Argentina’s National Beer Festival has taken place every October since 1963.
Known in Spanish as Fiesta Nacional de la Cerveza, the festival is held in Villa General Belgrano, a town in Córdoba Province with a strong Central European identity. German immigrants helped shape its architecture, food, music and traditions, giving the celebration an Alpine-village atmosphere.
The event is Argentina’s counterpart to Munich’s Oktoberfest. It traditionally runs across two consecutive weekends and features parades, orchestras, folk dancing, Bavarian-style food and beer. In 1996, the festival moved from the town’s José Hernández Square to a purpose-built site called Parque Cervecero, or Brewer Park.
The phrase “every October” describes its longstanding schedule, not an uninterrupted record without exceptions: the festival was not held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Villa General Belgrano’s event is also commonly called Argentina’s Oktoberfest.