THE INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVAL IN IRELAND
The International Tango Festival in Ireland is a non-profit event organized with the help of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who, year after year, have given their time and energy to create a unique and fun event. It is not a commercial venture but a community event with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
The longest running event of its kind in Ireland, the Festival was originally established in 2002 by volunteers from the Tango community coordinated by Simona Zaino, with the endorsement and support of the Argentine Embassy and Dublin City Council. From being a local festival organized for the Dublin community, it has gradually developed into an international event that has attracted to Ireland world renown artists such as Pablo Veron, Fabian Salas & Carolina del Rivero, Sabrina & Ruben Veliz, Silencio Orchestra, Tango Extremo Orchestra, singer Martin Alvarado, director Gerardo Placido and many others. Over the years, the Festival has been featured several times in the media: the Cara magazine, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, RTE (news and documentaries) and on radio programmes (Dublin City FM and Lyric FM radios).
COVID19 UPDATES- 2021
Due to the current Covid restrictions in Ireland, in place of the Tango Festival, we will run a Tango & Wellbeing event in Letterkenny (Co.Donegal) on 17th-18th July 2021. For info and bookings, please click here
The 2019 edition
This year's programme spans across different expressions of Argentinian Tango: music, dance, literature, theatre. Born from a collaboration between Compadrito Tango and renown local and international artists, this year's Festival explores the many facets of Tango in creative and sometimes audacious ways, thus inviting participants to discover (or re-discover) the magic of this popular art form.. Check our 2019 programme to find out more..
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!
View the Tango Festival 2019 programme
The International Tango Festival in Ireland is a non-profit event organized with the help of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who, year after year, have given their time and energy to create a unique and fun event. It is not a commercial venture but a community event with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
The longest running event of its kind in Ireland, the Festival was originally established in 2002 by volunteers from the Tango community coordinated by Simona Zaino, with the endorsement and support of the Argentine Embassy and Dublin City Council. From being a local festival organized for the Dublin community, it has gradually developed into an international event that has attracted to Ireland world renown artists such as Pablo Veron, Fabian Salas & Carolina del Rivero, Sabrina & Ruben Veliz, Silencio Orchestra, Tango Extremo Orchestra, singer Martin Alvarado, director Gerardo Placido and many others. Over the years, the Festival has been featured several times in the media: the Cara magazine, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, RTE (news and documentaries) and on radio programmes (Dublin City FM and Lyric FM radios).
COVID19 UPDATES- 2021
Due to the current Covid restrictions in Ireland, in place of the Tango Festival, we will run a Tango & Wellbeing event in Letterkenny (Co.Donegal) on 17th-18th July 2021. For info and bookings, please click here
The 2019 edition
This year's programme spans across different expressions of Argentinian Tango: music, dance, literature, theatre. Born from a collaboration between Compadrito Tango and renown local and international artists, this year's Festival explores the many facets of Tango in creative and sometimes audacious ways, thus inviting participants to discover (or re-discover) the magic of this popular art form.. Check our 2019 programme to find out more..
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!
View the Tango Festival 2019 programme