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José María Pepi Taveira at the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival, Buenos Aires. Courtesy of the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival

3 - 8 Dec 2009 (annual)

Tune in to the sweet sounds of jazz by international and local musicians at the annual Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival. Recoleta Cultural Centre, the Coliseo Theatre, the National…

Cambalache in the spotlight. Courtesy of Festival Cambalache

Cambalache Festival

7 - 13 Dec 2009 (annual)

The annual Cambalache Festival fuses tango with theatre and dance in the form of performances, themed workshops, documentaries, short films and video. Catch the stylish tango-related events at…

Radiohead. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Quilmes Rock

Mar 2010 (various dates)

Quilmes Rock returns to Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium with a bang every year. Big international groups and Argentina's very own rock sensations make up the headliners. But plan ahead as…

Dizzy Gillespie All Stars

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival

Mar 2010 (annual)

For those with jazz in their veins, the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival at the ND Ateneo cultural space is a must. Past performers include the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars and the local…

Radiohead. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Quilmes Rock

Mar 2010 (various dates)

Quilmes Rock returns to Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium with a bang every year. Big international groups and Argentina's very own rock sensations make up the headliners. But plan ahead as…

Radiohead. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Quilmes Rock

Apr 2010 (various dates)

Quilmes Rock returns to Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium with a bang every year. Big international groups and Argentina's very own rock sensations make up the headliners. But plan ahead as…

Ciudad Emergente Music Festival, Buenos Aires. Courtesy of the Ministerio de Cultura y Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Ciudad Emergente Music Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

Fresh musical talent holds court at the annual Ciudad Emergente in Buenos Aires' airy Centro Cultural Recoleta. Listen to soft rock and pop groups with a distinctly indie flavour from…

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Eva and Walter milongueando en Buenos Aires. Courtesy of Milongueando in Buenos Aires

Milongueando in Buenos Aires

9 - 15 Aug 2010 (annual)

Milongueando in Buenos Aires brings together passionate milonga dancers from across the globe. Study the music, lyrics and choreography with professional milongueros and dance the night away…

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Buenos Aires Tango Festival

Aug 2010 (annual)

Melancholic lyrics and rhythms flood the Argentine capital during the annual Buenos Aires Tango Festival. There are free dancing displays at venues citywide and concerts and exhibitions…

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South American Music Conference (SAMC), Buenos Aires. Courtesy of South American Music Conference

South American Music Conference

Sep 2010 (annual)

Around 40 Argentine and international DJs spin out trance, techno and house music at the annual South American Music Conference in the GEBA Stadium in Palermo. Industry professionals network…

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Pet Shop Boys. Courtesy of CMP Entertainment

Personal Fest

Oct 2010 (annual)

Big international names and DJs provide an annual dusk-till-dawn programme of rock, pop, funk and dance music at the popular Personal Fest in the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Buy tickets on…

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Creamfields Buenos Aires. Courtesy of Creamfields

Creamfields Buenos Aires

Nov 2010 (annual)

Electronic music fans get a 16-hour summer fix of their favourite trance, techno and house tunes at the annual Creamfields Buenos Aires. Party-goers take over Club GEBA in the Palermo neighbourhood.

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Carlos Gardel House, Buenos Aires. Photo by Claudia Fogg, © Whatsonwhen

Carlos Gardel House

Daily; not Tue

Argentina's adored tango crooner, Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), owned and lived in this modest house in Abasto with his mother from 1927-1933. Trace Gardel's life alongside the surge of tango…

Congo

Daily; not Mon

The coolest of the cool weave their way through Congo, past the DJ spinning out up-to-the-minute tunes to reach the spacious leafy garden area at the back. This is undoubtedly the hot spot to…

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Bar El Chino

Fri and Sat only

Bar El Chino is an authentic tango bar/restaurant that serves up songs with your steak. Well-known on the local scene, it was the subject of the Argentinian hit movie Bar El Chino.

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Alsina Buenos Aires

Wed and Sun only

Alsina Buenos Aires is a huge downtown club located in a fantastic converted 19th-century warehouse, resembling a cathedral. Join a mixed straight and gay crowd and dance to the tunes of…

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Niceto Club's frenetic dance floor. Courtesy of Niceto Club, © Nicolas Faig

Niceto Club

Thu, Fri, and Sat only

Palermo's Niceto Club is the place to go for a wildly fun and quirky night out. The agenda is packed with various parties, international and national shows. The famous Club 69 on Thursdays is a must.

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Gran Bar Danzon

Daily

Gran Bar Danzon in the opulent Recoleta area is a suave, sophisticated early-evening wine bar with carefully dimmed lighting. Order a fantastic cocktail and nibble on some sushi.

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Maluco Beleza

Daily; not Mon or Tue

Brazilian bar/club Maluco Beleza, in the centre of town, is the place to mix with the local Brazilian community and party-mad Argentine. Sip on zesty caipirinhas and dance to samba, rock and…

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Plaza Dorrego Bar, Buenos Aires. Photo by Sarah-Jane Walsh, © Whatsonwhen

Plaza Dorrego Bar

Daily

The old-fashioned, wood-panelled Plaza Dorrego Bar is at the heart of San Telmo. If you can get a seat, it's a good place to muse quietly over a beer to the mournful strains of tango music and…


Highlights

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival

Recoleta Cultural Centre

3 - 8 Dec 2009 (annual)

Cambalache Festival

El Cubo

7 - 13 Dec 2009 (annual)

Quilmes Rock

Estadio Antonio V. Liberti (River Plate Stadium)

Mar 2010 (various dates)