Arrebátate 9 Cuban Salsa Festival Budapest

About this event

Arrebátate 9 Cuban Salsa Festival Budapest is an international Cuban salsa and Afro-Cuban festival held February 25–March 1, 2027. The main Friday-through-Sunday program takes place at Lurdy Conference & Event Center in Budapest, while the extended schedule begins with a Thursday pre-party from 8:30 PM to 3:00 AM.

VIP bootcamps run Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Alex Toledo’s Lady Style Show Bootcamp adds an hour on Saturday and culminates in a Saturday-night performance. Weekend workshops run from noon to 6:50 PM on Saturday and Sunday, with Alex Toledo and Royma Rodriguez teaching Cuban salsa, son Cubano, Afro-Cuban movement, and rumba.

The Friday welcome party runs from 10:30 PM to 4:00 AM. Saturday’s theme party runs from 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM, Sunday’s closing party from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM, and Monday’s after-party from 7:00 to 11:00 PM.

Lurdy Ház lists about 1,300 surface and underground parking spaces. Public transport options include tram 1, trams 2 and 24, several bus routes, and connections to the M3 metro, giving dancers several ways to reach the multi-day program.