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Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Live nowJun 4, 2026 — Jun 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Official Alianca Zouk profile confirms June 4-7, 2026 and an Av. Salvador Allende address; imported venue and June 8 end date were corrected.
Jun 12, 2026 — Jun 14, 2026
Paris, France
Mixed Brazilian Zouk and Lambada festival hosting official BZDC & LWDC Jack & Jill competitions — Paris's biggest zouk weekend.
Festival
Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Jun 26, 2026 — Jun 28, 2026
Nucleo de Danca Renata Pecanha, Lapa · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Renata Peçanha's mid-year three-day Brazilian-zouk festival at her Núcleo de Dança in Lapa. The home-court counterpart to the Tijuca Tênis Clube congress every January.
Jul 3, 2026 — Jul 6, 2026
Brisbane State High School Performing Arts Centre, South Brisbane · Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's mid-year Brazilian Zouk + Lambada weekender — four marathon nights of dancing across the Performing Arts Centre at Brisbane State High School in South Brisbane. Three workshop rooms cover beginner through advanced zouk and Lambada, with day parties and intensives. Tiered pass releases on cloud9zouk.com.au. 4 marathon nights of dancing + 3 days of workshops across 3 rooms covering all levels. International and national artists.
Jul 17, 2026 — Jul 19, 2026
Londrina, Brazil
Londrina (Paraná) Brazilian zouk congress: 12 hours of principal zouk workshops, 6 hours of lambada, parties, socials and competitions over a long weekend. Annual mid-July edition. Pass pricing posted on the organizer's Danceplace ticket page closer to the event; 2025 edition full pass was R$450.
Jul 23, 2026 — Jul 26, 2026
Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise · Gold Coast, Australia
A$355ZoukReviewed May 16↗ Gold Coast's Brazilian Zouk weekend at the Mantra on View hotel in Surfers Paradise — four nights of socials, workshops, Jack & Jills, choreography intensives, and stage performances, all under one roof.
Jul 30, 2026 — Aug 2, 2026
Campinas, Brazil
Brazilian zouk congress in Campinas with official 2026 pass sales.
★Editor's pickAug 13, 2026 — Aug 17, 2026
The Scott Resort & Spa, Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale, United States
The world's most prestigious Brazilian zouk competition + festival, hosted at The Scott Resort & Spa in Old Town Scottsdale. 30+ hours of workshops with national + international teachers, 4 nights of parties, Jack & Jill / Strictly Zouk / Choreography competitions across five days. Pass tiers (Full / Party-only / Workshop-only) via the organizer's Danceplace ticket page.
Aug 14, 2026 — Aug 16, 2026
Salvador Zouk Congress Venue · Salvador, Brazil
Bahia's coastal-capital Brazilian-zouk congress, held mid-August. Three-day workshop and party format — venue announced by organizer closer to the event.
Sep 4, 2026 — Sep 7, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Montreal Brazilian zouk festival from Zouk Events Montreal; venue should remain blank until confirmed.
Sep 11, 2026 — Sep 13, 2026
CanDance Studios, Westpoort · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 16, 2026 — Sep 21, 2026
Na Marjance · Prague, Czechia
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★Editor's pickMay 30, 2026
Solum Escola de Dança, Consolação · São Paulo, Brazil
Marcelo Eidy's flagship: a spacious, air-conditioned ballroom on Consolação that pulls every visiting zouker through São Paulo.
Jun 1, 2026
Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), Liberdade · São Paulo, Brazil
The free, judgment-free weekly zouk practica inside CCSP's atrium — where most São Paulo zouk dancers first put on shoes.
Jun 2, 2026
Praça da Liberdade 256 (4º andar), Liberdade · São Paulo, Brazil
Tuesday-night zouk in a 4th-floor Liberdade loft with a pre-party class — the connection-obsessed wing of the SP scene.
Jun 4, 2026
Solum Escola de Dança, Consolação · São Paulo, Brazil
8pm doors · 8:30pm social
Zouk House SP's weekly Thursday practica for resident dancers and visiting zoukeiros — open practica feel, runs at the Solum complex in Consolação.
Festival
Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Live nowJun 4, 2026 — Jun 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Official Alianca Zouk profile confirms June 4-7, 2026 and an Av. Salvador Allende address; imported venue and June 8 end date were corrected.
Festival
Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Jun 26, 2026 — Jun 28, 2026
Nucleo de Danca Renata Pecanha, Lapa · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Renata Peçanha's mid-year three-day Brazilian-zouk festival at her Núcleo de Dança in Lapa. The home-court counterpart to the Tijuca Tênis Clube congress every January.
Festival
Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Oct 3, 2026 — Nov 3, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
$1,999ZoukReviewed May 16↗ Festival
Zouk
Rio de Janeiro
Dec 26, 2026 — Dec 30, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ZoukCheck source before going↗ Aggregator-only future festival candidate. Official Academia Ramalho's pages checked on 2026-05-28 did not confirm the 2026 festival edition, dates, or pricing.
May 19, 2026
La Macumba, Andel · Prague, Czechia
9pm doors · 9pm social
ZoukCheck source before going↗ Tuesday Brazilian-zouk-leaning party at La Macumba — Prague's main weekly zouk night.
Sep 16, 2026 — Sep 21, 2026
Na Marjance · Prague, Czechia
London · United Kingdom
2 events
May 29, 2026
Shield Cafe, Clerkenwell · London, United Kingdom
7:30pm lesson · 9pm social
Rio Zouk Fusion's Friday classes-and-club in Exmouth Market — a small, tight-knit zouk floor with DJs till midnight.
Jun 1, 2026
Ballie Ballerson Shoreditch, Shoreditch · London, United Kingdom
7:30pm lesson · 8:30pm social
London's weekly Brazilian zouk night — beginner and intermediate classes before a sociable floor in a ball-pit cocktail bar.
★Editor's pickMay 31, 2026
Brazilian Zouk Amsterdam (BZA), Oud-West · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's anchor weekly zouk social.
Sep 11, 2026 — Sep 13, 2026
CanDance Studios, Westpoort · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jun 3, 2026
Stepping Out Studios, NoMad · New York City, United States
Brazilian Zouk anchored by Henri Velandia at Stepping Out — the city's longest-running mid-week zouk night.
Festival
Zouk
New York City
Oct 1, 2026 — Oct 5, 2026
Ripley-Grier Studios (520 8th Ave), Garment District · New York City, United States
Longest-running Brazilian Zouk festival in the U.S., Oct 1-5 — intensives, Jack & Jills and parties until 5 AM.
Jul 3, 2026 — Jul 6, 2026
Brisbane State High School Performing Arts Centre, South Brisbane · Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's mid-year Brazilian Zouk + Lambada weekender — four marathon nights of dancing across the Performing Arts Centre at Brisbane State High School in South Brisbane. Three workshop rooms cover beginner through advanced zouk and Lambada, with day parties and intensives. Tiered pass releases on cloud9zouk.com.au. 4 marathon nights of dancing + 3 days of workshops across 3 rooms covering all levels. International and national artists.
Nov 19, 2026 — Nov 22, 2026
The Old Museum · Brisbane, Australia
4 nights of parties + 40 hrs workshops at The Old Museum.
Aug 14, 2026 — Aug 16, 2026
Salvador Zouk Congress Venue · Salvador, Brazil
Bahia's coastal-capital Brazilian-zouk congress, held mid-August. Three-day workshop and party format — venue announced by organizer closer to the event.
Jan 28, 2027 — Jan 31, 2027
Canto do Sol Praia Club, Barra Grande (Maraú Peninsula) · Salvador, Brazil
Boutique lambada + Brazilian zouk festival on Barra Grande beach (Maraú peninsula, southern Bahia, ~360km south of Salvador). Run by Patricia Lira; 4 days at Canto do Sol Praia Club with beach socials and palm-shaded workshops. Pass + accommodation packages via maraudancefestival.com; the festival is a destination weekend on the Maraú peninsula (Bahia), not a city-centre congress.
Mar 11, 2027 — Mar 15, 2027
Grand Mercure Bali Seminyak, Seminyak / Double Six Beach · Bali, Indonesia
Tropical zouk immersion in Seminyak — five days at the Grand Mercure Bali Seminyak (Double Six Beach) with international artists, beach socials, and workshops across all levels. Asia-Pacific's main Brazilian zouk anchor.
Mar 18, 2027 — Mar 23, 2027
Ubud (Bali Zouk Retreat 2027 venue TBC), Ubud · Bali, Indonesia
2027 edition of the Bali Zouk Retreat moves inland to Ubud. Same Dance Loop team that runs the larger Bali Zouk Congress at Grand Mercure Seminyak the same month — pick the retreat for the intimate cap, the congress for the bigger floor. All-inclusive Brazilian Zouk retreat moving to Ubud for the 2027 edition. Exclusive small-group format.
May 29, 2026
Alma Studios, Surry Hills · Sydney, Australia
Surry Hills Brazilian zouk practica + social.
May 31, 2026
Helsinki Dance Central (HDC), Sörnäinen · Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki's weekly Brazilian Zouk + Lambada social, 5pm–8pm Sundays at Helsinki Dance Central (Sörnäisten rantatie 33C, 4th floor). Run by Freddy & Andressa — practice space and community hub for the city's zouk scene. Spring season runs through May 31; summer break around the Helsinki Zouk Festival in June.
Jun 3, 2026
Fly & Sofia's Dance Center, Jing'an · Shanghai, China
FreeZoukCheck source before going↗ Late-night dedicated Brazilian zouk floor at Fly & Sofia's Jing'an studio.
Jun 12, 2026 — Jun 14, 2026
Paris, France
Mixed Brazilian Zouk and Lambada festival hosting official BZDC & LWDC Jack & Jill competitions — Paris's biggest zouk weekend.
Jul 17, 2026 — Jul 19, 2026
Londrina, Brazil
Londrina (Paraná) Brazilian zouk congress: 12 hours of principal zouk workshops, 6 hours of lambada, parties, socials and competitions over a long weekend. Annual mid-July edition. Pass pricing posted on the organizer's Danceplace ticket page closer to the event; 2025 edition full pass was R$450.
Jul 23, 2026 — Jul 26, 2026
Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise · Gold Coast, Australia
A$355ZoukReviewed May 16↗ Gold Coast's Brazilian Zouk weekend at the Mantra on View hotel in Surfers Paradise — four nights of socials, workshops, Jack & Jills, choreography intensives, and stage performances, all under one roof.
Jul 30, 2026 — Aug 2, 2026
Campinas, Brazil
Brazilian zouk congress in Campinas with official 2026 pass sales.
★Editor's pickAug 13, 2026 — Aug 17, 2026
The Scott Resort & Spa, Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale, United States
The world's most prestigious Brazilian zouk competition + festival, hosted at The Scott Resort & Spa in Old Town Scottsdale. 30+ hours of workshops with national + international teachers, 4 nights of parties, Jack & Jill / Strictly Zouk / Choreography competitions across five days. Pass tiers (Full / Party-only / Workshop-only) via the organizer's Danceplace ticket page.
Sep 4, 2026 — Sep 7, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Montreal Brazilian zouk festival from Zouk Events Montreal; venue should remain blank until confirmed.
Sep 25, 2026 — Sep 27, 2026
The Zest Roppongi, Roppongi / Motoazabu · Tokyo, Japan
Japan's FIRST Brazilian Zouk festival — and Japan's inaugural BZDC (Brazilian Zouk Dance Community) event. Three days of social dancing, 18+ hours of workshops, and the official BZDC Jack & Jill comp at The Zest Roppongi. Headliners: Marck & Melyssa, Arthur Santos, Jeremy Hale, Glenn Sloat, Fabricio Durães. Organized by Takuya Hirata. Pricing on the festival's join page (ticket tiers not published publicly at verification time). Indoor shoes required.
Oct 9, 2026 — Oct 12, 2026
Ritz Plaza Hotel, Centro · Juiz de Fora, Brazil
R$470ZoukReviewed May 14↗ Multicultural Brazilian dance congress focused on zouk and lambada. Hosted at the Ritz Plaza Hotel in central Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais). Workshops, socials and competitions Thursday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
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