Welcome to the home of the home of the Aotearoa Cuban Festival. This Festival is the largest community based Cuban dance and music event in New Zealand and held in Rotorua, New Zealand. Every year it attracts some of the best Cuban dance instructors, performer and participants from around the world and New Zealand who come to share the sounds, rhythms and dances of the Afro-Cuban beat with Kiwis who love Cuban dance. 2017 Festival preparations have begun, pencil into your dance diary - 3/4/5 March 2017 with the Community week preceeding that.The venues for the cultural evening and party on Firday night are at The Holiday Inn, 10 Tyron Street, Rotorua, and the Saturday night showcase and party are to be held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, Queens Road, Rotorua.