The short answer
The most authentic fair in Buenos Aires. It's far from the center, but worth it: gaucho horse games, folk music, and the best locro in town. Sundays and holidays only.
Where and when
- Where: Av. Lisandro de la Torre and Av. de los Corrales, Mataderos.
- When: Sundays and holidays, from about 11 am. The season usually runs from spring to early winter, and it’s suspended in heavy rain. Check the city’s site before you go, because schedules change.
- Getting there: about 40–60 minutes from the center by bus or taxi. Add: the bus line you’d recommend.
What’s there
- About 700 stalls: mate gourds, ponchos, silver, leather, and handmade crafts from all over Argentina.
- Food: locro (a hearty corn and meat stew), empanadas, tamales, asado straight off the grill.
- Music and dance: chacarera and zamba danced by locals right in the street. Anyone can join.
- Gaucho skills: the sortija, where riders at full gallop try to spear a small ring with a stick. In some seasons you’ll also see pato, the national sport.
- Museo Criollo de los Corrales: a small museum about gaucho life, right next to the fair.
Tips
- Come hungry, around noon.
- Bring cash.
- Stay for the dancing in the afternoon.
- Hats and sunscreen: there isn’t much shade.
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Sources: Buenos Aires tourism — Feria de Mataderos verify the link before publishing
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