Things to do in Buenos Aires this weekend: markets and fairs
Looking for a weekend plan in Buenos Aires? The city's fairs are a free, open-air outing: crafts, design, art and food in squares and parks. Below are the dates published for the coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and which well-known markets open on each day.
Fairs published for this weekend
Dates:
Dates confirmed on Vamos Feria for this area. Open each one for the hours, exact address and participating makers.
Feria Julio Cortázar
Starts at 10:00
Plaza serrano
Free admission
Ferias de Manualistas — Parque Chacabuco
Starts at 09:00
Parque Chacabuco
Ferias de Artesanos — Vuelta de Rocha I (Caminito)
Starts at 10:00
Vuelta de Rocha I (Caminito)
Ferias de Manualistas — Plaza Dorrego
Starts at 10:00
Plaza Dorrego
Ferias de Artesanos — Plaza Houssay
Starts at 10:00
Plaza Houssay
Ferias de Artesanos — Artistas plásticos de Caminito (Caminito)
Starts at 10:00
Artistas plásticos de Caminito (Caminito)
Ferias de Manualistas — Plazoleta Joaquín Sánchez
Starts at 13:00
Plazoleta Joaquín Sánchez
Paseo de las artes palermo
Starts at 10:00
Honduras y Gurruchaga
Free admission
Ferias de Manualistas — Parque Los Andes
Starts at 09:00
Parque Los Andes
Feria Honduras
Starts at 11:00
Honduras, Palermo Soho, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Comuna 14, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1414BMQ, Argentina
Free admission
Ferias de Artesanos — Vuelta de Rocha II (Caminito)
Starts at 10:00
Vuelta de Rocha II (Caminito)
Ferias de Manualistas — Parque Patricios
Starts at 10:00
Parque Patricios
Markets open on Saturday
Recoleta Craft Fair (Plaza Francia)
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 11:00–20:00.
Caminito Market (La Boca)
Caminito visual artists: every day. Vuelta de Rocha I: Thursdays and Fridays. Vuelta de Rocha II: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. All open from 10:00; check each date's hours below.
Plaza Serrano Market (Palermo)
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The official tourism listing gives 11:00–20:00; each fair in the area publishes its own hours in the dates below.
Parque Centenario Craft Fair
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (except 31 December and 1 January). Check each fair's hours in the dates below.
Markets open on Sunday
San Telmo Market
Sundays, 10:00–17:00, all year round, including public holidays. Craft fairs along Defensa and nearby passages also run on other days — see the published dates below.
Recoleta Craft Fair (Plaza Francia)
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 11:00–20:00.
Caminito Market (La Boca)
Caminito visual artists: every day. Vuelta de Rocha I: Thursdays and Fridays. Vuelta de Rocha II: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. All open from 10:00; check each date's hours below.
Plaza Serrano Market (Palermo)
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The official tourism listing gives 11:00–20:00; each fair in the area publishes its own hours in the dates below.
Parque Centenario Craft Fair
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (except 31 December and 1 January). Check each fair's hours in the dates below.
Mataderos Fair
Sundays from March to December, 11:00–19:00. Cancelled when it rains.
A plan for each day
On Saturday, Recoleta and Plaza Serrano open and combine well in one outing through Recoleta and Palermo; Parque Centenario is in Caballito. Sunday belongs to San Telmo and, further out, the Mataderos Fair.
Caminito opens every day, so it works as a backup if the rest of your weekend is already planned.
If rain is forecast
Almost all of these fairs are outdoors and may be called off in the rain; the Mataderos Fair is cancelled outright. Before heading out, open the date you want: organizers publish changes there.