La FÊTE 2024-25
Saturday, Dec 28th - Wed, Jan. 1st
LaFête is our annual New Year’s celebration of everything Montreal Tango is known for:
Authentic tango danced by true aficionados of all ages in a classy yet informal, cosy atmosphere.
Join us for lots of New Year’s tango fun, in a friendly and elegant atmosphere.
Five fabulous daytime and evening milongas running from
December 28th through to January 1st, including
• our opening milonga with live music by Montreal’s RADIOTANGO orchestra
• and a super spectacular New Year’s Eve Soirée on the 31st with bubbly, food, and lots more
Buy a pass and come to everything,
or pick and choose on a pay-per-milonga basis.
This Year’s La Fête Schedule
Note about Milonga closing times: (things are flexible - all milongas can potentially extend past our listed closing times
if enough people are still on the dance floor) 🎶💃🤩
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28th - with LIVE ORCHESTRA
Opening milonga featuring Montreal’s own RADIOTANGO
9 pm - 2 am, DJ Alexis Boileau
After Dec 26th: $41 (1$ discount for cash payments)SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29th - AFTERNOON MILONGA
NOTE time change!
A charming Sunday Afternoon Milonga!
13h45 à 17h45 (we won’t be holding an evening milonga on Sunday the 29th) We encourage all guests to our city to go out and enjoy a dinner at one of Montreal’s fabulous restaurants or to check out one of our local milongas if they feel like dancing)MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th - TANGO PARTY
Guest DJ Gabriel ‘‘El Huracan’’ Gaumond from DC is sure to keep the party going strong!
8:15 pm - 1 am, $16TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31st - NEW YEAR’S EVE!
Ring in the New Year in Style! We’ll toast with a glass of bubbly at midnight and pull out a late-night snack buffet. DJ Milton is back from the Boston area (our New Year’s Eve tradition!)
After Dec 26th: $41 🥂🥗1$ Discount for cash and interac paymentsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1st
Our LaFête Closer coincides with our fabulous Wednesday night milonga! Can’t get any better!
Dj Tugrul Avci from Toronto /Turkey
8:15 pm - 12:15 am, $16
DISCOUNT of $1 off interac and cash payments
LaFETE FULL PASS
SALE !
SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
Full pass for access to all 5 milongas including the opening milonga with live orchestra and New Year’s eve ! (value: 130$)
Earlybird price: $95
after Dec 20th: $105
Can’t come to everything?
Create your own ‘‘mini-Pass’’ by buying individual tickets!
When you buy your Milonga Passes and tickets in advance
- it helps us out by making it much easier for us to plan how much bubbly and snack supplies to buy!🍾🥂
Plus YOU SAVE by purchasing your tickets to the special milongas before the early bird deadline!
Don’t know yet your holiday plans?
We do know how busy the holidays are, and that plans can often change at the last minute…
That’s why all LaFête tickets may also be purchased at the door…
That way, even those who procrastinate until the last minute 🤣 will be able to join the party!
Tickets for individual Milongas
Pay below with major credit cards or Paypal!
SAVE by PURCHASING YOUR
SATURDAY MILONGA WITH RADIOTANGO &
NEW YEAR’S EVE MILONGAS IN ADVANCE!
Prices go up after Boxing Day (December 26th)
🍁 Canadian bank account holders can save a dollar off the price of each milonga ticket by opting to send payment via Interac to studiotango@gmail.com (password: tango2024) INSTEAD of using our automatic payment system. Interac users should send a message detailing their purchases.
SATURDAY MILONGA
with RADIOTANGO
SATURDAY, December 28th
Milonga with the live music of
RADIOTANGO
9 pm - 2 am
Dj Alexis Boileau
No more online sales
Tickets available at the door
cards: 41$, 40$ (cash payments)
NEW YEAR’S EVE
SPARKLY MILONGA
TUESDAY, December 31st
NEW YEAR’S EVE
8:15 pm - 3 am
Dj Milton ‘‘El Gallo’’ (from Boston)
No more online sales
Tickets available at the door
cards: 41$, 40$ (cash payments)
A glass of bubbly at midnight is included, along with a late-night snack buffet! 🥂🥗
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE for
SUNDAY afternoon, MONDAY / WEDNESDAY evening
$1 off for payments by interac or with cash at the door
13h45 à 18h45 • 1:45 pm - 5:45 pm
DJ: Viva Delorme
Milonga d’après-midi !
Holiday Afternoon milonga
20h15 à 1h00 • 8:15 pm - 1 am
TANGO-PARTY
DJ : Gabriel Gaumond
20h15 à 0h30
Clôture de la fête avec la milonga du mercredi
Closing La Fête with our Wednesday night milonga!
Dj: Tugrul Avci
LaFête is organised by Projet Tango in the Studio Tango/Tango Social Club space,
LaFête profits go to help fund our Bailongo Montreal Tango Festival held each spring.
The Tango Social Club - Studio Tango Montréal location
7755 St-Laurent Boulevard, #200-A&B Montréal QC, H2R 1X1. 514 844 2786
Métros de Castelnau or Jarry or 55 bus
All of the LaFête Milongas will be held here!
The Studio Tango Montréal / Tango Social Club space is located in the up-and-coming Villeray district. The space includes two large studios, each with a very distinctive style plus a smaller studio that is used mainly for private classes and small rehearsals. What's truly wonderful, is that it's even possible to open up a passageway between the two larger spaces so that both studios can be used simultaneously during a milonga, upping the capacity to well over 300.
Villeray: Village feel, family-oriented, full of artists' and craftmen's studios and hipster cafes. Landmarks include the beautiful Jarry Park (just across the street from our venue) and the wonderful Jean-Talon market.
A bit more info about the local tango scene:
THE MONTREAL MILONGA VIBE
Montrealers like to go out, (in fact it is literally possible to dance tango every single night of the year in Montreal). “Atmosphere” is omni-important here. All our milongas have a “club feel” (nice lighting, candles, tables & chairs, bars), great dance floors, DJ’s who know their tango music, and excellent sound systems.
We have a liquor permit for the LaFête activities: Beer, wine, mousseux, & spirits as well as various non-alcoholic drinks will be for sale at the bar.
A glass of mousseux will be offered to everyone at midnight on New Year’s Eve. It is not permitted (or legal) to bring in your own alcoholic drinks.
WHAT TO WEAR - HOW TO DRESS
In Montreal, anything goes fashion-wise, but it should be noted that in general Montrealers tend to dress up a bit more on the weekend nights, and for sure New Year's Eve brings out the party dresses, so be prepared for a bit of sparkle!
CABACEOS, TANDAS & OTHER DANCE FLOOR STUFF
The cabaceo is not used by everyone here. In Montreal it is not unheard of for women to invite men, although perhaps not done frequently between strangers.
Hint for people coming alone: Try and hang out near the water cooler or snack table. In most milongas it is the best area of the room for mingling.
The milongas are less crowded towards the beginning and ends of each evening. Arriving early when there are less people can often help facilitate mixing and meeting new people.
Studio Tango/Tango Social Club | 7755 St-Laurent Blvd., Montreal
514-844-2786 | info@studiotango.ca | www.facebook.com/LaFeteNewYearsTango