Carnival 2026 in Buenos Aires: All the dates of the parades, squares, streets, and parks where you can find them.

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Carnival is also celebrated in Buenos Aires, displaying its colors. The murgas are already gathered, and with the date fast approaching, you just have to get ready to celebrate Carnival 2026 in Buenos Aires. Throughout February, there will be parties, fun, parades, and dancing. Here are the dates of the parades and the places in Buenos Aires where you can enjoy them.

Carnival 2026 in Buenos Aires is celebrated every weekend in February

The parades are free and will be held every weekend in February from February 7 to February 17. That means you’ll be able to enjoy the Carnival celebrations and parades in Buenos Aires every Saturday and Sunday in February until the Carnival holidays on Monday, February 16, and Tuesday, February 17.

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Since the 18th century, Carnival has been one of the most important festivals in Buenos Aires. Every February, murgas fill the streets with dancing, whistles, and drums, enlivening the various parades that wind their way through the city.

You will discover different stages throughout the city where the groups display their talent in songs, costumes, choreography, and pure fun. Every year before Carnival arrives in Buenos Aires, the murgas rehearse in cultural centers, theaters, and squares.

This Carnival 2026 in Buenos Aires, you will find 100 parades strategically distributed throughout different parts of the city, more than 100 groups, and more than 10,000 murgueros and murgueras, presenting their shows in 13 neighborhoods of Buenos Aires.

Fun fact: Did you know that the largest Carnival celebration in the world is in Rio de Janeiro, and the longest is in Montevideo?

Where to find the Carnival Parades in Buenos Aires

The parades and celebrations for Carnival 2026 take place in parks and streets throughout the city. Below is a complete list of parades in squares and streets:

The 2026 parades will be held in:

👉Boedo: Avenida Boedo, between Independencia and San Juan.

👉Pompeya: Avenida La Plata, between Fernández de la Cruz and Caseros.

👉Mataderos: Alberdi Avenue, between Escalada and Araujo.

👉Villa Urquiza: Avenida Triunvirato, between Monroe and Olazábal.

👉Saavedra: García del Río Avenue, between Freire and Zapiola.

👉La Boca: Palos, between Espinosa and Villafañe.

👉Liniers: Cosquín and Tuyutí.

👉Villa Pueyrredón: Mosconi Avenue, between Bolivia and Zamudio.

There are also parades in the following squares and parks

👉San Cristóbal: Plaza Martín Fierro, bordered by General Urquiza, Barcala, La Rioja streets, and the 25 de Mayo Highway.

👉Chacabuco Park: Chacabuco Park Amphitheater, Eva Perón 1400.

👉Villa Devoto: Plaza Richieri, Avenida Francisco Beiró 4800.

👉San Telmo: Lezama Park Amphitheater, inside the park in the area near the ravine that faces Martín García and Paseo Colón avenues.

👉Palermo: Plaza Unidad Latinoamericana, El Salvador 4037.

👉Lugano: Plaza Unidad Nacional, Delfin Gallo 5746.

👉Paternal: Plaza Dr. Roque Sáenz Peña, at Juan B. Justo and Boyacá.

👉Villa Real: Las Toscaneras Square, Moliere 2777.

👉Colegiales: Colegiales Sports Center, Cap. Gral. Ramón Freire 120.

👉Flores/Caballito: Seguí, between Neuquén and Avenida Gaona.