This May 1, 2025 falls on Wednesday and it’s Labor Day, one of the most important holidays of the year and it’s not a long weekend, so getaways are very limited. If you are in Buenos Aires, a lot is closed but there is always somewhere to go and enjoy the fact that there are not so many people everywhere.Do you want to know what is open this May 1st in Buenos Aires?
What’s open this May 1st in Buenos Aires and what’s not
If you use public transportation this May 1st in Buenos Aires, keep in mind that it will be on a Sunday schedule, so buses, trains and subways will be less frequent.
Subways and subway start at 8 am and, following a typical Sunday low frequency, end the day, depending on the direction, around 10 pm (subway at 9 pm).
Supermarkets are closed this May 1st in Buenos Aires. Some of them will operate with reduced staff and hours.
What happens with some of the most important parks in Buenos Aires this May 1st? The Ecological Reserve, the Botanical Garden and the Ecopark are closed this holiday.
All national and municipal museums such as the Museo Sívori or the Museo de Bellas Artes are closed this May 1.
What about the theaters in Buenos Aires? The Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires and the Teatro San Martín are closed. So is the 25 de Mayo Cultural Center.
The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires, the Malba, is open this May 1, as is the Teatro Colón.
Want to go to the movies and eat some popcorn? That’s perfect. The movie theaters in Buenos Aires are open: Hoyts cinemark in all its theaters and Cinepolís are open this Labor Day in Buenos Aires and you will have screenings from noon onwards.
Here are some more ideas to get out of the house this day.Mobilizations for May 1st workers’ day in Buenos Aires
Also, you should know that there are mobilizations of the CGT. From 9hs in the morning, the Commerce managers will meet at the intersection of Julio Argentino Roca Avenue and Moreno Avenue.The CGT starts at 10 am at the intersection ofIndependencia Avenue and Defensa Avenue, from where they will go to the Monumento Canto al Trabajo at 800 Paseo Colón Avenue.
The mobilization will end in front of the monument Canto al Trabajo, at 800 Paseo Colón Ave. There will be no stage, but a giant picture of Pope Francis. The head of the mobilization leaves at 15:00 from Independencia Avenue and Peru, and the columns will be located on Independencia Avenue towards Callao, with the commitment of not interrupting the traffic on 9 de Julio Avenue until the march begins.
In the surroundings of the National Congress, a security operation is already being deployed for the mobilization called by the central workers’ union this May 1st.
If you also take Friday, May 2nd, you will have a mega long weekend. If you are in CABA, do not miss these plans and these getaways if you can go a little far away.