The city's folk fair since 1986, under the arcades of the old cattle market: about 500 stalls of mates, knives, leather, silver and ponchos, regional food and a stage where people dance chacarera and zamba in the street. Porteños call the barrio 'la República de Mataderos'; it is far west, so few visitors make it.
- Address
- Av. Lisandro de la Torre and Av. de los Corrales, Mataderos
- Hours
- Sundays and national holidays 11:00-18:00 (city government and Time Out, 2025); cancelled in rain
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 3 h
- Price
- Free entry
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Eat locro, tamales, empanadas or a choripán and pastelitos from the food stalls.
- Free folk-dance and guitar workshops run during the fair.
- By car take the 25 de Mayo motorway to the Escalada exit; about a dozen bus lines also go there.