With its own unique flavor, the Mardi Gras festival is different in Buenos Aires than in anywhere else. The carnival runs for a whole month, with dancing, music and street stalls every weekend. Not to be missed, this festival shows the city with its hair down.
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With its own unique flavor, the Mardi Gras festival is different in Buenos Aires than in anywhere else. The carnival runs for a whole month, with dancing, music and street stalls every weekend. Not to be missed, this festival shows the city with its hair down.
Normally held in the last week of February, and again in August for the summer collections, Fashion Week showcases the newest fashions from the style-capitals of the world. The event runs for three days at the Buenos Aires Fairgrounds, with a nominal entry fee payable for the whole show. The website has all the information in Spanish.
one of the largest book festivals in the world, this is the place to go for hearing authors from all over the world and finding old treasures. It is normally held between April and May for about 2 weeks. There is also an attached children’s book fair.
The independent film festival in Buenos Aires is held every April and showcases local and international talent. It is an excellent place to find out about up and coming directors, producers and films, as well as being the perfect weather! It is definitely the most prestigious independent film event in Latin America, with over 184 thousand visitors every year. The website, conveniently in English has more information:
A contemporary art fair, Arte BA is celebrated in the La Rural Exhibition Centre between the 11th and 18th of May, with the participation of national and international art galleries, institutions and organizations. It is a fairly large collection of Art on display and there is sure to be something for everyone’s taste. There are also discussion sessions throughout the duration of the festival.
This charming celebration of the city of Buenos Aires is held in mid July every year. Each neighbourhood is covered with decorations and festivities specific to that area and spirits are high. A good festival for the first time visitor to find out about the culture of Buenos Aires. The website has information in Spanish.
This is a festival for the appreciation of the indigenous peoples and rural-dwellers of Argentina. The cowboys that live in the far south (called Gauchos) and ranch-dwellers (estancia) and their culture is celebrated. The website has information in Spanish.
The Buenos Aires Opera House, called ‘Teatro Colòn’ (lit Columbus Theatre) has a week in September where Operas are performed and guided tours are run of the historic premises.
If you are in Argentina at this time, it would be almost a tragedy to miss this! Many events are organized in the city, mostly concentrated around the San Telmo Tango region. The price of registration is a bit steep, but if you’re willing to splurge for some exciting nights of dancing, this is the festival for you. The website has information in English.
Every two years, FIBA transforms Buenos Aires into a giant theatre with performing arts shows wherever you look. It has been running since 1997 and has shows to cater to all tastes. Most of the performances are in Spanish but a few non language specific shows are also done. Tickets are normally bought per performance.
Take place in Buenos Aires late November or early December. The rich, or atleast rich-looking socialites mingle with British royalty and a very classy feel is present. The National Polo Association can be telephoned for further information 4343 0972
This large dance music festival is organized every November at a football ground in the Costanera Sur district of the city. It was started in the UK and Buenos Aires is extremely proud to be hosting the Latin-American reproduction. It has been known to bring in quite big names, including David Guetta, Paul Van Dyke and Eric Prydz.
This is one of the major Argentinian music festivals, the place for local bands to get heard and for audiences to enjoy international musical flavours. It takes place at the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires and the allocated bands are always from a wide variety of genres. Some big names that have played the personal fest in recent years are the Pet Shop Boys and Dépêche Mode.