Buenos Aires

Festivals and Annual Events

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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Festivals and events in Buenos Aires

Showing 1–13 of 13 festivals

Plan around 13 festival seasons, public events, Ramadan/Eid periods, book fairs, art cycles, and winter food activity.

Fiesta de las Murgas

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.

Buenos Aires Fashion Week

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.

Feria del Libro

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.

Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI)

The independent film festival in Buenos Aires is held every April and showcases local and international talent.

Arte Buenos Aires

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 organizati

Buenos Aires Querible

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.

Exposicion Rural

The cowboys that live in the far south (called Gauchos) and ranch-dwellers (estancia) and their culture is celebrated.

Teatro Colòn Opera

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.

The World Tango Festival

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.

International Performing Arts Festival (FIBA)

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.

The Argentine Open Polo Championships

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.

Creamfields Buenos Aires

This large dance music festival is organized every November at a football ground in the Costanera Sur district of the city.

Personal Fest

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.