La Negra
World ChampionshipSalsa & Bachata Festival
21–25 OCT 2026 · Calpe · Spain
An international community of dancers united by salsa and bachata, devoted to skill, emotion and celebration.
A place where, whatever country you come from, the moment you step onto the floor you're among your own.
Learn from the best.
Compete against the best.
Dance with everyone.
Since 2010, La Negra Dance Festival has earned its place as the best salsa & bachata event: the most important artist line-up, a World Cup unlike any other and dancers from more than 35 countries.
Workshops for every level, parties until dawn and the only World Cup with 100% brand-new choreographies. All in one seafront resort in Calpe, fifteen editions on.
The best salsa & bachata
festival?
Don't take our word for it: the artists who come, the World Cup nobody else has, the resort where it all happens and fifteen editions say it for us.
World-class artists
More than 90 salsa and bachata legends every year as teachers, judges and dance partners. A line-up no other festival brings together.
The best artists →
The one and only Pasos Libres World Cup
The most prestigious Latin dance championship: 100% brand-new choreographies, an elite jury and competitors from more than 20 countries.
The best World Cup →
A resort by the sea
Everything happens in one 4★ spa hotel on the Mediterranean: you sleep, learn, compete and dance without ever leaving the festival.
See the hotel →
15 editions of history
Growing every year since 2010. Fifteen editions back the veteran, benchmark festival of salsa and bachata.
Past editions →Everything in
one festival.
Whether you come to compete in the World Cup or to enjoy it as an audience: workshops, shows, parties and a seafront hotel-spa, all in one place.
The World Cup
Sign up for the Salsa & Bachata World Championship and compete before an elite international jury.
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The Festival
Workshops, parties, shows and a seafront hotel-spa. Enjoy it as an audience member in the best company.
See the festivalDiscover
it all.
Four days of non-stop dancing: legendary artists, workshops for your level and parties you'll never forget.
The Artists
Step in and discover the constellation of salsa and bachata stars you'll have as teachers, judges and dance partners.
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Workshops
Workshops and masterclasses for your level (beginner, intermediate, advanced or master) across every style of salsa and bachata.
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The party
Two social dance floors until dawn: salsa and bachata in all their variants with the best DJs.
See the party →We grow
by dancing together.
Here you don't come to an event: you enter a community that reunites every year by the Mediterranean.
*Competitor registration is closed.
Our values
What makes
us unique.
Level
The only World Cup with 100% brand-new choreographies and a top-tier jury.
Community
Dancers from more than 35 countries united by the same passion.
Emotion
Moments that give you goosebumps and stay with you long after the festival.
35+ countries · 5 continents
The whole world
dances in Calpe.
Different languages, one same language. Every October, dancers from all over the planet gather by the Mediterranean.
Nationalities
From every corner
of the planet.
Our artists.
The international salsa and bachata stars who will set the stage ablaze.
Frequently asked questions
What everyone asks
What is the best salsa and bachata festival in Spain?
La Negra Dance Festival, in Calpe (Alicante), is regarded as the best salsa and bachata festival in Spain: it gathers more than 90 international artists every year, hosts the one and only Pasos Libres World Championship, takes place in a seafront 4★ resort and counts 15 editions since 2010.
What makes La Negra different from other salsa & bachata congresses?
Four things: the artist line-up (90+ legends as teachers and judges), the Pasos Libres World Cup with 100% brand-new choreographies — no other congress has it —, the resort format (everything happens in one 4★ hotel on the Mediterranean) and a true balance between salsa and bachata, with two social dancing rooms every night.
When and where is La Negra Dance Festival 2026?
From October 21 to 25, 2026 at the Hotel AR Diamante Beach 4★ Superior in Calpe (Alicante, Spain). Workshops by day, the World Cup on stage, themed parties with two rooms — salsa and bachata — until sunrise, and the Sunday closing concert.
What is the Pasos Libres World Championship?
One of the most prestigious Latin dance championships in the world, exclusive to La Negra: 15th salsa edition and 5th bachata edition, competitors from more than 20 countries, 11 categories and a jury of international stars. Every choreography is 100% brand-new — unique on the circuit.
Can I come without a partner or without competing?
Yes. Most attendees come as festival-goers: workshops for every level in salsa and bachata, a social scene with more than 5,000 dancers from 35+ countries and two dance rooms every night. Whether you come alone, with friends or as a couple, you'll find someone to dance with right away.
See you in
Calpe 2026.
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