11:30–12:00
Opening ceremony
Opening
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Rotterdam · Netherlands
Schedule & Tickets
Three halls run simultaneously for three days. The first edition takes place in a three-day window between September 2027 and April 2028, at a large-scale event venue in Rotterdam — a stage of this size the Dutch Latin dance scene has never had access to before — to be confirmed. Tickets go on sale with the announced dates, and this timetable mirrors the live agenda on LatinFire.AI.
Timetable
Day by day
OpeningCompetitionMasterclassShowCo-creationLive concert
Time
Cuban Salsa Hall
Cuban / Caleña · Main arena
Inline Salsa Hall
LA / Mambo · School programme
Bachata Hall
Sensual + Dominican
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
12:15–15:00
Professionals — salsa preliminaries
Professionals division
CompetitionAudience vote
15:30–17:00
Stargate — salsa preliminaries
Stargate division
CompetitionAudience vote
17:00–18:00
Professional Show I — salsa companies & couples
Selected professional artists
Show
18:00–19:00
Culture Show I — Afro-Cuban folklore
Folkloric groups & live percussion
Show
19:30–21:30
Band Show — opening concert
Live band + dancing artists, 2 hours
Live concert
22:00–02:00
Salsa social + DJ
Social
12:00–14:00
School exhibition programme
Show
14:30–16:00
Daytime band set — son & timba
Live band
Live concert
16:30–18:00
Open level workshop — musicality
Masterclass
18:10–19:15
Professional Show — mambo & inline soloists
Selected professional artists
Show
19:30–20:30
Co-creation — made live on the spot
Invited artists + live band
Co-creation
21:00–02:00
DJ social
Social
12:30–16:00
Professionals — bachata preliminaries
CompetitionAudience vote
16:30–18:30
Stargate — bachata preliminaries
CompetitionAudience vote
18:40–19:20
Professional Show — bachata artists
Selected professional artists
Show
19:30–21:30
Band Show — bachata live band
Live band + dancing artists, 2 hours
Live concert
21:45–02:00
Bachata social
Social
This timetable is indicative. The final running order — including artist names and session details — will be published here and streamed live to the LatinFire.AI event agenda.
On site
What to expect at the venue
- Venue
- A large-scale Rotterdam event venue, to be confirmed — a stage of this scale the Dutch Latin dance scene has never had before
- Main stage
- 20 × 8 m stage, 21 m rigging height, tiered seating and three balconies
- Seating
- Dedicated stage-facing seating in all three halls
- Relaxation
- Bean-bag and couch lounges with parasols in every hall
- Water
- Three free-refill water stations across the site
- Payment
- Cashless coin arm bracelets throughout
- Food & market
- Dedicated food vendor zone plus a merchandise market
- Staff
- Branded T-shirts on all volunteers and staff, plus contracted security and first aid
Rhythm of the day
Daytime and evenings
Daytime
Competitions and finals, the Culture Show, the Professional Show, the Jury Demo Show, masterclasses and daytime live band sets — plus school exhibitions and DJ socials running in the Inline Salsa Hall.
Evenings
Two hours of live band music every evening in every hall, with a different band each night, one hour of Co-creation on one stage, then DJ sets and social dancing on every floor — one ticket, all three halls, all three nights.
Tickets
Tickets & passes
Full festival pass
All three days, all three halls — day programme, shows, concerts and socials.
Day ticket
One full day and night, including the evening concerts and socials.
Evening ticket
Shows, live band concerts and social dancing from the evening onwards.
Prices and the sale date are announced together with the confirmed festival dates. Ticket sales and access run through LatinFire.AI. A share of every edition is reserved for the Latin Fire Health Fund, giving free tickets to people on a low income or facing health challenges.