May 23-26, 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Philadelphia Tango Festival, celebrating Aníbal Troilo, one of the most beloved tango musicians in history. Our festival offers a wide range of activities, including workshops (beginner through advanced), live music lectures, practicas, milongas, social activities, a concert, and more. Each year, we choose a theme to guide our exploration and bring together extraordinary artists–dancers and musicians–who can help us go deeper in our understanding of, and appreciation for, tango. We are so excited for this year’s festival, and hope you’ll consider joining us over Memorial Day Weekend for inspiration, connection, learning and lots and lots of fun!

This year’s artists include:

Dancers:
Corina Herrera & Ines Muzzopappa
Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella
Ignacio Ondartz & Meredith Klein
Andres Amarilla

Musicians:
Tango Bardo
Tipica Messiez
Romo Agri Messiez Trio
Furno Minondi Duo
and more!

Milonga DJs:
Rainier Pereira
Gustavo Rember
Karen Johnson
Gabriel Gaumond

Practica DJs:
Mary Carmel Etienne
Dasha Khripkova
Andres Amarilla
Ignacio Ondartz

Offerings

• Workshops at all levels from complete beginner to advanced, no partner necessary
• A four-class seminar for intermediate and advanced dancers taught by Ines & Corina, and going in-depth into the festival theme, “Un Homenaje a Aníbal Troilo / An Homage to Aníbal Troilo”
• Milongas with electrifying live music every night (including two nights with Tango Bardo and one night with the Típica Messiez!) and extraordinary DJs
• Live music lectures on the festival theme
• A seated concert
• Practicas every evening
• Social activities to get to know more of your fellow tangueros
• An on-site cafe offering healthy and tasty food
• A pre-festival zoom lecture by Tango Historian & Poet, Matias Mauricio, to help us contextualize Anibal Troilo’s ongoing importance for tango
• and more!

Check out the full festival schedule!