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International Lindy Hop
Swing Dance Festival
in Cologne

6-8.11.2026 
Cologne, Germany
Registration 13.5. 19:00

International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln
Night Fever Insta Post (50 × 50 cm) (91 x 61 mm) (61 x 61 mm) (111 x 154 cm) (216 x 111 mm
International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln
International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Nils Bianca International Teachers
International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Rikard Pamela International Teachers
International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Rikard and Pamela International Teachers
The Night Train International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln
Night Fever Insta Post (50 × 50 cm) (91 x 61 mm) (61 x 61 mm) (111 x 154 cm) (216 x 111 mm
Night Fever Insta Post (50 × 50 cm) (91 x 61 mm) (61 x 61 mm) (111 x 154 cm) (216 x 111 mm

The Night Train is a collective swing event in Cologne celebrating African American jazz dance forms. International musicians and dancers come together to share and grow the Lindy Hop and swing scene. Collaboration, celebration and community are at the heart of the event.

THE FESTIVAL

Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz Workshops

2 Social Dance Nights With live Music

Sunday Afternoon Social Dance 

Special Perfomances

history, Music Talk & Suprises

TEACHERS

The Night Train International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Nils Bianca International Teachers
The Night Train International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Pamela Rikard
The Night Train International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln Pamela Rikard

DJs

coming soon

Night Fever Insta Post (50 × 50 cm) (91 x 61 mm) (61 x 61 mm) (111 x 154 cm) (216 x 111 mm
Night Fever Insta Post (50 × 50 cm) (91 x 61 mm) (61 x 61 mm) (111 x 154 cm) (216 x 111 mm

Program

Energetic Lindy Hop dancer at a swing festival

20:00-01:00

Social Dance Night with Shorty Juke LIVE, DJ, Show, Taster

11:00-15:30 
Lindy Hop Workshop
Nils & Bianca, Rikard & Pamela

15:45-16:45
Solo Jazz Pamela

17:00-18:00
Solo Jazz Rikard

20:00-01:30

Social Dance Night with Shorty Juke Live, DJ, Show, Taster

11:00-15:45 
Lindy Hop Workshop
Nils & Bianca, Rikard & Pamela

16:00-19:00

*organized by cologne community, open for public

Afternoon Social Dance

Friday, 6.11.

Saturday, 7.11.

Sunday, 8.11.

*Preliminary schedule
Detailed schedule will be announced soon

*Lindy Hop Workshop max 2,5 hours per day

Registration

Opens 13.5.2026 19:00 CET

SOLO JAZZ PASS          SOLD OUT
 

- 2h Solo Jazz Open Level (Sat)

- Teachers: Rikard & Pamela

- 2 Social Dance Nights with Live Band & DJs

- History/Music Talk

LINDY HOP PASS        SOLD OUT

- 5h Lindy Hop (Sat 2,5h , Sun 2,5h)

- Teachers: Nils & Bianca, Rikard & Pamela

- Level: Int, Adv & Advanced plus

- 2 Social Dance Nights with Live Band & DJs

- History/Music Talk

FULL PASS          SOLD OUT

- 5h Lindy Hop (Sat 2,5h , Sun 2,5h)

- 2h Solo Jazz (Sat)

- Teachers: Nils & Bianca, Rikard & Pamela

- 2 Social Dance Nights with Live Band & DJs

- History/Music Talk

SOCIAL DANCE PASS         SOLD OUT

- 2 Social Dance Night on Friday & Saturday

- History/Music Talk

Followers Special Workshop 

- on Friday (1h)

​-Teachers: Pamela

- Open Level

- You would host our guest for 1-2 nights in Cologne or neighbours ?

- We really appreciate it. Just write us email

info@groovestationcollective.de

PRIORITY ACCESS FOR LOCAL HOST

All prices include 19% VAT

Energetic Lindy Hop dancers at a festival in Cologne

Location

All activities will held in our cozy and centre location.

The Night Train Festival is organized by Groove Station Collective in partnership with Tanzraum Cologne. 

(Some pictures above were taken during the Night Train at Tanzraum, taken by Juls Sobron)

Tanzraum Zentrum, Salierring 33, 50677 Köln

Hohenzollern Bridge and Cologne Cathedral in Köln

“Music is universal language,

it brings people closer together”

— Ella Fitzgerald

Band

Swing band performing at International Lindy Hop Swing Dance Festival in Cologne Köln
The Night Train band playing saxophone at Lindy Hop Festival
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