Festival Schedule

THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 2025 - LET’S GET WARMED UP

Free Pre-Festival Mixer Milonga at SALT Food Market (Open to all)

Time: 6PM – 9:30PM

Location: 9 Lower Burg street, Cape Town City Centre

FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER 2025 - STRICTLY FESTIVAL REGISTRANTS ONLY

Feldenkrais Method and Tango #1 - Monja Bonzaier

Time: 11AM- 12PM

Tango Workshop # 1

Time: 12PM-1:30PM

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Tango Workshop #2

Time: 2PM-3:30PM

Afternoon Practica

Time: 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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Evening Milonga - with live Tango music

Pre-Milonga Chacarera lesson (*Chacarera is an Argentine folk-dance common to international milongas)

Time: 7PM-8PM

Milonga

Time: 8PM - Midnight

Location: All at Girl Guides Hall, 9 Central Square, Pinelands, Cape Town

SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER 2025 - STRICTLY FESTIVAL REGISTRANTS ONLY

Feldenkrais Method and Tango #2 - Monja Bonzaier

Time: 11AM- 12PM

Tango Workshop #3

Time: 12PM-1:30PM

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Tango Workshop #4

Time: 2PM-3:30PM

Afternoon Practica

Time: 3:30PM - 5:30PM

Tango DJing Workshop - Johan Steyn

Time: 5:30PM - 6:30PM

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Tango History Talk - Wikus Engelbrecht

Time: 7PM - 8PM

Evening Milonga - with live Tango music

Time: 8PM - Midnight

Location: All at Girl Guides Hall, 9 Central Square, Pinelands, Cape Town

SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER 2025 - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Tango Lesson

Time: 12PM - 1PM

Afternoon Milonga - possibly with live music

Time 1PM - 3:30PM

Location: TBD, possibly Waterfront

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Sunset Milonga

Time: 5PM - 8PM

Location: V & A Waterfront pier, Clocktower district.

MONDAY 8 DECEMBER 2025 - CALLING ALL FESTIVAL SURVIVORS

Good Monday MdC Tango Practica (Open to all - ZAR 50 entry not included in festival pass)

Time: 6PM – 8PM

Location: The Waterfront Theatre School, Cnr Port Road & Alfred Str, Waterfront

The Cape Town Tango Community calendar is available here.

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