Festival Events
Tango Festival Events 2025
THURSDAY 19 June – 8:00pm - midnight
The New Zealand Tango Festival Welcome Milonga
Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre
11 Hutchinson Road , Newtown, Wellington, 04 381 9250
$60 / Free to festival passholders
Meet the international guests and stay to dance. Special performances and welcome dances to get you introduced to others at the festival.
FRIDAY LUNCH TIME 20 June
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
FRIDAY NIGHT 21 June – 8:30pm - 2:00am (doors open 8:15)
Noche de Ensueño
Indian Cultural Centre, 48 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington
$95 / Free to festival passholders
$35 16 years and under
Book through the website or at the registration desk at the festival to avoid a surcharge on the door.
Come ready for a night of dancing and breathtaking performances. Wear a little colour for a dreamy night of dancing with us.
SATURDAY LUNCH TIME 22 June
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre,
11 Hutchison Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
SATURDAY NIGHT 22 June– 8:30pm - 2:00am
Noches de Chantecler
Indian Cultural Centre, 48 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington
$95 / Free to festival passholders
$35 16 years and under
Book through the website or at the registration desk at the festival to avoid a surcharge on the door.
This is our most formal night so pull out all the stops and come dressed as your most glamorous tango self. The evening won't be complete without spectacular performances from our international artists.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME 23 June
Free Lunchtime Milonga
La Plaza, Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown
Enjoy a casual social dance between workshops.
SUNDAY NIGHT 23 June – 6:00pm - late
La Ultima Milonga
The Cable Room, Mac's Function Centre
Ground Floor, 4 Taranaki St, Wellington, 04 381 2283
$50 / 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 in the restaurant, bar snacks available in the Cable Room.