Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cafayate, Argentinië

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Summer holidays in Argentinië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Summer storm road closures (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Topdrukte — Carnival long weekend, Serenata a Cafayate

• Seizoen

  Torrontés harvest

  1 feb – 15 apr · meestal

  The high-altitude Torrontés comes off the vines from February and the bodegas ringing the town open their cellars and run tastings while the picking is on.

• Feestdag

  Carnival long weekend

  14–17 febDrukBoek vroeg

  Carnival Monday and Tuesday are national holidays, making a four-day weekend near the end of summer. Long-distance buses and domestic flights fill and rates rise in popular towns, and local comparsas parade in many places. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Serenata a Cafayate

  26–28 febMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Three nights of folklore at the Bodega Encantada that run until dawn and fill every bed in the Calchaquí valley. A town of eight thousand takes tens of thousands of people for the weekend. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Summer storm road closures (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Argentinië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  2–5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Holy Thursday and Good Friday make one of the year's biggest long weekends. Banks and public offices close, long-distance buses and domestic flights sell out, and hotels in popular towns fill at higher rates, so book ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Torrontés harvest (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal)), Carnival long weekend (14–17 feb), Serenata a Cafayate (26–28 feb), Summer storm road closures (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Semana Santa

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Torrontés harvest (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal)), Semana Santa (2–5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Winter school holidays, Winter recess in Argentinië

• Feestdag

  Winter school holidays

  5–31 jul · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  Argentina's July winter break fills Cafayate with families on the wine route; hotels ran at about three-quarters full in 2026 while other destinations slumped, so book rooms and bodega visits ahead. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Festival

  Offering to the Pachamama

  1 augGroot festival

  On 1 August the town feeds Mother Earth at the Chuscha monument on the Costanera: neighbours offer food, drink, seeds and coca leaves to the earth, with folk music and dances from late morning. Bron ↗

Druk — Fiesta of La Sentadita, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Fiesta of La Sentadita

  28 sep – 7 oktReligieus feestDruk

  The novena for the town's patroness ends on 7 October with a procession of the seated Virgin, a parade of tractors, taxis and gaucho riders, and pilgrims arriving on foot and bicycle from across the Calchaquí valley. Bron ↗

Druk — Fiesta of La Sentadita

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Fiesta of La Sentadita (28 sep – 7 okt)

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Summer holidays in Argentinië

• Risico

  Summer storm road closures

  15 dec – 15 mrt · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  The valley's rain arrives as short violent summer storms and the Quebrada de las Conchas road towards Salta closes for rockfall and washed-out crossings. The tourist office on the plaza posts the state of it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Argentines celebrate at midnight on 24 and 31 December with family dinners and fireworks. Shops close early on those evenings, and on 25 December and 1 January almost everything is shut, including many restaurants. Bron ↗