Expert recommendations of the top events—with tips on how to best experience these celebrations.
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Exposition La Rural
July and August. Argentina’s yearly agriculture expo—a state fair on steroids, with producers and vendors showing off their prized cows and bulls, horses and sheep, fruits, vegetables, and other wares. Check out the gaucho (cowboy) shows. www.exposicionrural.com.ar
Feria del Libro
Three weeks in April and May. One of the largest book fairs in the Spanish-speaking world. Argentine and international publishers, speakers, and exhibitions and events for adults and children. www.el-libro.org.ar
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
April. Two-week festival attracts dozens and dozens of movies from around the world. www.bafici.gov.ar
Tango Festival
August. A government-sponsored celebration of tango, featuring concerts, classes, expo of tango-related products, exhibits, and other events. www.festivaldetango.gov.ar
Day of San Cayetano
August 7. About a million Argentines wait for hours to pay tribute to the patron saint of bread and the worker at the Parroquia of San Cayetano on the anniversary of his death. Cuzco 150, in Liniers. www.sancayetano.org.ar
Independence Day
July 9. Many cafés serve the traditional churros con chocolate (tube-shaped fried donuts filled with chocolate) and everyone takes off work in celebration of Argentina’s independence from Spain. The government also stages a solemn tribute in the Plaza de Mayo.
