La Boca
Seeing Boca Juniors play at La Bombonera is one of the world's top spectator sports experiences, especially if you manage to catch the 'superclasico'…
La Boca
Seeing Boca Juniors play at La Bombonera is one of the world's top spectator sports experiences, especially if you manage to catch the 'superclasico'…
La Boca
This former power station has been transformed into a spectacular concert venue in an effort to regenerate a somewhat sketchy area of La Boca. It’s a…
Buenos Aires
Who said the weekend was over? One of the city's liveliest events takes place on Monday evenings, when the long-running percussion group La Bomba de…
Along the Río Paraná
This welcoming traditional-style bar a couple of blocks off the costanera is the place to go to get to know chamamé, with live performances and a colorful…
Buenos Aires
This rustic warehouse turned bohemian tango club and cultural center is a unique venue in the city. Join a tango class – walk-ins are welcome, and it's a…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
For more than 40 years, indigenous local hero Froilán González has been making drums from the trunks of the ceibo tree. They're used by some of the…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Everything about this place is cool. From the name, to the location on the Plaza Independencia, to the original plays it stages nearly every weekend, to…
Mendoza
Art-house films and docs, primarily Argentinian and South American, and the occasional Hollywood film, usually retro classics, are screened at this cinema…
Palermo
It's a no-frills community center and gymnasium by day, but after dark – on certain nights of the week – Villa Malcolm transforms into a glamorous milonga…
Buenos Aires
This excellent cultural center has many offerings, including reasonably priced tango shows several times per week: Bien de Tango, on Friday and Saturday…
San Telmo
Maldita Milonga, held on Wednesday at Buenos Ayres Club, is a well-run and popular event, and one of the best places to see tango being danced by real…
Buenos Aires
Anyone can dance with anyone, leading or following as they choose, at this excellent gay tango class and milonga.
Buenos Aires
Cutting-edge cultural center offering multidisciplinary performances that fuse art, culture and technology, plus film series and programming for kids…
Palermo
Even if you’re not usually a fan, a few hours at the races in the glamorous grandstand of the historic Hipódromo Argentino is a fabulous afternoon outing …
Buenos Aires
Originally called Bar Rivadavia, this cafe was once the haunt of poets, musicians and even criminals, which is why a police commissioner jokingly called…
Palermo
Popular basement venue. Good beginner tango classes are available before the milongas – translating into many inexperienced dancers on the floor earlier…
Buenos Aires
One of the fanciest tango shows in town plays at this impressive 430-seat theater right next to the lovely Mercado de Abasto shopping mall. This fine show…
Palermo
Come to this friendly, low-key peña (folkloric music club) for mellow guitar shows, audience-participatory jam sessions, impromptu dancing, hearty…
Palermo
The nightly music shows (mostly folkloric) are memorable at this rustic restaurant, and after midnight audience members pick up nearby guitars to make…
Palermo
Located just across from the Hipódromo Argentino in Palermo, this stadium holds up to 30,000 spectators and hosts polo’s most important events, including…
Salta
The best-established of the Balcarce peñas (folk music clubs), this place is a professional operation featuring an atmospheric dining room with twinkling…
Buenos Aires
This small, intimate dance salon hosts various different milongas (tango nights) and offers tango classes every day of the week. If you're new to the…
Buenos Aires
Staged in a renovated art-deco theater, this tango show features snippets of old footage interspersed with plenty of athletic and sensual dancing. Though…
San Telmo
This long-running basement venue is located in an old converted building with rustic brick walls in San Telmo. The tango show includes a folkloric segment…
Palermo
Some of BA’s finest dancers (no wallflowers here) grace this traditional venue with its great dance floor. Well-known tango company Parakultural stages…
Salta
This former mansion, about 20 blocks west of Plaza 9 de Julio, is a Salta classic. Several spacious rooms feature performers who work around the tables…
Buenos Aires
For those who wish to not only watch tango but also experience it, there’s this classy venue in Once. The first hour is a free beginners' tango lesson,…
Buenos Aires
This charming milonga (tango night) takes place in the outdoor patio and surrounding salons of the historic Manzana de las Luces, one of the city's oldest…
Belgrano, Nuñez & the Costanera Norte
Known as El Monumental, River Plate fútbol (soccer) club's home ground is the largest stadium in Argentina. The national team plays here, and the stadium…
Buenos Aires
This beautiful art nouveau theater, just off pedestrianized Calle Florida, used to be a red-light cabaret venue. The glitzy show here is based on the…
Rosario
This tango center has info on performances and classes around town, often offers fun, very cheap evening lessons, and stages various events. Regular 9pm…
Belgrano, Nuñez & the Costanera Norte
It’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting for an outdoor milonga than the park bandstand at the Barrancas de Belgrano, where on summer evenings dancers…
San Telmo
One of BA's longest-running shows (since 1969), this venue is a charming old building from the 1800s. Dinner is served at a multistory restaurant in the…
Buenos Aires
This old classic in the San Cristóbal neighborhood (take a taxi) often has big crowds. It attracts an older, well-dressed, mostly local clientele – avoid…
Palermo
An institution on the city's music scene, Thelonious is known for its classic and contemporary Argentine jazz lineups. International musicians sometimes…
Rosario
This noble old theater is known for excellent acoustics. Performances are regular and range from folk and classical concerts to opera. Guided visits run…
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
Notorious is one of Buenos Aires’ premier jazz venues, with a restaurant-cafe (overlooking a verdant garden) hosting live shows nearly every night. Check…
Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril
Córdoba
For a great night (or day) at the movies, pop into this municipal film house, which screens everything from art flicks to Latin American award winners and…
Buenos Aires
Part of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), this exceptional cultural center has a program of concerts, theater, and dance performances, plus language…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
An untouristy parrilla, locally popular for its Friday and Saturday night live folklórico (folk music); there's also a Sunday lunchtime session. The food…