Who said that in summer nothing happens in Buenos Aires! The great Japanese festival of Buenos Aires already has a date. Live the Matsuri of 2026 without setting foot in Japan because this Buenos Aires market will be filled one more year with music, flavors and Japanese dance. If you don’t know what to do on January 17 and 18, you already have a very international plan with this Matsuri at Mercat Villa Crespo.
Matsuri 2026 at Mercat Villa Crespo
The Mercat de Villa Crespo celebrates a Matsuri on January 17 and 18. Matsuri is the Japanese word for festival or festivity. For this time of the year, there are several festivals or Matsuri that are celebrated in Japan, from the New Year, the snow festival or the beginning of spring, there are many reasons for a Matsuri.
This summer in Buenos Aires you have an appointment to enjoy your own Matsuri. It promises to be much more than a Japanese festival, it is an explosion of culture, music, dance and flavors.
What you can enjoy at the Japanese Festival in Buenos Aires
Celebrate in style with Bon Odori dancing, parades, artists and live entertainment, as well as eating Asian food in one of the markets in Buenos Aires that has an entire floor dedicated to it.
The first Matsuri of 2026 brings you live shows with bands, traditional Japanese dances, taiko drums and the magic of Bon Odori, the traditional dance that symbolizes joy and union. In addition, enjoy a cultural fair, Cosplay and more than 50 stands with Asian products, manga, anime and Japanese art.
During these two days, you will be able to eat the best Asian food, with the best flavors of Japan offered by Mercat Villa Crespo with a variety of Japanese street food options: from onigiris, yakitori, sandos to takoyakis and okonomiyaki, as well as traditional sweets such as dango or taiyaki.
The Mercat Villa Crespo also has a super varied gastronomic offer for all tastes, that is why it is one of the meeting places on weekends to go out, have a good beer and spend the afternoon eating delicious food. It has, as we were saying, a whole floor dedicated to Asian cuisine, so if you have never been there, it is an extraordinary day to discover it.
Admission is free so you just have to decide to go and let yourself be carried away by the Japanese flavors and sounds.
January 17 and 18.
📍 Thames 747
🎟 Admission: Free.