Where to dance salsa across the DMV.
Why we built this →24 weekly salsa socials · every night · 17 studios
Same night, every week — plus monthly nights that land this week (tagged with their dates).
Salsa con Candela Mondays
7:30pThe New Mondays Salsa
8pLatin Nights at R. House
7–10pSalsa & Bachata Tuesdays at Rai's
7pNottingham's Latin Nights
7pGet Together at the Lounge
8pFuego Latin Wednesdays
7p–1:30aSalsa con Candela Wednesdays
7pInspira Wednesday Latin Night
7:30pHouse of Dance Wednesdays
8p–2aDiscoteca Latina Thursdays
7pLatin Night at Diablos Cantina
7pDCSQ en Manassas
8pSalsa con Candela Fridays
8pBachatera Fridays
8p–2aSalsaNow Fridays
8pHot Friday Nights at Nottingham's
8pViva La Noche
11pDancing on the Waterfront · Georgetown
5pInternational Saturdays
8p–2aLive Latin · Tumbao
10:30pViva La Noche
10:30pBachata Brunch
2pSalsa Underground
5:30pSunday Latin Night
7pSalsa & Bachata Sunday Social · Dancing Doodles
9pArdiente Collabo Social (Mr. Mambo's)
8pThe Deck · Fuego Sin Fin (season finale)
7pInspira 4-Year Anniversary · Homecoming
8pSalsa con Candela Saturday Pop-Up
9pTacos & Bachata Tuesdays · Grand Opening
7pPop Up Salsa Jam · Fells Point
5:30pHalloween Social Party · Salsa With Silvia
5:30pLatin Pulse Thursdays · Bmore Urbana
7pLatin Nights at ZOOZ · Halloween
8pDC Casineros Cuban Dance Social · Halloween Edition
7pLatin Pulse Thursdays · Bmore Urbana
7pEllsworth Place Salsa Night
7:30pMambo Fridays · DJ Mambo Soul
7:45pLatin Pulse Thursdays · Bmore Urbana
7pPre-Thanksgiving Night Jam (Mr. Mambo's)
8pMr. Mambo's Xmas Salsa Bachata Social
8pMr. Mambo's End of the Year Social
8pLatin Groove Fridays
9pMr. Mambo's Salsa & Bachata Social
8pNoche Latina · DC Salsa Queen
Baila Thursdays
7pSalsa at Haydee's · Orquesta Manplesa
10pSalsa Bachata Thursdays at Rai's
8p¡Música! Latin Dance Social
7:30pÉCHALE
7pIn the DMV there are 24 weekly salsa socials every night of the week: The Renegade (Mon), Lucky Bar (Mon), Eighteenth Street Lounge (Tue), R. House (Tue) and more. Plus 25 monthly or special nights coming up. New to salsa? Salsa With Silvia, Classe Dance Studio and AM Salsa Dance teach classes. Updated October 16, 2026.
MAMBO lists 24 weekly salsa socials in the DMV every night of the week, at venues including The Renegade, Lucky Bar and Eighteenth Street Lounge. The full week, night by night, is at mambo.dance/dmv.
Salsa socials run every night of the week — including The Renegade (Mon), Lucky Bar (Mon), Eighteenth Street Lounge (Tue) and more.
Studios and instructors teaching salsa in the DMV include Salsa With Silvia (Washington DC (Park View) · Bethesda, MD), Classe Dance Studio (Tysons · Vienna, VA), AM Salsa Dance (Silver Spring, MD), NOVA Social Dance (Ashburn, VA (Loudoun)), Baila DC (Washington DC (NE · Union Market)) and DC Salsa Queen (Alexandria · Manassas Park, VA), and 11 more. Full schedules and beginner-friendly options are under Classes on mambo.dance/dmv.
En el DMV se baila salsa todas las noches de la semana: MAMBO lista 24 sociales semanales de salsa, en lugares como The Renegade, Lucky Bar y Eighteenth Street Lounge. El calendario completo, noche por noche y verificado con cada organizador, está en esta página.
MAMBO re-checks the salsa accounts for the DMV regularly; this page was last updated October 16, 2026. Recurring nights can change, so confirm big nights with the organizer.
Full guide: salsa classes & lessons in the DMV →
New to it? Ardiente Dance Company (Rockville/N. Bethesda) runs 4-week absolute-beginner On2 salsa courses — the featured first step. Salsa With Silvia (DC + Bethesda) and Baila DC are the area's other top brands, plus free lessons most nights at the socials.
Salsa With Silvia
Washington DC (Park View) · Bethesda, MDClasse Dance Studio
Tysons · Vienna, VAAM Salsa Dance
Silver Spring, MDNOVA Social Dance
Ashburn, VA (Loudoun)Baila DC
Washington DC (NE · Union Market)DC Salsa Queen
Alexandria · Manassas Park, VAArdiente Dance Company
Rockville · North Bethesda, MDRedSand Dance
Ashburn · Leesburg, VADC Casineros
Washington DC (Brookland)Dance Factory
Arlington, VAEl Morenito · On2sdays
Rockville, MDDanceInTime
Washington DC (Friendship Heights)BSDC Dance Institute (Baltimore Salsa Dance Co.)
Glen Burnie, MD · near Annapolis & BaltimoreUzume Dance School
Washington DC (Edgewood · NE)Bmore Urbana
Baltimore, MD (Harbor East)DanceSport Dupont
Washington DC (Dupont Circle)Rueda de Casino Baltimore
Baltimore, MD (downtown)No school by that name or neighborhood — try another area, or add one from the Add tab.
Mr. Mambo's DC
Tanya's socials — the DMV's biggest salsa nights
↗ MGMi Gente DMV
The DMV's salsa · bachata · zouk calendar
↗ SNSalsaNow
Baltimore/MD salsa socials & Latin nights
↗ BRBailamos RVA
Latin socials & pop-ups — RVA to Williamsburg to DC
↗ SUSalsa Underground DMV
On2 social · 1st & 3rd Sundays · Silver Spring
↗ DWDancing on the Waterfront
Outdoor Thursday socials @ The Wharf DC · seasonal
↗ SCSalsa con Candela
DC socials — Mon (Lucky Bar), Wed (Public Bar), Fri (Pikio Taco)
↗ DDDMV's Dancing Doodles
Every-other-Sunday social @ Franklin Hall · next date in their bio
↗ EMEl Morenito
DMV On2 instructor · On2sdays classes + events
↗ BDBaila DC
Premier DMV salsa org · On2 classes & biweekly socials
↗ BBBachata Brunch DC
DMV's longest-running Sunday Latin day party
↗ ##dmvsalsa · #dcbachata
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