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Argentina's capital: tango at the source, asado culture, world-championship polo at Palermo, and the closed-door restaurants the city invented.
Scheduled and sanctioned by Asociacion Argentina de Polo.
Dates & details verified against: Official event site ↗
Why here
The Argentine Open at Palermo is not a big polo tournament, it is the polo tournament: contested since 1893, the final leg of the Triple Crown, and the only stage where 40-goal teams, the sport's perfect score, take the field. The Campo Argentino de Polo has sat inside the city since 1928 and is called the Cathedral of Polo without irony, because Argentina breeds the horses, raises the ten-goal players, and sets the world standard. November Saturdays fill the stands with a cross-section of the city, and an estancia polo day within an hour of town lets you swing a mallet yourself before you watch the best alive do it.
Best months
The Open runs from early November to the final in the first days of December, every year. Spring weather in Buenos Aires is warm and open-air friendly. Weekend matches sell through the Argentine Polo Association; the final sells out weeks ahead.
Getting there & around
Fly into EZE or AEP; the Palermo grounds are a taxi or subte ride within the city. Buy finals tickets through the association weeks ahead; regular matchdays are easier.
Skill levels: beginner
Schools & guides (2)
Argentina Polo Day
OutfitterFull polo-day experiences at a club under an hour from the city: a professional match, a first lesson on horseback, and an asado, running year-round.
Asociacion Argentina de Polo
OrganizerThe national federation of Argentine polo, founded in 1922, which organizes the Argentine Open and runs ticketing for the Palermo grounds.