Springtime is coming and Buenos Aires is buzzing this weekend with flavors, films and culture. From Argentina’s biggest burger festival to the French Food Fair with crêpes, macarons, and croissants, it’s gonna be a tasty one.
Burgerpalusa
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 — noon
Tribuna Plaza, Palermo Hipódromo (Av. del Libertador 4101, Palermo)
Entry starts at ARS$10,000. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate
Argentina’s biggest burger festival is back this weekend with burgers, music and international flavor. Day 1 (Saturday) features the Federal Competition, where eight burger joints from across Argentina — including contenders from Córdoba, Santa Cruz, Chaco, and Buenos Aires — will battle for the title of Best Burger in Argentina. Finalists were handpicked by the festival founder after visiting 14 provinces and tasting dozens of entries.
Day 2 (Sunday) brings the International Showdown, with top burger spots from Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, the U.S., Spain, Sweden, and the UK competing for Best Burger of the Festival — a first for Burgerpalusa.
Live cooking, expert judging, public voting, DJ sets, and performances by Los Totora and Hernán y La Champion Liga round out the experience. George Motz will be giving Masterclass sessions, where fans can cook alongside the burger legend.
French Food Fair
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 — 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Plaza de Cataluña (Cerrito and Arroyo, in front of the French Embassy in Retiro)
Free entry
Celebrate spring and the European Heritage Days with Buenos Aires’ French Fair. Organized by Lucullus, the French Gastronomic Association in Argentina, and supported by the French Embassy, expect more than 35 stands offering traditional treats like crêpes, croissants, quiches, macarons, cheeses and more.
The fair will also feature live music, cultural activities for all ages, and free cooking masterclasses. On Saturday, Chef Julia Debicki will teach visitors how to make macarons, while on Sunday, Chef Jérôme Mathé will host a class on French pâté and fish mousse. If it rains the fair will be suspended and pushed to the following weekend.
Espanoramas Spanish Film Festival
Friday 19 through Tuesday September 30
Teatro San Martín, Sala Leopoldo Lugones (Av. Corrientes 1530, San Nicolás)
Tickets are ARS$7,000 for general admission, ARS$4,000 for students and retirees, entry can be purchased online
Pedro Almodovar’s All About My Mother
Immerse yourself in the best of contemporary Spanish cinema at this annual festival dedicated to Spanish films. This year it will feature a special tribute to actress Marisa Paredes, who passed away last December.
The festival will offer a variety of recent films, including the national premiere of Romería by Carla Simón, one of the most interesting Spanish filmmakers today, who won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with her 2022 film Alcarràs. This year, Espanoramas honors its program’s long-time curator and former BAFICI programmer, the late Fran Gayo. A full program of the event is available online.
MALBA Anniversary Celebrations
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21
MALBA (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Palermo)
This weekend is the museum’s anniversary and they’re hosting several activities to celebrate it and welcome the spring season. This includes a Saturday midnight screening of Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent masterpiece Metropolis with live music.
On Sunday the 21st, from 2 to 6 p.m., the museum will open different spaces with Education and Literature stations in the esplanade, the lobby, and the library. Later, at 6 p.m., the esplanade will turn into the stage for Música a Cielo Abierto, offering an outdoor musical closing organized by Malba Joven.
Cecilia Grierson Photo Exhibition
Runs through September 30
British Arts Center (Suipacha 1333, Retiro)
Argentina’s first woman physician, Cecilia Grierson (1859–1934), was much more than a medical pioneer. A tireless advocate for healthcare, she founded Latin America’s first nursing school, championed the use of Braille in education, and became one of the country’s earliest feminist voices.
Now, a new book and exhibition at the British Arts Center sheds light on a more personal side of her life. El viaje de Cecilia Grierson (Cecilia Grierson’s Journey), written by María Angélica Labiano of the Cecilia Grierson Foundation, draws from the doctor’s letters during her travels through Europe at the turn of the 20th century.
Alongside the book, the exhibition features rarely seen photographs and documents that highlight her role not just as a trailblazing physician but as a keen observer of the world.
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