Past Events

Below is a listing of past salsa events collected for archival purposes. For a listing of current events in the Bay Area, see our Salsa Events Calendar.

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SalsaCrazy Wednesdays

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Dance Party
Date: Every Wednesday
Description: Beginning and intermediate salsa lessons followed by a night of dancing hosted by SalsaCrazy every Wednesday night at the Rockit Room in San Francisco. Discounted monthly passes available on their website.
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Salsa With Juan Social

Event Type: Beginner Salsa/Bachata Lessons, Salsa Social
Date: Friday, May 25th 2012
Description: Salsa With Juan's popular monthly salsa social, featuring beginner salsa bachata lessons by the instructors of Salsa With Juan (SWJ). SWJ offers tasty snacks, refreshments, performances, and great danceable music at the spacious Lake Merritt Dance Center. Their May social has a Fiesta theme, so wear bright colors, a sombrero, a gardenia in your hair, Mariachi pants, and bring your small percussion instruments. No partner or experience needed, very beginner friendly.
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Deja Vu Salsa & Bachata Fling

Event Type: Salsa & Bachata Lessons, Performance, Dancing
Date: Sunday, May 27th 2012
Description: A salsa extravaganza the CPAA Performing Arts Center in San Jose over Memorial Day weekend featuring a salsa and bachata lesson, performances by local dance teams, and dancing until 1 in the morning. The event will feature a salsa room and a bachata room, with music by DJ Jazzy Jez, DJ 360, DJ Super Chino, and DJ Smooth.
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Salsa Benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Event Type: Salsa Benefit, Raffles, Dancing
Date: Friday, June 1st 2012
Description: A sizzling night of salsa dancing, mingling, and networking at Axis Nightclub in Santa Clara. The event features dance performances, raffle prizes, and the best salsa music by guest DJs Tony O, DJ Mambo, Eddie T, and DJ El Principe De La Salsa. The salsa night is sponsored by LOS OSUNA Tequilla, the Royse Foundation, Images By Gracie, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man/Woman of the Year Campaign.
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Salsa En La Playa by Salsamania

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Performances, Dancing
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Description: Join Salsamania for a fun evening of salsa classes, dancing and performances. DJ Fab Fred and DJ Super Chino will be playing the best in salsa all night long while your favorite San Francisco Bay Area dance teams put on an amazing floor show. The event promises to highlight Latin culture and music with the newest routines and talent from the Bay Area.
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Tuesday Salsa Social

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Dancing
Date: Every Tuesday
Description: Salsa lessons and dancing every Tuesday at the Raizes Do Brasil Capoeira in Santa Cruz. Plenty of space on the large wood for dancing, all ages welcome, no partner necessary.
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Salsa Festival Fillmore

Event Type: Salsa Festival
Date: Friday July 13th & Saturday July 14th, 2012
Description: The Salsa Festival on the Fillmore is a salsa festival taking place on July 13th & 14th on the historic Fillmore Street in San Francisco between Eddy and Post Street. The Festival is a two-day extravaganza featuring salsa lessons, live music, and outdoor dancing at the Fillmore Center Plaza.
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Conga Tuesday

Event Type: Salsa Dance Party
Date: Every Tuesday
Description: Weekly salsa party at the Cosmo Bar & Lounge (formerly Apartment 24) in San Francisco (this event was formerly held in the Impala Lounge). The event features dancing until 2am to the music of DJ ELDJX, DJ Super Chino, Angel Sanchez Guaguanco, and DJ Enrique Franc, plus guest DJs from around the Bay Area. Music includes salsa, guaguanco, chacha, and other popular Latin Music.
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Campbell Salsa Festival 2012

Event Type: Salsa Festival
Date: May 25 & 26, 2012
Description: The Campbell Salsa Festival is one of the largest salsa festivals in the Bay Area, featuring two-days of workshops, live music, performances, and dancing, taking place over Memorial Day Weekend. This year's event features live music by Grammy Award nominated band New Swing Sextet, directly from New York, as well as a full day of workshops on Saturday by US Salsa Open and World Salsa Champions, plus a dinner gala and special performances in the evening.
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Cinco de Mayo Salsa Party

Event Type: Bachata & Salsa Lessons, Salsa Party
Date: Saturday May 5th, 2012
Description: An all ages dance party at the Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Complimentary bachata lesson with Juan Gil at 7:30pm, salsa lesson with Tomaj Trenda at 8:15pm, and dancing to live salsa music by Pa'l Bailador until 1am in the morning. Mexican food and free refreshments available.
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Conga Thursdays

Event Type: Beginner Bachata Lesson, Bachata & Salsa Dancing
Date: Every Thursday
Description: Beginner bachata lessons every Thursday night at the Conga Room in San Francisco, followed by dancing until 12am to salsa, bachata, and kizomba spun by DJ ELDJX.
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Vice Ultra Lounge

Event Type: Social Dancing, Bar
Date: Every Sunday
Description: Free Salsa music and dancing every Sunday at Walnut Creek's popular Vice Ultra Lounge.
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Caribbean Garden

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Social Dancing, Bar
Date: Every Sunday
Description: Salsa Dance lessons and party based at Burlingame's popular Caribbean Garden. Lessons by John and Liz.
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330 Ritch Salsa

Event Type: Salsa Dancing
Date: Every Sunday
Description: Salsa dancing at San Francisco's famed 330 Rich Street, every Sunday.
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Los Pinguos Concert

Event Type: Dance Lessons, Concert
Date: Saturday, April 21st 2012
Description: Latin dance lessons followed by a night of dancing to the music of Los Pinguos, a Latin music band from Buenos Aires, Argentina known for their mixture of Latin rhythms and Spanish guitars.
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Hot Salsa Nights

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Salsa Dancing
Date: Every Thursday night
Description: Hot Salsa Nights (formerly Hot Latin Nights) at The Fireside Lounge is only salsa dance social located on Alameda's historic Webster Street, held every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Free beginning salsa lesson from 8PM-9PM, no partner necessary. Dance social starts at 9PM. Music by DJ La Franco. Free admission all night and free parking.
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Havana Dance Night

Event Type: Salsa Lessons, Concert
Date: Saturday, June 23rd 2012
Description: KALX will be broadcasting Live-On-The-Air a special concert with Los Boleros featuring vocalist Felix Samuel (feature artist in the new film Hemingway and Gellford). Enjoy traditional salsa, Cuban son, cumbia, merengue and more.
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Los Boleros Havana Dance Party

Event Type: Salsa Lesson & Dancing
Date: Friday, April 20th 2012
Description: Salsa lesson at 8:30pm then traditional Cuban salsa by Los Boleros featuring the vocals of Cuban super-star Felix Samuel and the Bay Area's own Zareen.
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Angel Lebron – L.A. Invasion

Event Type: Salsa & Bachata Lessons, Live Music, Social Dancing
Date: Saturday, April 14th 2012
Description: L.A. Invasion is a special event that will be held at Cafe Cocomo on Saturday, April 14th featuring 2 live bands straight from Los Angeles-- Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino and Pily & Bachata Real. The event will also have salsa lessons by Tomaj Trenda as well as bachata lessons by Ryan the Bachata Rockstar. Special performance by the Couture Dance Alliance, and dancing until 2am to the music of DJ ELDJX.
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Passion Articulation

Event Type: Intermediate & Advanced Salsa Lessons
Date: Every Wednesday
Description: Advanced salsa classes taught by Tianne Frias every Wednesday at the Metronome in San Francisco. The classes focus teach advanced patterns, styling, and body isolations for more advanced dancers. The 8pm class is Quality, Style and Turns for the Advanced Salsa Dancer taught with Jack Lin, and the 9pm class is Body Isolations and Advance Variations taught with Vimal Pradeep.
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Salsa With Ricardo

Event Type: Beginner/Intermediate Salsa Lessons
Date: Every Wednesday and Sunday
Description: Salsa lessons with Ricardo Tellez (the founder of RicaSalsa and creator of the On5 salsa dancing style) held every Wednesday and Sunday at the Dance Vita Ballroom in San Mateo.
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Mambo Groovin Tuesday

Event Type: Salsa on2 Dance Class
Date: Every Tuesday
Description: A Salsa On2 class on Afro Carribean body movement, footwork, and partnering taught by Sandy Chao & John York of Mambo Groovin at the Just B Dance Studio in San Jose every Tuesday.
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Salsa With Juan Social

Event Type: Beginner Salsa/Bachata Lessons, Salsa Social
Date: Friday, March 23rd 2012
Description: Salsa With Juan's monthly salsa social which happens on the 4th Friday of every month, featuring beginning salsa lessons by Glen Collins and Sterling Shanks and beginning bachata by guest instructors Orlando Valle and Valerie Dematei. Dancing until 12am to the music of DJ ELDJX. Snacks and refreshments available, children under 12 enter free (with guardian).
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Havana Nights

Event Type: Cuban Salsa Lesson, Party
Date: Friday, March 23rd 2012
Description: Cuban salsa comes to the South Bay! Havana Nights is a Cuban-style salsa event featuring a lesson in Salsa Rueda de Casino by Leo and Katerine from Havana, Cuba, followed by dancing until 1am in the morning to the sounds of the hottest Timba music.
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Victor Manuelle Concert

Event Type: Salsa Concert
Date: Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Description: Victor Manuelle live in concert at Club Illusions! World reknown Latin artist Victor Manuelle from Puerto Rico is coming to the Bay Area on March 31st April 14th, 2012 to Club Illusions in Palo Alto. Also featuring the sounds of Pepe y su Orquesta and Orquesta Son de Caña playing the hottest salsa, bachata, and merengue, as well as music from top Bay Area DJs. Free parking, 21 and over, dress code enforced.
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El Vacilón

Event Type: Salsa Dancing, Live Music
Date: One a month
Description: Salsa dancing to live music at the Oasis Cafe on Treasure Island, featuring $6 margaritas and barbecue chicken and ribs. Plenty of free parking. Generally held once a month.
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Taste Fridays

Event Type: Bachata & Salsa Lesson, Dance Party, Live Music
Date: Every Friday
Description: Taste Fridays is an event held every Friday at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco, combining gourmet food tasting, salsa & bachata lessons, live music, performances, and dancing until 2 in the morning. Taste aims to be more than just a dance event, but a party for all your senses.
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San Jose Jazz Winter Fest

Event Type: Salsa/Jazz Festival
Date: Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Description: Salsa Dance Party with Pacific Mambo Orchestra (PMO) Saturday, March 10, 2012. PMO will be performing LIVE at the San Jose Jazz Winter Festival Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Downtown San Jose - San Pedro Square Market. Doors open @ 7pm. DJ Santos Lopez will kick off the event playing the best in Salsa and much, much more!!! This event will be held indoors!!! Get your tickets early!!!
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Cha-Cha-Chá Playground

Event Type: Cha cha lessons and social
Date: Saturday, March 24th 2012
Saturday, May 12th 2012
Saturday, June 9th 2012
Description: If the clubs don't play enough of your favorite cha cha music, then you'll want to check out the only Cha-Cha-Chá focused social in the Bay Area! Held at The Grotto in San Francisco, the event features a cha cha class for intermediate/advanced salsa dancers who want to reinforce their cha cha fundamentals. Social dancing begins at 2pm. Beer, sodas, and snacks provided courtesy Sports Basement.
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Yoshi’s San Francisco

Event Type: Live Salsa Music, Open Dance Floor
Date: Thursday, March 1st 2012
Description: Live salsa music and dancing at Yoshi's restaurant in San Francisco to the sounds of Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loka, one of the most popular salsa bands in LA. Open dance floor, full bar, and plenty of parking.
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