Salsa in Ho Chi Minh City

5 weekly socials and 1 upcoming festival — editor-verified, kept current.

Weekly socials

May 14, 2026Free
239 Salsa Thursdays at My House
My House, District 1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The free Thursday salsa-bachata social on Tôn Thất Đạm — small floor, friendly crowd, easy entry point for travellers passing through District 1.
May 22, 2026FreeEditor's pick
Vertical Friday at Vertical Sky Bar
Vertical Sky Bar (Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel), District 1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
9:30pm doors · 9:30pm social
XSalsa's Friday night on the 25th-floor rooftop of Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel. Live Latin band into salsa/bachata/kizomba DJ sets — Saigon's signature rooftop social.
May 16, 2026
Saturday SBK Party at FSC Garden
FSC Garden, District 1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The big-floor Saturday SBK night in District 1 — salsa-bachata-kizomba in 2-2-2 rotation, the format Saigon dancers default to.
May 19, 2026₫100,000Editor's pick
Afro-Latin Tuesday at Cocoon Rooftop
Cocoon Rooftop, District 1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8:30pm lesson · 9:30pm social
The District 1 anchor of HCMC's midweek calendar — La Danza Saigon's free Urban Kiz lesson rolls into an Afro-Latin social.
May 20, 2026₫100,000
APO SBK Wednesdays at Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now, District 1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8:30pm doors · 8:30pm lesson · 9pm social
Midweek SBK at Saigon's storied Apocalypse Now bar — free 8:30 PM class from Kizomba Free & Flow, then open salsa/bachata/kizomba dancing.

Dec 3, 2026 — Dec 7, 2026Editor's pick
Saigon Latin Festival 2026 (Edition 3)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$180salsabachatakizombaIG
Vietnam's flagship Latin dance festival — five days of workshops and parties in two halls. Edition 3 lineup includes Jon y Kiki (USA), ISH (NZ), Magda + Francesco Alafia (Italy).