Festival Dansons sur les Quais
Free dance festival on the Bordeaux quays
About Dansons Quais
Festival Dansons sur les Quais is a major summer dance event, organized every summer on the Bordeaux quays by the Dansons sur les Quais association. Since 2004, the event has gathered thousands of dancers, amateurs and curious onlookers around a huge wooden dance floor installed at Placette de Munich, opposite the Esplanade des Quinconces.
For nearly three weeks, the festival offers daily free introductions to all types of dance (rock, salsa, kizomba, tango, bachata, urban dances, traditional dances, etc.) followed by large themed dance evenings animated by Bordeaux schools and associations. It's a free, popular, and unifying event, which has become an unmissable part of the Bordeaux summer.
Festival Dansons sur les Quais, Bordeaux's great summer dance event
Created in 2004 by the Dansons sur les Quais association, the festival has established itself as one of Bordeaux's essential summer events. For nearly three weeks in July and early August, the banks of the Garonne transform into a huge open-air dance floor, accessible to all for free.
A giant dance floor opposite the Quinconces
The heart of the festival is Placette de Munich, Quai Louis XVIII, where a large wooden dance floor is set up every summer especially for the occasion. Opposite the Esplanade des Quinconces, on the right bank of the Garonne, the spot welcomes hundreds of dancers every evening.
All dances for all audiences
The festival has the particularity of covering a very wide range of styles: couple dances (rock, salsa, bachata, kizomba, Argentine tango, west coast swing, country), solo dances (hip-hop, urban dances, oriental dance, tribal, classical, modern jazz, traditional dances), with a different theme each evening. Free introductions precede each big dance evening.
A free and unifying event
Access to introductions, dance evenings, and activities is generally free. Local dance schools and associations are at the heart of the initiative and co-host the evenings, making Dansons sur les Quais a showcase for the Bordeaux and Nouvelle-Aquitaine dance scene.
A 'guinguette' atmosphere on the banks of the Garonne
Beyond dance, the site offers a shaded 'guinguette'-style area, refreshment stands, food trucks, and light refreshments (waffles, canelés…), as well as a cloakroom for the evenings. The setting, between the Garonne and the 18th-century facade of the Bordeaux quays, largely contributes to the event's identity and popular success.
Dansons Quais — edition 2026
2026 edition of the Dansons sur les Quais festival, from July 14 to August 2, 2026, on the Placette de Munich in Bordeaux. Nearly three weeks of dance evenings, free introductions, and major unifying evenings animated by Bordeaux schools and associations, on a giant dance floor facing the Garonne.
Dansons sur les Quais 2026 — three weeks of dance on the banks of the Garonne
The 2026 edition of Dansons sur les Quais takes place from July 14 to August 2, 2026, at Placette de Munich in Bordeaux. For nearly 20 consecutive days, the large dance floor installed opposite the Quinconces welcomes the public each day for a new themed evening.
The historical format renewed
As every year, the program alternates:
- Free introductions in the late afternoon and early evening (couple dances, solo dances, urban dances, traditional dances…)
- Major themed dance evenings until late at night
- Occasional concerts and dance shows
- Family activities and demonstrations during the day
Unifying evenings on the program
The 2026 edition focuses on major themed evenings animated or co-animated by schools and associations from the Bordeaux region, centered around popular dances: rock, salsa, kizomba, tango, bachata, urban dances, and many others.
The detailed day-by-day program (themed evenings, speakers, concerts) will be published on the official website dansonssurlesquais.fr in the weeks leading up to the opening.
Highlights Dansons Quais 2026
- 20 consecutive days of dance, from July 14 to August 2, 2026
- Giant dance floor installed at Placette de Munich, opposite the Quinconces
- Free introductions to all dances: rock, salsa, kizomba, tango, bachata, urban dances…
- Major unifying evenings animated by Bordeaux dance schools
- Generally free access, guinguette atmosphere on the banks of the Garonne
Prices Dansons Quais 2026
Practical information — Dansons Quais
Access
The festival takes place at Placette de Munich, on Quai Louis XVIII in Bordeaux (33000), opposite the Esplanade des Quinconces. Direct access by tramway line C (Quinconces stop) and by numerous buses serving the city center. Bicycle parking is made easy by the quay's cycle paths.
Prices
The festival is generally free: daytime introductions, workshops, and evening activities are free to access. Some special evenings with concerts or shows may require a symbolic participation fee — refer to the official program for details.
On site
Refreshment stands, food trucks and light refreshments, shaded 'guinguette'-style area, cloakroom for evenings, accessible restrooms, information zone.
Contact
Official website: dansonssurlesquais.fr
Email: [email protected]
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Where does it take place — Dansons Quais
Placette de Munich, quai Louis XVIII
Placette de Munich, quai Louis XVIII, 33000 Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux