If you are serious about getting better at Latin dancing or just serious about having fun, then attending a dance congress or festival is the best way to get over your nervous, gain new skills, and make lifelong friends that share your interest. Below is a list of the top Latin dance festival in the world for 2017. If you've got wanderlust and a passion for moving those hips, you can have a blast seeing the world while getting your groove one. 

June

1) 2nd annual Arizona Dance Addiction - www.arizonadanceaddiction.com

Thursday, 15 June 2017
Location: Arizona, USA
Arizona DANCE Addiction, 300 Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park, AZ, United States, 85340

2) Atlanta Bachata Fest -- June 15-19, 2017 - http://www.AtlantaBachataFest.com

Thursday, 15 June 2017
Location: Atlanta, USA
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel - Downtown, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30303

3) Pune international dance congress season 8 - http://www.pidc.in/

Friday, 16 June 2017
Location: India
HUB Pune, 4th Floor, Xion Mall and Multiplex next to Taj Gateway, Hinjawadi road., Pune, India, 411057

4) Congreso y Campeonato Internacional de Salsa Euroson Latino 2017 - http://www.eurosonlatino.com.mx/

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Location: Mexico
Puebla City, Mexico, Puebla, Mexico, 72000

5) Summer Sensual Days 2017 - http://www.summersensual.com

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Location: Croatia
Rovinj, Croatia, Rovinj, Croatia

6) Colors of Latin Dance -- Latin Dance Congress Bangkok 2017 - http://www.colorsoflatindance.com

Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, 89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, New Road, Bangrak,, Bangkok, Thailand, 10500

7) Irish Salsa Congress 2017 - http://irishsalsacongress.ie/ 

Friday, 23 June 2017
Location: Ireland
Irish Salsa Congress, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland, Co. Dublin

8) 13° Croatian Summer Salsa Festival ! - http://www.crosalsafestival.com

Monday, 26 June 2017
Location: Croatia
Rovinj Rovigno, Rovinj, Croatia

9) DC's Sawa Sawa Kizomba Festival (Jun 29-Jul 3, 2017) - http://www.sawasawafestival.com

Thursday, 29 June 2017
Location: Washington DC, USA
Hyatt Regency Washington DC, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States, 20001

10) Unified On2 At Las Vegas Salsa Congress - http://www.lvsbcongress.com

Thursday, 29 June 2017
Location: USA
Tropicana Las Vegas, 3801 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 89109

11) Salsa Festival Golfe de St-Tropez (Latino & Kizomba) édition 6 - http://www.salsa-festival.fr

Thursday, 29 June 2017
Location: France
Les Prairies De La Mer, RN 98, Grimaud, France, 83310

July 2017

1) Bali 2017 -- Afro-Latin Dance Holidays - http://www.ubudstudio.com/dance-retreat

Monday, 03 July 2017
Location: Ubud, Bali
Bali Island, Indonesia

2) Benidorm BKC Congress 2017 - Http://www.benidormsummerfestival.com

Thursday, 06 July 2017
Location: Spain
Benidorm BK Congress

3) Salsa feel the heat Summer Salsa Weekender 7th, 8th & 9th July 2017 - http://www.summersalsaweekender.com

Friday, 07 July 2017
Location: UK
Daresbury Park Hotel & Spa, Warrington WA4 4BB

4) Salsa Beach Festival 2017 - http://www.salsabeachfestival.nl

Friday, 07 July 2017
Location: Netherlands
Salsa Beach Festival, Pier Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands, 2586

5) Keta Kizomba & Bachata Festival 2017 - http://www.ketafestival.com/

Friday, 07 July 2017
Location: Portugal
Hotel Aldeia dos Capuchos Golf & Spa 4*

6) Benidorm Salsa Congress 2017 - http://www.benidormsummerfestival.com

Monday, 10 July 2017
Location: Spain
Benidorm Salsa Congress, Luis Prendes, Benidorm, Spain, 03502

7) Hungarian Summer Salsa -- Sensual Festival 2017 - http://hssf.eu/

Thursday, 13 July 2017
Location: Hungary
Hungarian Summer Salsa - Sensual Festival, Horváth Mihály utca, Balatonfüred, Hungary, 8230

8) Frankfurt Summer 2017 - https://Frankfurt-Festival.com/summer-tickets

Thursday, 20 July 2017
Location: Germany
Frankfurt Festival, Chinonplatz 4, Hofheim, Germany, 65719

9) SF Bachata Festival -- July 21-23, 2017 - http://sanfrancisco.mybachatafestival.com/

Friday, 21 July 2017
Location: San Francisco, USA
San Francisco Bachata Festival, 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame, CA, United States, 94010

10) Plymouth Tropical Summer Latin Dance Festival 21-23rd July 2017 - http://www.misalsacubana.co.uk

Friday, 21 July 2017
Location: UK
Plymouth Guildhall, Plymouth, United Kingdom, PL1 1

11) 21er Congreso Mundial de la Salsa - http://www.prsalsa.com

Sunday, 23 July 2017
Location: Puerto Rico
The Condado Plaza Hilton, 999 Ashford Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907

12) Danzibar 25th July 2017 - http://www.danceartfusion.com/danzibar

Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Location: Africa
Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zanzibar (Zanzibar, Tanzania)

13) 11th Aix Les Bains Tango Festival - http://www.tangoaix.com

Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Location: France
Aix-les-Bains, France, Aix-les-Bains, France, 73100

14) Miami Salsa Congress 2017 - http://miamisalsacongress.com

Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Location: Miami, USA

15) Casa Do Zouk - http://www.casadozouk.com.au/

Thursday, 27 July 2017
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Mantra on View Hotel, Surfers Paradise, 22 View Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

16) ALIA 2017: Afro-Latin Invasion Asia - http://www.aliafestival.com

Thursday, 27 July 2017
Location: Malaysia
Beringgis Beach Resort & Spa, 89600 Papar, Sabah, Malaysia

17) Oxnard Salsa Festival - http://www.oxnardsalsafestival.com

Saturday, 29 July 2017
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Plaza Park, 500 S C St, Oxnard, CA 93030, United States

August 2017

1) Aguaaa festival -  Http://www.festivalagua.com/

Wednesday, 02 August 2017
Location: Colombia
Medellín, Colombia

2) Noumea Afro Latino Festival 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/NoumeaFestivalLatino/

Wednesday, 02 August 2017
Location: Noumea

3) CdB Gone Wild Salsa Summercamp 2017 / CdB Salsa Suvelaager 2017 - http://www.salsa-camp.com/

Friday, 04 August 2017
Location: Estonia
Nelijärve Puhkekeskus, Nelijärve 4, Aegviidu, Estonia, 74501

4) Salsa Week Romania 2017 - http://salsaweek.ro/

Monday, 07 August 2017
Location: Romania
Club D'or Vama Veche, Vama Veche Str. Ion Creanga Nr.15, Mangalia, Romania, 905500

5) Danses Courchevel 4ème edition 2017 - http://www.dansescourchevel.eu

Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Location: France
Courchevel 1850, Courchevel, France, 73120

6) Russian Zouk Congress 6th Edition! 10-14 August 2017 -  http://russianzoukcongress.com/

Thursday, 10 August 2017
Location: Russia
AZIMUT Hotel Saint Petersburg, 43/1, Lermontovskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190103

7) L.A Summer Bachata Festival August 10-13! - http://www.lasummerbachatafestival.com/

Thursday, 10 August 2017
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles 6101 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045

8) Taiwan Salsa Carnival and Beach Party 2017 - http://copataiwan.com

Thursday, 10 August 2017
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Neo19, 信義區松壽路22號, Taipei, Taiwan, 110

9) Riga Salsa Festival 2017 - https://rigasalsafestival.com

Friday, 11 August 2017
Location: Latvia
Riseba H2o 6, Ūdens iela 6, Rīga, Riga, Latvia, 1007

10) Ecuador Salsa Congress 2017 - Http://ecuadorsalsacongress.com.ec/

Thursday, 17 August 2017
Location: Ecuador
Ecuador Salsa Congress Veracruz N37-186 y Villalengua, Quito - Ecuador

12) Boston Salsa Festival 2017 - http://www.bostonsalsafest.com/

Friday, 18 August 2017
Location: Boston, USA
Westin Waltham Boston, 70 Third Ave., Waltham, MA

13) Bronx Rising! SalsaFest -  http://www.ilovethebronx.com/index.php/happenings/bronx-salsa-fest

Saturday, 19 August 2017
Location: New York City, USA
Bronx Music Heritage Center, 1303 Louis Nine Blvd., Bronx, NY, United States, 10459

14) DCBX 9 Aka DC Bachata Congress #1 Latin Fest in the USA - http://www.dcbachata.com

Thursday, 24 August 2017
Location: Washington DC, USA
The DC Bachata Congress 'The World's Largest Bachata Festival', Hosted at the Renaissance Hotel 999 Nineth ST NW, Washington, DC, United States, 20001

15) Singapore Latin Extravaganza 2017 - http://www.sle.sg

Thursday, 24 August 2017
Location: Singapore
One Farrer Hotel & Spa, 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore, Singapore, 217562

16) DouDouLe Latin Dance Camp 2017 - http://www.doudoulelatindancecamp.com

Friday, 25 August 2017
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Doudoule Latin Dance Camp - QLD, 1525 Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads, QLD, Australia, 4220

17) SalsaNor's Rueda Congress 2017 - http://ruedacongress.com/

Thursday, 31 August 2017
Location: Denmark
Stavanger, Norway, Stavanger, Norway

18) 2017 New York International Salsa Congress - http://www.newyorksalsacongress.com/

Thursday, 31 August 2017
Location: New York City, USA
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY, US

September 2017

1) Tampa Salsa Bachata Festival 2017 -  http://tampasalsabachata.com/

Friday, 01 September 2017
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Tampa, United States

2) Le Festival de SALSA, Bachata et Kizomba de Québec -- 10e Édition - http://www.festivalsalsaquebec.com

Friday, 01 September 2017
Location: Canada
Festival International de Salsa de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, G1X 1R8

3) Marrakech Salsa Congress - http://www.salsacongress-marrakech.com

Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Location: Morocco
Marakech, Morocco

4) Ramalho's Beach Congress 7 a 10 Setembro -- RJ Samba/Zouk/Forró - http://www.academiaramalhos.com.br/

Thursday, 07 September 2017
Location: Brazil
Academia de Dança Ramalho's, Avenida das américas 14.441 - Cobertura, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22790-701

5) KIFE 2017 Edition 6th - https://kife.it/en/

Thursday, 07 September 2017
Location: Italy
K.I.F.E., piazza Duca Degli Abruzzi, Triest, Italy, 34100

6) 9° BEACH FESTIVAL ZoukLambada BARCELONA - http://www.zouklambadabcn.com

Thursday, 14 September 2017
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Hotel Don Angel, Avenida del Mar, 14, Santa Susana, Spain, 08398

7) Aventura Dance Cruise- L.A. 2017 - http://www.AventuraDanceCruise.com

Friday, 15 September 2017
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Port Of Long Beach Carnival Cruise Ship

8) Like Festival 2017 -- Lisbon - http://www.likefestival.com/

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Aldeia dos Capuchos Golf & SPA, Largo Aldeia dos Capuchos, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, 2825-017

9) 2017 Tri-Cities Salsa Congress - http://www.tricitiessalsacongress.com/

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: Washington State, USA
Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center, 1101 N Columbia Center Blvd, Kennewick, WA, United States, 99336

10) Bachatart & Kizombart Festival 5eme Édition - http://bachatartfrance.com

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: France
Centre de Congrès Agora, 10, Avenue du vent des dames, Aubagne, France, 13400

11) 4th Latin Festival Madras & 2nd Kizomba Conference 2017 - http://www.latinfestivalmadras.in

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: India
The Gateway Hotel IT Expressway Chennai, No:309 Old Mahabalipuram Road, Sholingnallur, Chennai, India, 600119

12) 1st Mediterranean Dance Congress - http://www.meddance.com

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: Spain
Oliva Nova Golf and Beach Hotel, Avenida de Dalí, 4, 46780 Oliva, València, Oliva, Spain, 46780

13) LATIN EXPERIENCE BALI 2017 - http://www.cubansalsaindonesia.com

Friday, 22 September 2017
Location: Bali
Bali, Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia


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4) Montreal Is Kizomba 2017 (3rd Edition) - http://www.montrealiskizomba.com/

Thursday, 28 September 2017
Location: Montreal, Canada
Montreal Is Kizomba, 9 rue Ste-Catherine Est, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2X 1K3

15) KIZOBASA 2017 2nd Afro Latin Festival - http://www.kizobasa.com

Thursday, 28 September 2017
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand

16) ZOUKTIME! 2017 -- Brazilian zouk festival in Brno, Czech Republic - http://www.zouktime.com

Friday, 29 September 2017
Location: Czech Republic
Stadion | Kulturní Centrum Babylon, Kounicova 22 Brno, Kounicova 20, Brno, Czech Republic, 60200

17) Angoulême Salsa Festival 8e édition the last ! - http://www.angoulemesalsafestival.fr

Friday, 29 September 2017
Location: France
Angoulême Salsa Festival, Château de la Pouyade - 36 rue de l'ancienne Mairie, Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente, France, 16710

18) Denver Salsa Bachata Congress - http://www.denvercongress.com

Friday, 29 September 2017
Location: Denver, USA
13200 East 14th Place, Aurora, Colorado, USA, 80011

October 2017

1) 4th Tucson Afro-Latin Festival - https://www.TucsonAfroLatinFestival.com

Thursday, 05 October 2017
Location: Tucson, USA
Tucson Afro-Latin Festival, 5655 W Valencia Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States, 85757

2) Berlin Salsacongress 2017 - https://www.berlinsalsacongress.co

Thursday, 05 October 2017
Location: Berlin, Germany
Berlin Salsa Congress, Möckernstrasse 10-25, Berlin, Germany, 10963

3) Maui Salsa Bachata Congress - http://www.mauisalsabachatacongress.com/

Thursday, 05 October 2017
Location: Hawaii
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, 2605 Kaanapali Pkwy, Kaanapali, HI, United States, 96761

4) 5th SalsaPlatform Festival: 6, 7 & 8 october 2017 - http://www.salsa-platform.nl/festival

Saturday, 07 October 2017
Location: Netherlands
Platform theater, boterdiep 46, Groningen, Netherlands, 9712lr

5) Festival de Cuba Stuttgart/Germany - http://www.kubafestival-stuttgart.de

Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Location: Germany
Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3, Stuttgart, Germany, 70174

6) Spirit of Cape Verde -- Dancing & Cultural Holiday - http://www.spiritofcapeverde.com/

Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Location: Africa
Mindelo Cape Verde Islands, Praia (Cabo Verde) (Praia, Cape Verde)

7) 2017 Australian Kizomba Festival - http://kizombafestival.com.au/

Friday, 13 October 2017
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Australian Kizomba Festival, 378 Nicholson Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3068

8) 7th AfroLatin Dance Festival in Egypt - http://afrolatinegypt.com

Friday, 13 October 2017
Location: Egypt
Le Passage Cairo Hotel & Casino, Cairo Intl Airport road, El Horreya-Heliopolis. · القاهرة, Cairo, Egypt, 11361

9) UNiDANZA 2017 -- The Afro Cuban Dance Festival Hamburg - http://www.unidanza.de

Friday, 20 October 2017
Location: Hamburg, Germany
UNiDANZA - The Afro Cuban Dance Festival Hamburg, Bundesstrasse 96, Hamburg, Germany, 20144

10) 2017 Bay Salsa Festival - http://www.baysalsafestival.co.nz

Friday, 20 October 2017
Location: New Zealand
Bay Salsa Festival, Otumoetai College Windsor Road, Tauranga, New Zealand

11) 2017 Dallas Bachata Festival - http://www.dallasbachatafestival.com

Thursday, 26 October 2017
Location: Dallas, USA
Dallas Bachata Festival, 4440 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX, Irving, TX, United States, 75063

12) Guatemala Salsa Congress 2017 - http://www.guatesalsa.com/

Thursday, 26 October 2017
Location: South America
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

13) 11th Balkan Salsa Congress -- official event - http://balkansalsacongress.com/

Friday, 27 October 2017
Location: Belgium

14)  All Stars Festival 2017, Budapest | 5th anniversary - http://www.allstarsfestival.com/

Friday, 27 October 2017
Location: Hungary
Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary

November 2017

1) Hot Salsa Weekend 2017, 2-5 november 16th anniversary! - http://www.hotsalsaweekend.com

Thursday, 02 November 2017
Location: Sweden
Norra Latin, Drottninggatan 71b, Stockholm, Sweden, 111 36

2) Amsterdam Int. Salsa Festival 2017 -- The Aquarius Edition - http://www.salsacongress.nl

Thursday, 02 November 2017
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam International Salsa Congress, Isolatorweg 29, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1014 AS

3) Vilnius Kizomba Festival 2017 - http://vilniuskizomba.com/

Thursday, 02 November 2017
Location: Lithuania
Vilnius Kizomba Festival, Naugarduko str. 76, Vilnius, Lithuania, Lithuane

4) Aventura Dance Cruise Miami 2017 - http://www.AventuraDanceCruise.com

Thursday, 02 November 2017
Location: Miami, USA
Port Of Miami-Carnival Cruise Line, 1265 N Cruise Blvd, Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33140

5) Salsabangkok Fiesta 2017 - http://www.salsabangkok.com

Friday, 03 November 2017
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand

6) 12th Annual Byron Latin Fiesta -- 3rd to 5th Nov 2017 - http://www.byronlatinfiesta.com.au

Friday, 03 November 2017
Location: Byron Bay, Australia
Byron Community Centre, 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, 2481

7) Get Dancey -- Kizomba Festival - http://www.getdancey.eu

Friday, 03 November 2017
Location: Romania
Hotel & ApartHotel Boavista Timisoara, Aleea F.C. Ripensia, Nr. 7A, Timisoara, Romania, 300575

8) 13th El Sol Warsaw Salsa Festival 10-12th Nov 2017 - http://www.salsafestival.pl/

Thursday, 09 November 2017
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Salsa Festival, 17 stycznia 32, Warsaw, Poland, 02-148

9) Balumuka -- Prague Kizomba Festival 6 Stars - http://www.balumuka.cz/

Thursday, 09 November 2017
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

10) 8. Uni Salsa Camp - http://www.salsacamp.de

Friday, 10 November 2017
Location: Germany
www.salsacamp.de

11) All in Kizomba Festival 2017 -- Toulouse -- http://kizomba-festival.fr

Friday, 10 November 2017
Location: France
Barrio Mio Toulouse, 9 avenue de la marcaissonne, Toulouse, France, 31400

12) Paris Kizomba Congress 2017 - http://www.pariskizombacongress.com

Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Location: Paris, France
Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, ROISSYPOLE, RUE DE ROME, BP16461, Roissy-en-France, France, 95708

13) Tijuana Salsa Bachata Festival 2017 - http://www.tijuanasalsafestival.com/

Friday, 17 November 2017
Location: Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico

14) Euro Salsa & Sensual Festival ★★ The Salsa-Bachata-Kizomba Experience at the Hilton in Düsseldorf - http://www.euro-festival.com

Thursday, 23 November 2017
Location: Germany
Hilton Dusseldorf, Georg-Glock-Str. 20, Düsseldorf, Germany, 40474

15) Paris Bachata Festival - http://www.parisbachatafestival.com

Friday, 24 November 2017
Location: Paris, France
Les Esselières, lieu événementiel, 3, boulevard Chastenet de Géry, Villejuif, France, 94800

16) Brisbane Latin Dance Festival & World Salsa Solo 2017 - http://www.brisbanelatindancefestival.com/

Thursday, 30 November 2017
Location: Brisbane, Australia
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane
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December 2017

1) Kizomba Berlinal 2017 - http://www.kizomba-berlinal.de/

Friday, 01 December 2017
Location: Germany
Storkower Straße, 10407 Berlin, Deutschland

2) Malta Dance Festival 2017 - http://www.maltadancefestival.com/

Friday, 01 December 2017
Location: Malta
Salini Resort, Salina Bay, San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta, NXR9030

3) Nossa Kizomba Amsterdam Festival 2017 - http://www.nossakizomba.nl

Friday, 01 December 2017
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

4) Vienna Salsacongress 2017 - http://viennasalsacongress.com/

Thursday, 07 December 2017
Location: Austria
Vienna

5) 2017 Sydney International Zouk Festival -  http://www.sydneyzoukfestival.com.au/

Friday, 15 December 2017
Location: Sydney, Australia
Bondi Pavilion