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Futbol Soccer in Buenos Aires - Calendar of matches 2025


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FIXTURE - FIRST PHASE

JANUARY 2025
Friday 24: Independiente vs Sarmiento
Saturday 25: San Lorenzo vs Talleres
Saturday 25: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Union
Sunday 26: Boca Junuiors vs Argentinos Juniors
Tuesday 28: Velez Sarfield vs Platense
Wednesday 29: Gimnasia de La Plata vs San Lorenzo
Wednesday 29: Huracan vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Wednesday 29: River Plate vs Instituto de Córdoba
Thursday 30: Racing Club vs Belgrano
Thursday 30: Argentinos Juniors vs Tigre

FEBRUARY 2025
Sunday 2: San Lorenzo vs River Plate
Sunday 2: Independiente vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Sunday 2: Boca Juniors vs Huracan
Monday 3: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Racing Club
Monday 3: Argentinos Juniors vs Platense
Friday 7: Huracan vs Tigre
Saturday 8: Velez Sarfield vs San Lorenzo
Saturday 8: River Plate vs Independiente
Saturday 8: Racing Club vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 9: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Godoy Cruz
Tuesday 11: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Banfield
Tuesday 11: Boca Juniors vs Independiente de Rivadavia
Wednesday 12: Argentinos Juniors vs Huracan
Wednesday 12: Independiente vs Velez Sarfield
Thursday 13: San Lorenzo vs Platense
Saturday 15: Racing Club vs Argentinos Juniors
Sunday 16: River Plate vs Lanus
Sunday 16: Huracan vs Union
Monday 17: Velez Sarfield vs Godoy Cruz
Thursday 20: Racing Club vs Botafogo Of Soccer And Regattas (Brazil) - Recopa Sudamericana
Friday 21: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Central Cordoba
Saturday 22: Boca Juniors vs Aldosivi
Saturday 22: Independiente vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 23: Huracan vs San Lorenzo
Monday 24: Argentinos Juniors vs Independiente Rivadavia
Tuesday 25: Boca Juniors vs Alianza Lima - Copa Libertadores
Friday 28: Boca Juniors vs Rosario Central

MARCH 2025
Saturday 1: River Plate vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Sunday 2: Argentinos Juniors vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 2: Velez Sarfield vs Huracan
Monday 3: San Lorenzo vs Racing Club
Friday 7: Velez Sarfield vs San Martin de San Juan
Saturday 8: San Lorenzo vs Independiente
Saturday 8: Racing Club vs Huracan
Sunday 9: River Plate vs Atlético Tucuman
Friday 14: Argentinos Juniors vs Aldosivi
Saturday 15: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Newells Old Boys
Saturday 15: Huracan vs Independiente Rivadavia
Sunday 16: Independiente vs Racing Club
Sunday 16: Boca Juniors vs Defensa y Justicia
Tuesday 25: Argentina vs Brazil - 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
Friday 28: San Lorenzo vs Lanus
Friday 28: Velez Sarfield vs Deportivo Riestra
Saturday 29: River Plate vs Rosario Central
Saturday 29: Independiente vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 30: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Sarmiento

APRIL 2025
Friday 4: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Belgrano
Saturday 5: Huracan vs Aldosivi
Sunday 6: Boca Juniors vs Barracas
Sunday 6: Racing Club vs Banfield
Sunday 6: Argentinos Juniors vs Defensa Y Justicia
Tuesday 8: Independiente vs Boston River (Uruguay) - Copa Sudamericana
Saturday 12: San Lorenzo vs Atlético Tucuman
Sunday 13: Independiente vs San Martin de San Juan
Sunday 13: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Sunday 13: River Plate vs Talleres
Monday 14: Velez Sarsfield vs Sarmiento
Friday 18: Gimnasia de La Plata vs River Plate
Friday 18: Racing Club vs Central Cordoba
Saturday 19: Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Saturday 19: Huracan vs Defensa Y Justicia
Monday 21: Argentinos Juniors vs Barracas Central
Saturday 26: San Lorenzo vs Rosario Central
Sunday 27: River Plate vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 27: Independiente vs Deportivo Riestra
Monday 28: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Tigre
Monday 28: Velez Sarsfield vs Gimnasia de La Plata

MAY 2025
Friday 2: Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Friday 2: Racing Club vs Newells Old Boys
Saturday 3: Huracan vs Barracas Central
Sunday 4: River Plate vs Velez Sarfield
Wednesday 14: Racing Club vs Colo Colo (Chile) - Copa Libertadores de America
Thursday 15: River Plate vs Independiente Del Valle (Ecuador) - Copa Libertadores de America
Thursday 15: Independiente vs Guarani (Paraguay) - Copa Sudamericana
Tuesday 27: River Plate vs Club Universitario De Deportes (Peru) - Copa Libertadores de America
Wednesday 28: Independiente vs Nacional Potosi (Bolivia) - Copa Sudamericana
Thursday 29: Racing Club vs Fortaleza (Brasil) - Copa Libertadores de América


FIXTURE - SECOND PHASE

JULY 2025
Sunday 13: Argentinos Juniors vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 13: Huracan vs Belgrano
Sunday 13: Racing Club vs Barracas Central
Sunday 13: River Plate vs Platense
Sunday 13: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 13: Velez Sarfield vs Tigre
Sunday 20: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Huracan
Sunday 20 Independiente vs Talleres
Sunday 20 San Lorenzo vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Sunday 27: Huracan vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 27: Racing Club vs Estudiantes de La Plata
Sunday 27: Velez Sarsfield vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 27: River Plate vs San Lorenzo
Sunday 27: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Independiente

AUGUST 2025
Sunday 10: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Independiente de Rivadavia
Sunday 10: Argentinos Juniors vs Union
Sunday 10: Independiente vs River Plate
Sunday 10: San Lorenzo vs Velez Sarsfield
Sunday 17: Racing Club vs Tigre
Sunday 17: Velez Sarsfield vs Independiente
Sunday 17: River Plate vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 17: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Lanus
Sunday 24: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Aldosivi
Sunday 24: Argentinos Juniors vs Racing Club
Sunday 24: Independiente vs Platense
Sunday 24: San Lorenzo vs Instituto de Córdoba
Sunday 31: Racing Club vs Union
Sunday 31: Velez Sarsfield vs Lanus
Sunday 31: River Plate vs San Martin de San Juan
Sunday 31: San Lorenzo vs Huracan

SEPTEMBER 2025
Sunday 14: Independiente vs Banfield
Sunday 14: Huracan vs Velez Sarsfield
Sunday 14: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Union
Sunday 14: Racing Club vs San Lorenzo
Sunday 21: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Defensa Y Justicia
Sunday 21: Argentinos Juniors vs Banfield
Sunday 21: Huracan vs Racing Club
Sunday 21: Independiente vs San Lorenzo
Sunday 28: San Lorenzo vs Godoy Cruz
Sunday 28: Velez Sarsfield vs Atlético Tucuman
Sunday 28: River Plate vs Deportivo Riestra
Sunday 28: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Rosario Central
Sunday 28: Racing Club vs Independiente

OCTOBER 2025
Sunday 5: Argentinos Juniors vs Central Cordoba
Sunday 5: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Barracas Central
Sunday 5: Huracan vs Banfield
Sunday 5: Racing Club vs Independiente de Rivadavia
Sunday 12: San Lorenzo vs San Martin de San Juan
Sunday 12: Velez Sarsfield vs Rosario Central
Sunday 12: River Plate vs Sarmiento
Sunday 12: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Talleres
Sunday 12: Independiente vs Lanus
Sunday 19: Argentinos Juniors vs Newells Old Boys
Sunday 19: Huracan vs Central Cordoba
Sunday 19: Racing Club vs Aldosivi
Sunday 19: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Gimnasia de La Plata

NOVEMBER 2025
Sunday 2: Estudiantes de La Plata vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 2: Independiente vs Atlético Tucuman
Sunday 2: San Lorenzo vs Deportivo Riestra
Sunday 2: Velez Sarsfield vs Talleres
Sunday 2: River Plate vs Gimnasia de La Plata
Sunday 9: Argentinos Juniors vs Belgrano
Sunday 9: Huracan vs Newells Old Boys
Sunday 9: Racing Club vs Defensa Y Justicia
Sunday 9: Gimnasia de La Plata vs Velez Sarsfield
Sunday 16: Estudiantes Lp vs Argentinos Juniors
Sunday 16: Independiente vs Rosario Central
Sunday 16: San Lorenzo vs Sarmiento
Sunday 16: Velez Sarsfield 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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Argentina entry requirements for international tourists - Update



Through Administrative Decision 951/2021 issued on April 6th, 2022, the Argentine government has announced the lifting of all restrictions, including the requirement of proof of vaccination or PCR test for entry into the national territory of all non-resident foreigners from any country, subject to compliance with current immigration requirements and the requirements listed below:

Through Administrative Decision 937/2022 issued on August 26th, 2022 the Argentine government has announced that Travelers do not need fill out the sworn declaration (affidavit) anymore, and health insurance with Covid-19 coverage is no longer required.

Additional notes:
**Use of masks is no longer mandatory on public transport, businesses and work environments.

Note that all these measures will remain in place as long as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country keep decreasing or there is not a sudden surge in infection rates, so please make sure to be updated on all the current travel regulations.


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Teatro Colon Guided Tours


After more than two years being suspended because of the pandemic, the guided tours to the interior of the magnificent Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires start running again on April 21st, 2022.

The tours are held every day of the year, including weekends and holidays (except May 1st, December 24th, 25th and 31st, and January 1st).
The guided visits have a duration of approximately 50 minutes, starting at Paseo de los Carruajes, on Tucuman 1171.
Tours are offered every 15 minutes from 10:00 AM to 4.45 PM. 
Guided visits in English are conducted every day at 10:00 AM, 11.00 AM, 12.00PM, 1:30 PM, 3.00 PM, and 4:00 PM.

The visit has a cost of $ 22,000 Argentine Pesos for foreign visitors.
Argentine residents (with DNI): $10,000 Pesos
Retirees, resident university students (1) and Cultural Pass: $4,500 Pesos
Children under 7 years old (2): Free of charge
People with a disability certificate and one companion (3): Free of charge

1. Tickets corresponding to the “Retirees” and “Students” rates may be purchased by credit or debit card only at the Teatro Colón Ticket Office upon presentation of official documentation proving that status.

2. Tickets for minors, free of charge, must be exchanged for the same method in which the paid tickets were purchased (website or in-person ticket office).

3. Discounts are only applied to the Ticket Office upon presentation of the corresponding credential or certificate.

The entrance ticket can be acquired at the Theater's box office (Tucuman 1171), with credit card, debit card, or cash (Pesos), or online through this link.

For more information, visit the Teatro Colon website,






Mataderos Fair - A showcase of Argentine traditions


Since 1986, the Fair of Crafts and Popular Argentinian Traditions, better known as the Mataderos Fair (Feria de Mataderos), is open to the public on Sundays and National Holidays from 11 am to 7 pm in its winter schedule from March through December.

At the Mataderos Fair visitors can enjoy more than 500 traditional craft stalls from around the country and about 40 stalls of local products and food characteristic of our country: locro, humita, empanadas, tamales, asado, "choripan", tortas fritas.

As usual, gaucho skills as the Corrida de Sortijas, the traditional game of Pato (horse ball) are held every Sunday afternoon, as well as traditional parades of floats, the Gauchos Parades, and recreational activities for the whole family, like the Children's Film Club, and over 15 free workshops: Folk dance, Loom, Guitar, Charango, Sikus, Tango, wood carving, Quichua Language, Basketry, Ceramics, etc.

During the year many renowned artists are presented in the main stage, as well as folk music and dance groups that always accompany the Fair, many of which travel specially from various provinces of our country to be at the Fair, a wonderful opportunity to showcase their music.

Throughout the year several special events are held, with a prominent priority for National Holidays: May 25th (May Revolution), July 9th (Independence Day), October 12th  (Reaffirmation of the rights of indigenous peoples), November 10th  (Tradition Day), and in the month of June the celebration of the Mataderos Fair's birthday.




Feria de Mataderos. 
Location: Av. Lisandro de la Torre and Avenida de los Corrales
Opening Hours: Sundays and National Holidays, 11 am to 7 pm.
Closed in case of rain