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TANGO
Monterey Bay
Marathon 

AUGUST 20-23, 2026

MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

Thursday, August 20

CARMEL PLAZA WELCOME MIXER MILONGA& DINNER
DJ Tim Raben (Monterey, CA) 

🕰 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

📍 Carmel Plaza, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Included in the Full Pass

Dinner is not included in the pass.

Friday, August 21

BEACH MILONGA  –  WINDOW ON THE BAY
William Baird   DJ Osito (Sacramento, CA)

🕰 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

$ 10  |  Included in the Full Pass

NIGHT MILONGA 
"Coastal Breeze"
DJ Grisha Nisnevich (Denver, CO)

🕰 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Event colors: BLUES, WHITES, LIGHT NEUTRALS

$ 45  |  Included in the Full Pass

Saturday, August 22

Day pass $75

POINT LOBOS HIKE WITH ROB (CARMEL) 
🕰 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Included in the Full Pass

(tips appreciated)

YOGA FOR TANGO DANCERS
Instructor: Jacqueline Rangel (Monterey, CA)

🕰 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

(Suggested donation: $10)

Included in the Full Pass

WORKSHOP: VALS - SYNCOPATION & TURNS
Instructors: Homer G. Ladas &
Cristina N. Ladas (Bay Area, CA)

🕰 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Price:
* $20 - for pass holders
* $25 — for non  pass holders

AFTERNOON MILONGA (70/30)
DJ Yelizaveta Nersesova (Los Angeles, CA)

🕰 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

$35 | Included in the Full Pass

NIGHT MILONGA 
"Milonga de Gala"
DJ Ashvin (San Francisco)
🎶 Live Music: Orquesta Típica Tarareando (San Francisco, CA)

🕰 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Event colors: GOLD, SILVER, BLACK, CHAMPAGNE, DEEP TONES

$60 | Included in the Full Pass

Sunday, August 23

Day pass $60

GARAPANA STATE PARK HIKE WITH ROB 

🕰 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Included in the Full Pass

(tips appreciated)

WORKSHOP: SAYING YES! TO THE MUSIC
taught by Alexander Zeyliger
and members of OT Tarareando

🕰 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Price:

  • $20 — for pass holders

  • $25 — for non  pass holders

WORKSHOP:  WOMEN LEADING- A SOCIAL TANGO STARTER LAB 
Instructor: Yelizaveta Nersesova
(Los Angeles, CA)

🕰 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Price:

* $20 — for pass holders
* $25 — for non pass holders

AFTERNOON MILONGA 
DJ Olga Bogatova (San Francisco, CA)

🕰 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

$35 | Included in the Full Pass

NIGHT MILONGA 
"Carmel Glow"
DJ Paul Akmajian (Albuquerque, NM)

🕰 8:00 PM – 1:45 AM

Event colors: CREAMS, SAND TONES, SOFT GOLD, WARM LIGHT

$45 | Included in the Full Pass

Day pass for Saturday, August 22 is $75
Day pass for Sunday, August 23 is $60

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Additional Experiences

🐋 Whale Watching

Available any day during the marathon
Use code Tango 10 with Princess Monterey Whale Watching for $10 off Basic Fare

🍷 Wine Tasting — Galante Family Winery (Carmel-by-the-Sea)

Enjoy 2 tasting flights for the price of 1 (with bottle purchase)
Use code “Tango”
All classes & milongas after beach milonga will take place at the main venue — HYATT REGENCY.
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