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Festivals of South Africa February FNB Dance Umbrella - Johannesburg, Gauteng Website: www.fnb.co.za … This festival is about contemporary dance and choreography. Prickly Pear Festival - Uitenhage, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape Website: www.nmbt.co.za The Prickly Pear Festival is about tradition with foods such as potjiekos, fish and spit braai, ginger beer, pancakes, and bunny chows, home-made jams on sale and home-made puddings. March Cape Town Jazz Festival - Cape Town, Western Cape Website: www.capetownjazzfest.com A 2-day festival with 40+ international and African artists performing on 5 different stages. Lambert's Bay Kreeffees - Lambert's Bay, West Coast, Western Cape Website: www.kreeffeeslambertsbaai.co.za This festival is about rock music, crayfish and bungee jumping, beer tents, half-marathons and air shows. Oppikoppi Easter Festival - Northam, North West Website: www.oppikoppi.co.za The Oppikoppi Easter Festival, attracts traditional blues-and-folk crowds. Tonteldoos Peach Festival - Tonteldoos, Mpumalanga Website: www.dullstroom.co.za The Tonteldoos Peach Festival, 2 hours from Johannesburg has peaches and produce made from peaches, such as jam, mampoer and edibles. Sasol Scifest - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Website: www.scifest.org.za Sasol SciFest, a.k.a National Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology lasts 7 days and offers a film festival and talk shops, game drives and laser shows, lectures and workshops, competitions and sunset shows, etc. It draws over 30 000 people. April Klein Karoo Nationale Kunstefees - Oudtshoorn, Western Cape Website: www.kknk.co.za The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees young up-and-coming and famous artists in dance and theatre with over 200 different shows on different stages. Splashy Fen - Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.splashyfen.co.za The Splashy Fen music festival offers rock and pop concerts on 3 stages, ablutions and market stalls, electricity and telephones, medical and security. Tulbagh Goes Dutch - Tulbagh, Western Cape Website: www.tulbaghtourism.org.za Tulbagh’s 2-day Dutch Festival offers cultural activities, wine tasting and beer gardens, tulip exhibition and more. Philippolis Witblits Festival - Philippolis, Free State Website: www.philippolis.org.za The Philippolis Witblits Festival is known for the South African Moonshine called Witblits (or White Lightning). Also to be enjoyed is the activities and competitions for kids, food and other. Prince Albert Town and Olive Festival - Prince Albert, Western Cape Website: www.patourism.co.za The Prince Albert Town and Olive Festival of the Swartberg region of the Western Cape offers olives and wine, art and live music, beer tents and and races, historic tours and kids’ crafts, demonstrations and stalls etc. etc. May Pink Loerie Mardi Gras - Knysna, Western Cape Website: www.pinkloerie.com The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras is a gay festival held in beautiful Knysna and offers 4 days of entertainment, amusement and festivities. Riebeek Kasteel Olive Festival - Riebeek Kasteel, Western Cape Website: www.riebeekvalley.info The Riebeek Kasteel Olive Festival has wine and the olives, an art competition, live entertainment and stalls of food. June National Arts Festival - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Website: www.nafest.co.za The Grahamstown National Arts Festival, South Africa's oldest arts festival, runs over 10-days and offers theatre and music, song and dance, film etc. July Knysna Oyster Festival - Knysna, Western Cape Website: www.oysterfestival.co.za Knysna is known for its oysters and during this festival you will sample on oyster braais and oyster tasting, partake in oyster-eating competitions or enjoy the live entertainment. Ellisras Bushveld Festival - Lephalele (Ellisras), Limpopo Website: www.lephalale.com The Ellisras Bushveld Festival offers cattle shows and a game auction, dog shows and horse jumping, agricultural activities, traditional food and a beer tent, a 3-day clash for the best 4x4 competition, an expo on game farms, hunting opportunities and more. Calitzdorp Port Festival - Calitzdorp, Western Cape Website: www.sappa.co.za This port festival is platform to the top 15 South African port makers. Also on offer is port tasting, potjiekos, championships and ostrich farm tours. Madame Zingara's Christmas in July - Cape Town, Western Cape Website: www.madamezingara.com The well-known restaurant Madame Zingara hosts 10 000 people in aid of the children's charity Ikamva Labantu with a huge party, great food and entertainment. August Oppikoppi Bushveld Festival - Northam, North West Website: www.oppikoppi.co.za Oppikoppi offers 3 stages, a smaller comedy stage and a stage for more relaxed folk music at the top of the koppie. Joy of Jazz - Johannesburg, Gauteng Website: www.joyofjazz.co.za See over 200 local and international jazz artists perform. Hantam Vleisfees - Calvinia, Northern Cape Website: www.vleisfees.co.za At this festival there's meat braaied and stewed, in pita or on sosaties and in potjies, dancing and beer tents. Cellar Rats Wine Festival - Magaliesberg, Gauteng Website: www.cellarrats.co.za The Cellar Rats Wine Festival has wine tasting and picnic baskets plus activities for the kids. September Arts Alive - Johannesburg, Gauteng Website: www.artsalive.co.za Arts Alive offers dance and music (including international superstars), visual art and poetry. Aardklop Arts Festival - Potchefstroom, Free State Website: www.aardklop.co.za Aardklop Arts Festival offers arts and visual arts, theatre and music, including classical music, jazz and hard rock, cabaret, visual arts, theatre, circus performances, opera and more. Woodstock - Hartbeeshoek, North West Website: www.woodstock.co.za Woodstock is about music and crafts. Gariep Kunstefees - Kimberley, Northern Cape Website: www.gariepfees.co.za Gariep Kunstefees offers local musicians and a film festival, art exhibitions and children's theatre. Hermanus Whale Festival - Hermanus, Western Cape Website: www.whalefestival.co.za This festival is entertainment-packed and celebrates the whale-watching Hermanus is famous for. Awesome Africa Music Festival - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.awesomeafricafestival.co.za The Standard Bank Awesome Africa Music Festival has 3 stages for ongoing music by over 200 artists from more than 20 countries. Knysna Gastronomica - Knysna, Western Cape Website: www.gastronomicakny.co.za Knysna’s Gastronomica is about good food, wine and culture. Prince Albert Agricultural Show - Prince Albert, Western Cape Website: www.patourism.co.za A festival about sheep and angora goat competitions, local products and home crafts, food and beer tents, art and flowers, horses on show, motorbike obstacle route and more entertainment. Southern Cross Music Festival - Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.southerncrossmusic.co.za Southern Cross Music Festival is a 3-day festival on the Mooi River with fishing, hikes and swimming, white water rafting and abseiling, mountain biking and 4x4 courses. Macufe - Bloemfontein, Free State Website: www.macufe.co.za Macufe runs over 10 days with artists performing kwaito and jazz,, hip-hop and R&B, gospel and rock and classical music plus dance and drama, cabaret, fine art and musical theatre, poetry, and cultural arts and crafts. White Mountain Folk Festival - Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.whitemountain.co.za The White Mountain Folk Festival offers music in an fantastic venue over 3 days. Vrede Paddadors - Vrede, Free State Website: www.vredefees.co.za The Paddadors Rooivleis en Kultuurfees offers good food and beer tents, children’s amusement and live music. October Bosman Weekend - Groot Marico, North West Website: www.marico.co.za At this festival you can find mampoer, food, and festivities. November Ficksburg Cherry Festival - Ficksburg, Free State Website: www.cherryfestival.co.za This Cherry Festival attracts 20 000 for its cherries – with picnics and music, tours and tastings, etc. Nottingham Road Pink Festival - Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.pinkfestival.co.za A festival during which this town gets painted pink and offer crafts, music and performance by top artists. Umdwebo Lifestyle Festival - Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal Website: www.umdwebo.co.za The Umdwebo Lifestyle Festival offer opera and classical music, fine food, elegant eateries, visual exhibitions. December Rustler's Valley New Year's Gathering - Fouriesburg, Free State Website: www.rustlers.co.za Rustler's Valley is known for its dance,trance and drumming festival amongst other things. Spier Summer Festival - Stellenbosch, Western Cape Website: www.spierarts.co.za In the amphitheatre on the Spier Estate in the Winelands, the 4-month festival offers music and art, opera and dance, theatre and more. |
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