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· Tourism and Travel information about Argentina - Includes information of visas, health risks, currency exchange, when to go, events and some facts for the traveler ·
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January 1.- New Year.
Floating Holiday.
1 and 2 National Festival of Chacarera.- Festival of the santiagueña folkloric music with the
participation of renown artists. Poets of the North encounter.
Regional shows of clothes. Demonstrations and activities of gauchos groupings
7 to 9 Festival for the Opening Summer Season.- Opening Summer Season,
aperture of the beaches, queen´s election, practice of sports, folkloric festivals popular and dances.
Villa Río Bermejito, Chaco.
5, 12, 19 and 26 Gualeguaychú.- Carnival of the country, Parade of diferent groups: O´Bahia del Club
Pescadores de Gualeguaychú, Marí Marí of Club Central Entrerriano and Kamarr from Sirio Libanés center.
Color show, rhythm and creativity of great unfolding and Choreographic setting, with more than 1.000
members.
5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 y 20 Handmade carnivals of Lincoln.- Parade of coaches for the Av. Masey, mini
coaches, processions, infantile and grandparent´s parade, headstrong and mask. Processions, musical
bands and popular dances. Lincoln, Buenos Aires.
24 and 25 Easter - Good Friday;.-
If the date falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the holiday will be effective on the preceding Monday;
if it falls on Thursday or Friday, the holiday will be effective the following Monday.
10 to 20 International films festival.- XX Edition. National and international movies projection.
Awards for directors, producers, retaliators and actors. Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.
2 Veterans Day and tribute to the fallen in the Malvinas War.- Commemoration for the Occupation of
the First Mass in Argentinean Territory.
If the date falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the holiday will be effective on the preceding Monday;
if it falls on Thursday or Friday, the holiday will be effective the following Monday.
21 .-Monday of Easter.
1 Labor Day.-
Floating Holiday.
25 Anniversary of the First Independent Argentine Government.- National day (Revolution of 1810).
8 Virgen de Luján Celebration.-
20 National Flag Day.-
Holiday effective the third Monday of the month.
9 to 25 Rugby World championship M21.-
World championship of Rugby for smaller than 21 years old, in Mendoza.
9 National Independence Day.-
3 Celebration in honor of the Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro.-
Religious festivity in honor from the gauchos salteños virgen, that congregates thousands of people´s
that is celebrated on first Sunday of July. Procession and parade from gauchos from the county.
Poncho' Festival
It is an important folkloric festival, one of the most cultural and artistic attractions in Catamarca department. It is carried out on July. It has a great trajectory, represents a landmark of Catamarca and the most important festival in the country.
Many people think that Belen is Poncho’s cradle; they confirm it seeing the high quality and fine fabrics. The ponchos from Catamarca are spun with vicuña wool.
The festival is very famous and is organized by Tourism Department. All people participate in it and many handmade objects are exhibited reflecting the culture identity.
More than 700 craftsmen show theirs products in the fields of: textiles, basketworks, silver works, candies and others products as ponchos, fabrics, and the famous carpets. The exhibitors comes from the rest of departments, mainly of aboriginal places and other delegations from Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and others ones.
This event also shows the increasing agricultural production. There are many musical groups participation, every year there are more people participating in the fair.
At night, the environment turns lively because of the musical festival where there are many concerts. Finally, the public go to the “ranchos” for continue enjoying the folklore and typical dishes at dawn.
17 Anniversary of the death of General José de San Martín.-
Holiday effective the third Monday of the month.
5 to 15 Weapons 2005.- XIV International fair of Weapons, Hunt, Fishing and Outdoors and VII National
saloon of Sport Fishing. Buenos Aires. Capital Federal.
4 Day of the Immigrant .- National festivity of the Immigrant.
9 al 11 International tournament of Gilding Fishing with devolution.-
International tournament of Fishing of the Gilding with devolution. - Pioneer tournament in this
modality of preserving the resources and especially the gilding that is developed in the Island Cerrito
(Chaco), paradise of the varied and coastal fishing. Fishing teams of Brazil, Paraguay the country
participate. Expo-fishing, nautical fishing fair and, variety of foods; camping s with bonfires and spas;
sport and recreational activities.
11 Turismo Carretera.- Date of TC, from the national championship. Buenos Aires, Capital Federal.
12 Day of the Race.- Americas Day (Colón Day).
If the date falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the holiday will be effective on the preceding Monday; if it
falls on Thursday or Friday, the holiday will be effective the following Monday.
20 to 24 PescaTur – International Exposition of the fishing and the tourism.- Buenos Aires, Capital Federal.
1 Open Argentino de Paragliding.- II Edition. San Javier, Tucuman.
8 al 10 Expo “The Wine and the Sea”.- III Editon. Exhibition auspices by Cellars of Argentina, with
two saloons: one guided to wines and cellars, and the other one, to Gourmet products and gastronomic
inputs. Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.
Second week Provincial and International festivity of the Beer.- Denominated "Capital of the
Happiness" for their people´s characteristic, this city of the center of the county, during eight
nights opens its arms Missions and its hearts welcoming to all the Brazilian, Chilean, Paraguayans and
Uruguayan, to live wonderful days of unification and pleasing memories. Missions
8 Day of the Immaculate Conception.-
25 Christmas.-
31 Year end.-
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