chacho tango

Chacho Spirits

6031 Kansas Ave NW

Washington, DC 20011
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Link to the Tango at Chacho Safe Dance Community Policy and Reporting Form:  https://www.laurenhines.org/safedance

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Thursday September 4

Tango Bar Milonga $15

Happy Hour 7-8pm: Erin Malley & Doruk Golcu: How to Watch a Tango YouTube Video – back by popular demand!

Milonga 8-11pm DJ Erin

ON BREAK – Returning on October 16, 2025

• Thursday, September 11 - on break

• Thursday, September 18 - on break

• Thursday, September 25 - on break

• Thursday, October 2nd - on break

• Thursday, October 9 - on break

TANGO EVENTS AT CHACHO

Tango Bar - Milonga and Happy Hour

Every Thursday

Happy hour 7-8pm and Milonga 8-11pm

$15 all night, Happy Hour program includes a free drink if you arrive before 8pm

ABOUT THIS EVENT: Lively, relaxed, and nonstop fun! As Gardel said for his Tango Bar vision: “Fuerte en color y en acento!” Happy Hour offers a wide variety of tango-themed community programming that is always fresh & fun. Past Happy Hours have included live music, discussions, and workshops. Our Milonga features a rotating DJ playing traditional and modern tango in standard structure (TTVTTM…) with dance break cortinas. Bar has food and drinks available for purchase, including an empanada special.

Upcoming Tango Bar 2025

… now EVERY THURSDAY!

Some special dates:

November 28, Friday << adjusted schedule because Thursday the 27th is Thanksgiving

December 11 – Annual Holiday Market & Milonga

December 26, Friday << adjusted schedule because Thursday the 25th is Christmas Day

Milonga Trasnochando

Not part of our regular schedule, but standby for special milongas when superstar maestros and DJs visit!

ABOUT THIS EVENT: Nightclub vibes, 5 hours of nonstop dancing, big music, and specialty cocktails: This monthly milonga is an immersive nightlife experience that makes you feel like a tango VIP! Crowd-favorite DJs play modern tango orchestras in standard structure (TTVTTM…) with energetic cortinas. The bar serves classic Chacho cocktails, wine, beer, as well as fresh juices and mocktails, house-crafted soda, and coffee. We create a special new cocktail in honor of our visiting tango talent for each TRASNOCHANDO party! The full Chacho menu, including empanadas, is available for purchase. 

Various tango events are held at Chacho Distillery, and it is available to anyone who wants to produce an event. Please write to us if you are interested in bringing a tango event to Chacho!

FOR ALL EVENTS

• Chacho Safe Dance Community Policy and Reporting Form:  https://www.laurenhines.org/safedance

• Inclusive community where all genders dance all roles. We welcome LGBTQ+ dancers!

• Free parking in the Chacho building lot. Park anywhere in the lot for our building. AND the lot is usually expanded and the big gate is open now, yes you may park in this area closer to the door. (And YES, you may park in spaces with the signs “Broadcast Management Group 24/7 Video Surveillance” – no worries, you’re good!) Street parking is free & plentiful for overflow, too. DO NOT PARK in the JJB building lot on the corner of Kansas Ave & Blair Road. It is not a good idea to park at the 7-11.

• Welcoming atmosphere, fun dancing, and embraces that are warm, safe, and respectful to all

• Public health and community care: 

  • Vaccination requirement lifted May 11, 2023 with the end of the Public Health Emergency

  • Masks optional, please offer to mask around friends wearing theirs 

  • We have lots of hand sanitizer, mints, & fans to keep you healthy & comfortable

ABOUT THE VENUE

• Floor is smooth polished concrete

• Temperature controlled (air conditioning and heat)

• Bar has food and drinks available for purchase

• Professional sound system

HOW TO GET THERE

• The building looks like a warehouse. Yes, you’re in the right place!

• Park anywhere in the lot for our building. AND the lot is usually expanded and the big gate is open now, yes you may park in this area closer to the door. (And YES, you may park in spaces with the signs “Broadcast Management Group 24/7 Video Surveillance” – no worries, you’re good!)

• Entrance is near the back of the parking lot, look for the neon red llama sign.

• Follow the red llama to the second floor (no elevator).

TANGO AT CHACHO

Tango Bar Milonga

See event description above

Milonga Trasnochando

See event description above

Live Music -- Tango Concerts

Ad-hoc event dates & times vary, admission varies

We occasionally have the honor of presenting amazing tango musicians in concert at Chacho

Práctica Los Re Manijas

Community practica

Ad-hoc event dates & times vary, Free

About this event: How it all started! We basically take over the backroom distillery of the bar and dance sometimes whenever there’s nothing else on our community calendar.

Tango Market

Vendor fair selling all things tango

Shoes, dresses, artisan goods, books, music

About this event: We are fortunate in DC to have a number of vendors for specialty and artisan tango dresses, shoes, books, music, and accessories. This event gathers them all in one place for your tango shopping spree! We usually do one market in early December for all your holiday season shopping!

ABOUT CHACHO http://www.ChachoUSA.com

WINNER 2023 BEST OF DC! Best distillery! Best margarita! Chacho is an aguardiente liquor inspired by the national spirit of Colombia. Locally made in DC for more than 6 years and available nationwide in 11 states (more coming soon!), Chacho has a unique jalapeño flavor that starts smooth and finishes with a hint of heat. During the pandemic, founder Dan Ziegler built the bar almost entirely by hand, with the help of family and friends, and opened Chacho’s first brick-and-mortar home in the spring of 2021. That year, Chacho was a runner-up in 5 categories of “Best of DC:” Best bar, best distillery, best new bar, best margarita, and best bloody mary. Dan discovered the liquor during an epic vacation, drunk at midnight and riding a llama through the streets of Bogotá. He was inspired to bring the unique flavor and culture of aguardiente from Colombia back to the United States. The llama’s name was Chacho.

Contact: Lauren Hines, Lauren.J.Hines@gmail.com, (571) 228-3969 (your host at Chacho is Lauren’s cousin, Dan “El Primo” Ziegler)

Updated September 1, 2025

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