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Summer Concerts​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 https://idasdc.wixsite.com/swingsalsa/calendar  Many music options, especially on Fridays and Sundays.

Click on Summer Concerts link to view individual location websites or see details on SDSwingcats calendar.​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dance Events this week​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

05/01/26 Fri 5:00-7:00pm T.A. Tomlinson (swing, rockabilly) @ Humphreys Backstage ($5 cover)

05/01/26 Fri 6:00-9:00pm Manny Cepeda Quartet @ Quartyard 1301 Market St (FREE before 6pm, $5 after 6pm)

https://quartyardsd.com/event/salsa-under-the-stars-w-manny-cepeda-orchestra-quartet/

05/01/26 Fri 6:30-8:30pm Adam Wolff feat Phineas Leevy @ Golden Island in Mira Mesa

05/02/26 Sat 6:00-9:00pm Santana Soul @ Aquarius Bar & Grille in Pacific Beach

05/02/26 Sat 8pm and 10pm FREE shows East Coast Boogie Nights (electrifying sound of late-’70s and early-’80s disco, funk, and boogie) @ Lou Lou's Lafayette Hotel https://loulous.turntabletickets.com/

05/02/26​ Sat 8:00-11:59pm First Saturday Swing @ Infinity Dancesport ($12 cover) 7323 Engineer Rd

05/03/26 Sun 12:00-3:00pm The Stilettos @ Coronado Motorcars on Main (10am-3pm)

05/03/26 Sun 1:30-4:00pm ALIAS plays an exciting mix of Swing, Blues, Pop, Latin, R&B and Rock  @ Escondido Elks 2430 S Escondido Blvd ($10-12 cover)  Eldon Celebration of Life 12:00-1:00pm​@ Escondido Elks b-4 ALIAS

04/26/26 Sun  5:30-11:30pm Salsa & Bachata @ Queen Bee's in North Park ($15 cover) 5:30pm doors open, 6:00pm Bachata Class, 6:45pm Salsa Class, 7:30pm Salsa Rueda class (w/Chuck & Kat), 8:30pm Social Dancing with Michael & Anjali/Positive Energy Dance Co, 8:30 DJ dance https://www.queenbeessd.com/salsasandiego

San Diego Swing Cats Calendar  https://sdswingcats.com/calendar

05/04/26 Mon 6:30-9:30pm Bootscootin' Line Dance @ Silvergate in North Park ($12-$15)

05/05/26 Tue 6:30-10:00pm Swing is Back @ Queen Bee's ( $15 cover) 6:30 Mercedes lesson, 7:30 dance

05/05/26 Tue 7:00-9:00pm Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing @ Tio Leo's ($15 cover)

https://www.tioleos.com/#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1701901703231_161033

05/06/26 Wed 6:30-10:00pm Bodhi Corbit & Buzz Campbell & The Heartaches @ Tio Leos ($12 cover)

https://www.tioleos.com/#block-yui_3_17_2_1_1701901703231_161033

Gator By The Bay - Thu May 7 / Fri May 8 /Sat May 9 / Sun May 10  https://gatorbythebay.com/​​​​​​​​​​​

05/07/26 Thu 5-9pm - FREE - Live Music at the Sheraton San Diego Resort Lanai Lawn to kick off Gator

 

My favorites are the Swing & Salsa events at Gator.  There are three other stages with Cajun, Zydeco, Blues.

05/08/26 Fri 4:30-10pm 4:30pm TK & Deadlist (Honkey Tonk, Swing), 6pm Prairie Moons (Honkey Tonk, Western Swing), 7:30pm Mitch Polzak (Rockabilly), 9pm Deke Dickerson & Bostonia Boys (Western Swing, Rockabilly)

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05/09/26 Sat 11am-10pm 11:30am Blame Betty (Rockabilly, Roots Rock)12:30pm Buzz Campbell & The Heartaches (Rockabilly) , 2:00pm Mercedes Moore (Blues)5:00pm Sue Palmer (Blues), 6:00pm The 44's w/Kid Ramos (Rockabilly), 8:45pm Sleepwalkers (Cumbia, Roots Rock)  Other Non-Swing options: 11:30am Cosmic Amigo (Cumbia), ​11:30am Taco Gumbo (Cajun),12:45pm Billy Lee (Gulf Coast Sound), 3:15 Whiskey Fellas (Irish Americana), 4:45 Salty Papa (Soul, Blues, Rock), 7:30pm Fuzzy Rankins (Blues), 8:40 Dumpstaphunk (NE funk)

05/10/26 Sun 11am-10pm 11am Bobby Sanchez (Swing, Rockabilly), 11:30am Hep-Tights (swing), 12:50pm Cha Cha class, 2:00pm Manny Cepeda (Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia), Other Non-Swing options:  12:30 Whitney Shay w/Laura Chavez (Blues), 3:10pm Euphoria Brass Band (New Orleans Brass), 3:50pm Rick Estrin & the Nightcats (Blues), 4:30pm The Farmers (Roots Rock), 5:40 Amazing Wildcats (Swing), 6pm Zavala Sol (Blues)

Fiesta Del Sol, Solana Beach  9am-10pm Sat, 9am-8pm Sun  https://fiestadelsol.net/

Sat May 30, 2026   Atomic Groove, Pine Mountain Logs, sullvn, ABBA Fab, Common Sense, The English Beat 

​Sun May 31, 2026 Morgan Wallen Experience, Cody Carter, Easy Wind, Seapoodle, The McCharmlys, Los Lobos

Various dance styles taught on at Salsa & Swing San Diego:

  • Salsa Rueda

  • 1920's Charleston/Swing

  • Bachata

  • 1930's Lindy Hop & Balboa

  • Cha Cha Cha

  • 1940's Big Band

  • Cumbia

  • 1950's Sock Hop

  • Merengue

  • 1960's Rockabilly

  • Quebradita

  • 1970's - Disco & Hustle

  • Reggeaton

  • 1980's Retro Swing

  • Salsa

  • 2020's Electro Swing

  • Tango Milonga

Contact Info:  Salomon Rojas

SalsaRuedaSR@gmail.com

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