Mark your calendars, dear friends — winter tango magic awaits!
The Riga Winter Tango Marathon 2026 by El Gordo will take place February 5–9, 2026!
Registration opens on July 30 at 3 PM (Riga time) on our website: https://argtango.eu/RWTM
Stay tuned and don’t miss it!
With love,
Olga, Diana & Audrius
Olga, Diana & Audrius
We will have for you:
more than 40 hours (6 milongas, preparty, and afterparty) of dancing from February 5 to 9, 2026, friendly dancing and living environment, role-balanced event, 250 participants, over 400 sq. m. hall with wooden dance floor cover and quality sound, useful and nice souvenirs, snacks, fruits, tea, and water during all milongas, marathon pass = 130 EUR, living, dancing, and eating at the same venue - 4* Bellevue Park Hotel Riga: Slokas str. 1, Rīga, https://bellevue.lv free sauna from Friday to Sunday (if you stay at the Bellevue Park Hotel Riga).
BEFORE YOU FILL IN THE REGISTRATION, please note:
- We kindly ask you to read the TERMS AND CONDITIONS before you fill in the registration form. Here, you can also read about the principal aspects and criteria for participation: www.argtango.eu/termsconditions
- Registration is possible only by registering on our web page (https://argtango.eu/RWTM). Clicking “I am going” on Facebook will not be considered registration.
- We kindly ask you: do not book flights before you receive the final confirmation of participation.
- At the marathon, we emphasize the traditional social tango etiquette, dance by following the ronda flow, invitations by mirada and cabeceo, and clear floor during cortinas.
- This marathon is an event without separate seating for men and women.
- Our tango community understands and values the ‘consent culture’. This means that we act and dance respecting each other’s boundaries.
- The pre-party and after-party will be open for both marathon participants and other dancers. Pre-party and after-party are not included in the full pass.
- As usual, we recommend you stay in the Bellevue Park Hotel Riga (Slokas str. 1, Rīga, https://bellevue.lv); here you can enjoy the party in full, with the opportunity to live and dance at the same venue.
The program:
Thursday, February 5
07:00 - 10:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
21:00 - 01:00 - preparty*
21:00 - 00:00 - night bar
Friday, February 6
07:00 - 10:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
16:00 - 20:00 -
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (__ EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 05:00 -
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Saturday, February 7
07:00 - 11:30 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
11:30 - 14:30 - city tour*
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
15:00 - 20:00 -
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (__ EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 05:00 -
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Sunday, February 8
07:00 - 11:30 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
12:00 - 15:00 - sauna
15:00 - 20:00 -
19:30 - 22:00 - dinner (21 EUR; you can buy a dinner ticket at the hotel bar)
22:00 - 04:00 -
22:00 - 03:00 - night bar
Monday, February 9
07:00 - 11:00 - breakfast (for those who stay in the hotel)
21:00 - 01:00 - afterparty*
21:00 - 00:00 - night bar
* Not included in the full pass. Participation: __ EUR.
**The sauna is free of charge for participants of the marathon who live in the hotel.