Frog in a Sock returns with its Havana Pool Party, a yearly event that runs most every Saturday throughout the summer months and into the fall.
Strip down to your bathing suit and head over to the Road Castle Water Theme Park (洛德城堡) in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District (中正) and experience excellent beats, great drinks (rum anyone?) and yummy food.
Tomorrow’s event will showcase some of Taiwan’s best DJs, including Mr Skin, who was the 2015 Red Bull Thre3style Champion, Pro Res, who plays dancehall, rap and trap. Lucy, who is great to listen to pool side, will kick off the day with a great deal of funk, disco and house. Finally, the “king of sweat,” DJ Marcus Aurelius, will be playing early funky tracks guaranteed to heat you up. No problem, just take a dip in the pool.
Photo courtesy of Jason Matthew Peters
■ Tomorrow from noon to 8pm at Road Castle Water Theme Park (洛德城堡), Ln 160, Tingzhou Rd, Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市汀洲路三段160巷). Admission is NT$600. For more info, go to: www.facebook.com/events/1128279403896075/
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