COMPETITION SCHEDULE

ACCREDITATION 2026 (compulsory)

Last updated May 11, 2026.

Please note that both the accreditation times and the competition schedule may be subject to change. We advise you to check periodically and/or 10 days before the competition.

  1. Accreditation for the Tango de Pista and Stage Tango (Official categories):
    Thursday May 21 from 1.00- 3. 00 pm in Caló Room
  2. Accreditation for Salon Tango Senior: Thursday May 21 from 2.30- 3.30 pm in Caló Room
  3. Accreditation for Vals and Milonga: Friday May 22 from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in Caló Room
  4. Accreditation for Salon Tango Pro-Am: Saturday May 23 from 3.15 to 4.15 pm in Caló Room
  5. Accreditation for “So you think you can tango?” Sunday May 24 from 2.45 to 3.45 pm in Caló Room

COMPETITION SCHEDULE 2026

THURSDAY

There are some rehearsals and floor craft times which are mandatory (shown in the chart below).

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THURSDAY – AFTERNOON and EVENING SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Piazzolla Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Biagi Ballroom
12.30 – 3.30 pm

2.00 – 4.00 pm

Practice for
Tango de Pista and Salon Tango Senior

Only for competitors who have already gone through accreditation

1.00 – 3.30 pm

Available for   competitors’ practice

1.30 – 3.30 pm

Stage Tango rehearsal

Mandatory
(Only for competitors who have already gone through accreditation. Each couple will have a 7 min time slot on a first-come, first-served basis)

N/A

12.30 – 3.30 pm

Available for   competitors’ practice

3.30 to 4.45 pm

N/A

3.40 – 4.00 pm

Orientation Meeting for
 Tango de Pista, Stage Tango and Salon Tango Senior (mandatory)

4.05- 4.40 pm

Floor craft rehearsal for
Tango de Pista and Salon Tango Senior (mandatory)

 N/A

 N/A
5.30 pm N/A

5.40 pm

Salon Tango Senior Competitors should be ready for warm up, followed by Tango de Pista

5.40 pm

PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

Doors open for audience to view Competition

 N/A

N/A
 

PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

6.00 – 8.00 pm

6.00 pm COMPETITION STARTS
Presentation of the Official Judges

Qualifying Round for Salon Tango Senior Category
1st Qualifying Round for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories
Competition DJ: Rainier Pereira (“Ray”) 

9.00 pm – 2.30 am

GRAND OPENING MILONGA 

DJ: Rainier Pereira (“Ray”) 
10.45 pm Announcement of the Salon Tango Senior Finalists

11.00 pm Presentation and Group Demo by the FESTIVAL MAESTROS

FRIDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Piazzolla Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Biagi Ballroom
9.15 – 12.00 am N/A N/A

11.00 am – 1.00 pm

Rehearsal for

N/A

9.15 – 11.45 am

Available for   competitors’ practice
12.00 am – 1.30 pm N/A

N/A

Stage Tango
(each couple will have a 10 min time slot -first come first-served basis)

 N/A

12.00 – 2.00 pm
1.20 – 2.30 pm

1.20 – 2.20 pm

 Practice for Vals

1.20 – 2.20 pm

 Practice for Tango de Pista and Salon Tango Senior

N/A

N/A

Practice for Milonga
2.30 to 3.45 pm

N/A

 N/A

2.15 – 3.30 pm

Available for Stage Tango rehearsal (first come first-served basis)

N/A

2.00 – 4.00 pm

3.45 to 4.30 pm

N/A

3.45 pm 

Orientation Meeting for Vals & Milonga 

(mandatory)

4.00 – 4.30 pm

Floor craft rehearsal for
Salon Tango Senior, Vals & Milonga (mandatory)

N/A

Practice for 
Tango de Pista and Salon Tango Senior

4.00 to 7.00 pm

4.00 – 7.00 pm

MATINEE MILONGA
DJ Kostas

N/A

5.15 pm PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

Doors open for audience to view Competition

N/A

4.00 – 5.00 pm

Available for   competitors’ practice

FRIDAY EVENING SCHEDULE

PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

(doors open for competition audience at 5.15 pm)
5.30 – 8.15 pm

5.30 pm COMPETITION STARTS:

First Qualifying round for Vals and Milonga categories

Final Round for Salon Tango Senior category
Second Qualifying Round for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official categories

Competition DJ: Rainier Pereira (“Ray”)
9.00 pm – 2.30 am

BLACK & WHITE FRIDAY MILONGA

DJ: Ashvin

10.30 pm: Coronation of the Salon Tango Senior Champions and Announcement of Semifinalists for Official Categories, Vals and Milonga

11.30pm Special Folklore Performance by Maestros Yesica and Ariel
SATURDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Piazzolla Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Biagi Ballroom
9.00 – 11.00 am

9.45 – 10.45 am

 Practice for

Stage Tango

9.45 – 10.45 am Stretching class  for all competitors and festival attendees

by

Amy Roither

 N/A N/A  9.30 – 11.30 am Practice for Tango de Pista
11.00 am- 12.15 pm N/A  N/A

11.00 am – 12.15 pm

Rehearsal for
Stage Tango
(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-served basis).

N/A

 N/A
12.30 to 1.30 pm N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

12.30 – 1.45 pm
Practice for
Vals 

1.30 – 3.00 pm

 N/A N/A 1.45 – 2.30 pm
Extra rehearsal for Stage Tango Competitors

N/A

2.00 – 3.00 pm

Practice for
Salon Tango Pro-Am
3.00 – 4.00 pm N/A

N/A

 N/A

N/A

3.00 – 3.50 pm

Practice for
Milonga
4.00 – 4.30 pm N/A N/A

4.00 – 4.30 pm

Floor craft rehearsal for
Vals, Milonga & Tango de Pista (mandatory)

 N/A N/A
4.30 – 5.00 pm N/A  N/A

4.30 – 5.00 pm 

Orientation meeting + Floor craft rehearsal for

Salon Tango Pro- Am

(mandatory)

  N/A

N/A
5.30 – 7.30 pm

5.30 – 8.00 pm

MATINEE MILONGA
DJ Ramu

5.45 pm

Salon Tango Pro-Am Competitors ready to warm up

5.45 pm PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

Doors open for audience to view Competition

N/A

6.00 – 8.00 pm

Available for competitors Warm Up

SATURDAY EVENING SCHEDULE

PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

(doors open for competition audience at 5.45 pm)
6.00 pm – 8.15 pm

6.00 pm COMPETITION STARTS:
Salon Tango Pro – Am Preliminary round
Semifinal rounds for Vals and Milonga Categories

Semifinal Rounds for Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories

Competition DJ: Rainier Pereira (“Ray”)
9.00 pm – 2.30 am

GALA MILONGA – Dress to impress!

DJ: Kostas

10.15 pm Announcement of finalists: Salon Tango Pro – Am, Vals, Milonga,

Tango de Pista & Stage Tango (Official Categories)

10.45 pm LIVE MUSIC by TANGO BARDO (first set)

11.45 pm MAIN MASTERS SHOW!

12.30 am LIVE MUSIC by TANGO BARDO  (second set)
SUNDAY MORNING and AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
Time Pugliese Ballroom Di Sarli Ballroom Piazzolla Ballroom Troilo Ballroom Biagi Ballroom
9.45 – 11.00 am

9.45 – 10.45 am

Available for   competitors’ practice

9.45 – 10.45 am

Stretching class  for all competitors and festival attendees

by

Amy Roither

N/A

N/A

9.45 – 10.45 am

 Practice for Tango de Pista
11.00 am – 12.15 pm N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

11.00 am – 12.15 pm

 Practice for Vals 
12.30 – 1.45 pm N/A N/A

N/A

12.30 – 1.45 pm

 Practice for Tango de Pista

12.30 – 1.45 pm

 Practice for Milonga
2.00 to 3.00 pm N/A N/A N/A

N/A

1.45 – 2.45 pm

 Practice for “So You Think You Can Tango?”
3.00 – 4.30 pm

3.30 – 6.00 pm

 N/A

3.00 – 4.00 pm

Rehearsal for
Stage Tango

(Each couple will have a time slot on a first-come, first-served basis).

 N/A

3.00 – 4.45 pm

 Practice for Tango de Pista and Salon Tango Pro-Am
4.30 – 5.30 pm

MATINEE

MILONGA

 N/A

4.00 to 4.45 pm Orientation meeting + Floor craft rehearsal for “So you think you can tango?”

(mandatory)

N/A

 N/A
5.30 – 6.00 pm DJ: Olga

5.45 pm “So you think you can tango?” Competitors ready to warm up

5.45 pm PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

Doors open for audience to view Competition

 N/A

5.45 – 6.45 pm

Available for Vals & Milonga competitors Warm Up 
SUNDAY EVENING SCHEDULE

PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM

(doors open for competition audience at 5.45 pm)
6.00 – 9.00 pm

6.00 pm: GRAND FINAL COMPETITION STARTS
Competition DJ: Rainier Pereira (“Ray”)

“So you think you can Tango?” Competition
 Final Rounds for:
Salon Tango Pro – Am, Vals and Milonga categories
Tango de Pista and Stage Tango Official Categories

8.30 pm: AWARDS CEREMONY:
Coronation of the “So yo think you can Tango?”, Salon Tango Pro – Am, Vals, Milonga USA Champions

CORONATION of the
Tango de Pista and the Stage Tango Official USA Champions
who will represent the USA at the Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup.

(Official Photos with all champions)
9.00 pm – 2.30 am

CELEBRATION MILONGA: Live Music by TANGO BARDO + Farewell Master Show

DJ: RAMU
10.30 pm LIVE MUSIC by TANGO BARDO (first set)

11.15 pm FAREWELL MASTER SHOW

12.00 am LIVE MUSIC by TANGO BARDO  (second set)

MONDAY AFTERNOON SCHEDULE PIAZZOLLA BALLROOM
(doors open for milonga at 12.45pm)

1.00 – 5.00 pm

“AFTERGLOW”

MATINEE MILONGA:

DJs: Ashvin & Kostas!