Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

The Nostalgia Night is an annual celebration that takes place in Uruguay every August 24, on the eve of the national holiday of Independence Day. On this night, numerous parties and events are held nationwide—especially in dance clubs—exclusively playing “oldies”. The celebration centers on music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, and pays tribute to the cultural heritage of those decades—now embraced as retro culture—not only through music but also by honoring television and broader cultural expressions of the era.

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.