Must-see entertainment in Santiago

  • El Huaso Enrique

    Santiago

    On weekend nights at this traditional cueca venue, watch proud Chileans hit the dance floor – performing their national dance, a playful, handkerchief…

  • Estadio Nacional

    Santiago

    On the whole, Chileans are a pretty calm lot – until they step foot in a fútbol (soccer) stadium. The most dramatic matches are against local rivals like…

  • Centro Cultural Matucana 100

    Santiago

    One of Santiago's hippest alternative-arts venues, the huge redbrick Centro Cultural Matucana 100 gets its gritty industrial look from its previous…

  • Club de Jazz

    Santiago

    One of Latin America's most established jazz venues (Louis Armstrong and Herbie Hancock are just two of the greats to have played here), this venerable…

  • CorpArtes

    Santiago

    This glossy (and moneyed) cultural center hosts big-name art exhibitions from the likes of Yoko Ono and Yayoi Kusama. There are also top-notch theater,…

  • La Batuta

    Santiago

    Enthusiastic crowds jump to ska, patchanka (think: Manu Chao) and cumbia chilombiana; rockabilly and surf; tribute bands and goth rock…at Batuta, just…

  • La Casa en el Aire

    Santiago

    Latin American folk music, storytelling gatherings, film cycles and poetry readings are some of the arty events that take place nightly in this low-key…

  • Estación Mapocho

    Santiago

    Rail services north once left from Estación Mapocho. Earthquake damage and the decay of the rail system led to its closure, but it's been reincarnated as…

  • Teatro Caupolicán

    Santiago

    Latin American rockers who've played this stage include far-out Mexicans Café Tacuba, Argentinian electro-tango band Bajofondo and Oscar-winning Uruguayan…

  • Cineteca Nacional

    Santiago

    Located in the Centro Cultural La Moneda, this underground cinema plays documentaries and art-house favorites (mostly in Spanish).

  • Club Hípico de Santiago

    Santiago

    The main racetrack is the grand Club Hípico de Santiago, where views of the Andes compete for your attention with the action on the turf.