Record Store Day in Caracas, Venezuela
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Caracas, Venezuela
Independent record shops open in Caracas, Venezuela right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- AeroMúsica
Vinyl, turntables and CDs on the same level as the Trasnocho Cultural theater inside Paseo Las Mercedes mall. Carries international pop, rock and Latin artists alongside music equipment.
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- Altoque Records CCCT
Vinyl, CD and turntable shop on Level C1 of the CCCT mall in Chacao, one of two Altoque Records locations in Caracas. Stocks new pressings, needles, cartridges and audio accessories, with pre-order and citywide delivery.
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- Altoque Records Concresa
Second Altoque Records branch on the ground floor of Centro Comercial Concresa in Santa Fe, Baruta. Sells new vinyl, CDs, turntables, needles and accessories alongside the CCCT store.
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- Ariah Records
Metal and rock specialist trading since 2001 in Torre Centrum on Sabana Grande boulevard. Sells vinyl, CDs, band merch and accessories; regulars call it one of the city's best record stores.
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- El Marchante
Started in 2015 as an online record shop before opening this San Bernardino storefront in 2022. Roughly 30,000 records across salsa, jazz, 80s rock and Venezuelan folk, sourced from estate and garage sales; also hosts listening events.
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- La Discotienda
Used and new vinyl, CDs, equipment and accessories trading since 1983, currently based at Sala Mendoza on the UNIMET campus. Spans rock, pop, jazz and Latin genres; contact is via Instagram DM rather than phone.
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See the full record store listing for Caracas, Venezuela.