💜 Cologne Zouk Festival 2026 - GERMAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 💜 10-12. April 2026 10 years anniversary We are celebrating a decade of Zouk in Cologne! For our 10th anniversary, we’re going bigger, better, and longer. Experience a new venue, more dance floors, and the same legendary family atmosphere—now leveled up. 💎 The Highlights We Keep 🏆 Win the German Open Championship 🏆 Official BZDC JnJ: 5+ Divisions (Newcomer to All-Stars). ⚖️ Balanced Follwer Leader Ratio 🎓 Deep Learning: Longer workshops for more progress & training time with daily topics instead of random classes (Connection, Technique, Musicality, Expression) 🎓 ZoukCologne methodology (updated level descriptions with higher levels) 🎥 Professional videographers capturing your best demos and social moments. 🥰 Cologne Family Atmosphere 💪 German Efficency - 5 days of workshops and parties - strong limitation for the masterclasses - Small groups for special JnJ trainings - safer space guidelines - solo classes to work on your expression & technique - workshops, bootcamps & masterclasses for all levels (beginners & headmovement as well) ✨ What’s New for 2026? ☀️ Day Socials: More hours to dance during the day! (also during JnJ) 🏠 New Main Venue: More space to breathe and dance (Hürth). 🍱 Food On-Site: Stay fueled without leaving the venue. 💃 New Tracks: Dedicated Lambada & BachaZouk tracks (Intensives & Floors). 🏆 Pro-Am JnJ: A new way to compete and shine. - One extra room with workshops for 3 levels at the same time - BachaZouk track (Beginners bootcamp, Headmovement Intensive, Saturday Intensives & Bachata Floor) - Lambada track (Sunday Intensives & Lambada Floor) 📍 --- New Main Venue (Fri-Sun) --- 📍 Friedrichstraße-Ebert-Str.40 50354 Hürth - you can get there by taking line number 18 to Hermühlheim and from there 10 min walk or take a bus - we recommend H+ Hotel Köln Hürth as closest accommodation possibility (Keep an eye on the schedule for locations of the preparties and workshops before Friday) 🤳 All updates & information also on our Instagram channel: @zoukcologne https://www.instagram.com/zoukcologne 👩‍🏫 --- Schedule Draft --- 👨‍🏫 might be subject to changes 👩‍🏫 Tuesday: regular ZoukCologne classes with Gabi & Justus 18:30 Level 1 19: 45 Level 2 👩‍🏫 Wednesday: regular ZoukCologne classes at Tanzraum Nippes (Neusser Str. 216) 18:45 Lambada with Sonja 19:45 Practica 20:45 Welcome Class to the festival included in Fullpass 21:45 Pre-Party (Topic: Cologne Boyband) 👩‍🏫 Thursday: 19:00-22:00 Beginners Bootcamp at Tanzraum Zentrum (Salierring 33) included in Fullpass 22:00-02:00 Preparty different location to be announced 👩‍🏫 Friday: Topic Connection & Teamwork 14:00-17:00 Headmovement Intensive Main Venue: 19-22:00 regular Workshops 22:00-05:00 Party 👩‍🏫 Saturday: Topic Technique Main Venue 12:00-19:00 regular Workshops 12:00-16:00 Intensives Special Skills (Suitable for Bachazouk and Brazilian Zouk) 16:00-19:00 Day Social 19:00-22:00 Jack and Jill (Newcomer, Novice, Intermediate Prelims & Finals) 22:00-05:00 Party (2 Brazilian Zouk Floors & 1 Bachata Floor) 👩‍🏫 Sunday: TopicMusicality & Expression 12:00-19:00 regular Workshops 12:00-16:00 Intensives Lambada 16:00-19:00 Day Social 19:00-22:00 Jack and Jill (Pro-Am, Advanced, All-Stars, Prelims & Finals) 22:00-05:00 Party (2 Brazilian Zouk Floors & 1 Lambada Floor) 🎫 --- Tickets & Prices --- 💸 Fullpass: all regular workshops, all day socials and night parties, beginners bootcamp, discount on intensives & jnj First 10 Tickets 125€ Lot 1: 155€ Lot 2: 175€ Lot 3: 195€ ATD: 215€ Couple Fullpass Lot 2: 350€ Lot 3: 390€ Partypass: all preparties, day socials, all main parties 70€ Couple Partypass 140€ Parties ATD: Wednesday Preparty: 5€ Thursday Preparty: 15€ Friday Main Party: 25€ Saturday Main Party: 25€ Sunday Main Party: 25€ Tickets soon to come: - Beginners Bootcamp Thursday - Headmovement Intensive Friday - BachaZouk Pass (Beginners bootcamp, Headmovement - Intensives (Saturday Intensives & Saturday Bachata Floor) - Lambada Pass (Sunday Intensives & Sunday Lambada Floor) 🎫 https://buytickets.at/zoukcologne/1733254 🤑 --- Discounts --- 🤑 All discount codes are only applicable to the Fullpass and cannot be combined. 10€ Group Discounts: - Gather a group of at least 6 people and send all 6 names + email address to [email protected] and we will send your discount code so each of you can book your individual ticket with 10€ discount with the code 10€ Community Leader / Teacher Discount - If you are a Brazilian Zouk teacher and want to build a group with your students: ⁠you will receive 2 party passes free of charge ⁠If you bring 5 participants to the Cologne Zouk Festival. If you bring 10 or more participants, you will receive 2 free full passes instead. ⁠Participants who use your code will receive a €10 discount on the full pass. Please send an email address to [email protected] and we will send your discount code so each of you can book your individual ticket with 10€ discount with the code 10€ MAC Discount: - If you are an approved MAC instructor please send an email with proof (screenshot of your profile on the MAC homepage) to [email protected] and we will send your discount code. 10€ Intermediate Discount: - If you are BZDC intermediate please send an email with proof (screenshot of your profile on the BZDC homepage) to [email protected] and we will send your discount code. 20€ Advanced Discount - If you are BZDC Advanced please send an email with proof (screenshot of your profile on the BZDC homepage) to [email protected] and we will send your discount code. Teacher - If you have ever taught on any ZoukCologne event please send an email to [email protected] and we can see what we can do for your discount. 📩--- Questions & Communication --- 📩 If you have any questions, these are the 3 fastest ways to get your answer, because we have a team that helps answering all of these channels: - email to [email protected] - message inside our WhatsApp group "ZoukCologne Events" - message to our instagram "ZoukCologne"