Ushuaia prepares to host historic festival of hope with Franklin Graham
Ushuaia, Feb. 3, 2026 – In less than two weeks, a highly anticipated event that has been five years in the making will finally take place in Ushuaia.
“I couldn’t be more excited to come to Ushuaia. It has been on my heart for many years to preach in the southernmost city in the world,” said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). “I am looking forward to sharing the hope of Jesus Christ. We want everyone in Tierra Del Fuego to hear this Good News! All are invited and welcome to come to these free events and hear this message of God’s great love for them.”
The two-night festival will take place at Microestadio Jose Cochocho Vargas on Feb. 14 and 15. More than 40 evangelical churches and thousands of Christians through the province are partnering with BGEA for Esperanza Ushuaia, and dozens of free buses from as far as Tolhuin and Rio Grande are available to bring people to the event.
Plans for the outreach first began in 2020, but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts were renewed in November after church leaders in Ushuaia heard Rev. Graham share the hope of Jesus Christ in Buenos Aires where he preached at a two-day festival in partnership with nearly 2,500 churches. Almost 75,000 people attended the outreach, and on the second and final night, Velez Stadium was so packed, thousands of people lined the surrounding streets to hear the message that Graham shared from the Bible.
The arena where Franklin Graham will preach in Ushuaia is the same place where thousands of people gathered in 1991 to listen to live broadcasts of his father, Billy Graham, preaching in Buenos Aires.
Pastor Hugo Mullion of La Casa del Padre said, “Any attempt to describe the fruitful work carried out over decades by Billy Graham’s ministry always falls short. Esperanza Ushuaia is the current and challenging message for each and every one of us who live in this beautiful city. It is God’s outstretched hand. Thank you, Franklin Graham and your entire team for bringing us something so valuable!”
In addition to featuring a message of hope from Franklin Graham, there will also be live music from Rescate, an award-winning Argentinian Christian band, and Evangelina Crubinca, a Christian Argentine singer, starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15.
For more information about Esperanza Ushuaia, visit: BillyGraham.org/es/events/esperanza-ushuaia.
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DOWNLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF FRANKLIN GRAHAM IN BUENOS AIRES: https://media.billygraham.org/esperanza-ushuaia-press-room/
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
- 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 13: Franklin Graham will be available for a press conference at the Arakur Hotel located at Cerro Alarkén N° 1 (Acceso por Av, Héroes de Malvinas 2617, V9410 Ushuaia)
- February 14 and 15: Journalists are invited to attend Esperanza Ushuaia at Microestadio Jose Cochocho Vargas
MEDIA CONTACT: To request an interview or more information, contact Leonardo Perdomo at 54 9 2901 52 5400 or leo@nst-group.com.
ABOUT FRANKLIN GRAHAM AND THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
Founded by Billy Graham in 1950, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association shares the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world. Franklin Graham held his first evangelistic event in 1989, and since then, he has preached at more than 345 outreaches in 55 countries.
Last year, Rev. Graham proclaimed the hope of Jesus Christ in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Brussels, Belgium; London, England; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He recently returned from Cambodia, where he shared the Gospel with more than 27,000 people in Siem Reap. In addition to preaching in Ushuaia, Rev. Graham is looking forward to sharing the Gospel in Lima, Peru; Madrid, Spain, and Manchester, England, in the coming months. Graham has a heart for Latin America where he has preached 33 times in over 15 countries over the past three decades. This will be his fourth time preaching in Argentina since 2002.