Portland Tango Festival
October 11-15, 2018
22nd Edition
Come and Join us
for another great celebration of Argentine Tango in the wonderful, green city of Portland, Oregon.
The Portland Tango Festival is the longest running US festival dedicated to the authentic social dance and culture of Argentina.
As it is in our tradition, this year we are hosting amazing teachers and performers that will make your participation a great pleasure and an opportunity to deepen your Tango experience.
REGISTRATION OPENS
June 15, 2018
for Festival Passes and Special Seminar
July 1, 2018
General Registration
Guest Teachers
With the incredible line up of teachers we were able to put together, we are planning an amazing Portland Tango Festival 2018.
Our aim is to create a truly unique experience for all of you together while experiencing the friendliness of the Portland tango community, don't miss this unique Festival.
“IMPORTANT CHANGE
For personal reasons ( new baby coming) Juana Sepulveda will not be able to attend the Portland Tango Festival.
Wonderful Moira Castellano will step up in her place.
Moira, being herself an amazing teacher and dancer, will bring a very unique touch to the Festival .”
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Live Music
Gala Milonga on Saturday
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Dinner with the Stars on Sunday
Wonderful concert happening on Sunday at the beautiful new venue at the VT Group Head quarters. It will make the dinner a very special night for the larger Portland community as well as for the Festival participants..
Megan Yvonne and Pepe Raphael have paired up to create an amazing collaboration among musicians to investigate the Tango music and poetry. In its second edition the project, funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, has three international duos take the stage in a beautiful bilingual concert bringing together diverse audiences through Argentine tango music in English & Spanish.
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Our Awesome DJs
Here is the initial list of DJs that will be with us providing the best of tango selections for your most amazing dances. More to come, stay tuned.
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Accommodations
This year we established a great collaboration with the Jupiter Hotel, located three blocks from our main venue, the Norse Hall. The Hotel has a whole new wing, The Next with a lovely ballroom where some of the classes and the Saturday Afternoon Alternative Milonga will happen. So we elected the Jupiter hotel as the head quarter hotel for the Portland Tango Festival!
Jupiter Hotel
The Portland Tango Festival Head Quarter Hotel
800 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214
Discounted rates available till July 31, 2018.
Discounted Rooms at The Jupiter (Between 10/10/2018 - 10/15/2018)
- Single Bedded - $139 + Tax
- Double Bedded - $149 + Tax
Discounted Rooms at The Next (Between 10/10/2018 - 10/15/2018)
- Single Bedded - $189 + Tax
- Double Bedded $199 + Tax
Hotel room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check-in (currently 15.3%).
15% discount after July 31, 2018.
- Go to: jupiterhotel.com.
- Click: the BIG black “Book Now” box in the upper right hand corner.
- Where would you like to stay: Select Jupiter Hotel.
- Enter your dates.
- Click Got a code?
- Enter: “PDXTANGO18” into the promo code slot (upper case!)
- Click: Check Availability.
If you are running into difficulties in getting the discount call the Hotel at 877.800.0004 or send an email to the sales team.
We recommend booking soon, as hotels in Portland fill up quickly in October.
Planning your trip to the Portland Tango Festival? Travel Portland has a wealth of information about getting to the city, getting around the city and having an awesome time once you're here. We highly recommend it. www.travelportland.com
MORE TO COME
Both Chicho and Moira are amazing tango dancers, each one on their own right. In the latest few months they have been working together at different tango festivals in Europe bringing the art form of the tango dance to another level of incredible.
We are happy to have Moira and Chicho partner together for the Portland Tango Festival and look forward to Moira’s unique presence and contributions both as a teacher and dancer.