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<strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>’ <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
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Left Tango in San Telmo Right Crowd at Creamfields dance festival<br />
Festivals<br />
! Carnaval<br />
A fun celebration of drums<br />
and dancing. Each district holds<br />
its own parade in which murgas<br />
(carnival musicians) compete to<br />
be the year’s best. d Mid-Feb<br />
Apertura de @ la Opera<br />
The Teatro Colón opens its<br />
curtains to opera lovers in early<br />
March. The season runs through<br />
December. d Closed for renovation<br />
until 20<strong>10</strong> • www.teatrocolon.org.ar<br />
# Fashion <strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong><br />
Designers showcase their<br />
summer and winter collections<br />
at this bi-annual, four-day event,<br />
held each March and September.<br />
More than 30 catwalk shows<br />
take place and 40-plus<br />
showrooms display new designs.<br />
d www.bafweek.com<br />
$ Festival Internacional de<br />
Cine Independiente<br />
This indie-film fest showcases<br />
non-Hollywood<br />
productions from<br />
Argentina and across<br />
the globe. Over 12<br />
days, more than<br />
250,000 cinema<br />
lovers attend screenings<br />
which compete<br />
for the Gran Premio.<br />
Screenings take place<br />
daily in locations<br />
across the city, along<br />
with seminars and<br />
workshops. d Mid-Apr<br />
• www.bafici.gov.ar<br />
Opera audience in Teatro Colón<br />
% Feria Internacional del<br />
Libro de <strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong><br />
This mammoth 18-day fair unites<br />
authors and book lovers. Myriad<br />
stands sell publications of all<br />
genres, and there are seminars<br />
and presentations. The likes of<br />
Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Ray<br />
Bradbury, and Tom Wolfe have<br />
addressed audiences in the past.<br />
d End Apr • www.el-libro.org.ar<br />
Aniversario de la ^ Revolución de Mayo<br />
People gather in front of the<br />
Cabildo (see p8) for the patriotic<br />
choir service on the anniversary<br />
of the 18<strong>10</strong> May Revolution. A<br />
huge program of events is<br />
scheduled to take place across<br />
the city for the 20<strong>10</strong> bicentennial<br />
of the Revolution. d 25 May<br />
La Rural & The Exposición Internacional<br />
de Ganadería (see p88) is attended<br />
by the farming community<br />
from across Argentina and<br />
Festival dates sometimes change in <strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>. Check the<br />
official tourist website www.bue.gov.ar for latest details.
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