October events in Patagonia

During the bloom, between October and early November, the Tulipanes Patagonia farm on route 259, 13 km from Trevelin, opens every day to walk among its coloured rows facing the Andes. In 2026 it was open from October 7 to November 7.

Every October, San Antonio Oeste hosts the National Six-Hour Silverside (pejerrey) Fishing Festival, which opens the sport fishing season and brings together hundreds of professional and amateur anglers. It began in the 1980s as a local celebration and has been a national festival since 1991.

In recent editions the contest was held on a Sunday, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, on Las Conchillas beach at the port of San Antonio Este, with cash prizes; on the Saturday before there was a food day with cooking classes.

A set of rules guarantees a fair tournament, covering fishing areas, permitted tackle, type of bait and the bags used to keep the catch, among other points.

Trelew celebrates the Penguin Festival with cultural and recreational activities, live music, a food court and an entrepreneurs' fair.

The date varies between September and October: in 2025 it was held in September, and in 2026 on October 24 and 25 at the Club Huracán grounds, as part of the celebrations for Trelew's 140th anniversary.

General Conesa celebrates the Provincial Farmer's Festival, which by provincial law has its permanent home in the town and is organized by the municipality.

For many years the festival has been a hallmark of the Conesa community, where a monument to the farmer stands. It includes a dinner in honor of local farmers and live music with local and national artists.

In the second half of October, the community of Añelo celebrates the Provincial Cattle Branding Festival (Yerra) at the “Bajada de la Patria” traditionalist center, 4 km from the town center on Route 7.

Since 1986 the festival has showcased the skills of country folk and the gaucho traditions of the area, with parades of horse troops, a rodeo (bronc riding) championship, branding, roping and ring-lance games (sortija).

Every October, Trelew and Gaiman host the Chubut Eisteddfod, the traditional cultural gathering of the Welsh community in southern Argentina: a literary and music festival held since 1965 that showcases the vitality of the Welsh language in Patagonia.

The tradition came to the region with the Welsh settlers who landed in 1865.

Each competition is not a struggle for a prize but an opportunity to learn, enjoy and share an enriching experience. Anyone, individual or group, may take part.

The Eisteddfod is the result of everyone's contribution. Taking part in it is a way of sharing its values with the community: truth, love and justice. Through music, singing and dance, it fosters understanding and peace among peoples.

In 2025 it ran from October 11 to 19, with the Gorsedd ceremony at Plaza de los Colonos in Gaiman, the artistic competitions in Trelew and a closing choral service at Bethel chapel in Gaiman.

National Patagonia Day is celebrated every October 11, commemorating the creation of the Governorate of Patagonia in 1878. In Comodoro Rivadavia –Chubut– it is marked with a ceremony attended by government bodies and community organizations.

The celebration recalls the Indigenous rituals once sung at the foot of Chenque Hill and takes place by the Carrero Patagónico monument, near the hill.