Buenos Aires Travel Guide

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

The 18th edition of the food and crafts fair "Caminos y Sabores" (Roads and Flavors), will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center between July 6th and July 9th, 2024, featuring typical food, tourism and handicrafts from all the regions in Argentina.

Caminos y Sabores is a large federal market of regional products made with added value by food producers, artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs who market, exhibit and present their specialties, conduct cooking classes and demonstrations before the general public. In this way, the fair brings producers from different parts of the Argentine territory closer to an audience with an increasingly demanding palate.

For 4 days, visitors will travel 9 thematic Roads to discover the flavors and richness in the country: The Federal Road, the Roads of: the Sweets, of Picadas, of Fruits of the Earth, of Infusions, of Oils and Dressings, of Drinks, of Tourism and Tradition, and the Road to Your Kitchen.

Meanwhile, the heart of the Fair will be made up of more than 500 food and beverage producers, artisans and entrepreneurs from Argentina who will allow the visitor to know what is hidden behind each product, the way they are made, the land from which they are produced. In this way the secrets of each grandmother, the memories of immigrants and the tradition of the natives, are once again valued.

In addition, 19 provinces will be present on the Federal Route with their own spaces where gastronomy and tourism will combine in a journey through the senses.

For their part, 50 chefs will put their stoves into action to prepare the typical dishes of their regions, provinces and localities.

More than 400 producers from all the Argentine provinces will be represented in the exhibition through their native foods and crafts. As every year from the first edition in 2005, visitors will have the opportunity to sample and buy: olive oil; home made salamis; cow, sheep and goat cheeses; wines from family owned wineries; homemade jellies; yerba mate and tea; craft beer; dulce de leche; just to mention some of the hundreds of products available.

At the Food Court visitors will be able to try and enjoy typical Argentine dishes and drinks such as Gin Tonic and Draft Craft Beer, knife-cut Lamb Empanadas, wild boar choripanes, cheese tamale, braised pork sandwich, cannoli with walnuts or almonds filled with sabayon, dulce de leche or chocolate, iced Alfajor, artisanal tea, etc.

Foto: Caminos & Sabores

Dates: July 6th through July 9th, 2024
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Entrance through Av. Sarmiento 2704.
Opening hours: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Admittance:
General: AR$ 10,000

Promotion 2x1 every day.
Children under 16: free

Tickets on sale at the venue.

More information: Caminos y Sabores official website.

A new edition of the Festival dedicated to the traditional Argentine gastronomy "Sabores de la Patria" ("The flavors of our Homeland"), will be held on Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th, 2024, from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, at the park located on Av. del Libertador & Av. Pueyrredon (opposite the Fine Arts Museum) with free entrance to the public.

Numerous food stands will be offering a great variety of the most representative typical dishes of our country, such as: locro, carbonada, choripan, humita, tamales, pastelitos, empanadas, asado, churros, picadas, lentil stew, meat & potato pie, among many other local specialties and traditional Argentine products, like yerba mate, dulce de leche, wines, cold cuts, cheese, preserves, spices, honey, alfajores, and much more.

There will also be live music shows, and entertainment for children and adults alike.

Location: Av. Del Libertador & Av. Puerredon.

The Fair will be suspended in case of rain.