In-Person Events
Milongas, practicas & more...
We hold a weekly milonga on Wednesday nights, and our big monthly milonga on the 4th Saturday of each month. We also offer a real PRACTICING practica each Sunday.
Wednesdays
9 pm-midnight: Palermo Fishtown Milonga, preceded by two classes. Milonga costs $10, but is free for students who take one of the previous classes, except on live music nights.
Sundays
Note: The practica is on hold until 2026.
4-6 pm: Bailongo de los domingos Practica, a real PRACTICING practica. $10
4th Saturdays of the month:
Note: In December 2025, Milonga Qilombo takes place on the 3rd Saturday, December 20.
8:30-9:30 pm: Pre-milonga Class
9:30 pm-2 am: Milonga Qilombo with excellent DJs, often with live music
Except where otherwise noted, all activities takes place at
Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
2030 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
NYE 2026 Milonga
UPDATE 12/29: Pre-registration is now closed, but you are welcome to pay at the door. Cash or venmo is preferred.
What’s the best way to make sure 2026 is a wonderful year? That’s right… DANCE INTO IT!
Join us for our first New Year’s Eve milonga in many years on Wednesday, December 31. The event features an all-levels pre-milonga class, taught by Andres Amarilla & Olesya Kershaw. And our surpassingly awesome DJ will be Jorge Fernandez! Absolutely not-to-be-missed!
8-9 pm: All-Levels Tango Class - Andres & Olesya
9 pm-3 am: NYE Milonga with DJ Jorge Fernandez
TICKETS AT THE DOOR
Class + Milonga: $65
Milonga Only: $50
2026 Philadelphia Tango Festival
May 22-25, 2026
Mark your calendars!
The 14th edition of the Philadelphia Tango Festival will take place May 22-25, 2026 (Memorial Weekend). Each year, we choose a theme to unite the various activities of the festival: the workshops, seminars, practicas, milongas, concerts and more.
This year’s theme is CONSCIOUS IMPROVISATION. At the heart of this theme is a paradox: through deep study of tango’s structure, and by practicing composition or choreography exercises, we can achieve greater freedom, fluidity and musicality in improvisation. This is conscious improvisation, rooted in tango structure, but exploring the infinite experiences, musicalities and combinations that are made possible by that structure.
We have assembled an extraordinary team to guide us on this exploration…
TEACHERS / PERFORMERS
Octavio Fernandez & Carolina Giannini
Rino Fraina & Graziella Pulvirenti
Andres Amarilla & Olesya Kershaw
Pablo Garcia Gomez & Iwona Ionescu
Ignacio Ondartz & Meredith Klein
LECTURER
Matias Mauricio
MUSICIANS
Tipica Messiez
Duo Villarreal Crom
Emiliano Messiez
DJs
Maria Valentina
Gabriel Gaumond
Octavio Fernandez
Ignacio Ondartz
2030 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
617-291-3798
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