11/01/2026
Tango in the Spring 2026: on hold for now
TLDR: we don’t have a confirmed venue for TISP 2026, so it may not be happening.
We know interstate dancers especially often need to make plans and book accommodation many months ahead, so we are telling you what we know, and what we are planning.
Every two years we have held Tango in the Spring at the fabulous Albert Hall in Canberra, in early October. We really want to make it happen in 2026. But, Albert Hall is having major renovations, scheduled to finish mid-2026. They are not taking any 2026 bookings yet, so we cannot plan anything.
We have searched high and low for an alternative venue, but without success — getting a suitable venue with dance floor for the long weekend for 200-odd people, in peak wedding season, seems to be impossible.
There is still hope. Albert Hall might open 2026 bookings at any time, and we might get the venue for the weekend we want. If that happens with enough notice, we will leap into action and make it happen. Or another venue might materialise. But if not, there will be no TISP in 2026. We will be looking at alternative events.
But for now, we are sorry, but we all just have to wait and see.
Yuko, Gary, Jarny and Sophie
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