Salta a pleno!!!

Festivals and activities during summer

If you are going to travel through the province of Salta, and are interested in crafts, and tradicional festivals, you better check out this calendar so you don´t miss any speciall event!

January 8^th to 14^th in San Carlos - 26°Feria Artesanal de los Valles Calchaquíes (Craft Fair)

San Carlos is located 24 kms. from Cafayate. Local craftsmen, weavers, goldsmiths, and silvershmiths show and sell their work. Genuine art pieces! The Valles Calchaquies is a zone in Salta with a high qualitie of crafts production. You will find textile works, ceramic vases.... Also don´t miss the delicious regional food as humitas, tamales, empanadas! And home made jams and mermelades!!

From January 12^th to 14^th a folkloric festival will be celebrated, with important musicians of argentine folk music.

January 19th and 20 th – Cachi “Festival de la Tradición Calchaquí”- (Calchaquí Tradition Festival)

Cachi is located 157 Kms. away from Salta City. This festival celebrates the traditions of the Calchaquí Valley and Community. You can attend to shows, of folk music and dance.

February, during the first week you may experience the rituals and old traditions of Carnival at La Poma.

You will live rituals like the exhuming, songs and bagualas contests (baguala is a traditional type of music).

February 19th to 25th – “Serenata de Cafayate”: Cafayate will gleam during this cultural week. You will end the week delighted with the serenade of important salta artists.

For further information on how to get to this places or festivites, write to info@manerasargentinas.com.ar