The Harvest Festival Mendoza awaits with great expectation the arrival of national and foreign visitors, amid the growth of wine tourism that adds restaurants, accommodations in wineries, and sunsets for the youngest.
He official schedule The festival begins on Sunday, February 25, with the blessing of the fruits, on Friday, March 1, the Vía Blanca, and on Saturday the 2nd, the traditional Carousel of the Queens in the morning and the Central Act, at night.
He Vintage showat the Frank Romero open-air theater, Day extends for three nights: Saturday, March 1, Sunday, March 2, and Monday, March 3.
It is an impressive show of dance, lights and live music. On Saturday, there will be the premiere of “Crowns of history and future.” And that same night is the election and coronation of the national sovereign.
The next two nights, Sunday and Monday, the harvest show is repeated and the presentation of Mendoza bands and a closing with national artists.
On Sunday, March 2, the rock band El Álamo and the indie music duo, Alejo and Valentín, open the show. At the closing, Ciro and Los Persas will take over the stage of the Greek theater of the General San Martín Parkin the city of Mendoza.
On Monday, March 3, it begins with Cuarto Creciente folklore musicians, Las Navarro and Cuarto Creciente. There will also be Federico Sosa, winner of the Pre-Cosquín 2024, in the malambo soloist category.
The closing of the third and last night will be performed by the renowned band La Delio Valdez.
Other unmissable celebrations during harvest time
The Harvest Festival has other alternative and unmissable celebrations for visitors, such as Aristides Villanueva Street Partythe main gastronomic avenue, and the Harvest Festivalat the Mendoza airport.
He Wednesday 28 In February, the Harvest Festival takes place, organized by the Wine Fund, the Government of Mendoza and the Municipality of Las Heras. It has the support of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 and Estancia Mendoza, winery concessionaire of the airport vineyard.
It is a symphonic show by the Mendoza Philharmonic Orchestra and the performance of artists from various backgrounds, such as Nahuel Pennisi, Kevin Johansen, Benito Cerati, Maggie Cullen, La Bruja Salguero, Los Tabaleros, Mendoza singers Leticia Bibiloni, Melisa Budini, Francisca Figueroa , Ini Ceverino, Mailen Obrador, Aluhe Dume, Gabriela Fernandez and Julieta Laparra.
In another street celebration, Thursday, February 29, is the anniversary of the Arístides Villanueva gastronomic avenuein the city of Mendoza.
The bars and gastronomic establishments will promotions, happy hours and many surprises.
With the idea that the public can walk and move more comfortably, the street is transformed into pedestrianfrom 6 to 12 p.m., and there will be free shows on different corners for the public who attends.
Sale of tickets for the Harvest
From Monday, February 12 at 9 a.m. and until Friday, February 16 at 12 p.m., the sale of tickets is intended for national and foreign tourism.
- The values of the Central Act on Saturday, March 1, are: Malbec sector 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, $30,000; Tempranillo 2, 3 and 4, $25,000; Tempranillo 1 and 5, $15,000; Cabernet Sauvignon, $15,000; Chardonnay 1 and 2, $12,000 and for the Bonarda 1,2 and 3 sector, $12,000.
- For Sunday, March 2 and Monday, March 3, the cost of tickets is: Malbec sector 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, $20,000; Tempranillo 2, 3 and 4, $15,000; Tempranillo 1 and 5, $10,000; Cabernet Sauvignon, $10,000; Chardonnay 1 and 2, $8,000 and for the Bonarda 1, 2 and 3 sector, $8,000.
For the Mendoza public, they begin to be sold on Tuesday, February 20 at 9 a.m., until Monday, March 4, at 6 p.m.
- The values of the Central Act are discounted for locals: Malbec sector 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, $15,000; Tempranillo 2, 3 and 4, $12,500; Tempranillo 1 and 5, $7,500; Cabernet Sauvignon, $7,500; Chardonnay 1 and 2, $5,500 and for the Bonarda 1, 2 and 3 sector, $5,500.
- The values for the First and Second Repetition will be: for the Malbec sector 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, $10,000; Tempranillo 2,3 and 4, $7,500; Tempranillo 1 and 5, $5,000; Cabernet Sauvignon, $5,000; Chardonnay 1 and 2, $3,000 and for the Bonarda 1, 2 and 3 sector, $3,000.
Tickets must be purchased through the platform www.entradaweb.com.ar.
From Monday, February 26 to Monday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public must collect printed tickets at the exchange points.
The enabled exchange points are at: Undersecretariat of Culture, Teatro Independencia, both in the City of Mendoza; and at the Julio Le Parc Cultural Space, in Guyamallén.
Celebrations at Cerro de la Gloria
At the start of the Harvest month, Mendoza celebrated on February 12, the 110th anniversary of the iconic Hill of Glory.
The commemoration coincided with the 207th anniversary of the Battle of Chacabuco, one of the most significant milestones in the San Martino feat.
16 meters high and made of bronze, the sculptural ensemble was cast in the Nation’s War Arsenal. It is a work of the Uruguayan sculptor Juan M. Ferrari (1874-1916), who to carry out this work carried out a meticulous study of the customs of the San Martin period.
The monument honoring San Martín’s feat is located on the Cerro de la Gloria, in the General San Martín Park, in the City of Mendoza.
It was inaugurated during the governorship of Rufino Ortega (son), on February 12, 1914. And for the beauty of sculpture and his environment surrounded by hills and old treeswas declared Cultural Heritage of the province of Mendoza, by Decree 552 of 1998.
The visit to La Gloria hill is free (open from 9 a.m. to midnight). On Fridays and Saturdays in summer, paying an entrance fee, tourists can enjoy the night show Let’s be free. With effects of light, sound and mappingis a tribute to the liberating deed and the participation of the people of Mendoza.