The Tiki Bar

07/26/2026

🌴 Help Us Dream Up Our Next Pop-Up at The Wandering Tiki! 🍹

Since we're only able to open with special event licenses, we want to make each Tiki event worth looking forward to.

If you could pick one themed pop-up event, what would it be?

Some ideas we've kicked around:

🌮 Taco & Tequila Night
🍔 Burger Battle
🎸 Live Music on the Farm
🌺 Hawaiian Luau
🌽 Co****le Tournament
🥥 Tropical Brunch
🍕 Pizza & Piña Coladas
🎃 Fall Harvest Tiki
🎄 Christmas in Paradise
🐶 Yappy Hour (bring your pup!)
🌅 Sunset Social

Or throw us something completely different!

Our goal is simple: create fun weekends that bring people together, laugh a little, eat well, have a great drink, and make memories.

Drop your ideas in the comments! If enough people want it, there's a good chance we'll build a pop-up around it.

Because around here...

The Wandering Tiki doesn't stay put for long and we gotta keep Cocktail Charlie, our director of bad decisions, busy...otherwise who knows what trouble he will get into. 🐓🌴🍹

07/26/2026

🍹 TIKI UPDATE 🍹

We've officially hired security.

Meet our newest bouncer. His qualifications include:

🐾 Zero people skills.
🐾 Judging everyone who misses the co****le board.
🐾 Loudly announcing his opinions to anyone within 50 feet.
🐾 Accepting payment exclusively in snacks.

He's already claimed the co****le board as his throne, so if you want to play, you'll need to negotiate with management.

The good news? He's easier to bribe than the owners. 😺😻😹

07/26/2026

07/26/2026

A Panora couple had no intention of opening their backyard family tiki bar to the public — until they heard RAGBRAI would be passing through. This is their story: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/outreach/ragbrai/panora-tiki-bar-ragbrai-shane-jennifer-jensen-smokin-gs-bbq-marshalltown/524-6ca1d2bc-7bd0-40f6-b926-2902f749c65e?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_We_Are_Iowa_Local_5_News

07/24/2026

🍹🌴 Happy National Margarita Day from The Wandering Tiki! 🌴🍹

According to our Director of Bad Decisions, Cocktail Charlie, today is the perfect day to remember:

🍹 One margarita: You're relaxing.

🍹🍹 Two margaritas: You're making new friends.

🍹🍹🍹 Three margaritas: You're telling everyone you've found the best backyard tiki bar in Iowa.

🍹🍹🍹🍹 Four margaritas: You're asking if the Hawaiian shirt comes with the attitude.

🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹 Five margaritas: You're taking selfies with Cocktail Charlie and calling him your spirit animal.

Tonight's the last night for our special event license, so if you've been saying, "We need to get out there," this is your sign.

🍹 Cold margaritas.
🌺 Good company.
😂 Questionable decisions.
📸 Great stories.
See you at the tiki! 🌴

07/23/2026

If you Tiki they will come....Cory Meinecke 😂

More fun pictures from Ragbrai.

07/22/2026

🌴 LOCALS & LAKE PANORAMA FRIENDS... THIS IS YOUR WARNING. COME SEE US BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE 🌴

More Tiki Math cause it's fun!

🍺 1 more drink > saying, "We should've stopped out."
📅 Days left on our special event license = very few.
😢 Regret after we close = approximately 100%.

If you've been driving by thinking, "We'll make it out one of these nights," this is your sign. That "one of these nights" is running out.
We're only open for a few more days before our special event license expires. Come out and enjoy Panora's most questionable tropical destination.

🌺 No passport required.
🍹 No cover charge.
🏝️ Lake views sold separately.
😂 Bad decisions not included... but they're available nearby.

Bring your neighbors. Bring your friends. Bring that person who always says, "I don't really drink." We have other things besides alcohol and they can still enjoy the laughs.

Let's send this tiki party out the only way we know how—with cold drinks, good people, and stories that get slightly better every time they're told.

Shane will be slinging drinks with a side of witty humor until the inventory runs out or the license expires. 🤷🏼‍♀️

We will be open:
Wednesday through Friday at 7pm-Midnight.

See you at The Wandering Tiki! 🌴🍻

07/22/2026

What an incredible few days! 🌺🍹🚴

Tiki Math
RAGBRAI by the numbers...

🍹Drinks poured: Too many to count.
🥓 Bloody Marys built: So many that there is possibly a pickle shortage.
🌴 Lake views: Still sold separately.
🚴 Miles ridden: We watched... you pedaled.
😂 Laughs shared: Countless.
🧊 Ice bags emptied: All of them.
🧻 Toilet paper rolls sacrificed: We don't want to talk about it.
🌽 Times we heard, "I can't believe this is in your backyard!": At least 100.
❤️ New friends made: More than we ever imagined.

To every RAGBRAI rider, support crew, volunteer, neighbor, friend, and complete stranger who stopped by The Wandering Tiki... thank you!

You laughed with us, danced with us, cooled off in the shade, shared stories, snapped pictures, and showed us why RAGBRAI is so special. What started as an idea to bring a little tropical escape to our farm turned into memories we'll be talking about for years.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. It truly took a village, and we're so grateful for every person who pitched in, cheered us on, and kept things running.
We hope you left with a full belly, a cold drink, a smile on your face, and maybe we were even one of your favorite stops along the route. 🥰

To everyone who found our little corner of paradise... thank you for making RAGBRAI one we'll never forget.

Until next time...
🌺 The Wandering Tiki
Shane and Jen

07/21/2026

🚴🌴 BLOODY MARY EMERGENCY STATION 🌴🚴

Dear RAGBRAI Riders,
If your legs are screaming...
If your seat hates you...
If you've questioned every life decision since Mile 12...

Congratulations.
You're exactly where you're supposed to be.

🍅 Ice-cold Bloody Marys
🍺 Cold b**r
🌴 Good vibes
🐓 Cocktail Charlie judging your cycling shorts from a safe distance.

📍The Wandering Tiki
"Lake Views Sold Separately."

07/21/2026

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RAGBRAI RIDERS: Stop in Tuesday morning for some sustenance at TThe Tiki Baron 200th and Hwy 4, right along the route!