In order to keep your budget down, we recommend that you
buy food at supermarkets 
and/or
that you go to the food court at Coto supermarkets where you can eat good
food at very inexpensive prices. In the center of the city there are two
location; one at Viamonte 1571 and the other one at Lima 1553. Go to
www.coto.com.ar to get a full list.
There is also a large number of "almacenes" (grocery stores) or food places that offer minutas (see eating) for $3 or $4.
Clarín and Página 12 newspapers have weekly listings of events The "Si" section of Clarín comes out on Fridays while the "No" section of Página 12 comes out on Thursdays.
Video game arcades can be an inexpensive pastime on a rainy day. These places can be found mostly inside the shopping malls (visit our shopping section for a shopping mall listing) as well as on main avenues like Santa Fe and Cabildo: Sacoa: Av. Cabildo 2358 (Belgrano neighborhood), Av. Rivadavia 5058 (Caballito neighborhood), Av. Santa Fe 1965 (Recoleta neighborhood), Av. Santa Fe 3185 (Palermo neighborhood).
Arts and crafts fairs commonly referred to as "ferias
hippies" (hippies fairs) are groups of small booths put together side
by
side that sell handmade items like
earrings, custom made crafts, incense holders,
leather and clay crafts among many other things.
These booths are usually set up in medium sized parks and plazas and
are an amusing weekend getaway.
The most famous and colorful fairs are:
Plaza Dorrego: Defensa & Humberto 1º. Sundays from 8am to 8pm,
Parque Lezama: Defensa & Av. Leandro Alem. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11am to 9pm.
Plaza Francia: Av. Libertador & Av. Alvear. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11am to 9pm.
Plaza Italia: Av. Sante Fe, across the street from the zoo. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10am to 7pm.
Plaza General Belgrano: Av. Juramento & Echeverría. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10am to 9pm.
Parque Centenario: Av. Angel Gallardo & Días Vélez. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11am a 9pm.
Feria de Mataderos: Av. Lisandro de La Torre & Av. De Los Corrales, Mataderos neighborhood. Sundays and holidays from 11am to 8pm.
Museums: usually, muses are free to the public. Click here to se a full list of museums and their addresses.
Places to Visit: Click here to see a list of places to visit; most are free.