Electronic music fans get a 16-hour summer fix of their favourite trance, techno and house tunes at the annual Creamfields Buenos Aires. Party-goers take over the Buenos Aires Autodrome where more than 100 internationally renowned groups and DJs appear. Confirmed astists at Creamfields 2011 include David Guetta, Groove Armada presents Red Light, Above & Beyond, Sven Väth, Luciano, John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, Ferry Corsten, Fedde Le Grand, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, Pete Tong, Booka Shade, Miss Kittin, Adam Beyer, Ellen Allien, Danny Howells, Joris Voorn, Gareth Emery, Seth Troxler, Gui Boratto, Jamie Jones, Busy P, Christopher Lawrence, Guti, Gaiser, Barem, Layo & Bushwacka.

In October every year, guitar artists come together in Buenos Aires to showcase their incredible talents.

The international guitar festival started back in 1994 and since then more than 200,000 people have attended the festival which has seen hundreds of musicians from scores of countries.

The free and open display of guitar skills is a prestigious and well-known event in Buenos Aires.

The Buenos Aires International Festival (eighth edition) is one of the great events in the City’s cultural calendar. Diverse performances by national and international companies fill theatres, cultural centres and other venues across the capital. Workshops, lectures, presentations and exclusive events run alongside performances.

Budding local playwrights also compete for the esteemed Germán Rozenmacher Prize for New Theatre.

The Festival runs from 24th September to 8th October 2011.

More than 50 vineyards and 400 labels of wine will be present at the Chilean Wine Fair, including an exclusive area for sparkling champagnes.

Experience 1,400 square feet of wine, gastronomy and culture in Santiago’s Hotel Plaza San Francisco. Tickets are available at different outlets and cost $15,900 (Chilean Peso) per person.

One of the most important audiovisual events in Latin America, the Festival do Rio attracts professionals and film buffs from all over the world. Catch screenings, showcases and seminars at venues across Rio.

The festival attracts over 200,000 people for its screenings of Brazilian and world films at cinemas throughout the city, which include numerous features, shorts and documentaries. There are also seminars, cinematic exhibitions and cubicles equipped with video and DVD.

The 13th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Festival do Rio) will take place from Thursday 6 October through Tuesday 18 October 2011.

Música do Mundo Festival in the Minas Gerais town of Três Pontas is a real treat for lovers of Música Popular Brasileira and Cuban nueva trova. This year’s line-up features legends Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil and Pablo Milanés, among others.

Each year, Miraí, municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais, presents the Samba and Botequim Festival. A highlight of the mining town’s annual calendar, the festival celebrates two favourite Brazilian pastimes, samba and a cold beer, which comes accompanied by plates of local snacks.

More than one hundred galleries, art dealers and institutions get busy buying and selling contemporary Argentine art at the yearly Expotrastiendas. Browse work by artists of all ages, styles and trends in La Rural in Buenos Aires.

A tight schedule of talks, presentations and film screenings accompany the exhibition.

Melancholic lyrics and rhythms flood the Argentine capital during the annual Buenos Aires Tango Festival. There are free dancing displays at venues citywide and concerts and exhibitions detailing its romantic roots. Put your best shoes on and join in.

Judge your own ability and take a class for beginners or a masterclass for those more experienced. Everyone who’s anyone in the world of tango will be striding across the room, doing fancy footwork and looking heartbroken, defiant and sultry.

There are events daily and they are all free except for special tango classes and seminars.

Selvamonos music and arts festival is taking place on 13 August 2011 in Oxapampa. The festival began in 2009 as an attempt to decentralize culture in Peru and take quality Peruvian artists out of Lima and into the central jungle. Oxapampa is an interesting destination in itself, as it was founded from a German-Austrian colony in 1891. Selvamonos 2011 takes place on the Albengrin Ranch, surrounded by forests, and will feature different bands from around Peru. There will be circus performances, folkloric dancers and delicious typical food. Festival tickets cost 20 Soles.