Queer Tango IN London Festival

Join us for 3 days of dancing in the city
29, 30, 31 May 2026
An international festival by Queer Tango London and our friends from across the globe​

30 hours of dancing, including 5 milongas with international Tango DJs catering to all musical tastes. Plus join our intimate second dance room in the evenings…

• Tom Cottle
• Peggy LaBaronne
• Claudio Tedesco
• Amanda Hamilton
• Anna Jorgensen

Friday

• 3:30PM – 6PM – The Tango City Walk (Free but please book). Tour (and dance!) the local area with Claudio and Sue
• 4:00PM – Doors open
• 6:30PM – 8PM in the Great Hall – Led Practica with Arno & Manu
• 8PM – Midnight in the Great Hall – Milonga 1 with DJ Tom Cottle. Expect a large amount of modern and alternative songs from one of QTL’s resident DJs
• 6PM – Midnight in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room
• 9PM – 10PM in The Goss Room – Making a Start (Free but please book). Our FREE beginners / refresher class

Saturday

1. Noon – 4PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 2 with DJ Peggy LaBaronne. Expect traditional tangos of the Golden Era with some drops of more contemporary versions as Peggy joins us from Paris
2. 2:00 – 3PM – LGBTQIA+ Archive tours (only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Join archivist Stephan Dickers for a curated tour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s Archives, one of the most extensive collections on LGBTQIA+ history, politics and culture in the UK.
3. 4PM – 5:30PM in The Library – A Queer Tango Discussion: ‘What Now?’ (free but please book). A FREE event with Manu Sanz, Ray Batchelor, Edgardo Fernadez Sesma and others where we host a conversation about why we dance in this maddening world and what comes next…
4. 6:15PM – 7.45PM in the Great Hall – ‘The Performance of the Milonga’ with Arno & Manu
5. 8PM – Midnight in the Great Hall – Milonga 3 with DJ Claudio Tedesco. Expect the best of the Golden Age from one of QTL’s resident DJs
6. 6PM – Midnight in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room
7. 9PM – 10PM in The Goss Room – Making a Start (free but please book)

Sunday

• Noon – 4PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 4 with DJ Amanda Hamilton. Expect traditional music from the Golden Era 1930s to 1950s
• 12:00PM – 1:30PM – The Sunday Roast at The Grocer (extra charge applies)
• 2:00 – 3PM – LGBTQIA+ Archive tours (Only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Join archivist Stephan Dickers for a curated tour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s Archives, one of the most extensive collections on LGBTQIA+ history, politics and culture in the UK.
• 2:00 – 3PM – Art tour at the Gilbert & George Centre (Only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Explore the works of local artists, Gilbert and George on this curated tour.
• 4:00PM – 5:30PM in The Library – Ask the Authors (free but please book). Our FREE ask the authors event – a chance to meet and hear from those who write about Queer Tango
• 5PM – 6PM in the Great Hall – Led Practica with Arno & Manu
• 6PM – 10PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 5 with DJ Anna Jorgensen. Expect mainly traditional music, with the occasional tanda from new orchestras as we’re joined by Anna from Sheffield
• 6PM – 10PM in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room

Classes
A range of large group workshops, intimate classes of ~20 people and private lessons from our international guest teachers

• Astrid Weiske
• Gastón Olguín
• Katia Abbondanzieri
• Manu Sanz
• Arno Plass
• Al Shnit​​​man​

& more…

• Dance across London with our City Walk
• Meet the writers at our Ask the Authors event
• A Queer Tango Discussion: “What Now?”
• Eat well with our Traditional Sunday Lunch

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TICKET OPTIONS

Milonga Pass

• All 5 Milongas
• Access to our second dance room in the evenings
• 2 pre-milonga practicás and 1 workshop with Manu Sanz & Arno Plass
• Access to A Queer Tango Discussion: “What Now?”
• Access to out Ask the Authors event
• Add on classes – £30 (subject to availability)

Festival Pass

Everything in the Milonga Pass

PLUS…

• Two intimate classes from our guest teachers (schedule to follow)
• Tour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s LGBTQIA+ Archives with Stephan Dickers* OR Art tour of the Gilbert + George Centre*
• Priority access for add on classes
• Discounted price for add on classes – £25​