10 Things to Do in Buenos Aires in November

If you are planning to visit Buenos Aires in November, I must tell you that you could not have chosen a better time. The weather in the month before the last month of the year is perfect, as spring is coming to an end, and the warm temperatures allow you to enjoy an endless number of outdoor activities. In addition, in November, Buenos Aires hosts a number of festivals that are well worth taking part in.

There are many things to see and do in Buenos Aires during this month, including tours of its most picturesque neighbourhoods, tango shows and gaucho festivals, dazzle yourself with the architecture of areas such as Congreso or Downtown Buenos Aires or stroll through its fairs and parks. There is so much to discover!

November is the perfect month to visit two of the most emblematic neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires on a bike, as the temperatures are very pleasant and it is a month where it practically never rains. This is a unique experience, where you will be able to visit San Telmo and La Boca, two places that, together with La Recoleta, are considered the most picturesque of the city, with the help of your specialised local guide.

San Telmo

San Telmo is a neighbourhood closely related to tango, cafés and bohemian Buenos Aires, where you will find antique fairs, cobbled streets, murals and exquisite architecture. Many of the buildings in the neighbourhood date back to the 19th century. It is also an ideal neighbourhood to visit a boutique wine shop and pick up a good Argentine Malbec wine. I recommend you to visit the Bar Británico, located in front of Parque Lezama. Here, the writer Ernesto Sábato wrote his famous novel Sobre Héroes y Tumbas (On Heroes and Tombs).

La Boca

Continue your cycling tour to the neighbourhood of La Boca. Here you will pass the famous "Bombonera", the Boca Juniors stadium, one of the places of pilgrimage for football fans from all over the world.

You can also visit Caminito, a street with colourfully painted house facades. Due to its proximity to the port, a large number of immigrants from Spain, Italy, France and Poland settled here in the middle of the 20th century, mainly after the Second World War.

It was an area of tenements and hotels for the port workers. Nowadays it has become a tourist attraction, where you can enjoy all the charm of the neighbourhood, tango street shows, traditional food and fairs where you can buy some souvenirs. This is one of the best bike tours in Buenos Aires.

If you are visiting Buenos Aires in November, you cannot miss the Ciudad Emergente Festival. It is a mega festival organized by the city government, where you can listen to the best of Argentine emerging music.

In addition to concerts, at the festival you can enjoy a gastronomic space with food trucks, and also activities oriented to sustainability and environmental care, as well as visual arts, exhibitions of NFT's, and much more.

And if you still want to keep in touch with the new artistic expressions of Argentina and be part of the city's living heartbeat, there's nothing better than touring the best graffiti in the Argentine capital accompanied by a graffiti expert.

One of the most charming neighbourhoods with great options to enjoy the outdoors is La Recoleta, where you will be able to visit many places and attractions that are a must on your visit to the city:

• The Plaza Francia and its handicraft fair.
• The University of Law.
• The Museum of Fine Arts.
• The Recoleta Cemetery, where you can find, among others, the tombs of Juan Domingo and Eva Perón.
• The National Library, with its curious structure designed by the famous architect Clorindo Testa.
• The imposing Ateneo Grand Splendidbookstore, considered the largest and most beautiful in Latin America.

Finally, another of the walks you can do in November in Recoleta is the Thays Park, a green space of no less than 4500 m2, with several sculptures by artists such as Marta Minujín or Fernando Botero. These are just some of the best things to do in Recoleta, but the neighbourhood has so much charm that you could spend the whole day there.

The neighbourhood of Palermo is one of the most fashionable places in the city. Always cool, here you will find a wide range of bars, signature cafés, gourmet restaurants, fairs with artists and craftsmen selling their work, jazz clubs and much more. But another highlight of the neighbourhood is its artistic side. Here you can see a good amount of murals and expressions of the most radical street art.

These are some of the best things to do in Palermo, but you will surely find many more, as this neighbourhood has an eternal young spirit that captivates and captivates everyone who walks through it. If you are in the city in November, let me tell you that it is the best time to visit Buenos Aires, as the temperatures will allow you to stroll around its little streets, have a latte while you eat a delicious almond croissant or one with the traditional dulce de leche.

With the pleasant temperatures in November, one of the best excursions you can do from Buenos Aires is, without a doubt, to visit the Tigre Delta. This is an area next to the river, where you can go for a boat ride, visit the islands that form it, buy some souvenirs or handicrafts in the Puerto de Frutos or have lunch in a grill overlooking the river.

This is a perfect excursion to get out of the city centre, since Buenos Aires is not only buildings and cement. In the Tigre delta you can enjoy nature and the charm of the river. The area is very picturesque and a great tourist centre, both local and international. You can also take a cruise or do water activities on the river.

If you are interested in learning a little more about one of the oldest traditions of the country, I recommend you to book a full day tour to an estancia in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. There you can experience an authentic Argentinean gaucho festival. In this type of excursion, you will have the chance to spend the day among horses, gauchos and green fields that stretch to infinity. You will learn about gaucho traditions and customs.

And at lunchtime, there is nothing better than some Argentinean meat empanadas, a barbecue and a glass of good wine. From early in the morning you will be able to smell the aroma of charcoal, firewood and meat, mingling with the smell of the countryside. You will taste some of the delicacies of the local gastronomy in a truly unique environment. This is an experience not to be missed.

Being in the middle of the countryside, this kind of activity does not take place in the coldest months of the year, so if you plan to visit Buenos Aires in November, this is one of the things you cannot miss. Feel the spirit of the autochthonous.

Internationally, Buenos Aires is synonymous with culture, and without a doubt, a large part of that culture is represented by the tango. Born as a music of the suburbs, the tango has evolved into a myriad of different nuances. Both the music and the dance have been able to stand out everywhere. Nowadays, you cannot visit Buenos Aires without attending a tango show.

Whether in a theatre on Corrientes street or in a traditional milonga in the Boedo neighbourhood, tango is a must on your trip. Nowadays, there are shows that are really at the level of a Broadway show, with hundreds of musicians and dancers on stage. November is a perfect time to experience tango, and thanks to the pleasant temperatures, in places like Plaza Dorrego, in the San Telmo neighbourhood, you can find people dancing or small orchestras playing in the street.

And if you prefer a less mainstream experience, be sure to sign up for private tango lessons, as this is another way to feel the passion of tango in the flesh. You can learn to dance with a local teacher, who will teach you everything that this dance symbolises, as well as the steps. The sensuality of the movements and the codes that the dancers must handle, along with the history of the genre.

If you are one of those who enjoy good jazz, you can't miss the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival. Every year, at the beginning of November, the city hosts a series of concerts, workshops and jams sessions organised by the city government, where, in addition to local musicians, you can enjoy first-class international guests.

The venues vary from year to year, although the Centro Cultural Recoleta and the Usina del Arte are already classics. An excellent way to get in touch with the city's nightlife and, at the same time, enjoy one of the most eagerly awaited events for jazz lovers. BA Jazz is also the most important jazz festival in Latin America.

If you are a lover of the seventh art and you are in Buenos Aires in November, you cannot miss the Mar del Plata Film Festival, one of the most prestigious in Latin America and the world. With stars from all over the world and a very careful selection of new productions, the festival is one of the most awaited events for film fans.

It is also a great excuse to take one of the best day trips from Buenos Aires and visit the beautiful city of Mar del Plata. With its stone buildings, rolling seafront promenade and delicious cuisine, Mar del Plata has earned its place among Argentina's most visited cities, and November also offers perfect temperatures.

Traveller Tip

Try some crispy churros at Manolo or eat paella at the fishermen's club are two of the things you can't miss.

In November, Buenos Aires hosts the world famous LGBTQ+ Pride Parade. It's the perfect opportunity to mingle with the locals in an open-air party that winds through the city's central streets. It's a very popular event, where the right to freedom of expression and sexual choice for every individual is asserted.

In addition to the usual parade, with floats and lots of glitter, there are concerts, shows, street food and much more. A party full of colour and an incredible atmosphere that you can't miss for anything if you are passing through Buenos Aires in November. The event takes place along Avenida de Mayo, and usually goes from the Casa Rosada to the National Congress.