📅 Smile Paradise 2025 – Festival Schedule
✨ October 17–20, 2025 | Montréal, Canada
📍 Station Clark – 4529 Clark St, Suite 003, Montréal, QC H2T 2T3
💃🏾 FRIDAY – OCTOBER 17 | The Opening Glow (9PM – 4AM)
🎉 Welcome Party – “SKY EDITION”
- Theme: White / Blue / Black / Silver ✨
- Afro + Urban mix all night
🎧 DJs Lineup:
- DJ Karlito Way 🇨🇦
- DJ Shams 🇺🇸
- DJ Java 🇨🇦
- DJ Sink 🇨🇦
- DJ Afrodeshiak 🇺🇸
- DJ Vii 🇨🇦
- 🕺🏾 Kick off the festival with smiles, energy & unity!
🌞 SATURDAY – OCTOBER 18 | The Celebration Day (10AM – 4AM)
🌅 Morning & Daytime
🎓 Workshops & Bootcamps (90 min each)
- Kizomba • Semba • Urban Kiz • Konpa • Afro Styles
- 🎤 Instructors: Lena 🇨🇦 | Daniel 🇩🇪 | Flavie 🇨🇦 | Tboy 🇺🇸 | Nico 🇨🇦 | YYK 🇺🇸
- 🍛 African Food Tasting & BYOD Zone
- 🛍️ African Market open all day (fashion, crafts, accessories)
- 🎲 Game Station: Songo • Cards • Dice
🌇 Evening & Night
🎶 Day Social (5PM – 7PM)
🎧 DJ Shams 🇺🇸 & DJ Vii 🇨🇦
🕺 Konpa Class with David & Crisandra 🇨🇦
💞 Learn, feel, and connect to the roots of Konpa — energy, emotion, and elegance.
🌙 Main Party (10PM – 4AM) - Konpa room - “Touch of Gold” Theme ✨
💃🏾 Theme: Touch of Gold
🎧 DJs: DJ Afrodeshiak 🇺🇸 (Jam Session) | DJ Vii 🇨🇦 | DJ Shams 🇺🇸 | DJ Casanova 🇺🇸 | DJ Briise 🇨🇦 | DJ Sink 🇨🇦 | DJ Tal 🇨🇦 (Konpa)
🔥 Showcases, social vibes & Afro energy all night long
🌈 SUNDAY – OCTOBER 19 | The Connection Day (12PM – 2AM)
🌞 Morning & Afternoon
🎓 Semba Masterclass (3H) with Fabricio Do Zangado 🇵🇹
💃 Deep dive into the rhythm, flow, and essence of traditional Semba — a true journey through connection and movement.
🎶 Tarraxo Class with DJ Casanova 🇺🇸
🔥 Explore the sensuality and control of Tarraxo — music, energy, and grounded flow.
🕺 Self-Expression Class with Ninja 🇺🇸
✨ Discover your inner rhythm and emotional freedom through guided movement and connection exercises.
🧠 “Gather & Talk” session – NAADD Collective
🎶 Day Social (5PM – 7PM)
💫 Afro vibes, warm smiles, and soulful rhythms to close the daylight in style!
🎧 DJs: DJ Casanova 🇺🇸 & DJ Briise 🇨🇦
✨ A perfect blend of energy and connection before the grand closing party begins.
🍪 Snacks, food, and market still open all day
🌙 Closing Party (9PM – 2AM) – “Unity Colors” Theme 🌈
🎧 DJs: DJ Casanova 🇺🇸 | DJ Java 🇨🇦 | DJ Karlito 🇨🇦 | DJ Vii 🇨🇦 | DJ Sink 🇨🇦
💃🏾 UNITY NIGHT – wear your colors & celebrate connection
💡 Tips
- 🥂 BYOD (Bring Your Own Drink) – Water available on-site
- 🎽 Smile Paradise T-shirts & Bags available at the Market
- 📱 Stay tuned via https://web.facebook.com/share/14hU7kPrKm/" target="_blank">Facebook Event
- 💳 Get your pass: https://buytickets.at/dancervillagecom/1446935" target="_blank">Buy Tickets
