Events
Tango Festival Events
TUESDAY 19th June – 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Nina's Special Pre Festival Milonga
$10, St Marks Church Hall, 13 Dufferin Street, Basin Reserve
Fabulous music, floor and atmosphere, $10
WEDNESDAY 20th June – 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Ricardo's Milonga
Irish Club, 10 Fifeshire Ave (off Cambridge Tce)
$10, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks provided
A Buenos Aires milonga setting with great tango music
THURSDAY 21st June – 7:30pm
The New Zealand Tango Festival Welcome Dinner and Warm-up Milonga
The Jimmy Cafe, 77/87 Courtenay Place, City Centre
$30/ Free to festival passholders (dinner not included)
Come for a casual dinner (al a carte menu available) from 7:30 pm, meet the international guests and stay on to dance, or come just to dance. Special performances and welcome dances to get you introduced to others at the festival.
FRIDAY LUNCH TIME 22nd June – 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea, 11 Hutchinson Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
FRIDAY NIGHT 22nd June – 8:30pm - 2:00am (doors open 8:15)
St James Theatre Milonga
St James Theatre
77/87 Courtenay Place, City Centre
$65 / Free to festival passholders
$25 under 17 and non tango dancing guests **
Book through the website or at the registration desk at the
festival, door sales also available.
This year we are lucky enough to be dancing on the stage of the lavishly restored heritage building in the St. James Theatre. The St. James is a unique, historic venue, and the jewel in the crown of Wellington. Come ready for a night of dancing and breathtaking performances. Cash bar and food available throughout the evening.
SATURDAY LUNCH TIME 23rd June – 1:30 - 2:30
pm
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea, 11 Hutchinson Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
SATURDAY NIGHT 23rd June – 8:30pm - 2:00am
El Teatro Milonga
St James Theatre Stage
77/87 Courtenay Place, City Centre
$65 / Free to festival passholders
$25 under 17 and non tango dancing guests **
Book through the webite or at the registration desk at the festival,
door sales also available
This is the biggest night of the festival. Come ready to dance centre stage! Luxuriate in the theatrical rococo surroundings of the St James Theatre. Dress up and enjoy a sumptuous evening complete with spectacular performances from our international artists. If you are lucky you might see Yuri the resident theatre ghost lurking in the shadows!
Cash bar and food and wine available throughout the evening.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME 24th June – 12:30pm - 1.30pm
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea, 11 Hutchinson Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
SUNDAY NIGHT 24th June – 6:00pm - late
La Ultima Milonga
The Grand
69 Courtenay Place, City Centre
$15 / Free to festival passholders
Kiss new and old friends goodbye, exchange numbers and email adresses and send the festival off with a bang – dance with everyone you had been meaning to dance with all weekend, A La Carte Menu available.
TUESDAY NIGHT 26th June – 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Milonga Sentinmental (Tango on a Tug Boat)
Red Engine Room, Tugboat, The Parade Cafe, Freyberg Lagoon,
Oriental Bay. $10.
Experience a night of great tango music and dancing... in the hull of this historic tugboat.
Dinner and light meals available at the cafe. Full bar and food on demand.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT 27th June – 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Ricardo's Milonga
Irish Club, 10 Fifeshire Ave (off Cambridge Tce)
$10, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks provided
A Buenos Aires milonga setting with great tango music