Although Buenos Aires is not home to the worlds famous Latin American Carnival, Argentine people do celebrate carnival. During all weekends in February you will find Corsos, street parades and Murgas: group of dancers and drummers crossing the streets during the evening in the different neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. The parades start at 19:00 in the evening and lasts till 02:00, at Sundays it will end at midnight.
The major event takes place in the weekend of the 6th and the 7th of February. So where should you go when you want to celebrate carnival in Buenos Aires?
We recommend you visit Darwin, in Palermo; in San Telmo the Avenida Indepencia and in Villa Crespo at Scalabrini Ortiz. At all these places you will see the Porteños celebrating this colorful happening.
Dive into the festival but make sure you do not wear any clothes that cannot get wet as during these days, los Porteños throw water bombs and spray with foam. Happy Carnival!
