The annual Architecture and Urban Planning Festival Open House Buenos Aires, will take place this year on Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2024. An open house weekend at those buildings that cause admiration and curiosity. Buenos Aires was the first Latin American city to adopt the Open House concept in 2013.

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.

Only with some exceptions, most of the buildings this year do not require previous registration to visit, but in order to secure entrance it is recommend to arrive as early as possible and as much in advance before the closing time. An ID will be requested without exception in order to enter the buildings on the day of the event.

A new edition of La Noche de los Museos - Museum Night 2024, the biggest cultural event of the year, will take place in Buenos Aires on Saturday, October 9th, 2024, from 7 PM until 2 AM.

Every year since 2004, one Saturday night the museums in the city 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 250 museums, cultural centers and art spaces all across the city will be participating in this edition. During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy numerous 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. 

Buses and Subte lines will offer free rides during the night, presenting the Free Pass that can be downloaded through the city app BOTI. 

Mor more information and complete program through this link (in Spanish only)

This splendid specimen, one of the most famous trees in Buenos Aires is popularly known as the "Lapacho de Ezcurra". It is a "lapacho rosado" (Tabebuia impetiginosa), a tree native from the North-West of Argentina, that was planted many years ago by landscape artist Martin Ezcurra on the corner of Ave. Figueroa Alcorta and Mariscal Castilla, in Palermo Chico, and by the end of September every year punctually announces the arrival of Spring with an explosion of pink flowers:




This wonderful spectacle only lasts for a few days, so those who are in Buenos Aires at the end of September / beginning of October are very lucky to witness it.

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:

Free entrance

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