Record Store Day in Santiago, Chile
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 Santiago, Chile
Independent record shops open in Santiago, Chile 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.
- Altoque Records
Barrio Italia record shop with new, second-hand and limited-edition vinyl across rock, pop, indie, Latin, jazz, soul, funk and electronic, plus CDs, cassettes and apparel.
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- Cyco Records
Used-vinyl specialist inside the Portal Lyon gallery in Providencia, with vintage pressings, genre deep-cuts, band merch and shipping across Chile.
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- Disquería 12 Pulgadas
Providencia disquería specializing in 12-inch vinyl, spanning rock, pop, jazz, hip-hop, electronic and classical, plus turntables and accessories.
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- Disquería Bazar de Culto
Galería Francisco de Aguirre shop on Providencia selling new and used vinyl and CDs alongside cassettes and K-pop merchandise, with nationwide shipping.
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- Disquería Chilena
SCD-backed record shop on Level 3 of the MUT mall in Las Condes, billed as the leading store for Chilean-artist vinyl, CDs, cassettes, books and merchandise, with occasional live shows.
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- Disquería Funtracks
Providencia disquería since 2007 importing new and used vinyl, CDs and Blu-rays from Europe and the US, with strong indie, pop and electronic sections and shipping across Chile.
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- Disquería KYD
Providencia disquería near Manuel Montt metro selling new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, books and collectibles.
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- Espacio Análogo
Weekend record stall inside Galería La Curtiembre in Santiago Centro, selling vinyl and CDs with a curated classic-rock and metal selection.
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- Kind of Blue
Santiago Centro jazz-and-blues specialist near Barrio Lastarria, importing new and used vinyl from Europe and the US with a special-order service, plus rock, indie and soundtrack sections.
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- Kraftwerkstore
Basement-level Providencia shop specializing in jazz, ambient and world-music vinyl, including ECM Records catalog titles.
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- La Tienda Nacional
Santiago Centro shop dedicated to Chilean music and design, selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes and DVDs by independent and established national artists.
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- Musicovinyl
Providencia vinyl shop near Manuel Montt metro station.
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- Needle Vinilos
Needle chain's Parque Arauco mall location in Las Condes, selling new vinyl across rock, pop, jazz, electronic, hip-hop and metal alongside turntables and hi-fi gear.
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- Nextime Records
Vinyl, CD and cassette specialist in the Dos Caracoles gallery on Providencia, selling new releases, curated selections and music books.
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- Sonar
Santiago Centro vinyl and audio shop with a curated new-release selection alongside turntables and hi-fi gear; also runs a Providencia branch.
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- Tienda Respect
Portal Lyon gallery shop in Providencia buying and selling CDs, vinyl, cassettes, DVDs and Blu-rays across rock, metal and punk, with Chilean national-scene rarities.
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- Vinilos Brieba
Family-run disquería founded in 1999 by the Brieba brothers in Barrio Yungay, selling new and used vinyl spanning several decades.
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- Vinilos MundoPlanet
Vintage-vinyl specialist inside Galería de la Merced in Santiago Centro, stocking 60s-80s rock, jazz, blues, soundtrack, disco and soul imports from Europe, the US and Japan.
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- Vinilos Por Mayor
Providencia wholesaler-turned-retailer of new vinyl and CDs spanning rock, hip-hop, metal and Chilean music.
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See the full record store listing for Santiago, Chile.