Tango Festival

What The worlds biggest tan­go fes­ti­val – the Tan­go fes­ti­val of Buenos Aires is not only a cel­e­bra­tion of Argen­tine cul­ture and tan­go, but is a com­bi­na­tion of the best two tan­go events on the plan­et as the nine day La Fes­ti­val — which fea­tures numer­ous shows, instruc­tion, per­for­mances, recitals, class­es and screen­ings for the pub­lic– is com­bined with the biggest inter­na­tion­al tan­go com­pe­ti­tion the Mundi­al de Tan­go where the finest tan­go dancers bat­tle it out to be crowned tan­go cham­pi­on.

Tak­ing place across numer­ous loca­tions in the city, the la fes­ti­val part of the Tan­go fes­ti­val is aimed at peo­ple of all abil­i­ties – from those with two left feet to the sea­soned pro­fes­sion­al – and best of all, all the class­es, shows and screen­ings tak­ing place dur­ing la fes­ti­val are com­plete­ly free of charge, show­cas­ing Tango’s abil­i­ty to not just let peo­ple let loose and express them­selves, but embody the his­to­ry, life, sen­su­al­i­ty and pas­sion of the argen­tine peo­ple and live up to Argentina’s rep­u­ta­tion as the ‘home of tan­go.’

When: The tan­go fes­ti­val takes place over the course of 16 days begin­ning in the mid­dle of August and last­ing until the last week­end in August, with the la fes­ti­val ele­ment last­ing nine days and the offi­cial com­pe­ti­tion and finals of Mundi­al de Tan­go last­ing sev­en days, cul­mi­nat­ing in two final events to crown the Mundi­al de Tan­go cham­pi­ons in freestyle and chore­o­graphed dance.

Where: The Tan­go fes­ti­val takes place in Buenos Aires, Argenti­na – with the events of la fes­ti­val spread across 42 venues in the city, so chances are you’ll run into an event wher­ev­er you go!

But the estab­lished class­es and dance events take place for la fes­ti­val in the famous local neigh­bor­hoods includ­ing Cen­tro Cul­tur­al and the Usi­na del Arte, with the offi­cial com­pe­ti­tion and finals of Mundi­al de Tan­go tak­ing place in the Luna Park sta­di­um.

Dura­tion: The fes­ti­val lasts for 16 days offi­cial­ly, with the la fes­ti­val ele­ment last­ing 9 days and the Mundi­al de Tan­go event last­ing 7 days.

For class­es in la fes­ti­val they typ­i­cal­ly last an hour, but can go on for mul­ti­ple hours depend­ing on the dances, instruc­tions and per­for­mances being giv­en, for the finals of Mundi­al de Tan­go the final event for freestyle dance will take place on the sec­ond to last day of the fes­ti­val and last all day, and the final for chore­o­graphed dance will take place on the last day of the fes­ti­val.

Tick­ets: All events in the la fes­ti­val part of the fes­ti­val are com­plete­ly free ! – all you have to do to sign up for the class­es, to give a per­for­mance or to show off your tan­go skills is reg­is­ter online at the offi­cial fes­ti­val web­site at [http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/tangofestivalymundial/es/home]. Although we’d rec­om­mend splash­ing out a lit­tle on a dance out­fit at one of the venues to both make sure you look the part and sup­port the event.

For the Mundi­al de Tan­go there is again free admis­sion to the qual­i­fy­ing rounds of the tour­na­ment, on a first come first serve basis until the venue reach­es capac­i­ty, for the finals tick­ets must be reserved on the online site above on a first come basis and one tick­et per per­son, which can be col­lect­ed on the day of the show at Luna park – or you can chance turn­ing up on the day and hop­ing the venue has not reached capac­i­ty.

Need to Know:  Above every­thing – have fun ! the fes­ti­val caters for begin­ners to experts and is a chance for you to cut lose, feel the rhythm and enjoy your­self, also don’t be afraid to get your­self kit­ted out in a tan­go out­fit.

More Infor­ma­tion:  For infor­ma­tion about the dates of the fes­ti­val, the loca­tions of the class­es and to sign up to any events of the Tan­go fes­ti­val vis­it the offi­cial web­site of the fes­ti­val at [http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/tangofestivalymundial/es/home].