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

From June 2 to 17, Sala Leopoldo Lugones at Teatro San Martín presents One Hundred Years Ago: Expressionism, Comedy, Fantasy and Drama, a film series featuring silent cinema masterpieces by directors such as F.W. Murnau, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Buster Keaton. Audiences can experience six films celebrating their centennial in 2026, all shown in one of Buenos Aires’ most historic movie theaters.

The program opens on June 2 with Sparrows, starring Mary Pickford in her final child role, and The Bat, a comic thriller with touches of German Expressionism. On June 3, screenings include Pudovkin’s Mother, adapted from Maxim Gorky’s novel and set during the 1905 Russian Revolution, and Keaton’s Battling Butler, his biggest box-office success. On June 6, Murnau’s Faust, based on Goethe’s classic tale of a scholar who sells his soul to the devil, joins the lineup.

Screenings take place at 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm depending on the day.

Good to know: Tickets are available online.

Where: Av. Corrientes 1530.

On June 3, enjoy a dining experience that could only happen in a cosmopolitan city like Buenos Aires. Smak Bistró hosts food influencer Wendy Szmid of Wen Comer for the first edition of Foodie Night, a six-course menu inspired by Wendy’s Judeo-Polish roots, the Latin American perspective of Venezuelan chef Virginia González, and the expertise of Smak owner Max Fuzowski, a Polish restaurateur living in Buenos Aires.

Expect cassava latkes with chicken hearts, tiradito with watermelon aguachile, pastrami, pork-and-beef goulash with soufflé gnocchi, and warm babka with brown butter ice cream.

There are two seatings, at 8pm and 10:30pm, and the experience includes water and a glass of wine. The price is AR$55,000 per person.

Good to know: Reservations are required.

Where: Virrey Avilés 3488.

Wagyu beef meets Japanese cuisine on June 3 at 8pm. Kōnā Corner—the Belgrano restaurant led by Narda Lepes and Inés de los Santos—welcomes chefs Juan Ignacio Barcos of Madre Rojas, known for its Wagyu-focused menu, and Romi Roux of Rū Omakase for a special edition of its Nigiri Guest series, paired with wines from Luigi Bosca Winery.

The evening begins with a selection of fukusai: pickled cucumbers, slow-cooked vegetables, futomaki, anko pickle, burdock root, and a warming beef broth. Nigiri takes center stage, featuring fish of the day, seafood charcuterie, Wagyu tataki, scallop tempura, osso buco and curry onigiri, sea bream, trout roe, and sole with lemon and salt. Shared dishes follow, along with a fruit course and a final dessert of flan with sabayon and sake ice cream.

Good to know: Reservations are available online.

Where: Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre 696.

On June 4, get ready for flying bodies, water effects, live music, and a theater without seats where the action unfolds all around you. Fuerza Bruta returns to Buenos Aires with a new season of AVEN, its most ambitious immersive experience, running at Sala SinPiso through August 2.

No two performances are exactly alike: scenes evolve, visuals change, and every visit offers something different. It’s a winter-break favorite, suitable for all ages.

Shows run Thursday through Sunday.

Good to know: Tickets are available online.

Where: Julio Argentino Noble 4100.

Your winter weekend plans are sorted. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in June, Tomate serves a special fondue menu designed for sharing. The spread includes baby potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, baby corn, pickles, croutons, German-style sausages, and smoked ham, all ready to be dipped into bubbling cheese.

There’s also a sweet potato gnocchi option for those looking for something different. The focus is simple: comforting dishes that bring warmth to cold nights.

The menu costs AR$32,000 per person, with a minimum of two diners, and is available at Tomate’s Palermo Soho, Rosedal, and Pilar locations.

Good to know: Reservations are recommended.

Where: Av. Infanta Isabel 555, El Salvador 4676 y Los Crisantemos 392, Pilar.

This weekend, Palacio Libertad transforms into a timeless nightclub populated by fourteen dancers and over an hour of nonstop movement. Algoritmo, created by Máquina Argentina de Danza and directed by Ricky Pashkus, explores the idea of algorithms not as digital systems, but as forces that shape behavior, identity, and human relationships.

Rather than telling a linear story, the piece unfolds through encounters and conflicts among performers embodying emotions such as shyness, seduction, belonging, and exclusion. Music and choreography align, break apart, and reinvent themselves throughout the performance.

Shows take place June 5 and 6 at 8pm and June 7 at 7pm.

Good to know: Up to two free tickets per person can be collected at the box office starting two hours before each performance, subject to availability.

Where: Sarmiento 151.

The city’s most visited protected natural area turns 40 and is celebrating with a day of free activities. On June 6, from 10am to 5pm, the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve will host guided walks, talks, workshops, photography exhibitions, and tree-planting activities for all ages.

The reserve is home to more than 300 bird species—including chimangos, herons, and kingfishers—as well as capybaras, turtles, and diverse native vegetation ranging from reeds to riverside forests.

Just twenty minutes from downtown Buenos Aires, it remains one of the city’s most remarkable natural spaces.

Good to know: Admission is free.

Where: Av. Dr. Tristán Achával Rodríguez 1550.

On June 6, take a break from the city and wander through a market filled with objects that tell stories. From 11am to 6pm, Tigre’s Boulevard Sáenz Peña hosts Mercado Cultura Retro, bringing together antique dealers, artists, designers, food vendors, booksellers, and musicians.

Browse vintage tableware, retro clothing, antique linens, eccentric collections, and hidden treasures from exhibitors arriving from San Telmo Fair and beyond.

Good to know: You can sign up for a free CD-swapping activity via WhatsApp at +54 11 5060-1025.

Where: Boulevard Sáenz Peña & Albarellos, Tigre.

Starting June 6, visitors will be able to see works from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires in one of the city’s most meaningful public spaces. Located along the Río de la Plata waterfront, Parque de la Memoria combines monumental outdoor sculptures with a memorial wall bearing the names of victims of Argentina’s last dictatorship.

The new exhibition, The Memory of the Collection, takes over Sala PAyS and features works by artists including Marta Minujín, León Ferrari, and Antonio Seguí.

The show examines how artists responded to censorship during Argentina’s last military dictatorship and later reworked social trauma during the return to democracy. Fifty years after the 1976 coup, these works take on renewed significance.

Good to know: Admission is free.

Where: Av. Costanera Rafael Obligado 6745.

This weekend marks the final chance to enjoy the Baroque Music Festival at Palacio Noel, part of the Fernández Blanco Museum in Retiro.

On June 6 at 5pm, the palace garden hosts Landscapes of the Italian Baroque: From Naples to Venice, featuring violin, cello, and harpsichord. On June 7, also at 5pm, Ensamble Aurea Voce presents Threshold: Motets and Madrigals Between the Renaissance and the Baroque.

Earlier that same day, at 11:30am, Usina del Arte in La Boca hosts Barroco Excéntrico, a chamber music concert featuring works by Vivaldi, Telemann, and others.

Three concerts, two venues, and one weekend immersed in the contrasts, ornamentation, and drama that defined the Baroque era.

Good to know: Tickets for the Baroque Music Festival can be purchased at Palacio Noel. Admission to Barroco Excéntrico is free and tickets are distributed at Usina del Arte starting at 11am.

Where: Suipacha 1422 & Agustín R. Caffarena 1.