The Joy of Sake holds events throughout the year in the firm belief that the best way to learn about sake is through actual tasting experiences. This year, America’s annual sake celebration returns to Honolulu and New York with over 500 different labels from Japanese and overseas breweries, providing an unparalleled perspective on the great variety of delicious sakes being produced today. The Joy of Sake is a non-profit organization whose mission is sake education..

Sake Chick

The Joy of Sake holds events throughout the year in the firm belief that the best way to learn about sake is through actual tasting experiences. This year, America’s annual sake celebration returns to Honolulu and New York with 576 different labels from 165 Japanese and overseas breweries, providing an unparalleled perspective on the great variety of delicious sakes being produced today. The Joy of Sake is a non-profit organization whose mission is sake education.

the Joy of Sake

New York

Thursday, April 10, 2025

6:30 pm–9:30 pm

Metropolitan Pavilion

$130 per person

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SOLD OUT
the Joy of Sake

Honolulu

Friday, October 10, 2025

6:30 pm–9:00 pm

Hawaiʻi Convention Center

$130 per person

Learn more
SOLD OUT
sold out

The world’s best sake celebration

Bottles on the table (2014 New York)
View from above of sake bottles on Indigo and light blue table runner (2008 New York)
Crowd of people sampling sakes on the table in a dark room (2005 New York)
Sake sampling table on the second floor across from the projected Sake Chick illustration (2008 San Francisco)
Sake bottles on the table with a large Japanese red umbrella behind inside of a ballroom (2015 Honolulu)
Brewers, Miss Sake and others opening a sake barrel with wooden mallets (2015 Honolulu)
Bottle display on the table (2017 Tokyo)
A friendly female volunteer toasting inside of the booth (2018 Honolulu)
View from above of people sampling sake (2008 San Francisco)
Two blue bottles of Hourai Irootoko, a janome and a pipette with ti leaves and orchids behind (2019 Tokyo)
Crowd of people hanging around at Izakaya Alley’s section (2015 Honolulu)
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