Buenos Aires Travel Blog

Thursday night kicks off this year’s Hot Fest and the lineup of international music acts is stellar. Catch Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins in the opening night performance at Luna Park, then rest up for the weekend – Friday in Costanera Sur, at the amphiteater just next to the Ecological...

The Festival Internacional de Diseño is wrapping up its 10-day run with a full weekend of art, fashion, and design-themed activities brought to Buenos Aires by locals and special international guests, invited from all over the globe to bring their particular touch to the already well-developed local...

The annual Buenos Aires Photo fair opens to the public tomorrow, October 28, packing the stalls of Plaza Francia’s historic Palais de Glace with thousands of lens-based artworks from galleries from Buenos Aires, including contemporary spots Zavaleta Lab, Ruth Benzacar, and Chez Vautier, as well...

This coming weekend, BA’s creative types will make the annual pilgrimage to the coastal city of Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires province for the ninth annual TRImarchi festival of graphic design, a massive affair that welcomes 5,000 designers and tens of thousands of visitors from all over Latin...

It may be chilly out – and not most (northern hemisphere) folks’ idea of a lazy August Indian summer – but winter is slowly heating up and turning to spring in Buenos Aires, and the city is aflutter with cultural events. Here’s what’s on this week: Cumbia Chicha by Maria...

That time is upon us once again; ArteBA, Buenos Aires’ gigantic annual art fair starts Thursday. Having been delayed a month from the usual running date at the end of May due to this year’s bicentenery celebration, the bulk of BA’s galleries, along with a slew of international entries...

photo by Wagner T. Cassimiro "Aranha" Although soccer is hands-down Argentina’s national pastime, the sport is treated more like religion than some weekend diversion. Friendly debates over which player is responsible for giving up that last goal can turn into shouting matches in a heartbeat,...

It happened two centuries ago, though no one’s likely to forget it anytime soon: on May 25, 2010, Argentina rings in 200 years since the May Revolution sent the Spanish packing. And, being a country that loves holidays and needs little more than a suggestion to throw a big bash, they’re doing...