This Week in SF Dance: Oct 19–25, 2026
This week in San Francisco: 83 dance events, including 20 salsa, 17 DJ dance parties and 12 bachata; the busiest night is Friday with 19.
Special this week
- 6:30 PM · Reggaetón Underground – October Intermediate Popup Class · 719 Commercial St, San Francisco · $20
- 8:00 PM · El Valenciano Milonga w/ DJ Ayano · El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco · $20
- 7:00 PM · Takeover Wednesdays: Industry Night - DJ Natural - October 21, 2026 · Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · Mambo Nights · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:30 PM · TASTE · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco · $35
- 9:00 PM · X CLUB · 1015 Folsom, San Francisco
- 10:00 PM · Night Vision: Spookeasy · Monarch SF, San Francisco
- 12:00 PM · SF Dance Film Festival 2026 · Various SF venues (see festival site), San Francisco
New this week
- 7:00 PM · Takeover Wednesdays: Industry Night - DJ Natural - October 21, 2026 · Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 6:30 PM · Sundance Saloon: Thursday Country-Western Dance · Sundance Saloon, San Francisco · $7 · lesson first
- 9:00 PM · X CLUB · 1015 Folsom, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · 1984: The Best of the 80s on 2 Dance Floors · Cat Club, San Francisco · Free
- 9:00 PM · Afro House Thursdays at F8 · F8, San Francisco · Free
- 10:00 PM · Night Vision: Spookeasy · Monarch SF, San Francisco
- 6:00 PM · Rueda Con Ritmo — Friday Cuban Salsa & Rueda Classes + Social · MNC, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
Mon, Oct 19
- 6:00 PM · Zumba · Salesforce Park, San Francisco
- 6:30 PM · SalsaCrazy Mondays — Salsa Classes + Salsa & Bachata Dancing in SF · Neck of the Woods, San Francisco · Early bird $10–$40; door prices on listing · lesson first
- 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
- 9:00 PM · Salsa & Bachata Practica · 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 · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Beg/Int · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 6:30 PM · Rueda Con Ritmo — Monday Cuban Salsa & Rueda Classes (Oakland) · Lake Merritt Dance, Oakland
Tue, Oct 20
- 5:30 PM · Argentine Stage Tango Formation · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 6:30 PM · Reggaetón Underground – October Intermediate Popup Class · 719 Commercial St, San Francisco · $20
- 6:30 PM · Argentine Tango Level 1 · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 7:30 PM · Argentine Tango Level 2 · Golden City Dance Collective, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · El Valenciano Milonga w/ DJ Ayano · El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco · $20
- 9:00 PM · The Woodchopper's Ball · Verdi Club, San Francisco
- 10:00 PM · Bachata Sensual Workshop and Social · The Nook, 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
- 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 21
- 12:00 PM · FREE Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes Wednesdays at Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco · Free
- 6:00 PM · THRILLER Performance Workshop Series at at PUSH SANCTUARY · The SANCTUARY, San Francisco · $25 – $75
- 7:00 PM · Takeover Wednesdays: Industry Night - DJ Natural - October 21, 2026 · Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Latin Wednesdays at El Valenciano · El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco
- 8:00 PM · Scuff Queer Line Dancing & Two-Stepping · Verdi Club, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · Reggaetón Performance Workshop · Rae Studios, San Francisco · $45 – $365
- 9:00 PM · El Timbon · Upcider, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · Mambo Nights · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
Around the Bay Area
- 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
- 6:30 PM · West Coast Swing w/ Joanna 6:30-7:30 Beginners · Allegro Ballroom, Richmond
- 7:00 PM · Oaktown 8s New Dancer Class · Lake Merritt Dance, Oakland
Thu, Oct 22
- 5:00 PM · Dance Thursdays | K-Pop (All Levels) with Sassi Fran · 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 · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · Thursday Night Lindy Society at DecoDance · DecoDance SF, San Francisco · $2 · lesson first
- 7:30 PM · TASTE · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco · $35
- 8:00 PM · Milonga Malevaje · Verdi Club, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · X CLUB · 1015 Folsom, San Francisco
- 9:00 PM · 1984: The Best of the 80s on 2 Dance Floors · Cat Club, 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
- 6:00 PM · Samba Technique Classes · Zhi Dao Guan – The Taoist Center, Oakland · $15
- 6:00 PM · Salsa on2 Shines class (intermediate) · 1575 3rd Ave, Walnut Creek · $18
Fri, Oct 23
- 12:00 PM · SF Dance Film Festival 2026 · Various SF venues (see festival site), San Francisco
- 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
- 6:30 PM · Introduction to Partnering Techniques and Contact Improvisation · ODC Dance Commons, San Francisco · $150
- 7:00 PM · Salsa Fridays and Saturdays at Cigar Bar · The Cigar Bar & Grill, San Francisco
- 7:00 PM · ArtPärdē Presents: Four in Focus · iMPACt Center for Art & Dance, San Francisco · $29 – $40
- 7:00 PM · Church of Zouk: Friday Class & Social · St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, San Francisco · $20 – $30 · lesson first
- 7:30 PM · TASTE · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco · $35
Around the Bay Area
- 9:30 AM · Marin Ballet Adult Open Class: Int/Adv · Marin Ballet, San Rafael · $26
- 5:00 PM · AXIS For All: External Connections with Anna and Julie · Bancroft Dance Studio, UC Berkeley, Berkeley
- 5:00 PM · Fall Hall Jam 2026 · The Finnish Hall, Berkeley · $120 – $300
- 5:45 PM · Salsa Fridays at Bourbon Highway · Bourbon Highway, Walnut Creek
Sat, Oct 24
- 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
- 2:00 PM · SIDEPIECE Day Party · Gold Bar Distillery - Treasure Island, San Francisco
- 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
- 7:00 PM · ArtPärdē Presents: Four in Focus · iMPACt Center for Art & Dance, San Francisco · $29 – $40
Around the Bay Area
- 9:00 AM · Fall Hall Jam 2026 · The Finnish Hall, Berkeley · $120 – $300
- 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
- 2:00 PM · BTS K-POP Halloween All Levels Workshop with Chloe! · Motion Arts Center, San Mateo · $55 – $65
Sun, Oct 25
- 9:00 AM · 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers SF · ABADA-Capoeira, San Francisco · $25
- 10:00 AM · MOVEMENT Ecstatic Dance SF (Sunday mornings) · Sacred Heart Church, San Francisco · $30
- 10:00 AM · Dance at the Plaza: DRENCHED! [All Levels] with Anna Bolender · Fitness Court at UN Plaza, San Francisco · Free
- 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
- 3:00 PM · Invisible Womb: Rebirth, a solo dance-theater work · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco · $40
- 5:00 PM · Salsero Sunday at Cavaña · Cavaña, San Francisco
- 5:00 PM · TASTE · Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco · $35
Around the Bay Area
- 9:00 AM · Fall Hall Jam 2026 · The Finnish Hall, Berkeley · $120 – $300
- 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 · Diablo Ballet Adult Open Class: Ballet Fundamentals · Diablo Ballet studio, Walnut Creek · $18
Questions
What's on tonight (Thursday, Oct 22)?
31 listings: Dance Thursdays | K-Pop (All Levels) with Sassi Fran at 5:00 PM (China Basin Park); Sundance Saloon: Thursday Country-Western Dance at 6:30 PM (Sundance Saloon); Bachata Thursdays at 7:00 PM (The Cigar Bar & Grill).
Which are the cheapest nights this week in San Francisco?
FREE Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes Wednesdays at Yerba Buena Gardens on Wednesday from $0; Dance Thursdays | K-Pop (All Levels) with Sassi Fran on Thursday from $0; 1984: The Best of the 80s on 2 Dance Floors on Thursday from $0.
Which nights are beginner-friendly?
55 San Francisco listings this week include a lesson or welcome beginners, e.g. SalsaCrazy Mondays — Salsa Classes + Salsa & Bachata Dancing in SF (Mon), Salsa & Bachata Night @ GCDC (Mon), Learn Modern Square Dance with Caper Cutters Square Dance Club (Mon).
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