Encuentro Santa Barbara 2025!

Photo by Dale Bennett

Jonathan y Olivia and Sara Whipple are proud to announce Encuentro Santa Barbara 2025, their 21st Encuentro nestled in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara directly across from the beach, with ample hotels, sights to visit, and wonderful restaurantss.

Check out the ITH Santa Barbara Beach Hostel rated 9.4 out of 10 by international visitors with 24/7 kitchen, incredibly low room rates, and very close proximity to Encuentro Santa Barbara at the Veterans Memorial Building with beds from $80!

Encuentro Santa Barbara will take place at the Veterans Memorial Building, featuring traditional milongas for tango milonguero style dancers who will adhere to and respect the Codigos of Tango throughout the encuentro weekend.  Enjoy a beautifully refinished 3,000 sq.ft. hardwood floor, our famous Empanada Meet & Greet, our Taco Supper for omnivoires and vegetarians, light food and beverages throughout the Encuentro weekend, and five role- balanced milongas. Enjoy dancing to the best orchestras from the Golden Era of Tango, played by Renowned Encuentro DJs.

Where: Address: 112 W Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

When: August 8-10, 2025

Encuentro Weekend Schedule

Friday August 8, 2025

1:00-2:15pm  and  2:15pm- 3:30pm.

Pre-Encuentro Tango Milonguero Workshop

Level Advanced – Details to follow

6:00pm – 7:45pm Meet and Greet Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building

Enjoy delicious empanadas and beverages while meeting and reacquainting with new and old friends.

8:00pm-11:00pm Opening night milonga with DJ: TBA

Saturday August 9, 2025

1:00pm-4:00pm Matinee Milonga with DJ TBA

8:00pm-11:00pm Gala Milonga with DJ TBA

Sunday August 10, 2025

1:00pm-4:00pm Matinee Milonga with DJ TBA

4:00pmm-5:00pm Soft Shell Taco Supper for omnivoires and vegetarians!

9:00pm-12:00am Closing Milonga with DJ TBA

         Workshops 1 & 2: Topics TBA

           Instructors Jonathan y Olivia

      Registration Early Bird Special!!! 

$195 per person until April15, 2025

Registration: Effective April 16, 2025, registration increases to $225.  Registration fee includes Meet& Greet, 5 milongas, pre-encuentro workshop, all food and beverages served throughout the Encuentro weekend, including the Taco Supper. Go to paypal.com: From your Paypal account, using "Send money to Family and Friends" option, send registration fee to: encuentrosantabarbara@gmail.com. For those who do not use the "Send money to Family and Friends" option, you will be charged a PayPal fee) In the note section: include your email, name and email of your partner (if applicable), and whether you are vegetarian or omnivoire and have any food allergies. Note: Email will be used solely for communicating information pertaining to Encuentro Santa Barbara.

Send inquiries to: encuentrosantabarbara@gmail.com or text or call

Olivia Levitt: 1.650.834.5658 cell or Sara Whipple 1.805.394.8111

Policies: Dress code: No shorts, jeans or tennis shoes are permitted on the dance floor.

Encuentro Santa Barbara will adhere to prevailing govermental health policies in effect at the time of the Encuentro. Registration fees are non-transferable and will be refundable until May 1, 2025, at which time registration fees will become non-refundable.  Cancellation due to emergencies after May 1, 2025: Registration fees may, at the discretion of Jonathan y Olivia and Sara Whipple, be credited toward a future Santa Barbara Encuentro.