Salta Travel Guide: Cultural Calendar
Please note that this calendar lists only a few must-see events in the Salta cultural calendar. There are many other events occurring each month, including festivals honoring the Equinox, Mother Earth, harvest produce, various indigenous and Christian gods, art and crafts, local sports, etc.
January
The Festival y Fiesta Artesanal de los Valles CalchaquÃes is a highly anticipated folklore festival at the beginning of the year where dances and performances are showcased in San Carlos Plaza Principal, and it’s a good chance to find a large selection of handicrafts and ceramics for sale.
February
Around mid-February Mardi Gras is celebrated in typical Latin American fashion with a procession of decorated floats, live music on every corner and dancers with intricate masks of feather mirrors. Water is squirted at passers-by and bombas de agua (water balloons) are sold for dropping from balconies onto unlucky bystanders! Of course every city with any sense of duty must have a Carnaval, which Salta celebrates four weekends before Ash Wednesday in the city stadium.
The Battle of Salta is celebrated on the 20th of February. This festival honors General Belgrano’s 1813 victory over the royalist army of PÃo Tristán during the Argentine War of Independence, culminating in a civil-military parade around the main square and central statue honouring this famous battle.
March
Savor all the gastronomic delights Argentina has to offer, at the annual Exposition of Regional Foods in Cachi, a small village surrounded by snowy mountain peaks, located 124 mi (200 km) from Salta.
April
The city celebrates Founding Day on the 16th with parades and re-enactments by actors portraying various civil and military characters crucial in the city history.
June
Be amazed by the city’s patriotic pride between the 14th and 17th of June, with scenes of folk music in the evening, cultural performances, sports competitions and gaucho parades around the Guëmes Statue, as the city celebrates its fight against Spanish rule.
September
Witness the city-wide festival on th 16th, in honor of El Señor y la Virgen del Milagro (see the full story in the Cathedral description).
December
Every year 312 young citizens of Salta take part in a magnificent living nativity, located in Salta’s ‘Rose Villa’, converting Salta into the City of Christmas. This artistic tradition is a popular attraction, serving as both an annual tradition for the locals and a popular tourist attraction, gathering the city together for the holidays.
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