Popular festivals of Patagonia through the year. Pick a month to see its full calendar; exact dates are announced every year by each festival’s organizers.
Festival calendar
Festivals to discover
First half of JanuaryNational Cherry FestivalLos Antiguos, Santa CruzShows, a horse-riding contest and a producers’ fair in Argentina’s southernmost cherry valley, on Lake Buenos Aires.
JanuaryNational Soft Fruit FestivalEl Hoyo, ChubutShows, producers’ and crafts stalls and contests in the middle of the raspberry, strawberry and cherry harvest.
Second half of JanuaryNational Shearing FestivalRío Mayo, ChubutThree days and nights when country folk come down from their outposts to show their craft: breeding sheep.
Early FebruaryBeer FestivalFrutillar, Los Lagos RegionThree days when stands of renowned craft beer brands invite you to taste all their options and specialties.
FebruaryNational Confluence FestivalNeuquén, NeuquénConcerts by national artists, an entrepreneurs’ fair and food at Isla 132, on the banks of the Limay River.
FebruaryNational Steam Train FestivalEl Maitén, ChubutShows, a float parade, gaucho skills and rides on La Trochita in tribute to the Old Patagonian Express.
FebruaryLamb Festival in Río ChicoPuerto Montt, Los Lagos RegionA day in the open air when country families share their cooking and their cuecas, singing and dancing.
FebruaryNational Puestero FestivalJunín de los Andes, NeuquénRodeo, gaucho skills, gaucho parades, folk music and a saddlers’ fair honoring the rural worker.
Mid-FebruaryNational Gardens FestivalVilla La Angostura, NeuquénA garden contest, a parade of flower floats, a nursery fair and shows on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi.
Mid-FebruaryNational Lake FestivalEl Calafate, Santa CruzConcerts, a crafts fair and sports to celebrate the naming of Lake Argentino.
FebruaryNational Apple FestivalGeneral Roca, Río NegroThe end of the harvest in the Upper Valley: three nights of free shows, fruit-growing contests, producers and artisans.
Second half of FebruaryNational Hop FestivalEl Bolsón, Río NegroBeer garden, shows and a fair at the foot of Piltriquitrón, with free admission, just before the hop harvest.
FebruaryChilote Traditions FestivalCastro, Los Lagos RegionPit-cooked curanto, crafts, music and farm work at the great summer festival of Chiloé.
MarchNational Trekking FestivalEl Chaltén, Santa CruzTwo mountain races on the trails of Los Glaciares National Park, at the foot of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
Late summerLoom Festival at the summer pasturesCaviahue, NeuquénSurrounded by mountains, a popular festival shows the crafts and skills of the Mapuche tradition, open to everyone who wants to share it.
Easter weekChocolate FestivalSan Carlos de Bariloche, Río NegroEvery Easter week Bariloche celebrates its chocolate with the giant Easter egg, Easter tables and wood sculptors.
Easter weekNational Pehuén FestivalAluminé, NeuquénPehuén planting, a parade, rodeo and big shows right in the piñón harvest.
Easter weekNational Salmon FestivalCamarones, ChubutOver Easter week, Camarones celebrates its biggest event with deep-sea and shore fishing contests.
AugustNational Snow FestivalSan Carlos de Bariloche, Río NegroThe great winter celebration: the city and Cerro Catedral fill with music, contests and the torchlight descent.
October and NovemberTrevelin TulipsTrevelin, ChubutMore than a million tulips facing the Andes and a closing festival with a shower of petals.
NovemberFestival of CommunitiesSan Carlos de Bariloche, Río NegroWith plenty of color, aroma and flavor, Bariloche’s communities celebrate their friendship every November.
NovemberNational Goat FestivalChos Malal, NeuquénThree nights of folk music, ballets, rodeo and roast goat in the festival’s permanent national home.
NovemberMotor Fest PatagoniaSan Martín de los Andes, NeuquénClassic and historic cars, custom motorcycles, live music and food trucks on Route 40. In 2026, November 21 and 22.