TRADE FAIRS AND CONVENTIONS
March 27th – April 2nd
FIDAE – Latin America´s largest air fair, covering both military and civil aviation. Held at the Cerrilos airport,  Santiago.
April 4th – 6th
World Copper Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santiago
April 6th
CESCO Dinner, Club Hípico, Santiago
May 23^rd – 27^th
EXPOMIN – International fair for global mining industry, Espacio Riesgo, Santiago

MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONS
Museo de Bellas Artes -  Museum of Fine Arts
Until July 2^nd - Cycle of contemporary Chilean art. Alejandra Raffo, Bernardita Vattier, Oscar Gacitua, Francisca Sutil

Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda
Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 9pm
Until July 23rd – México: Del Cuerpo al cosmos
200 exceptional examples of Pre-Colombian Mexican art.
Entry fee: $600 (Adults), $300 (Students)
Until January 2007 – Chile territorio artesanal
Exhibition and sale of Chilean handicrafts
Free entry

PERFORMING ARTS
Opera
Santiago´s Teatro Municipal Telephone 463 8888
April 1^st, 4^th, 5^th, 9th – Tchaikovsky´s Sleeping Beauty
May 22^nd, 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th Verdi´s Otello
June 19^th, 22^nd, 24^th, 27^th Strauss´s Elektra

SPORTS EVENTS
Horse Racing
Club Hípico – Races every Monday and Friday.
Av. General Blanco Encalada 2540 Telephone 6939600
Hipódromo – Races every Thursday and Saturday
Av. Hipódromo Chile Nº 1715 Telephone 270 92 37 - 270 92 38

Rodeo
April 21^st-23^rd Champeón de Chile – Medialuna de Rancagua –
Federacion del Rodeo Chileno – Mónica Pinilla  465 3660, 465 3654

Football
April 8^th – Colo Colo vs U de Chile,
Estadio Nacional, Avenida Grecia s/n Telephone 397 5000
ANFP – No international matches planned for April – June

TRADITIONS AND FIESTAS
March 18^th-19^th     Fest. Folklórico de la Vendimia, Molina
April 8^th-9^th       Fiesta del Vino, Pirque
May 21^st –          Navy Day - Valparaiso
July 12^th – 18th    Fiesta de la Triana - Iquique

Folklórico de la Vendimia, Molina
Alejandra Raffo, Bernardita Vattier, Oscar Gacitua, Francisca Sutil