What to Do During the Week & the Weekend in Buenos Aires

This week, different restaurants and bars around Buenos Aires are celebrating Pinot Noir Day with promotions that make it easier to enjoy a glass—or two.

At Bilbao, the Palermo tapas and vermouth bar, the wine list features labels such as Egem Rosé, Pequeño Bandido, Traslapiedra, Kamala and Séptima Obra, all expressions of this grape variety known for its elegance and red-fruit notes. On Tuesday, August 18, during both lunch and dinner, there is a 2-for-1 deal on glasses of Pequeño Bandido Pinot Noir, perfect alongside the Iberian ham croquettes, boquerones with roasted tomatoes or the cheese-stuffed tortilla.

Malcriado – part of Fuegos y Vinos – is joining in with a 20% discount on glasses and bottles of Pinot Noir throughout the day on August 18. It's a great opportunity to explore labels such as On The Road and Cadus Tunuyán alongside the grilled rib-eye or the kid's lasagna. There are two locations where you can enjoy the promotion: one in Parque Leloir and another in Tortuguitas.

And at Granero, the restaurant in Tigre, there is a 30% discount on Fin Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 that same day. This Patagonian wine has spent 18 months aging in oak and features red-fruit aromas and delicate tannins, making it an ideal match for grilled meats or homemade pasta.

Good to know: Pinot Noir is one of the world's most elegant, ancient and difficult-to-grow red grape varieties.

Where: Thames 1795, Palermo; Martín Fierro 3290, Parque Leloir; Ramal Pilar km 36.5, Tortuguitas; Olivares 190, Tigre.

A new group exhibition brings together three artist collectives exploring duality, the color blue, and the dialogue between photography and textile art.

CODA – Arte Pequeño Formato arrives at Colección Rivarola, a gallery featuring three proposals that, while retaining their individual identities, share the same pursuit of sensitivity and beauty on a small scale. Laren, Benski and Marti present La Dualidad, an exploration of opposites that need and intersect with one another: light and shadow, high and low, masculine and feminine. Hilo Azul, featuring Rita Simoni, Patricia Ackerman, Carina Montemurro and Judith Giani, explores blue as a territory of introspection and spiritual resonance. Trazas de lo vivo, featuring Daniel Ackerman, Karin Esposito and Laura B. Gutiérrez, brings together photography and textile art to explore what remains and what flows.

The exhibition can be visited from August 18 to 29, Monday to Friday from 3pm to 7pm and weekends from 11am to 7pm.

Good to know: the gallery is located on Pasaje Rivarola, the only “mirror street” in Buenos Aires, with identical buildings facing each other on both sides of the road.

Where: Pasaje Rivarola 149, San Nicolás.

The neighborhood is Versalles, like the city in France, but the restaurant is A Coruña, like the city in Galicia. This Spanish-style cantina specializing in tapas, bocatas and seafood rice dishes continues its pop-up series and, on Saturday, August 22, from noon, welcomes José Ignacio Juarroz, chef of Cucha del Pari.

The menu will feature Madrid-style tripe, stew with Asturian blood sausage and red chorizo, a tortilla bocata with chistorra and aioli, smoked eggplant croquettes, and torrija with Catalan cream, all available à la carte and paired with Stella Artois or La Fuerza vermouth. The spirit of Cucha del Pari, a true listening bar, will also be present with a vinyl set playing throughout the day. A different kind of lunchtime experience in the western part of the capital.

Good to know: the dining room at A Coruña features details inspired by Galicia and a small altar dedicated to Maradona and Scaloni.

Where: Irigoyen 1801, Villa Real.

Just as there are plenty of options for eating well this week, there's also a theater production centered around gastronomy. Disculpen si comemos brings together four short plays written by María Ana Rago and directed by Eduardo Calvo, starring four actors in simple, absurd and irony-filled stories where food always plays a central role: a priest guilty of gluttony, a nurse who delivers food to the wrong hospital room, a coffee maker serving hot drinks in the middle of a collection of corpses, and a medium who is more connected to whiskey than to the afterlife.

The production plays with the device of theater within theater and brings together a cast that had previously worked with Calvo on other projects, something that can be felt in their onstage chemistry. It can be seen this Sunday, August 23, at 1pm at Espacio Callejón. Tickets are available through Alternativa Teatral.

Good to know: Eduardo Calvo, the director, has worked at the Teatro San Martín and shared the stage with Alfredo Alcón; he also appeared on VideoMatch and is now part of Bendita.

Where: Humahuaca 3759, Almagro.

An event where you can take a healthy risk: buy a ticket without looking at the lineup. The 26th edition of DocBuenosAires takes over the Sala Leopoldo Lugones at the Teatro San Martín from August 18 to 23, showcasing the best of international documentary filmmaking. Each day features three screenings bringing together two or three films—some longer, others shorter—so there's always an option whether you're short on time or want to stay all afternoon… or even into the evening.

The program travels through Taiwan, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Germany, Denmark, the United States, Sweden, Canada, Iran, Turkey, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Romania, Norway and, of course, Argentina. The stories are just as diverse: intimate portraits of old age and death, memories of dictatorships and wars, communities resisting displacement, family journeys shaped by secrets, and even a meditation on cryonics and the fear of dying. Ideal for anyone looking to discover something new: that's what Buenos Aires is for—to surprise you. Tickets are available on the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires website or at the Teatro San Martín box office.

Good to know: students and retirees receive a discount and pay $5,000 per ticket.

Where: Avenida Corrientes 1530, San Nicolás.

El rigor, written and directed by Maia Tarcic and starring Ailin Zaninovich, is a one-woman show following a woman in love with a married man. However, far from telling a simple love story, the play delves into the intimate mechanisms of desire, waiting and the construction of emotional identity.

Through fragmented memories, autobiographical scenes, fantasies and corrosive humor, the protagonist reconstructs a life shaped by the search for love and belonging, from childhood through illness and abandonment. This week, it is performed on Wednesday, August 19, at 8pm at Ciudad Cultural Konex. There are only two performances; the other is on September 2 at the same time. Tickets are available online through the Konex website, or at the venue's box office. But take note: the box office is currently only open on performance days and during performance hours.

Good to know: for online purchases only, you can save 20% when paying with Galicia Visa cards by scanning the MODO QR code through the Galicia and/or MODO app.

Where: Sarmiento 3131, Balvanera.

The ni-va ensemble joins cellist Stellan Veloce for the Buenos Aires premiere of Impromptu, an electroacoustic improvisation concert in four acts, before presenting it at Berlin's Young Euro Classic festival.

The performance combines synthesizers, sampling and original algorithms with the acoustic sound of the cello, spatialized in real time. It takes place on Thursday, August 20, at 7pm, at the Laboratorio de Investigación y Producción Musical at the Centro Cultural Recoleta. An ideal plan for discovering new sounds and exploring how new technologies are opening up different possibilities for experiencing music.

Good to know: admission is free for Argentines and residents; entry is on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached.

Where: Junín 1930, Recoleta.

Leave the cutlery in the drawer: this week, it's time to eat with your hands. Narda Comedor continues its Comer con las manos series, which this August goes Mexican in homage to the taco, one of the great classics of world gastronomy, born in pre-Hispanic Mexico and transformed over time. This Thursday, August 20, the dish is a tempura fish taco with guasacaca, cabbage and ceviche-style mayonnaise, perfect for sharing with friends and pairing with an ice-cold beer.

The setting is Narda Comedor's bright white warehouse in Bajo de Belgrano, with exposed brick, an open kitchen and natural wood tables: an informal, relaxed atmosphere designed for lingering.

Good to know: Narda created this series in 2024 to reflect on the loss of touch involved in eating and how the West mediates contact with food through cutlery.

Where: Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre 664, Belgrano.

The third edition of a major group exhibition has arrived. LATERAL Vol. III brings together previously unseen works by sixteen artists, ranging from historical figures such as Kenneth Kemble to contemporary names such as Elena Dahn, Alejo Musich and Jessica Trosman, across painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video.

The exhibition is held at Oromanta, a French-style residence dating from 1926 that was restored five years ago and is now home to the furniture company celebrating its 30th anniversary. It can be visited from August 21 to September 21, Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm, with guided tours every Thursday from 4pm to 6pm.

Good to know: admission is free.

Where: Libertad 1275, Retiro.

This Friday, Sandra Mihanovich reaffirms a connection that has never stopped beating. As part of the Festival y Mundial de Tango BA 2026, which runs from August 19 to September 2 at different venues across the city, the singer presents a repertoire of tango classics in her own distinctive style.

An icon of Argentine popular music, she stands out for her powerful, pitch-perfect voice and her ability to convey the emotions behind every lyric she sings. Sandra's style is remarkably broad, ranging from rock to pop and from ballads to jazz. Although we know her as the voice behind "Soy lo que soy," she also has a strong connection with tango.

She will be joined live by Mariano Delgado on guitar and musical direction, Nicolás Perrone on bandoneon, Diego Alejandro on drums and Pablo Giménez on bass. The concert takes place on August 21 at the Martín Coronado Hall of Teatro San Martín.

Good to know: admission is free, on a first-come, first-served basis until the venue reaches capacity.

Where: Avenida Corrientes 1530, San Nicolás.

Uruguayan director Gabriel Calderón presents a new version of The Threepenny Opera, the play Bertolt Brecht wrote with composer Kurt Weill, which in 1928 redefined 20th-century musical theater. Set in the London underworld, the work challenged the conventions of traditional opera by mixing drama with a sharp critique of the hypocrisy of society at the time, with a score influenced by jazz, cabaret and urban marches.

This production is also the first co-production between the Teatro Colón and the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires. With musical direction by Annunziata Tomaro, the cast includes Roberto Peloni, Alejandro Paker, Laura Silva, Evelyn Basile, Jessica Abouchain, Juan Cottet, Enrique Dumont and Rocío Noziglia.

It opens this Friday, August 21, at Teatro Presidente Alvear. There are also performances this week on August 22 and 23. Tickets are on sale through the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires website and at the Teatro Colón box office (Tucumán 1171), Monday to Saturday from 9am to 8pm and Sundays from 9am to 5pm.

Good to know: this opera gave rise to "Mack the Knife," a song that became a popular classic recorded by many artists, including Louis Armstrong and Bobby Darin.

Where: Avenida Corrientes 1659, San Nicolás.