Official 2024 Spring Polo Season


The Argentine Polo Association (AAP) has announced the complete Schedule of tournaments in the Official 2024 Spring Polo Season. The program includes the three most important Polo tournaments worldwide, which make up the prestigious Triple Crown of Polo: Hurlingham Club Open - the oldest Polo tournament in the world; Tortugas Country Club Open; and the world-class Argentine Open Championship, played every year at the Cathedral of Polo in Palermo.

Don't miss the opportunity of attending one of these world class events. Contact me through this Contact Form, or by email to: sandra@batravelguide.com to inquire about tickets, VIP Hospitality Packages, or if you need help arranging for private transportation to the Clubs.

The teams participating in the Triple Crown are:

La Natividad: Facundo Pieres, 10; Camilo Castagnola, 10; Pablo Mac Donough, 10, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr, 10. Total: 40.
La Dolfina Saudi: Adolfo Cambiaso Jr, 10; David Stirling, 10; Poroto Cambiaso 10, Juan Martín Nero, 10. Total: 40.
La Hache: Pablo Pieres, 9; Tomás Panelo, 9; Hilario Ulloa, 9, Francisco Elizalde, 9. Total: 36.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos, 9; Alfredo Bigatti, 9; Juan Martín Zubía, 9, Jerónimo del Carril, 9. Total: 36.
Ellerstina Yellow Rose: Lucas Monteverde, 8; Gonzalo Pieres Jr, 9; Guillermo Caset, 9, Ignatius Du Plessis, 9. Total: 35.
Cría La Dolfina: Rufino Bensadón, 8; Bautista Bayuar, 8; Diego Cavanagh, 8, Alejo Taranco, 8. Total: 32.
La Hache II: Benjamín Panelo, 7; Carlos María Ulloa, 8; Facundo Sola, 8, Joaquín Pittaluga, 8. Total: 31.
Indios Chapaleufú: Antonio Heguy, 7; Victorino Ruiz Jorba, 8; Cruz Heguy, 8, Teodoro Lacau, 8. Total: 31.


SCHEDULES:

September 24 - October 5
131st HURLINGHAM CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Ayrshire Cup
Organized by Hurlingham Club. Hurlingham. 

DATE 1: Tuesday, September 24
1:30 pm: La Natividad vs  La Hache Cría & Polo
4:00 pm: La Hache Polo Team vs  Cria La Dolfina

DATE 2: Wednesday, September 25
1:30 pm: La Dolfina Saudi vs  Indios Chapaleufú Vista Energy
4:00 pm: La Ensenada vs Ellerstina Yellow Rose

DATE 3: (Semi Finals): Saturday, September 28
11:00 am: Cria La Dolfina vs La Hache Cria & Polo (Pilar, free entrance)
4:00 pm: La Natividad vs La Hache (Palermo - Field 2)

DATE 4: (Semi Finals): Sunday, September 29
11:00 am La Ensenada vs Indios Chapaleufu (Pilar, free entrance)
4:00 pm: La Dolfina Saudi vs Ellerstina Yellow Rose (Palermo - Field 2)

FINAL Subsidiary: Friday, October 04
Cria La Dolfina vs La Ensenada

FINAL: Saturday, October 05
4:00 pm: La Natividad 13 vs La Dolfina Saudi 12
LA NATIVIDAD CHAMPION OF THE 131st HURLINGHAM OPEN

*Dates 1 & 2, and the Final of the Subsidiary Cup will be played at the Argentine Polo Association in Pilar, with free entrance to the public.
*Dates 3 & 4 –Semi Finals– will be played at Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo. 
*The Final will be played at Hurlingham Club (Tte. Gral. Julio Argentino Roca 1411, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires).

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October 12 - November 02
TORTUGAS COUNTRY CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Emilio de Anchorena Cup
Organized by Tortugas Country Club.

DATE 1: Tuesday, Oct 12
DATE 2: Wednesday, Oct 13
DATE 3: Tuesday, Oct 19
DATE 4: Wednesday, Oct 20
SEMI FINAL: Saturday, Oct 26
SEMI FINAL: Sunday, Oct 27
FINAL: Sturday, Nov 2

*Times: 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm
*Dates 1 - 4: Free entrance to the public.
*All games played at Tortugas Country Club. Tortuguitas (Province of Buenos Aires).

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November 1 - December 7
131st ARGENTINE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Organized by Argentine Polo Association

DATE 1: Friday, Novevember 1
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 2: Sunday, November 3
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 3: Friday, November 8
4:30 pm

DATES 3 & 4: Saturday, November 9
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 4: Sunday, November 10
4:30 pm

DATE 5: Friday, November 15
4:30 pm

DATES 5 & 6: Saturday, November 16
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 7: Saturday, November 23
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 8: Sunday, November 24
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATE 9: Semi Finals: Saturday, November 30
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

DATES 10: Semi Finals: Sunday, December 1
2:00 pm
4:30 pm

FINAL: Saturday, December 7
4:30 pm

*Dates 1 & 2 will be played at the Argentine Polo Association in Pilar.
*Dates 3 - Final: Campo Argentino de Polo, Palermo.
*Dates 1 - 5 in Pilar and Palermo: Free entrance to the public.


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Schedules subject to change. Please check periodically on this post online for updates on exact dates or additional matches.

Futbol Soccer in Buenos Aires - Calendar of matches July / December 2024


The fixture of matches in the local 1st Division futbol championship and Copa Libertadores de America to be played in Buenos Aires on the second half of the year 2024 has been announced.

Don't miss the opportunity of attending one of these exciting games the easiest and safest way, with a service that includes tickets, transfers, and permanent bilingual host, provided the leading companies in football tours. Contact me and make your reservation!

Ask for matches in the Campeonato Carioca in Rio de Janeiro as well!

FIXTURE

JULY 2024
Tuesday 9: River Plate vs Millonaris Fc (Colombia) - Friendly match
Saturday 13: River Plate vs Olympia (Paraguay) - Friendly match
Thursday 18: Argentinos Juniors vs Tigre
Saturday 20: San Lorenzo vs Huracan
Saturday 20: Racing Club vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 21: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Union
Sunday 21: River Plate vs Lanus
Sunday 21: Velez Sarsfield vs Talleres
Tuesday 23: Gimnasia de La Plata vs San Lorenzo
Tuesday 23: Independiente vs Barracas Central
Wednesday 24: Huracan vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Saturday 27: San Lorenzo vs Newells Old Boys
Sunday 28: Racing Club vs Union
Sunday 28: River Plate vs Sarmiento
Monday 29: Argentinos Juniors vs Lanus
Wednesday 31: Boca Juniors vs Banfield

AUGUST 2024
Saturday 3: Independiente vs San Lorenzo
Saturday 3: Huracan vs Racing Club
Saturday 3: Velez Sarfield vs Defensa Y Justicia
Sunday 4: Boca Juniors vs Barracas Central
Monday 5: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Rosario Central
Thursday 8: Argentinos Juniors vs Sarmiento
Friday 9: Racing Club vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Sunday 10: Boca Juniors vs Cruzeiro (Brasil) - Copa Sudamericana
Saturday 10: River Plate vs Huracan
Saturday 10: San Lorenzo vs Atlético Tucuman
Sunday 11: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Independiente
Tuesday 13: River Plate vs Atletico Mineiro (Brasil) - Copa Libertadores de America
Thurday 14: Boca Juniors vs Cruceiro (Brasil) - Copa Sudamericana
Saturday 17: Gimnasia de La Plata vs River Plate
Saturday 17: Independiente vs Rosario Central
Sunday 18: Huracan vs Belgrano
Saturday 20: Racing Club vs Huachipato (Chile) - Copa Sudamericana
Wednesday 21: River Plate vs Talleres - Copa Libertadores de America
Saturday 24: Argentinos Juniors vs Huracan
Sunday 25: San Lorenzo vs Talleres
Sunday 25: Racing Club vs Independiente
Sunday 25: River Plate vs Newells Old Boys
Saturday 31: Velez Sarfield vs Independiente Rivadavia
Saturday 31: Boca Juniors vs Rosario Central

SEPTEMBER 2024
Sunday 1: Huracan vs Tigre
Sunday 1: Independiente vs River Plate
Monday 2: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Argentinos Juniors
Friday 13: River Plate vs Atlético Tucuman
Saturday 14: San Lorenzo vs Velez Sarsfield
Saturday 14: Racing Club vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 15: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Platense
Sunday 15: Argentinos Juniors vs Newells Old Boys
Friday 20: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Deportivo Riestra
Saturday 21: Boca Juniors vs River Plate
Sunday 22: Huracan vs Lanus
Sunday 22: Independiente vs Argentinos Juniors
Monday 23: Velez Sarsfield vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Tuesday 24: River Plate vs Colo Colo (Chile) - Copa Libertadores de America
Thursday 26: Racing Club vs Club Athletico Paranaense (Brasil) - Copa Sudamericana
Saturday 28: San Lorenzo vs Banfield
Saturday 28: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Defensa Y Justicia
Sunday 29: River Plate vs Talleres
Monday 30: Racing Club vs Platense
Monday 30: Argentinos Juniors vs Atlético Tucuman

OCTOBER 2024
Friday 4: Huracan vs Sarmiento
Saturday 5: Velez Sarsfield vs Racing Club
Sunday 6: Independiente vs Deportivo Riestra
Sunday 6: Boca Juniors vs Argentinos Juniors
Monday 7: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 20: San Lorenzo vs Barracas Central
Sunday 20: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 20: Racing Club vs Defensa Y Justicia
Sunday 20: River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield
Sunday 20: Argentinos Juniors vs Talleres
Sunday 27: Huracan vs Central Cordoba
Sunday 27: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Union
Sunday 27: Independiente vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 27: Velez Sarsfield vs Belgrano
Wednesday 30: River Plate vs Atletico Mineiro - Copa Libertadores de America

NOVEMBER 2024
Sunday 3: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Independiente Rivadavia
Sunday 3: Racing Club vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 3: River Plate vs Banfield
Sunday 3: Argentinos Juniors vs Velez Sarsfield
Sunday 3: Huracan vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Wednesday 6: Boca Juniors vs Godoy Cruz
Wednesday 6: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Central Cordoba
Wednesday 6: Independiente vs Union
Wednesday 6: San Lorenzo vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Sunday 10: Racing Club vs Independiente Rivadavia
Sunday 10: River Plate vs Barracas Central
Sunday 10: Argentinos Juniors vs Banfield
Sunday 10: Huracan vs Independiente
Sunday 10: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Newells Old Boys
Wednesday 20: Boca Juniors vs Union
Wednesday 20: Independiente vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Wednesday 20: Velez Sarsfield vs Lanus
Wednesday 20: San Lorenzo vs Racing Club
Wednesday 20: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Rosario Central
Sunday 24: Racing Club vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Sunday 24: River Plate vs San Lorenzo
Sunday 24: Argentinos Juniors vs Barracas Central
Sunday 24: Huracan vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 24: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Atlético Tucuman

DECEMBER 2024
Sunday 1: Velez Sarsfield vs Sarmiento
Sunday 1: San Lorenzo vs Belgrano
Sunday 8: River Plate vs Rosario Central
Sunday 8: Argentinos Juniors vs San Lorenzo
Sunday 8: Huracan vs Platense
Sunday 8: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Talleres
Sunday 8: Independiente vs Atlético Tucuman
Sunday 15: Velez Sarsfield vs Huracan
Sunday 15: San Lorenzo vs Tigre
Sunday 15: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Argentinos Juniors
Sunday 15: Racing Club vs River Plate

Schedule subject to change of dates and addition of new matches depending on the progress of the tournaments, please check regularly for updates.

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Teatro Colon 2024 Season



The prestigious TEATRO COLON OF BUENOS AIRES, one of the most important Opera Houses in the world, has announced its 2024 SEASON PROGRAM.

The 2024 season consists of seven lyrical titles (four revivals and three premieres), five ballets and twenty concerts by the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, plus five concerts by the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón, with a few bright names.


BALLET:

The season will open on March 12 with the ballet Carmina Burana, directed by Mauricio Wainrot. The direction of the four remaining titles that make up the program will be the responsibility of Mario Galizzi, director of the Ballet of Teatro Colón.

In June Marianela Nuñez, prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet of London, will star in Sleeping Beauty. In late August, a mixed program will be presented, composed of Suite en Blanc, Adagietto and Bolero X. The romantic ballet Giselle completes the ballet season, that will conclude with The Bayadere.

OPERA:
 
The Opera season will begin with Strauss's opera Ariadna in Naxos, on April 12, directed by Günter Neuhold and régie by Marcelo Lombardero, bringing together local and international performers led by Carla Filipcic Holm, Sergio Escobar, and Ekaterina Lekina.

Turandot, Puccini’s masterpiece, will go up on May 17 (nine functions) with the historic staging by Roberto Oswald and musical direction alternating between Carlos Vieu and Beatrice Venezi. Austrian soprano Martina Serafin will star alongside Marcelo Puente, Jaqulina Livieri and Lucas Debeven Mayer.

The Consul, by Gian Carlo Menotti, will also have its revival in the stage version by Rubén Szuchmacher with musical direction of Marcelo Ayub (August). Except for the lead role, which this time will be played by the Argentine baritone Sebastián Angulegui, the rest of the cast is practically the same as the 2022 premiere, with Carla Filipcic Holm, Adriana Maestrángelo and Virginia Correa Dupuy, in the main roles.

Carmen by Georges Bizet, with stage direction by Calixo Bieito, is the most resonant of the lyrical season. It is a co-production between the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​and the Teatro Regio in Turin. It will go up on July 12 (eight performances) with musical direction by Kakhi Solomnishvili, and the Argentine mezzo-soprano Francesa di Sauro together with Gustavo López Manzitti in the main roles.

Orpheus in the Underworld is the second of the three new productions. Jacques Offenbach's operetta will feature a scene by the ingenious Pablo Maritano and musical direction by Christian Baldini, with the participation of a talented local cast (November).

The third novelty - perhaps the most unique thing of the season - is the new production of Aurora, by Héctor Panizza, with stage direction by Betty Gambartes (September and October). 

Un Ballo in Maschera, by Giuseppe Verdi, will close the season between November and December. 

CONCERTS:

The two Colón orchestras will also each have their season (20 concerts for the Philharmonic, and 5 for the Stable Orchestra) with guest conductors and performers.

The Academic Orchestra of Teatro Colón will also have its subscription for six concerts and will work with directors specialized in different repertoires.

Highlights include the Concerto for piano, string orchestra and cymbals, by Galina Ustvólskaya (April 13) and the Concerto for two harpsichords in C minor by Bach, in tribute to Mario Videla who passed away last year (July 19). And in the semi-staged version, the premiere of La voz que nunca calla, by Marcelo Delgado and libretto by Ignacio Apolo (November 9).

FESTIVAL MARTHA ARGERICH:

The Martha Argerich Festival will return in August with Charles Dutoit, Annie Dutoit-Argerich, among other guests (programs to be confirmed). And of course, the famous hostess and pianist Martha Argerich.


INTERNATIONAL GUESTS:

Among the international visitors, the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and the soprano Hera Hyesang Park stand out. Both will be presented in the Extraordinary Concerts cycle, which will also feature the presence of the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba under the baton of Ricardo Kangi, the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia under the direction of Yeruham Scharovsky, and the conductors Sylvain Gasançony and Isaac Karabtchevsky.


The full 2024 Season's program (in Spanish only) can be downloaded through this link.


TICKETS:
Yearly Subscriptions on sale from February 19th, 2024.
Individual tickets for all the 2024 performances will go on sale on March 4th.
Theater's box office: Tucuman 1171, every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (except May 1st, December 24, 25, 31, and January 1st).

For more information, visit Teatro Colón official website.




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Children's Book Fair 2024



From July 8th through July 28th 2024, the 32nd edition of the Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair (Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil) will take place at Palacio Libertad (former CCK), with free entrance to the public. The Fair is a place destined for the cultural and educational upbringing of children, in an entertaining and joyful environment.

In addition to the exhibition and sale of books, the Fair will offer free activities for youngsters and kids, such as:

° Workshops: drawing, story telling, painting, modeling, magic, science, illustration, comics, reading, cooking, creativity, music, puppetry, and much more.
° Theater, puppet, circus, and music shows
° Games and contests
° Story-telling
° Talks with writers
° Signing of copies
° Children´s Library
° Science corner

Kids will be able to meet their favorite writers, participate in the workshops, read at the library or enjoy the shows organized by the exhibitors, that will take place at their exhibition stands.

Dates: July 8th - 28th, 2024
Location: Palacio Libertad (former CCK), Sarmiento 151
Opening hours:
Monday 8: 9.00 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday 9 (National Holiday): 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday 10 to Friday 12: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday 13 to Sunday 28: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Free entrance
For more information: Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil official website (in Spanish only).

Exposición Rural 2024: Cattle Breeding & Agriculture Exhibition


The traditional Livestock and Agriculture Exhibition ("La Rural"), held every year in Buenos Aires for over a century, is one of the most important of its kind worldwide, bringing together more than a million visitors among producers, tourists and general public. 

In it's 2024 edition, that will take place from July 18th through July 28th, more than 4500 animal exhibitors and 400 commercial brands will be showing their products: laboratories, leather goods, banks, automotive industries, farm machinery, and providers of services and goods for the agricultural industry.


Visitors will have the opportunity to attend the many activities that take place every day during the Fair, such as:

° Cattle and equine competitions
° Cattle and equine auctions
° Cattle and horse breed exhibitions
° Traditional folk costumes contests
° Rein skills
° Polo exhibitions
° Indoor Pato (Horseball) exhibition
° Show jumping competitions
° Carriage exhibitions
° Military bands
° Farm machinery exhibition
° Live music shows
° Activities and workshops for kids

As well as exhibitions of all kinds of farm animals, sale of Argentine crafts, folk shows, and tastings of traditional products at the exhibition´s pavilions.







Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Dates: July 18th through July 28th, 2024
Opening hours: Every day from 9 am to 8 pm.

Admittance Fees:

Online through this link
Thursday to Sunday: AR$ 8500
Monday to Wednesday: AR$ 7500
Family pack 4×3:
Thursday to Sunday: AR$ 25500
Monday to Wednesday: AR$ 22500

At the venue's box office:
General adnittance: AR$ 10000.-
Seniors and Pensioners: Monday & Tuesday: Free - Wednesday to Sunday: AR$5000 (only at the venue)
Children under 8: Free every day

More information: Exposicion Rural official website