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A couple dancing salsa in the street at night

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Salsa and nightlife

Classes, shows and where Cali dances salsa, from downtown to Barrio Obrero and Juanchito.

Two teachers dance in front of SalsaPura's 'sin fronteras' backdrop

Classes

SalsaPura, in San Antonio

A dance school at Calle 4 #6-61, San Antonio, with group classes from beginner to advanced. A group class is COP 25,000; a month of 2 classes a week, COP 110,000, or of 4 a week, COP 140,000; a private class, COP 100,000. Prices are for cash: paying by card adds a tax.

  • SalsaPura, Calle 4 #6-61, San Antonio≈ 9 min by taxi

Classes

El Manicero

A salsa school open Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 9 pm, and on Saturdays from 9 am to 9 pm.

  • El Manicero, Cali≈ 13 min by taxi
Silhouette of a Delirio dancerThe Delirio stage during the show

Show

Delirio, the last Friday of the month

Salsa, circus and a live orchestra in a big top behind the Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacífico, on the Cali-Yumbo highway, on the last Friday of every month: doors at 7 pm, show at 9:30 pm, the night ends at 2 am.

Next dates: 27 November 2026 and a Feria season from 26 to 30 December. Over-18s only, at numbered tables, from COP 218,182 per person including the service fee, on Tuboleta.

  • Delirio Show de Salsa, Carpa Delirio, detrás del Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacífico, autopista Cali-Yumbo≈ 36 min by taxi
The Ensálsate cast on stage at the end of the showA salsa lift under the Ensálsate sign

Show

Ensálsate, at Hotel Dann

A party and show with live salsa and other rhythms at Hotel Dann Carlton. Next dates: 27 November 2026, and 26 to 30 December for the Feria de Cali.

  • Ensálsate, Hotel Dann Carlton≈ 22 min walk
The Calle del Sabor arch over Calle 11, by the DIAN building

Dance

Calle del Sabor, downtown

A salsa party in a downtown street, run since 2021 by the Corporación Calle de la Salsa y Sabor Cali together with the city. Since 12 December 2025 it has been held on Calle 11 between Carreras 3 and 4, from 5 pm to 1 am. Entry is free.

  • Calle del Sabor, Calle 11 entre carreras 3 y 4, centro≈ 16 min walk
A street in Barrio ObreroThe Museo de la Salsa mural in Barrio Obrero

Dance

Ruta de la Salsa, Barrio Obrero

Six blocks of Barrio Obrero renovated as the Ruta de la Salsa: Calle 22A between Carreras 12 and 11, and Carrera 11B between Calles 24 and 25. It runs from the La Matraca corner to Pa’ Borojol (Cra. 12 #22A-1), past the Museo de la Salsa (Cra. 11B #24-44) and Melassa Club (Cra. 11B #24-59), a salsa bar and record shop.

In the same neighbourhood are El Chorrito Antillano (Cra. 9 #23-02), a club for vieja guardia, guaracha and pachanga, and La Matraca, a tango and bolero dance hall nearly 60 years old.

  • Ruta de la Salsa, Cra. 11B #24-44, barrio Obrero≈ 12 min by taxi
La Topa Tolondra entrance and mural"Aquí el que baila gana" neon at La Topa Tolondra

Dance

Salsa bars and a show in the south

La Topa Tolondra (Calle 5 #13-27) and El Mulato Cabaret (Carrera 32 #7-43) set prices and hours by their programme. Casa Latina (Calle 7 #27-38) is a listening bar for record collectors, lined with hundreds of vinyl LPs. Siboney opens Monday to Wednesday from 7 pm to 1 am, and Thursday to Saturday from 7 pm to 4 am.

  • La Topa Tolondra, Calle 5 #13-27, San Antonio≈ 10 min by taxi
  • Teatro El Mulato Cabaret, Carrera 32 #7-43, El Cedro≈ 17 min by taxi
Aerial view of the Juanchito bridges over the Cauca RiverArchive photo: boats on the Cauca River during the Juanchito carnival

Dance

Juanchito, across the Cauca

A district of clubs and street parties in the municipality of Candelaria, one of the two places at the heart of Cali’s salsa history, along with the Feria. You reach it across the Cauca river on the Carlos Holguín bridge, known as the Juanchito bridge.

  • Juanchito, Juanchito, Candelaria, Valle del Cauca≈ 31 min by taxi