Social Bachata Meet Up France

About this event

Social Bachata Meet Up France 2026 brings three days of bachata workshops, social dancing, competitions, and international artists to Arles, France, from October 30 to November 1, 2026. The festival features approximately 20 hours of workshops, afternoon socials, and late-night parties, offering an immersive weekend for bachata enthusiasts.

The workshop program explores traditional, modern, sensual, and fusion bachata, along with musicality, partnerwork, styling, Bachazouk, and role rotation. The international instructor lineup includes Gabriele and Laura, Elwin and Gaby, Abdel and Lety, Flavio and Kasia, Gregory and Karolina, Evan and Eugenia, Antoine and Manon, Liza and Chicho, Félix and Anaïs, Maykel and Zaka, and Victor.

The festival begins on Friday at 5:00 PM with a welcome drink and afternoon dancing until 8:00 PM. The Bachata Playground starts at 9:15 PM, followed by the Friday night party from 10:30 PM until 5:30 AM at Domaine Mas de Rey.

Saturday workshops begin at 10:00 AM, with afternoon social dancing from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The program also features a Jack and Jill competition that qualifies dancers for Warsaw, with preliminary rounds from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM and the final from 8:00 PM to 9:20 PM. The Saturday night party runs from 10:30 PM until 5:30 AM.

Sunday workshops begin at 11:00 AM, followed by another afternoon social from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The festival concludes with a final party from 10:00 PM on Sunday until 2:00 AM on Monday, November 2.

Music throughout the weekend is provided by DJs Dimen5ions, Gaby, Kam’s, and David Pedron, creating an energetic atmosphere for social dancing and connecting with bachata dancers from different communities.

Friday and Saturday night parties take place at Domaine Mas de Rey, while Saturday daytime activities and all Sunday sessions are held at Salle des Fêtes in Maison des Associations, using the Théâtre and Arena Césaire rooms.

A Saturday pass costs €70, while a Sunday pass is available for €45. Admission is restricted to participants aged 16 and over, with minors requiring guardian permission and accompaniment.

Domaine Mas de Rey offers private parking for cars and coaches. Drivers can reach the venue via A54 exit 4, Arles-Trinquetaille, then continue approximately four kilometers along Ancienne Route de Saint-Gilles.