NOTICE: THE FESTIVAL ON DECEMBER 20th and 21st HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NEW DATES:

The last edition of 2019 of the Gourmet Festival “Apetito” will take place on Friday, December 27th from 6.00 PM to 1.00 AM, and Saturday, December 28th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 AM, at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo (Av. del Libertador & Dorrego).

The best cooks and beer brewers will get together with more than 25 food trucks offering hamburgers, crepes, pulled, pork, bagels, Mexican food, empanadas, fish, vegetarian food, pizzas, smoothies, hot dogs, ice cream, coffee, and more. Furthermore, there will a a beer garden with more than 25 craft beer brewers, and a line up of musical shows each day.

For this Christmas Edition there will be special activities for kids, and the presence of Santa Claus on Saturday 21st, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

The Gourmet Festival may be suspended in case of rain.
Free entrance to the public.

The first Night Edition of the traditional French Market "Le Marché" will take place on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th, 2019, from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, at Plaza República del Perú (next to MALBA museum) on Av Figueroa Alcorta & Salguero.

For this special Christmas Edition, in addition to the traditional gastronomic specialties from the French cuisine - like Macarons, croissants, éclairs, croque-monsieur, crêpes, raclette, quiches, fresh oysters, among many other delicacies - visitors will have the chance to purchase their gifts from a selection of designers and entrepreneurs, including toys, bijou, knitwear, leather bags, pottery, maps, books, beauty products, and more!

The main producers of organic and healthy food in Argentina will gather once again, this time for a night edition of the traditional Buenos Aires Market, on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, from 5.00 pm to 12.00 am, with free access to the public.

Visitors will have the opportunity to taste free samples and buy natural foods and beverages at promotional prices in an area specially located at Parque Las Heras, on Av. Las Heras & Coronel Díaz, Palermo.

More than 60 gazebos will be installed inside the park, where the participating producers will offer organic and natural products such as Oils; Alcoholic drinks (organic wines, beers); Soft drinks and natural juices; Cereals and seeds; Spices; Nuts; Fruits & Vegetables; Farm produce; Delicatessen; Gourmet food; Flour and derivatives; Mushrooms; Infusions; Vegetables; Dairy; Bakery; Jams; edible Flowers; Pasta; Herbs; Snacks, and more.

More than 10 food trucks will be offering special menus for visitors and healthy food to go or to enjoy right there on the communal tables of this picturesque market.

In case of rain the Fair will be reprogrammed.

Consult on Buenos Aires Market website for any change of schedule.

British Ambassador's Residence

The British Community Council in Argentina (ABCC) presents the annual "Christmas Fair", that will be held on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, in the Gardens of the British Ambassador's Residence in Buenos Aires, with entrance on Newton 2575, Recoleta, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

This charity event is a great opportunity to purchase all your Christmas presents at the Artisans' Fair, while spending a nice day with the whole family, enjoying the visit of Santa Claus, Santa's Elves, Carroll Singing, raffles, surprises, and much more. Food and beverages will be available.

ID must be presented at the door for entrance.

To be suspended in case of rain.

For more information, visit the ABCC website.

MATEAR, the only Fair dedicated exclusively to the world of Mate, organized by the National Institute of Yerba Mate (INYM) will take place on Friday, November 29th, Saturday November 30th and Sunday, December 1st of 2019 at La Rural Exhibition Center, from 11 am to 8 pm, with free entrance to the public.

During these three days visitors will have the chance learn and discover everything about Argentina's national infusion with talks, lessons and workshops, and find all the products necessary to prepare a good mate:

Yerba Mate: purchase and taste yerba mate directly from the producers, and even get some brands that cannot be found at the supermarkets; discover the many different uses of Yerba mate in gastronomy and drinks; find promotions and offers.

Accessories: thermos, holders, mate bags, yerba and sugar containers, bombillas and mate gourds made with all kinds of different materials. 

Snacks and cookies: delicious cookies and alfajores to accompany your Mate.

Mate Court: a special place to seat and enjoy some mates with family and friends.

Location: La Rural. Av. Santa Fe & Av. Sarmiento

Free entrance

More information: http://matear.com.ar/

Mid November is definitely the best time of the year in Buenos Aires. It's the time when the Jacaranda trees are in full bloom and the whole city gets painted in lavender blue. 

The first specimen of Jacaranda, a tree original from the North-west of Argentina, was planted in Buenos Aires in 1875 with the inauguration of the 3 de Febrero Park, and since then it has been spread all over the city for its ornamental value in the different plantation programs.

The beautiful Jacaranda trees are in bloom until early December, making this the most beautiful time of the year to visit Buenos Aires and admire this wonderful spectacle of nature. Some of the most beautiful specimens of Jacaranda trees can be admired at Plaza San Martin in Retiro; along Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Avenida 9 de Julio and Avenida Libertador; near Plaza Francia and the Fine Arts Museum (Recoleta); Plaza Italia; Plaza Alemania; Plaza de Mayo, Plaza Congreso, Palermo Parks, the Rose Garden, and many streets, avenues and parks across the city.

Enjoy the sights!

The most important polo tournament in the world, the Argentine Polo Open Championship (Abierto Argentino de Polo), or simply "El Abierto", will kick off on Saturday, November 16th, 2019, with its thrilling Final to be played on December 14th. This tournament, held every year at the Cathedral of Polo, the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo (Av. del Libertador & Dorrego), brings together the best polo players in the world, and it is one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the international polo calendar. It´s also one of the main social events in Buenos Aires, with it's famous "after polo" and musical shows every night.

Tickets are on sale through Allaccess. Tickets may also be available on the same day of each match at the stadium's box office, but the Semifinal and Final dates may get sold out in advance.

Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event. Contact me through this Contact Form to inquire about the special VIP HOSPITALITY PACKAGES; our EXCLUSIVE POLO DAY EXPERIENCE with a specialized guide, or if you need help getting your tickets in advance.

Participating teams:

League A

Free entrance.
The Festival may be suspended in case of rain.

The 21st International Show Jumping Competition CSI2*-W Haras El Capricho will take place between November 15th and November 17th, 2019, at the international level courses of Haras El Capricho, located in the town of Capilla del Señor, 80 km North of Buenos Aires.

This is one of the most important Show Jumping competitions in Latin America, sponsored by the Argentine Equestrian Federation and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

As every year, live music shows will be presented at the stage located next to the main jumping course before the main competition. On Saturday 16th at 2:00 pm, a tribute to the the mythical Argentine group "Almendra". And on Sunday 17th, at 2 pm, the presentation of the popular group "Rafaga".

The most important events during the weekend are:

Friday, November 15:

The Festival dedicated to the traditional Argentine gastronomy "Sabores de la Patria" ("The flavors of our homeland"), will be held at Barrancas de Belgrano on Sunday, November 17th, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 12:00 am, offering a great variety of the most representative typical dishes of our country, such as: locro, carbonada, guiso de lentejas, humita al plato, polenta grillada, humita en chala, tamales, pastel de papas, empanadas, & asado, among many other local specialties.

There will also be a market with traditional Argentine products, like yerba mate, dulce de leche, wines, cold cuts, cheese, preserves, spices, honey, alfajores, and much more.

Location: Barrancas de Belgrano (Echeverría & 11 de Septiembre).

Will be suspended in case of rain.

On Sunday, November 17th, 2019, the City of Buenos Aires presents a new edition of The Bookstore Night (La Noche de las Librerías), from 6:00 pm to 1.00 am. This traditional event represents the publishing industry and pays tribute to bookstores and booksellers in Buenos Aires, the city with most bookstores per inhabitant in the world, with free activities in over 50 bookstores, and the traditional festival on Avenida Corrientes.

During the Bookstore Night, the vehicular traffic will be closed and sofas for free use of the public will be installed along Avenida Corrientes from Libertad St up to Junín St, where multiple cultural activities will take place simultaneously in bookstores, bars, theaters and on the streets, including book presentations, workshops, story telling, talks with authors, live music, activities for kids, and more.

Musical shows will be be presented on the main stage located on Avenida Corrientes 2100 (corner Junin).

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The event is totally free of charge. Click here for the complete program (in Spanish only).
In case of rain the event will be reprogrammed.

The record stores of Buenos Aires will remain open during the night of Thursday, November 7th, 2019, for the 11th edition of The Record Store Night (La Noche de las Disquerías) an event similar to the "Record Store Day" celebrated in different cities around the world.

During the night there will be free live music shows and important discounts at the participating music stores across the city:

DOWNTOWN

Zivals – Av. Callao 395

Blade Cazador de Vinilos - Av. Independencia 657

Live Show and DJ sets from 6:00 pm
* 25% discount on all vinyls and 50% discount on all cassettes and CDs.

Notorious – Av. Callao 966.
Live show:

The Anthology – Shop 7: Record signing and 20% discount

6:00 pm: Los Libres (Acoustic Set)

10.30 pm: Ariel Prat

Velazco Disqueria y Bar - Juan Ramirez de Velazco 492

The International Festival BUENOS AIRES JAZZ 2019 (BAJazz.19), that will take place between November 14th and November 18th, 2019, presents a program of concerts by more than 500 national and international artists, offering the best of jazz in all its forms.

The opening night at Usina del Arte, on Thursday, November 14th, at 8.30 pm, will be starred by a group entirely made up of female artists, with the renowned Canadian producer, musician and composer Jane Bunnett and her group of Cuban female musicians Maqueque.

The closing concert will be held at the same venue on November 18th, at 8.30 pm, by Harold Danko & Rich Perry Quartet. Their live performance promises musical moments of the highest quality and brings this great local celebration of jazz to a proper close.

The program of BAJazz.19 will be divided into different sections, among them:

° International Concerts: by Enrico Rava celebrating his 80th anniversary; Giovanni Guidi, Gianluca Petrella, Géraldine Laurent,  Laurent de Wilde, Hilario Durán, Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock,  First Gig Never Happened Trio, among others.

° Chamber Jazz Concerts: held at the Chamber Hall of Usina del Arte and Bebop Club.

° Open Air concerts: In this edition the Open Air concerts held at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario and Usina del Arte will include the Jazzology series, the Jam, the Big Bands and the Voices of Jazz.

° "El Aula" (The Classroom): open classes, clinics, workshops and ensemble classes.

TICKETS:

Paid concerts and workshops: For the Opening and Closing concerts, Piano Solos, Crossings and The Classroom, you can purchase your tickets as of Monday, November 4th, online at buenosaires.gob.ar/festivales

Or in person at:

*Tu Entrada, Viamonte 560
Weekdays from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturdays from 12 pm to 8 pm.

*Usina del Arte, Agustín R. Caffarena 1
Thursday 14th, from 2 pm to 5 pm
Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th and Monday 18th from 12 noon to 9 pm

Free concerts at Usina del Arte and Cultural Centers: For the concerts and activities held at the following venues: Usina del Arte, Bebop Club, Borges 1975, Espacio Cultural Adán Buenosayres, Espacio Cultural Julián Centeya, Espacio Cultural Resurgimiento, Espacio Cultural Carlos Gardel and Museo del Cine, reserve your ticket online at buenosaires.gob.ar/festivales. 

Limited to 1 (one) ticket per person per show.
Reserved tickets can be collected from 2 (two) hours before the event at each venue’s Information Desk.
Reservations will be valid until 30 minutes before the start of the show. After that time, the tickets will be released to the public.

Free events: Admission to activities and concerts held at the following venues: Plaza de la Usina, Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, Amphitheater of Parque Lezama is free, and no ticket is required. They are on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to venue capacity.

For more information, purchase of tickets and daily schedules, visit Buenos Aires Jazz 19 official website.

The Buenos Aires Gastronomy Week (Semana de la Gastronomía Porteña), organized by the Association of Hotels, Restaurants, Bars and Cafés, together with the City Government of Buenos Aires, will be held from November 4th to November 10th, 2019.

Every day of the Gastronomy week several restaurants around the city will offer a special 3 step lunch and/or dinner menu at a promotional fixed price.

Some of the restaurants will include 2 bottles of Malbec wine every 2 persons that order the promotional menus - one for the meal and one to take away.

The opening of this gastronomy week will be on Saturday, November 2nd, from 7 pm to 11 pm, with a giant pot of "chorizo a la pomarola" at the terrace of Buenos Aires Design (Av. del Libertador & Pueyrredon). The sandwiches on sale will have an accessible price and the procedures will be donated to a children's cancer foundation.

For more information, menus and reservations, go to: www.semanagastronomia.org.ar

A new edition of the Food and Music Festival "Food Fest BA" will take place on Saturday, November 9th and Sunday, November 10th of 2019 at the central court of La Rural Exhibition Center, on Av. Santa Fe 4201 (Plaza Italia), with free entrance to the public.

This is an open air event offering Street Food and music shows, where visitors have the chance to try different kinds of food from the best Food Trucks in the city, as well as wines, beers and cocktails.

Various emerging artists and music bands will be presenting live music shows throughout the weekend, and an exclusive DJ Truck will liven up the atmosphere of the event.

Times:
Saturday: 1 pm to 12 am
Sunday: 1 pm to 10 pm

Will be suspended in case of rain
More information: www.foodfest.com.ar/

Hurlingham Club

The 126th Hurlingham Club Open Championship, the oldest Polo tournament in the world, will kick off this Friday, October 25th, 2019, with the participation of eight of the best worldwide Polo teams and the world's top ranked polo players.

The Hurlingham Club Open is the second jewel of the Argentina "Triple Crown" of Polo, following the Tortugas Open Championship, and preceding the Argentine Open Championship.

The preliminary matches will be played at the Argentine Polo Association in Pilar (AAP) with free entrance. The zone definitions on November 2nd and 3rd will be played at Hurlingham Club, and the Final on November 9th at Palermo Polo Field. 

Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event and experience Polo the Argentine way. Contact me through this Contact Form for so I can arrange transportation for you, or the full Polo package with specialized guide.

Participating teams:

Saturday, November 2 

2:00 pm: La Albertina 16 vs La Aguada 15 - (AAP Pilar)
4:00 pm: Ellerstina 14 vs La Dolfina Polo Ranch 7 - (Hurlingham Club)

Sunday, November 3 
2:00 pm: La Ensenada 9 vs Cria Yatay 7 - (AAP Pilar)
4:00 pm: La Dolfina 17 vs Las Monjitas 14 - (Hurlingham Club)

Final - The Ayrshire Cup - Saturday, November 9 at Palermo Polo Field

4.00 pm: Ellerstina 13 vs La Dolfina 16
LA DOLFINA CHAMPION OF THE 126th HURLINGHAM OPEN

The schedule and venues are subject to change depending on weather and field conditions. Check for updates in case of rain.

Open House offers the opportunity to enter for free and explore those private or public places that are normally closed to the general public, with the help of volunteers who generously give their time to accompany and comment on the tours. This year more than 100 buildings selected for their architectural heritage and cultural value and which usually can not be accessed freely will be open to the public.

Some buildings require previous registration. Registration starts on October 22nd, at 10 AM BA time, through this link: 

http://www.openhousebsas.org/edificio

Select the building with INSCRIPCION ONLINE you want to visit and click on INSCRIBITE AL EDIFICIO DESDE EVENTBRITE.

The spaces are limited and the maximum is 3 selected buildings each day. An ID will be requested without exception in order to enter the buildings on the day of the event.

The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires presents the 16th Edition of La Noche de los Museos - Museum Night 2019, that will take place on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, from 8 PM until 3 AM.

Every year since 2004 one Saturday night the museums of Buenos Aires stay open all night offering different cultural activities, all of them free of charge, in the same way as in other 130 cities around the world.

Over 280 museums and art spaces all across the city will be participating in this edition. During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy free guided visits, special exhibitions, as well as conferences, shows, theater performances, dance, screenings, video, multimedia, and diverse concerts of classical music, jazz, tango, folk, and rock.

There will be numerous activities specially organized for kids, like workshops, guided visits, plays, performances, concerts, and much more.

More than 80 bus lines will offer free rides during the night, presenting the Free Pass that can be printed through this link or downloaded on your phone through this link.

For more information and complete program, visit La Noche de los Museos official website (in Spanish only).

Organized by the Argentine Antiquarian Bookstores' Association (ALADA), the XIII Antiquarian Book Fair will take place from October 30th through November 3rd, 2019, at CCK Cultural Center, Sarmiento 151, with free entrance to the public.

This annual event emphasizes the highly valuable cultural heritage of antique books, manuscripts, documents, engravings, maps and photographs available in the antiquarian bookstores of Buenos Aires, placing the city in an outstanding position among other cities where similar fairs are held, like Paris, Madrid, New York, or Milan.

At the Fair visitors will be able to appreciate and purchase a varied selection of antique books in different languages, historical documents, maps and photographs, primitive Argentine prints, first editions, and a great amount of diverse, carefully selected printed material.

Dates and hours:
Wednesday 30, Thursday 31, Friday 1: 2 PM to 8 PM
Saturday 2: 5 PM to 11 PM
Sunday 11: 3 PM to 8 PM

Location: Sarmiento 151, Buenos Aires

Free entrance