This Week in SF Dance: Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026
This week in San Francisco: 73 dance events, including 18 salsa, 14 bachata and 9 tango; the busiest night is Sunday with 15.
Special this week
- 7:00 PM · Bachata Thursdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · SHAKE & POP · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · PARTY 4 U · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 9:30 PM · BOLLYWEEN YACHT CLUB - A BOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN YACHT PARTY · Pier 3, San Francisco · $40 – $80
- 10:00 PM · La Tropi-CAL at Il Pirata · Il Pirata, San Francisco
- 9:30 PM · THE NO THEME SUPER SPOOKY DANCE JAM 👻 · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 1:00 PM · Family Matters: A Next Gen Series · ODC Theater, San Francisco · Free
- 5:00 PM · RS26: Fall Edition at the Palace of Fine Arts · Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco · $35 – $85
New this week
- 7:00 PM · Motown on Mondays · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Intermediate Bachata Class at Danzhaus — October 27 · Multiple Locations - Danzhaus & Space 550, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · Interzone SF: Free Darkwave Dance Party · F8, San Francisco · Free
- 6:30 PM · Sundance Saloon: Thursday Country-Western Dance · Sundance Saloon, San Francisco · $7 · lesson first
- 9:00 PM · Afro House Thursdays at F8 · F8, San Francisco · Free
- 9:00 PM · SHAKE & POP · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · 1984: The Best of the 80s on 2 Dance Floors · Cat Club, San Francisco · Free
- 9:00 PM · PARTY 4 U · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
Mon, Oct 26
- 4:00 PM · Invisible Atlas · Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco · $65
- 5:30 PM · Dance at the Plaza: Jazz Funk [Beginner] with Sassi Fran · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 6:00 PM · Zumba · Salesforce Park, San Francisco
- 6:30 PM · SalsaCrazy Mondays Halloween — Salsa Classes + Salsa Bachata Dancing SF · Neck of the Woods, San Francisco · Early bird $10–$40; door prices on listing · lesson first
- 7:00 PM · Motown on Mondays · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Salsa & Bachata Night @ GCDC · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Learn Modern Square Dance with Caper Cutters Square Dance Club · St Monica Church Hall, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Salsa Level 1 · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
Around the Bay Area
- 9:30 AM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 4:00 PM · Women's BodyMystik Fall Dance Circles · Hillside Urban Sanctuary, El Cerrito · $72 – $312
- 6:00 PM · K-Pop Dance Classes in San Mateo · Motion Arts Center, San Mateo · $35
- 6:00 PM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
Tue, Oct 27
- 5:30 PM · Dance at the Plaza: K-Pop [All Levels] with Andy Nguyen · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 5:30 PM · Argentine Stage Tango Formation · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 6:30 PM · Argentine Tango Level 1 · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Intermediate Bachata Class at Danzhaus — October 27 · Multiple Locations - Danzhaus & Space 550, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Bachata Tuesday (recurring) · Danzhaus Dance Center, San Francisco
- 7:30 PM · Argentine Tango Level 2 · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · El Valenciano Milonga · El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco · $20
- 9:00 PM · Interzone SF: Free Darkwave Dance Party · F8, San Francisco · Free
Around the Bay Area
- 9:30 AM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 10:00 AM · Diablo Ballet Adult Open Class: Intermediate Ballet · Diablo Ballet studio, Walnut Creek · $20
- 1:30 PM · Berkeley Folk Dancers: Tuesday Afternoon Introduction to Folk Dancing · Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley · $8 · lesson first
- 5:00 PM · Cuban Salsa & Timba — Adult Beginner Class at La Peña · La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley
Wed, Oct 28
- 12:00 PM · FREE Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes Wednesdays at Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco · Free
- 5:30 PM · Dance at the Plaza: DRENCHED! [All Levels] with Diamond Jarrell · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 6:00 PM · THRILLER Performance Workshop Series at at PUSH SANCTUARY · The SANCTUARY, San Francisco · $25 – $75
- 7:30 PM · BACDS San Francisco Wednesday Contra · The Polish Club, San Francisco · $6 – $25 · lesson first
- 8:00 PM · Scuff Queer Line Dancing & Two-Stepping · Verdi Club, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Latin Wednesdays at El Valenciano · El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · Mission City Swing: Wednesday WCS Dance · Russian Center of San Francisco, San Francisco · $10
- 9:00 PM · Reggaetón Performance Workshop · Rae Studios, San Francisco · $45 – $365
Around the Bay Area
- 6:00 PM · BollyX Dance Fitness Classes in San Mateo · Motion Arts Center, San Mateo · $35
- 6:00 PM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Beg/Int · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 6:00 PM · Salsa Vale Todo — Wednesday Rueda de Casino Classes + Timba Social (Oakland) · East Bay Community Space, Oakland · lesson first
- 6:30 PM · West Coast Swing w/ Joanna 6:30-7:30 Beginners · Allegro Ballroom, Richmond
Thu, Oct 29
- 5:00 PM · Dance Thursdays | Hip Hop (Beginner) with Inez Schynell · China Basin Park, San Francisco · Free
- 6:30 PM · Sundance Saloon: Thursday Country-Western Dance · Sundance Saloon, San Francisco · $7 · lesson first
- 7:00 PM · Bachata Thursdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Thursday Night Lindy Society at DecoDance · DecoDance SF, San Francisco · $2 · lesson first
- 7:00 PM · Aurras Waves (5Rhythms) · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Milonga Malevaje · Verdi Club, San Francisco · $20
- 9:00 PM · Afro House Thursdays at F8 · F8, San Francisco · Free
- 9:00 PM · SHAKE & POP · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
Around the Bay Area
- 9:30 AM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 10:00 AM · Diablo Ballet Adult Open Class: Intermediate Ballet · Diablo Ballet studio, Walnut Creek · $20
- 6:00 PM · Salsa on2 Shines class (intermediate) · 1575 3rd Ave, Walnut Creek · $9 – $18
- 6:00 PM · Samba Technique Classes · Zhi Dao Guan – The Taoist Center, Oakland · $15
Fri, Oct 30
- 5:30 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 6:00 PM · Rueda Con Ritmo — Friday Cuban Salsa & Rueda Classes + Social · MNC, San Francisco · lesson first
- 6:30 PM · Introduction to Partnering Techniques and Contact Improvisation · ODC Dance Commons, San Francisco · $150
- 7:00 PM · Church of Zouk: Friday Class & Social · St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, San Francisco · $20 – $30 · lesson first
- 7:00 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:45 PM · Dance Fridays Halloween: Live Salsa, Bachata & Cumbia | 3 Rooms · Space 550, San Francisco · Early bird $25–$30; $40 at the door · lesson first
- 8:00 PM · Bachata Lab: Friday Bachata Class (3 Levels) + Social · Smuin Center for Dance, San Francisco · lesson first
- 8:30 PM · La Milonga Genesis · Genesis Dance, San Francisco · $20
Around the Bay Area
- 9:30 AM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 2:00 PM · Dracula: A Dance Between Love and Darkness · Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View · $40 – $60
- 5:45 PM · Salsa Fridays at Bourbon Highway · Bourbon Highway, Walnut Creek
- 6:00 PM · K-Pop Dance Classes in San Mateo · Motion Arts Center, San Mateo · $35
Sat, Oct 31
- 10:00 AM · Dance at the Plaza: K-Pop [All Levels] with Elizabeth Viera · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 11:00 AM · Dance at the Plaza: Shuffle [Beginner] with Joz / Raymond · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 3:00 PM · Speak Low Tango Club · Golden Age Tango Academy, San Francisco · $20 · lesson first
- 4:00 PM · Salsa Saturdays at The Ramp · The Ramp Restaurant, San Francisco
- 5:30 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Vecher Tango · Russian Center of San Francisco, San Francisco · $10 – $30
- 9:30 PM · THE NO THEME SUPER SPOOKY DANCE JAM 👻 · Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
Around the Bay Area
- 10:00 AM · SOULARUS (Saturday morning) · Palomar Ballroom, Santa Cruz · $20
- 10:30 AM · Hip-Hop Dance Classes in San Mateo · Motion Arts Center, San Mateo · $35
- 11:00 AM · Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Beginner 2 — Course Session 1 of 4 · La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley
- 11:00 AM · PACE NorCal C-1/C-2 Dance · Murphy Park, Sunnyvale
Sun, Nov 1
- 9:00 AM · Reggaetón Performance Workshop · Rae Studios, San Francisco · $45 – $365
- 9:00 AM · 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers SF · ABADA-Capoeira, San Francisco · $25
- 10:00 AM · Dance at the Plaza: DRENCHED! [All Levels] with Anna Bolender · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 10:00 AM · MOVEMENT Ecstatic Dance SF (Sunday mornings) · Sacred Heart Church, San Francisco · $30
- 11:00 AM · Dance at the Plaza: BollyX [All Levels] with Simran Suri · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 11:00 AM · Lindy in the Park · Golden Gate Park: south sidewalk of John F Kennedy Jr Drive, just inside 8th Ave & Fulton St, near the de Young Museum, San Francisco · Free · lesson first
- 1:00 PM · Family Matters: A Next Gen Series · ODC Theater, San Francisco · Free
- 4:00 PM · Mission City Swing: Sunday Practice Session · The Polish Club, San Francisco
Around the Bay Area
- 10:00 AM · Ecstatic Dance Oakland (Sunday) · Sweets Ballroom, Oakland · $25
- 10:15 AM · Peninsula Rise (5Rhythms) · Luna Del Soul – House of Dance, Redwood City · $25 – $35
- 10:30 AM · Sweat Your Prayers with Qibei (5Rhythms) · The Berkeley Alembic, Berkeley
- 10:30 AM · Diablo Ballet Adult Open Class: Intermediate Ballet · Diablo Ballet studio, Walnut Creek · $20
Questions
What's on tonight (Monday, Oct 26)?
30 listings: Invisible Atlas at 4:00 PM (Dance Mission Theater); Dance at the Plaza: Jazz Funk [Beginner] with Sassi Fran at 5:30 PM (Fitness Court at UN Plaza); Zumba at 6:00 PM (Salesforce Park).
Which are the cheapest nights this week in San Francisco?
Dance at the Plaza: Jazz Funk [Beginner] with Sassi Fran on Monday from $0; Dance at the Plaza: K-Pop [All Levels] with Andy Nguyen on Tuesday from $0; Interzone SF: Free Darkwave Dance Party on Tuesday from $0.
Which nights are beginner-friendly?
62 San Francisco listings this week include a lesson or welcome beginners, e.g. Dance at the Plaza: Jazz Funk [Beginner] with Sassi Fran (Mon), SalsaCrazy Mondays Halloween — Salsa Classes + Salsa Bachata Dancing SF (Mon), Salsa & Bachata Night @ GCDC (Mon).
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