Tango by the Coast Festival in Finistère

2026 Edition between Roscoff and Saint-Thégonnec

Organized by the Tango à la Mer association, the 2026 edition offers workshops, milongas, and dance evenings distributed between the Espace Mathurin-Méheut in Roscoff (reception and workshops) and the salle des fêtes de Saint-Thégonnec (milongas and workshops).

Guest Maestros

• Stéphanie Fesneau & Fausto Carpino — international educators and DJs, partners since 2011, they have taught in Warsaw, Paris, and Florence and advocate a «natural and logical» approach to tango technique.
• Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas — Vargas, originally from Cali (Colombia), is a 12-time Colombian champion and a multiple finalist of the Mundial de Tango de Buenos Aires; Simonetto is also a DJ.

Orchestras & DJs

• Hyperion — ensemble active since 1992, over 1,400 concerts, album La Ultima Copa (2025).
• Sonder — orchestra founded in 2019 by Melody Quinteros (violin) and Nicolas Maceratesi (bandoneon).
• Duo Crioyazo — Nico el Tipico & Juan Camera, blending Argentinian folklore and French song.
• DJs: Vivi la Falce, Olivier, Gabriel Sodini, Damiàn di Boggio, Bruno Vandenabeele.

Sunday concludes with a Despedida at Espace Mathurin-Méheut (free access). An exhibition by Jacques de Kerdrel on Argentinian tango is presented at the lifeboat gallery during the festival.

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Festival opening — reception at Espace Mathurin-Méheut (Roscoff) and opening milonga.

Thursday, July 30, 2026 — Workshops

• 13:00–14:30 — «Abrazo Shape» (all levels) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Roscoff
• 14:30–16:00 — «Turns and Sacadas» (intermediate/advanced) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Roscoff
• 17:00–18:30 — «Ocho cortado in crossed system» (intermediate) · Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas · Saint-Thégonnec
• 18:30–20:00 — «Ganchos and Sacadas in close embrace» (advanced) · Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas · Saint-Thégonnec

Friday, July 31, 2026 — Workshops

• 13:00–14:30 — «Flexibility in close embrace» (intermediate) · Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas · Roscoff
• 14:30–16:00 — «Paths or Lines» (beginner) · Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas · Roscoff
• 17:00–18:30 — «Rhythmic Turns for Vals» (intermediate/advanced) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Saint-Thégonnec
• 18:30–20:00 — «Sacadas and its alterations» (advanced) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Saint-Thégonnec

Saturday, August 1, 2026 — Workshops

• 13:00–14:30 — «Fundamentals of Milonga» (beginner) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Roscoff
• 14:30–16:00 — «Pivot Techniques» (all levels) · Fausto Carpino & Stéphanie Fesneau · Roscoff
• 17:00–18:30 — «Shared Turns, Volcadas and Colgadas» (advanced) · Ornella Simonetto & Juan David Vargas · Saint-Thégonnec

Evening Milongas

Each evening, milongas animated by the orchestras Hyperion, Sonder and Duo Crioyazo, and by DJs Vivi la Falce, Olivier, Gabriel Sodini, Damiàn di Boggio and Bruno Vandenabeele (salle des fêtes de Saint-Thégonnec / Espace Mathurin-Méheut).

Sunday, August 2, 2026 — Despedida

Closing Despedida at Espace Mathurin-Méheut (Roscoff), free access.

• 40 hours of dance between Roscoff and Saint-Thégonnec, from July 29 to August 2, 2026
• International Maestros: Fesneau & Carpino, Simonetto & Vargas (finalists of the Mundial de Buenos Aires)
• Milongas with live orchestras: Hyperion, Sonder, Duo Crioyazo
• Final Despedida with free access + Jacques de Kerdrel exhibition on Argentinian tango