25 De Mayo
May 25th (25 de Mayo), known as el Día de la Revolución de Mayo, or the Day of the May Revolution, is an important date in the Argentina calendar because it marks the annual celebration of the week-long Revolution that took place in Buenos Aires in 1810.
If you are visiting Buenos Aires this week it is highly likely that you have already planned a jam packed travel schedule, probably trying to fit in as much as humanly possible in order to take full advantage of Buenos Aires’ fascinating tourist attractions and locations. However, be prepared to have a spanner thrown into your vacation works as Argentina shuts down for one day to celebrate an important national holiday on Wednesday 25th May.May 25th (25 de Mayo), known as el Día de la Revolución de Mayo, or the Day of the May Revolution, is an important date in the Argentina calendar because it marks the annual celebration of the week-long Revolution that took place in Buenos Aires in 1810, an event that eventually lead to Argentine War of Independence and created the ‘First Junta’, a group of local authoritive figures who took control of Buenos Aires from the Colonial Spanish Viceroyalty.
Events in Buenos Aires leading up to the May 25th are celebrated collectively as la Semana de Mayo, or May Week. Although the majority of significant events began on May 18th, the culmination of the May Revolution on May 25th is the day which the commemorative festivities are held each year when Argentineans are likely to celebrate the national holiday by putting a hold on work to spend time with their families, while perhaps sharing locro, a typical northern Argentinean meat stew traditionally eaten on many on the 25 de Mayo national holiday.
So, sit back and relax with a bowl of locro and take the rare opportunity to enjoy a moment of calm in Buenos Aires on the 25th May.
What to do during the national holiday?
Feria de Mataderos has a special folklore performance tomorrow 25th of May to honor the National Holiday. If you are looking for something authentic and fun, you can’t miss the most authentic gaucho fair of Buenos Aires and enjoy the best beef of Buenos Aires!
If you haven’t visited the Torre de Babel specially made for the pop artists Marta Minujin, then tomorrow is the chance. You need to book your spot in advance, and probably you won’t find places for tomorrow anymore, but you can appreciate it from the outside and enjoy the alternative activities scheduled on the Plaza San Martin. Click here to book your spot to visit the monument.Tomorrow is the last chance to attend the Feria Puro Diseno in La Rural in Buenos Aires. Design and art lovers will enjoy the 11 edition of this art and creativity exhibition dedicated to the Color as central theme. The exhibition includes design in its different expressions such as clothing, fashion, accessories and contemporanean craftwork.
For ideas on places that you can visit on a national holiday in Buenos Aires, click here.
