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. View Cortes Carnaval in a larger map Times: — Every weekend of February, beginning February 2 plus the […]
Mendoza’s Gay Vendimia Festival
Mendoza’s Gay Vendimia festival in Argentina’s beautiful wine capital is the largest LGBT event in the country, aside from Buenos Aires huge gay pride celebration. Under the slogan ‘Vendimia para todxs’ (Vendimia for Everyone) the festivities usually take place the second week in March, after the main Grape Harvest Festival ends. This conservative northern city […]
Vendimia: Mendoza’s Grape Harvest Festival
The city of Mendoza’s biggest party of the year is the National Grape Harvest Festival, now in its 83rd year. Fiesta de la Vendimia events begin in January and February throughout the province, and culminate in March, when 40,000 visitors come to celebrate and enjoy the local nectar, awakening the normally sleepy northern city. Aside […]
