week http://www.bristolcocktailweek.bar
NOVEMBER
- 3-4th - Danish Rum Festival, Frederiks (Denmark) http://romfestival.dk
- 7-8th - Athens Bar Show, Athens (Greece) http://www.athensbarshow.gr [Trade Only]
- 10-11th – The Rum Festival Lincoln **, Lincoln (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
- 12-13th – The Rum Day, Milan (Italy) http://www.therumday.it & http://www.therumday.com
- 12-13th - Rhum Fest Marseille, Marseille (France) http://rhumfestmarseille.com
- 24-25th – The Rum Festival Reading **, Reading (UK) http://therumfestival.co.uk
DECEMBER
- 1-2nd The Spirit Show, London UK http://thespiritshow.co.uk
- 9th - Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival, (Barbados) http://www.rumandbeerfestival.com
- TBC – The Rum Festival Christmas Special **, <LOCATION TBC> <LINK TBC>