In Argentina there are festivals for everything. Wine harvest, snow, chocolate, cheese, folk music. If it exists, there’s a festival dedicated to it.
And obviously choripán, being an essential part of our identity, has its own festivals. Massive events where thousands of people gather to eat choris, drink wine, listen to music, and celebrate the most Argentine sandwich that exists.
Here I’ll tell you which are the best choripán festivals in the country, when and where they happen, what to expect, and which you absolutely must put on your agenda.
National Choripán Day - October 23rd
Before specific festivals, you need to know that National Choripán Day exists. It’s not a holiday (yet), but it’s celebrated anyway.
What Happens That Day
Grills throughout the country run promotions. 2-for-1 choris, discounts, special combos.
Bars and restaurants offer gourmet choris, special versions sold only that day.
Social media fills with choripán photos. The hashtag #DíaDelChoripán reaches trending topic every year.
Some neighborhoods organize massive choripaneadas in plazas and parks.
Origin
It’s not an official date, but in 2015 a group of Buenos Aires grillers started celebrating it and it went viral. Today it’s an unofficial but widely recognized national event.
National Choripán Festival - Tandil, Buenos Aires
This is THE big festival. The official one. The one everyone knows.
When and Where
Date: First weekend of November (varies year to year, always check)
Location: Parque Independencia, Tandil, Buenos Aires
Duration: 2 days (Saturday and Sunday)
What to Expect
Crowd size: Between 40,000-60,000 people over two days. It’s massive. Arrive early or you’ll wait in line 2 hours for a chori.
Choripán stands: More than 50 stands from grillers throughout the province. Each with their style, secret recipe, proposal.
Categories: Classic choripán, gourmet choripán, innovative choripán (weird fusions), best chimichurri.
Competition: Professional jury + public vote. Winner takes the title of “Best Choripán of Tandil” and automatically becomes famous. Their grill gets marked on Google Maps forever.
Live music: Stages with Argentine rock, folklore, cumbia bands. It’s free.
Activities: Grill workshops, how-to-make-chimichurri classes, talks about choripán history.
Prices (2026)
Entry: FREE.
Choripanes: $3,500-$6,000 ARS ($3.15-$5.40 USD) depending on stand. Gourmet reaches $8,000 ($7.20 USD).
Combo chori + wine + fries: $10,000-$12,000 ARS ($9-$10.80 USD).
How to Get There
From Buenos Aires: 4 hours by car via Route 226. There are vans and buses leaving from Retiro ($15,000 ARS / $13.50 USD round trip).
Accommodation: Tandil fills up those days. Reserve AT LEAST 2 months in advance. Hotel: $80,000-$150,000 ARS ($72-$135 USD) per night. Airbnb: $50,000-$100,000 ARS ($45-$90 USD).
Worth It?
YES. If you’re a chori fan, you have to go at least once in your life. It’s the Lollapalooza of choripán.
That said, prepare for crowds. It’s not a romantic or quiet plan. It’s beautiful chaos.
La Plata Solidarity Choripaneada
This one is different. Not a competitive festival, it’s a solidarity event.
When and Where
Date: Last Saturday of April
Location: Plaza Moreno, La Plata
Duration: All day (10 AM - 8 PM)
What to Expect
Objective: Raise funds for La Plata neighborhood soup kitchens and snack programs. Everything raised from choris goes entirely to social organizations.
Choripanes: Fixed price, $4,000 ARS ($3.60 USD). All the same. No competition, there’s solidarity.
Atmosphere: Family-friendly. Lots of people with kids, grandparents, whole families. It’s relaxed.
Music: Murgas, neighborhood bands, children’s choirs. All local, all unpretentious.
Activities: Games for kids, kermesse, artisan fair.
Numbers
They sell approx 15,000 choripanes in one day. They raise between $60-$80 million ARS ($54,000-$72,000 USD). Everything goes to organizations.
Worth It?
Yes, but for different reasons than Tandil. Here you don’t go for “the world’s best chori,” you go to eat well and help. Chori is the means, not the end.
FestiChori - San Miguel de Tucumán
The northern festival. Chori with northern vibe.
When and Where
Date: Second weekend of September
Location: Parque 9 de Julio, San Miguel de Tucumán
Duration: 3 days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
What to Expect
Northern style: Here choripán has regional touches. Spicier chimichurri. Sometimes they add Tucumán chili. Chorizo with local spices.
Music: Folklore, chacarera, zamba. Stages with local artists and some national ones.
Atmosphere: Much warmer and more relaxed than Buenos Aires. People are more talkative, talk to you even if they don’t know you.
Crafts: Large fair of Tucumán artisans. Regional products, sweets, wines from the north.
Prices (2026)
Entry: FREE.
Choripanes: $3,000-$5,000 ARS ($2.70-$4.50 USD). Cheaper than Buenos Aires.
Regional wine: $2,500-$4,000 ARS ($2.25-$3.60 USD) per glass.
Worth It?
Yes, especially if you already know Buenos Aires festivals and want to experience chori with northern touch. The trip to Tucumán is expensive from CABA, but if you’re in the area, go for it.
ChoripánFest Rosario - Santa Fe
The Litoral festival. Lots of vibe, lots of river.
When and Where
Date: Third weekend of October
Location: Parque Urquiza (facing Paraná River), Rosario
Duration: 2 days
What to Expect
River view: The park is on the Paraná. You eat chori looking at the river. It’s beautiful.
Fernet: Rosario is fernet land. All stands offer chori + fernet with coke combo. It’s the local scene.
Music: Mostly Argentine rock. Rosario has rock tradition (Fito Páez, Litto Nebbia, Pier). Bands are first-rate.
Young atmosphere: Lots of kids, lots of party. If you’re 50+ you’ll feel old, but you’ll still have a good time.
Prices (2026)
Entry: FREE.
Choripanes: $3,500-$5,500 ARS ($3.15-$5 USD).
Fernet + coke: $3,000-$4,500 ARS ($2.70-$4 USD).
Chori + fernet combo: $7,000 ARS ($6.30 USD).
Worth It?
Yes, especially if you like the river, fernet, and rock. It’s the festival with the best vibe according to informal Instagram polls.
Other Tips for Any Festival
Arrive Early
Best choris sell in the first hours. In the afternoon what’s left is leftovers.
Stands run out of stock. If you arrive at 6 PM, probably half the stands closed.
Lines are eternal at noon. If you go early (10-11 AM), you save 2 hours of waiting.
Bring Cash
Not all stands accept cards. Many are neighborhood grillers who bring card readers but 4G doesn’t always work.
Calculate $20,000-$30,000 ARS ($18-$27 USD) per person to eat, drink, and buy something to take home.
Comfortable Clothes
You’ll be standing 4-6 hours. Comfortable sneakers or you’ll die.
Bring a jacket (even if it’s summer). At night it gets cold and festivals are outdoors.
Clothes that can get stained. Chimichurri flies and something always ends up falling on you.
Conclusion: Schedule Your Festival
If you’re a choripán fan, you have to go to at least one of these festivals. It’s pure Argentine experience.
Doesn’t matter which you choose. Tandil for the massive, La Plata for solidarity, Tucumán for regional, Rosario for the vibe, Mendoza for wine, Bariloche for exotic.
All are worth it. All are celebration. All celebrate the same thing: that chorizo between two pieces of bread that unites us as a nation.
Check dates, make your itinerary, buy tickets, and go. Chori awaits you.
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