Murga Madness: Carnival in Buenos Aires
Carnival does not just happen in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro or Argentina’s Gualeguaychú. For anyone who’s missed the boat— or bus— to the bigger carnivals, or can’t be torn away from the city’s hustle, Carnaval Porteño (Buenos Aires’ Carnival) is back and better than ever. The free festivities take place on Saturdays and Sundays throughout [...]
Buenos Aires Carnival Information
Carnival in Buenos Aires is a grand fiesta that takes place every year throughout the month of February. See this neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to find out where you can catch your colorful local murga take to the streets. Corso Location Dates Abasto Av. Córdoba at Sánchez de Bustamante & Agüero Sat 2,9,16,23/Sun 3,10,17,24/ Mon 11 & [...]
Carnival & Camping in Gualeguaychu: Argentina Gone Wild
Argentina’s quintessential provincial Carnaval is in the riverside town of Gualguaychu, a place as crazy and mixed-up as its name suggests during Carnival’s celebratory days of February. This party pueblo, nestled in the often overlooked province of Entre Rios, is just a few hours north of Buenos Aires. Carnival Weekend Rundown During February’s long weekend [...]
International Buenos Aires Jazz Festival
The Buenos Aires jazz scene often gets overshadowed by the sounds of tango and rock ‘n’ roll, but for six days in spring jazz music fills the city during the annual International Buenos Aires Jazz Festival. With sounds ranging from classic bebob, to gypsy jazz, to swing and nuevo tango, the six-day festival features concerts [...]
La Noche de Los Museos — A City-Wide Art Walk
La Noche de Los Museos is a yearly Buenos Aires cultural extravaganza where it seems virtually every door in the city is swung open, inviting visitors to wander through to take in some art and culture. Every year on the second Saturday of November, tens of thousands take to the streets to visit museums, galleries [...]
Ciudad Emergente 2012
Ciudad Emergente, Buenos Aires’ free youth cultural festival has rolled around again, and will take place Wednesday the 6th of June until Sunday the 10th. The winter festival aims to appeal to young people of every persuasion from metalheads to electronic-music fans with live music, films, poetry readings, dance performances, fashion shows, stand-up comedy and [...]
ArteBA — Buenos Aires’ Annual Contemporary Art Fair
ArteBa is one of Latin America’s largest contemporary art fairs. Taking place over the course of five days, the annual Buenos Aires’ event attracts over 120,000 art junkies from across the planet and provides visitors the chance to hobnob with the Argentine elite, artists and celebrities. Sponsored by The ArteBA Foundation and brought together [...]
Buenos Aires International Circus Festival 2013
The Buenos Aires International Circus festival, hosted by the Buenos Aires Culture Department in conjunction with the French Embassy and Institute Français, is a 10-day extravaganza dedicated to avant-garde circus arts. Acrobatics, trapeze, mime, adagio, aerial straps and physical theater shows take place in venues across the city with the big tops in Parque Patricios [...]
Feria del Libro: Buenos Aires International Book Fair
The words ‘Book Fair’ have the potential to conjure up images of elementary schoolyards with tables of used paperbacks underneath kitschy tents. Whatever mental representation arises, it is completely deceptive when it comes to Buenos Aires ‘Feria International del Libro.’ This annual celebration of the literary universe and its purveyors is the Spanish-speaking world’s [...]
2012 Buenos Aires International Indie Film Festival
Tickets are on sale for the 2012 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, taking place from the 11th until the 22th of April. Known by its Spanish acronym, BAFICI, this is the yearly festival’s 14th edition. Buenos Aires’ largest festival will be bigger than ever with a total of 449 films screening in 11 locations [...]
