The weekend is coming, what plans are there to do in Buenos Aires?

Facing the weekendhe Key Festival for teenagers reaches Recoleta, Buenos aires city, with shows and music. Also, it will be two days multicultural in the May Avenuewith the Gospel Nightand ANIMAL in the Art Factorya cycle of free dance and much more. I know the Buenos Aires cultural agenda.

Weekend plans: what can be fun to do in CABA?

Key Festival

The teenagers’ party arrives at the Recoleta Cultural Center and Plaza Francia. Organized and starring boys and girls from 13 to 17 years old, it will have more than 1,000 teenagers as protagonists and shows by Santiago Motorizado, Malena Villa and Blair among many others; talks with bookfluencers like Agustina Grimm Pitch and Victoria Resco, with activists like Mia Baccanelli, activist for body diversity; in addition to Rap freestyle tournaments; virtual reality activations and much more. Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free.

Gospel Night

On Saturday, starting at 5 p.m., the 1st edition of Gospel Night arrives in the City, on Avenida 9 de Julio and Diagonal Norte, with free admission. The various cultural expressions related to the gospel genre will be celebrated, through singing and music. Artists from different musical genres, dance groups, improvisation theater, poetry, painting, publishing and a children’s space with plastic arts workshops will participate. In addition, there will be food trucks with cuisine for all tastes.

gospel night.jpg

BA Nights

Brave Heart: tribute to Gilda

On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., the show Corazón Valiente, the Tribute to Gilda, will be held at the Parque Centenario Amphitheater (Leopoldo Marechal and Av. Lillo). Under the direction of Mr. Lito Vitale and with the presence of artists such as Hilda Lizarazu, Rocío Quiroz, Silvina Moreno and An Espil. Free entry with prior reservation.

International Literature Festival

Through Patronage, the City supports the 15th edition of FILBA until October 1, with free activities focused on literature, including interviews and live dialogues, workshops, readings, poetry recitals, performances, music, libraries open and more. National and international authors participate, including Jonathan Franzen, Alia Trabucco Zerán, Lucía Lijtmaer, Nancy Huston, Mircea Crtrescu, Brenda Navarro and Francesca Manfredi.

caba 4.jpg

GCBA Press

Buenos Aires Celebrates

11 American communities will come together in a unique celebration on Avenida de Mayo at BA Celebra Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic, where they will share their stories and traditions. This Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Av. de Mayo between Bolívar and Chacabuco. On the other hand, on Sunday BA Celebra España on Av. de Mayo between Bolívar and Chacabuco, with dance and music shows and many gastronomic offers.

ANIMAL 30th anniversary

This emblematic rock/metal band will celebrate its 30 years of experience with a show that promises a powerful tour of its greatest hits, along with guests with great experience. On Saturday at 8pm at the Usina del Arte (Agustín Caffarena 1, La Boca). Free entry with prior reservation.

caba.jpg

GCBA Press

imminent sound

On Saturday at 7 p.m. Jazmín Laurenza & Susi Pireli perform at the Parque Centenario Amphitheater (Leopoldo Marechal and Av. Lillo). The artists come to the cycle through the Suena el barrio and Proyecto Disco 2023 calls, within the live music cycle organized by Estudio Urbano. Free entry with prior reservation.

Kurosawa, side A

Kurosawa, side A will take place from this Friday until Sunday, October 8 in the Leopoldo Lugones Room of the San Martín Theater (Av. Corrientes 1530). The cycle, which completes the Kurosawa program, side B made in 2021, is made up of eight of the most famous feature films directed by Akira Kurosawa, all of them in 35mm copies sent especially from Tokyo.

caba culture.jpg

GCBA Press

Green Film Fest: environmental film exhibition

BA Audiovisual accompanies a new edition of the Green Film Fest, an outstanding Argentine Environmental Film Festival organized by Green Tara Producciones and the Santander Foundation, which has support from Patronage. From Thursday to Sunday with free entry at El Cultural San Martín (Sarmiento 1551).

Dance: own world

The Contemporary Dance Workshop will present Mundo Proprio on Saturday at 6 p.m., in the Alfredo Alcón Hall of the San Martín Theater (Avenida Corrientes 1530), with free admission. First, second and third year students will offer a show of small pieces created from different techniques, styles and stories.

Konex Cultural City (BAL)_1.jpg

CABA Tourism

Gastronomy in CABA

Food Festival

The event will offer the best dishes and new trends in local and international gastronomy. More than 30 brands in the industry will participate in the festival that will take place Saturday and Sunday at La Rural (Av. Santa Fe and Thames), from 12 to 8 p.m., with free entry. Also a play space for the little ones and DJ sets to provide music for the event.

Fairs, patios and markets

Sabe la Tierra will be established in Plaza Aristóbulo del Valle (Cuenca 2600) on Saturday, from 12 to 7 p.m. On Sunday it will be in three different parts of the City: in Plaza Ireland and Parque Saavedra, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and in Parque Las Heras, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. It is suspended in case of rain.

In addition, the patios of Los Lecheros, Parque Patricios, Rodrigo Bueno and Costanera Norte and the markets of Bonpland, Belgrano and San Nicolás offer a wide variety of dishes. Tickets for all proposals are free of charge.

Food Fest.jpg

34 circuits to discover Buenos Aires culture

Tourism in Neighborhoods proposes getting to know the urban art, architecture, gastronomy and shops of the City through self-guided tours.

Galileo Galilei Planetarium

There are guided tours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 11:30 and 16:30, with free entry and prior reservation. In addition, on Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 8 p.m., the telescopes are taken out to observe the cosmos. The activity is free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with a capacity of up to 250 people.

planetarium 14.jpg

Theater

• Long day trip into the night: A new version of Eugene O’Neill’s classic, directed by Luciano Suardi, is offered in the Casacuberta Room of the San Martín Theater (Av. Corrientes 1530). The cast is made up of Arturo Puig, Selva Alemán, Lautaro Delgado Tymruk, Diego Gentile and Julia Gárriz. Functions: Wednesday to Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Silver $3,500. Wednesday $2,000.
• Bourgeois: This fun version of “The Bourgeois Gentleman,” an immortal piece by Molière, features performances by Merceditas Elordi, Patricio Paz, Bianca Vicari and Juan Pablo Carrasco. Performances: Saturdays and Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Cine Teatro El Plata (Av. Juan Bautista Alberdi 5765). Silver $3,500 Pullman $2,500.
• butcher: The play written by Javier Daulte and directed by Daulte and Mariano Stolkiner is presented at the Teatro Regio (Av. Córdoba 6056). Carnicera stars Karina K, Marcos Montes, Florencia Raggi and Agustín Daulte, plus the voice-over of Héctor Díaz. Functions: Thursday to Sunday at 8 p.m. Silver $3,500, Thursday $2000.
• Measure for measure (It’s your fault): William Shakespeare’s work, translated, adapted and directed by Gabriel Chamé Buendia, with its poetic humor and physical gag, is presented at the Sarmiento Theater (Avda. Sarmiento 2715). The cast is made up of Matías Bassi, Nicolás Gentile, Elvira Gómez, Agustín Soler and Marilyn Petito. Performances: Thursday to Sunday at 8pm. Silver plate $3,500. Thursday $2,000.
• Edmond: A show written and directed by the Frenchman Alexis Michalik, with translation and adaptation by Fernanda Cava and Gabriela Ricardes, and a large cast of Argentine actors led by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Felipe Colombo and Vanesa González. At the Alvear Theater (Avda. Corrientes 1659). Performances: Wednesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Silver Plate $3,500, Pullman $2,500, Super Pullman $2,000. Wednesday $2,000.
• Benito de La Boca: A musical theater show based on the life of an emblematic artist from Buenos Aires who gave his identity to an entire neighborhood: Benito Quinquela Martín. At the Teatro de la Ribera (Avda. Pedro de Mendoza 1821). Performances: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. Silver Plate $3,500, Pullman $2,500 (Saturdays and Sundays). Wednesday, Thursday and Friday $2,000. Platea and pullman $ 2,000 (Thursdays and Fridays). Special promotion 2X1 Thursday and Friday.

Teatro San Martín.jpg

Colon Theater

• The Merry Widow: After 12 years, the operetta in three acts with music by composer Franz Lehár and staging by Damiano Michieletto returned to the stage of the Teatro Colón. The musical direction is by maestro Jan Latham-Koenig at the head of the Stable Orchestra. Performances: Thursday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
• Last concert Rachmaninov Festival: The Festival concludes with the performance of Symphonic Dances and Concerto No. 3. It will have the special participation of pianist Nelson Goerner. On Saturday at 8pm at the Teatro Coliseo (Marcelo T. De Alvear 1125).
• Concert in the Golden Hall: Musicians from the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón will perform a recital with works by Schubert and Mendelssohn in the Golden Hall (Libertad 621). This Saturday at 5:30 p.m.