About this Event
8th Hawai'i Dance Expo 2026 🌺
October 15–19, 2026 | Honolulu, Hawai'i
Turn your dance festival into a Hawaiian vacation!
Join dancers from around the world for five unforgettable days of bachata, salsa, merengue, and more in beautiful Honolulu. Whether you're traveling solo, with friends, or with your dance team, you'll experience world-class instruction, incredible social dancing, amazing performances, and the aloha spirit that makes Hawai'i unlike any other dance event.
What to Expect
- 🌴 A tropical Hawaiian vacation combined with a dance festival
- 💃 Workshops for Beginner through Advanced dancers
- ⭐ International instructors and performers
- 🎵 Nightly social dancing with top DJs
- 🤝 Meet dancers from around the world
- 📸 Beautiful venues and unforgettable memories
- 🏖 Optional beach activities and time to explore Oʻahu
Pass Options
🥇 Gold Pass
Our ultimate experience! Includes all official Hawaii Dance Expo activities from Thursday through Monday, including bootcamps, pre-party, workshops, socials, beach activities, and more.
💃 Full Pass
Includes all Friday through Sunday workshops, performances, and nightly social dancing—the perfect choice for most attendees.
🌙 3-Night Pass
Want to dance all weekend? Enjoy the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening socials.
Why Hawaii Dance Expo?
For over a decade, Hawaii Dance Expo has brought together passionate dancers in one of the world's most beautiful destinations. It's more than a dance event—it's an opportunity to improve your dancing, make lifelong friends, and create memories you'll never forget.
Whether you're coming to learn, dance until sunrise, reconnect with old friends, or experience Hawai'i for the first time, this is the event you've been waiting for.
Plan Your Trip
Our website includes hotel recommendations, transportation tips, flight information, FAQs, schedules, artist lineup, and everything you need to plan your Hawaiian dance vacation.
🎟 Reserve your pass today before prices increase!
🌐 Visit HawaiiDanceExpo.com for tickets, hotels, schedule, artists, and travel information.
Mahalo, and we'll see you in Honolulu this October! 🌺
Event venue & nearby stays
Aloha DanceSport Center, 350 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, United States
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