Program
20:00 - 23:45: Geneva's most popular free weekly outdoor salsa party on a wooden floor in Perle du Lac park on the lake.
DJ Patrick el Clasico and DJ Besi Salsero will be playing salsa clasica! It doesn't look like it's going to rain, so the party is on!!!
Location: Parc Mon Repos, La Chaloupe à Vapeur. Head into the parc from Rue de Lausanne 128, 1202 Genève. Closest parking: P+R Secheron. Try not to bring bags, purses, or other valuables (or have them on you) - it's an open-door venue accessible to everyone, with no cloakroom.
Thursday, 20 August 2026
20:00 - 23:45: Pre-party: Yamba Bar
A small cosy bar with great drinks and a beautiful indoor space for dancing. The bar won't be serving food that day, so make sure to grab dinner before! The pre-party is free. It looks like it will be raining on Thursday, so bring an umbrella!
Location: 2 rue des Deux-Ponts, 1205 Geneva. Public transport stop: Jonction
Friday, 21 August 2026
15:30 - 17:30: free guided tour of Geneva's Old Town.
Limited to 20 people. Sign up HERE to secure your spot!
18:00 - 22:00: CANCELLED due to expected bad weather. Early evening outdoor social at the Perle du Lac park on the lake.
22:00 - 05:00: Mambo Night Social, dress code "Welcome to Switzerland".
Location: OptimHall (4, ch. de la Gravière, 1227 Acacias, Geneva). Free parking from 9 pm to 6 am at Aligro Supermarket (Rue François-Dussaud 15, 1227 Genève)
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Location: OptimHall, 4 ch. de la Gravière, 1227 Acacias, Geneva
12:00 - 20:00: Homemade burgers and fries food truck outside the venue
12:00 - 13:00: Yoga and stretching class with Anesa, free for weekend pass holders
13:15 - 14:45: Groovy shines & solo movement workshop with Amanda Cardona (New York).
Tickets available HERE
15:30 - 17:30: Free guided tour "Geneva, city on the water". Limited to 20 people. Sign up HERE to secure your spot.
15:00 - 20:00: Afternoon social with festival DJs
22:00 - 05:00: Mambo night social, dress code "Golden chic".
Free parking from 6 pm to 6 am at Aligro Supermarket (Rue François-Dussaud 15, 1227 Genève)
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Location: OptimHall, 4 ch. de la Gravière, 1227 Acacias, Geneva
12:00 - 19:30: Los Compadres: Mexican food truck outside the venue
12:00 - 13:00: Yoga and stretching class with Anesa, free for pass holders
13:15 - 14:45: Cha-cha/boogaloo workshop with Amanda Cardona (New York)
Tickets available HERE
15:00 - 19:00: Afternoon vinyl social with festival DJs
21:00 - 22:30: Live concert by Resident Mambo band from Bern, Switzerland
Doors open at 20:30. Tickets can be bought for the concert only and for concert + party HERE.
22:30 - 05:00: Mambo night social, dress code "Back of the wardrobe"
Free parking from 5 pm to 6 am at Aligro Supermarket (Rue François-Dussaud 15, 1227 Genève)
dress codes
(completely voluntary, but why not have some fun)
Friday night
"Welcome to Switzerland"
You can wear red and white, dress up as a cow or Swiss cheese, or put anything that you associate with la Suisse/ Svizzera / die Schweiz !
day socials
"Funky Sock Socials"
Put on the most ridiculous socks you own and let your imagination go wild (for the rest of the outfit, it's entirely up to you!)
Saturday night
"Golden chic"
Switzerland is often associated with gold, and for a good reason: it is home to four of the world's largest gold refineries and is in general a symbol of wealth and stability. So why not put some of that gold on our beautiful selves and send a chic wink to Switzerland in this way?
Sunday night
"Back of the Closet"
Here's your chance to pull out anything you haven't worn in years!!! It doesn't have to be bad taste. It can be your school uniform, wedding dress, a party outfit from that Halloween in 1999, or simply something very nice you don't know where else to wear.