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Sabaki lists 30+ upcoming Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba dance events near Köln. These include socials, workshops, and festivals. The next one is "CUBA ALAAF 4.0 - The Cuban Salsa Festival Cologne" on September 18, 2026. Last updated September 18, 2026.
Köln has the densest Latin calendar of the cities we cover, and it is spread across many venues rather than concentrated in a few. Bachata and Salsa are listed in almost equal numbers, while Kizomba is comparatively rare.
The regular Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba nights we list in Köln, by day of the week — most of them fall on Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday:
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These are the nights that run week in, week out — venues also put on one-off parties and workshops on other days. Dates for a specific week are in the listing above.
Venues that run Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba nights in Köln regularly enough for us to have logged them repeatedly:
Sorted by visitors in the last 7 days
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Full dated listings for each are on sabaki.dance and are updated daily.
Dance schools and studios whose own events we list in and around Köln:
These are the schools that appear as hosts in our listings, not a complete directory of schools in the city.
Upcoming festivals within 150 km of Köln:
CUBA ALAAF 4.0 - The Cuban Salsa Festival Cologne
Köln · September 2026
Extravadanza Bachata Congress 2026
Mainz · September 2026
Salsa y mas Weekend - Fr. 25. + Sa. 26.9.2026 !
Köln · September 2026
Euro Sensual Festival 2026 (Bachata, Salsa, Kizomba)
Düsseldorf · October 2026
STEP STEP WEEKEND Düsseldorf
Neuss · October 2026
Pure Bachata Winter Festival 2026
Köln · October 2026
