Events Calendar February 2009

After not having posted something about events in BA, sorry, I made a new list for events in February. So stay tuned and read all about the coming FASHION WEEK, ATP TENNIS and ALANIS MORISSETTE.

Open Argentinian Polo Championships

Yesterday I went to the Polo field in the heart of Palermo (Las Cañitas) to watch the Open Argentinian Polo Championships. This was great! I had seen a pologame before, but that one was by far not as spectacular as what I saw yesterday.

other pologame, forgot to bring my camera…

The game is fast, wild [...]

6# Visiting Buenos Aires | Recoleta

This chique and fashionable area is one of the most expensive of Buenos Aires. “La Recoleta” was founded in the 18th century as a place for pray and retreat for Franciscan monks. Around 1871 the rich settled here, fleeing the outbreak of yellow fever in the southern parts of the city. This upscale neighbourhood has [...]

Update: Events calendar Buenos Aires

I updated the events list with more events I found for September.

Map of events in Buenos Aires

Map with the location of events in Buenos Aires.

Pricked by operatiecreatie with Nomao

Calendar | August and September 2008

What will be organized in Buenos Aires in August and September? Here is a list with events in this period.

Festivals:

Festival of the Light | August – September | Photography festival with several activities, exhibitions, forums and workshops around Argentina
Festival Buenos Aires Tango | 15 – 24 August | Enjoy tangoshows or take classes. Ends with [...]

5# Visiting Buenos Aires | Feria de Mataderos

If you are up for something different and not afraid to go to the outskirts of the city, try the Fería de Mataderos. This is a very nice market with all kinds of handicraft, homemade goods, leather ware and more from the countryside. There is a band playing, traditional dancing, you can eat (parilla of course) everywhere around the market square and there are (real) gaucho’s walking around (some on horseback). Every gaucho wheres clothes related to the region they (originally) come from. To learn more about the traditional gaucho lifestyle you can visit the Gaucho museum.

4# Visiting Buenos Aires | mind your step

If you have ever walked on Schiphol Airport on one of those speed walkways, you probably remember the female voice at the end saying “Mind your step” (very annoying after a while…). Well the streets here in BA could sometimes use a female voice saying “Mind your step” too. At some points the sideways are so bad that you can hardly walk there at all.

3# Visiting Buenos Aires » Palermo

Palermo is the biggest area of Buenos Aires. The Hipódromo, the biggest parc(s), the Zoo and Jorge Newbury airport (domestic flights) are some of the attractions that are situated in this district. So you can imagine it is a big neighbourhood and it is also the trendiest one. It can be divided into subareas each with it’s own characteristics, such as Palermo Hollywood, Palermo Soho (together they make Palermo Viejo, it’s a bit confusing), Palermo Chico, Las Cañitas and the rest.

Map with (hot)spots in BA

View a map with my choice of hotels, restaurants, bars, spots to visit etc in Buenos Aires. I’ll keep updating this map.