Name: Augsburg Westie Station — West Coast Swing Festival 2026
Start: 2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Hep Cat Club Augsburg

Augsburg Westie Station

About Augsburg Westie Station

The Augsburg Westie Station is an international West Coast Swing dance festival that transforms the Swabian city of Augsburg into a meeting point for the global swing scene for four days. As an official WSDC Registry Event of the World Swing Dance Council, it brings together dancers of all skill levels at the Hep Cat Club near Augsburg Central Station. Workshops with internationally renowned instructors, Jack'n'Jill and Strictly competitions, pro shows, and social dancing on four evenings make the festival a highlight in the European West Coast Swing calendar.

Dates 22 Oct — 25 Oct 2026

Venue Augsburg (09761)

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Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Augsburg Westie Station — edition 2026

The Augsburg Westie Station 2026 will take place from October 22 to 25 at the Hep Cat Club. The WSDC Registry Event offers four days of West Coast Swing with internationally renowned instructors, Jack'n'Jill and Strictly competitions, pro shows, and social dancing.

From October 22 to 25, 2026, Hep Cat Club Augsburg invites you to the Westie Station, an official WSDC Registry Event of the World Swing Dance Council. For four days, the program includes workshops with instructors such as João Parada and Savana Barreau, Irina Puzanova, Michael Kielbasa, and Daniel Pavlov and Lauren Jones. Jack'n'Jill competitions from Newcomer to Masters, Strictly formats including Battle Strictly, pro shows, and social dancing on four evenings make the festival an international meeting point for the swing scene.

Highlights Augsburg Westie Station 2026

Official WSDC Registry Event
Top instructors like João Parada, Savana Barreau, Irina Puzanova
Jack'n'Jill competitions from Newcomer to Masters
Strictly formats including the new Battle Strictly
Pro shows and social dancing on four evenings

Programme Augsburg Westie Station 2026

Workshops: Technique and musicality at all levels with international instructors.

Competitions: Jack'n'Jill (Newcomer to Masters), Strictly (Novice/Intermediate, Open), Battle Strictly.

Evening Program: Pro shows, parties, and social dancing on four evenings.

Prices Augsburg Westie Station 2026

This is a ticketed dance festival. Full and partial passes will be offered via the DanceApp; exact prices and the start of registration will be announced by the Hep Cat Club.

Practical information

Practical information — Augsburg Westie Station

Getting There

The Hep Cat Club is located at Viktoriastraße 3B, just a few minutes' walk from Augsburg Central Station. Travel by train is recommended.

Registration

Registration is done via the DanceApp; the start of registration will be announced by the organizer in good time. Early registration is advisable.

Tickets

This is a ticketed dance festival with full and partial passes; conditions will be published by the Hep Cat Club.

West Coast Swing at an International Level

The Augsburg Westie Station is one of the most established West Coast Swing festivals in Germany. Organized by Hep Cat Club Augsburg, it is an official WSDC Registry Event of the World Swing Dance Council – meaning competition results are internationally ranked and recognized for dancer classification. For four days, the Hep Cat Club near the central station is all about the expressive, improvisation-rich partner dance, West Coast Swing.

Top-Class Instructors

The teaching team consists of internationally renowned figures in the scene, including João Parada and Savana Barreau, Irina Puzanova, Michael Kielbasa, and Daniel Pavlov and Lauren Jones. In workshops, they impart technique, musicality, and style at all levels.

Competitions and Program

Jack'n'Jill competitions from Newcomer through Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Allstar to Sophisticated and Masters
Strictly competitions (Novice/Intermediate, Open) and the new Battle Strictly format
Pro shows with the invited instructors
Social dancing on four evenings
Auditions, preliminaries, and finals throughout the weekend

Concept and Community

The organizers aim for a high-quality, WSDC-compliant event that celebrates artistic excellence, honors the roots of swing dance, and builds a truly international community. The festival combines competition, further education, and social interaction.

Regional Context

Augsburg, a city without a district in the state of Bavaria, is the third-largest city in the Free State and is located in Bavarian Swabia. With the Westie Station, Augsburg positions itself as a hub for modern dance culture, attracting an international audience to the region.