Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Vallarta SBK Dance Festival 2026 returns May 7-10 with four days of salsa, bachata, kizomba and zouk at Hotel Friendly Fun Vallarta, adding a lively music-and-dance option to the city’s early-May events calendar.
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board lists the festival as a convention with dance workshops, beach and pool parties, live music performances and social events for multiple skill levels. The organizer’s official site presents this year’s theme as “Pachamama – Bailando con la Madre Tierra,” with the host hotel located on the beach in Puerto Vallarta’s Hotel Zone.
For visitors staying nearby, the setting is practical: Friendly Fun Vallarta is close to the bayfront resort corridor and not far from Playa de Oro, making it easy to combine classes or evening socials with beach time. Third-party event listings also show registration through the organizer and describe the program as suitable for dancers of all levels, although attendees should confirm final schedules and pass details directly before making plans.
The festival is useful for travelers because it gives Puerto Vallarta another participatory cultural event rather than a sit-down show: visitors can take classes, meet local and visiting dancers, and join social dancing during a long weekend on the coast.
Sources: VisitPuertoVallarta.com; VallartaSBK.com; SalsaVida.com.
