30 September — 4 October 2026
Five days, eight milongas. Opening night is on a boat on the Bosphorus, every other milonga is at Crowne Plaza Oryapark. Tea, water and coffee are free at every milonga.
La Madrugada runs five days and eight milongas, from Wednesday 30 September to Sunday 4 October 2026. The marathon opens with a Boat Milonga on the Bosphorus, then moves into the ballrooms of the Crowne Plaza Oryapark, where dancing carries on into the small hours. That is where the festival gets its name: la madrugada, the hours before dawn.
There are two kinds of milonga: Festival Milongas, open to everyone with a single ticket, and Marathon Milongas, for Marathon Pass and Full Pass holders only. A different lineup of DJs shapes each night, and the maestros perform all weekend. Below is the full day-by-day schedule with times, DJs, performances and who can attend, so you can plan your tandas in advance.
| Time | Milonga | DJ | Shows | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 – 02:00 | Boat Milonga Bosphorus · Opening Night |
Ogün Öcel | Maestros Opening Dance | Festival · €35 |
📍 Boarding: Kadıköy waterfront · Please be at the boarding point by 20:30. Open in Maps →
| Time | Milonga | DJ | Shows | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 20:00 | The Owl Cup Championship |
Yüksel Şişe | Numbers & warm-up 14:00 – 15:00 · Start 15:30 · 3 categories | See Owl Cup |
| 21:00 – 05:00 | Night Milonga | Aleksandr Shamsutdinov | Jorge Padilla & Ana Zoraida Gomez Luka Lovric & Barbara Keran Aleksandr Kirdiashkin & Elena Nepriakhina · Guest |
Festival · €30 |
| Time | Milonga | DJ | Shows | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 – 19:30 | Day Milonga | Volkan Can Demir | — | Marathon |
| 22:00 – 06:00 | Night Milonga | Emrah Uçar | Rodrigo Fonti & Majo Martirena Raul Santana & Dana Sakimova Anton Sokoltchik & Anna Brouver Kerem Özal & Hazal Bakırcı · Guest |
Marathon |
| Time | Milonga | DJ | Shows | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 – 19:30 | Day Milonga | TBA | — | Marathon |
| 22:00 – 06:00 | Night Milonga | Alper Akgül | Marko Miljevic & Maja Petrovic Che Tango Yasin Akpınar & Betül Tansel Akpınar · Guest Hakan Ayaklı & Ksenia Smilgevich · Guest |
Marathon |
| Time | Milonga | DJ | Shows | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 – 19:30 | Day Milonga | Olga Telesheva | — | Marathon |
| 22:00 – 05:00 | La Madrugada vs Social Closing Milonga |
Eva | La Madrugada vs Social | Festival · €30 |
☕ Tea, water and coffee are free at every milonga.