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Everyday Life Uncovered: CCU Collection this Sunday
Plus: The Vein, Citizen Dance Laboratory 2026: Presented by SURA, and where to eat this weekend
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This weekFriday, 2 October 2026
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The same shape every Friday, so you learn where to look. It opens with the one thing worth planning around and closes with the longer reads.
This Weekend
The marquee section. One suggestion picked as the thing to plan around, then everything else worth showing up for.
For exampleFireworks over Parque O’Higgins this Friday
Food & Drink
New openings, seasonal menus and the places we would send a friend to, by comuna.
For exampleWhere to eat in Barrio Italia this week
Free This Week
Everything on that costs nothing, gathered in one place. Concerts, museum days, open studios.
For exampleA free jazz night in Ñuñoa
Get Outside
Trails, parks, cerros and the day trips within reach of the city when the weather turns.
For exampleCerro San Cristóbal’s new trail opens Saturday
Local Story of the Week
One or two pieces of Santiago news worth your attention, credited and linked to the source.
For exampleWhat the new Line 7 stations change for Ñuñoa
Openings & Closures
Short notes on what has just opened, what is closing and what has changed its hours.
For exampleThree openings in Providencia, one closure in Lastarria
From The Santiago Guide
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For exampleBest rooftop bars in Santiago
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This weekFriday, 2 October 2026
Everyday Life Uncovered: CCU Collection this Sunday
Plus: The Vein, Citizen Dance Laboratory 2026: Presented by SURA, and where to eat this weekend
Buenos días, Santiago.
Everyday Life Uncovered: CCU Collection leads this week, and it is the one to get in the diary early. Under it: what is on across the city, where to eat before or after, and the story worth your attention.
In this week's edition:
- Everyday Life Uncovered: CCU Collection
- The Vein
- Citizen Dance Laboratory 2026: Presented by SURA
- Chiloé, Covered Skies
This Weekend
Everyday Life Uncovered: CCU Collection
Sunday 20 September · Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM)
An exhibition that dialogues between different generations and languages of contemporary Chilean art through a selection of 21 works, including photography.
Details and locationThe Vein
Sunday 20 September · Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM)
An exhibition at the Museo de Arte Popular Americano exploring ceramics as a territory of memory and identity.
Details and locationCitizen Dance Laboratory 2026: Presented by SURA
Tuesday 22 September · Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM)
The Citizen Dance Laboratory returns for its second version as a space for meeting and collective creation, inviting people of all ages.
Details and locationChiloé, Covered Skies
Thursday 24 September · Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM)
The play, produced by La Dramática Nacional and written by María Asunción Requena, tells the story of the Chilotes from Curaco de Vélez in the 1970s.
Details and locationFrom The Santiago Guide
- Find Traditional Chilean Cuisine in Santiago
- Navigate Public Transport in Santiago Easily
- Best Places to Catch a Sunset in Santiago
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