Cape Town and Western Cape January Cape Minstrels Street Carnival, Cape Town J&B Metropolitan Stakes (Horse-racing), Cape Town February Up the Creek (Music Festival), Cape Town First National Bank Vita Dance Umbrella, Cape Town March Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, Cape Town North Sea Jazz Festival, Cape Town April National Cheese Festival, Cape Town Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (road running), Cape Town Nederburg Wine Auction, Paarl Klein Karoo Arts Festival, Oudtshoorn .
May MasterCard Cape Gourmet Food Festival, Cape Town
South Africa promotes its acclaimed restaurant industry at the Cape Gourmet Festival. The event goes on for two weeks at venues all over the city and incorporates the four-day Good Food and Wine Show, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Cape Town Waterfront Wine Festival.
The Cape Times V&A Waterfront Wine Festival features over 90 of the Capes top wine estates, producers and wineries who will present more than 350 wines for tasting. Boutique cheese manufacturers also exhibit their best cheeses for tasting and sale. The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras, Knysna,
Four days of parties, exhibitions and performing arts, expect glitz, glamour and feathers. Founded in 2000, its arrival heralded a step forward for gay visibility in South Africa. June Kirstenbosch Winter Music Concerts (June August), Cape Town Whale spotting (June November), Hermanus July Control Instruments Berg River Marathon (road running), Paarl Knysna Oyster Festival, (cycling race and marathon), Knysna.
Knysna is renowned for its oysters. Found in the protected lagoon, which spreads out above the town, the opportunity to taste the oysters is a delicious reason to visit this festival.
August Cape Times Waterfront Wine Festival, Cape Town
Oppiekoppie (3 day rock music festival), Worcester September Breede River K2 Canoe Marathon, Roberston
Whale Festival/Food & Wine Festival/ Wild Flower, Hermanus.
After whale spotting from the cliff-top walk and wandering through the wild flowers, you can enjoy the performing artists. These include stand-up comics, actors and musicians who gather for the event, along with local visual artists who use the occasion to exhibit their work.
Nederburg Arts Festival, Knysna.
The 10-day Nederburg Arts Festival celebrates the beautiful natural environment of Knysna with various eco-outings, demonstrations of flower arranging and floral art and, as well as offering, good food and wine. Seafood Festival, Plettenberg Bay One City Festival (Bi-annual event), Cape Town Stellenbosch Festival, Stellenbosch,
is dominated by classical music, but it also includes more light-hearted weekend street festivals, as well as whacky street theatre. If you are less of a music enthusiast, theres always the wine to taste. October Food & Wine Festival, Stellenbosch Flower Festival, Tulbagh November Spier Arts Festival, Stellenbosch
December
Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts (December April), Cape Town Eastern Cape January Mercedes Benz South African Open Golf Championship, East London February Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour, East London Buffalo Regatta, East London Surfers Marathon (Beach and road running), East London June Waveski World Championship, Port Elizabeth and Jeffreys Bay July Standard Bank National Arts Festival, held in the picturesque University town of Grahamstown. Second in size only to the famous Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, this is the biggest, the best and the oldest arts festival in South Africa. Thousands of culture vultures descend on Grahamstown for two weeks of theatre, dance, music, visual arts as well as a great flea market.
Washie 100 Mile (road running), Port Alfred East London September The Great Train Race (man takes on the Apple Express steam train), Port Elizabeth to Loerie Hogsback Arts Festival, The Hogsback. The many artists who have retreated to this idyllic mountain hideaway in the Eastern Cape come together every year for this weeklong festival. The festival consists more of workshops than exhibitions or performances. Kwazulu-Natal
January Dusi Canoe Marathon, Camps Drift to Durban February
Midmar Mile (Swimming), Midmar Dam First National Bank Vita Dance Umbrella, Durban April - May Royal Show (Agriculture), Pietermaritzburg, Established in 1851, the Royal Show is the single largest event in KwaZulu-Natal and is held over a ten-day period in May. The event attracts around a quarter of a million visitors annually. June Comrades Marathon (running), Pietermaritzburg to Durban, The Comrades Marathon is a world renowned race that meanders through the rolling valley of a thousand hills in Natal, South Africa. It is a gruelling 89km (56 mile) marathon - alternately run between Durban to Pietermaritzburg (PMB) - with challenging climbs and never-ending descents as the road winds through the hills July Rothmans July Handicap (horse racing), Durban, First held in July 1897, the Durban July is one of the most talked about and attended social gatherings amongst South African racing fans and the premier race for thoroughbreds. With over R1.5 million at the stake, the race which is held at the Greyville Racecourse, is the one race everyone has a flutter on! Mr Price Pro International Surfing Championships, Durban, The worlds leading surfers gather on Durbans North Beach for the Mr Price Pro, one of the top events on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) Mens schedule of the ASP World Tour. September King Shaka Day Celebrations, Stanger & Eshowe The Reed Dance, Nongoma Annual MOTH Battlefield Walk, Dundee Awesome Africa Music Festival, Shongweni Natal Witness Hilton Drama Festival, This pleasantly sleepy town near Pietermaritzburg is a surprising place to see some of the finest drama in South Africa. The organisers scour the Standard Bank Festival and return with the very best. Its a lot less hectic than the more popular, similar festival held in Grahamstown. October Natal Witness Garden Show, Durban December National Zulu Dance Competition, Estcourt Free State March Bloemfontein Agricultural Show, Bloemfontein April Rustlers Valley Rock Festival, Rustlers Valley May National Hot-air Ballooning Championship, Bethlehem July International Horse Endurance Race, Fauresmith October Rose Festival, Bloemfontein Macufe Festival (Art & Culture), Bloemfontein November Cherry Festival, Ficksburg Gauteng January Unisa International Music Competition, Pretoria The 94.2 Traffic Classic (Cycling Race), Centurion February PGA Golf Tournament, Johannesburg First National Bank Vita Dance Umbrella, Johannesburg March The Administrators Cup (horse racing), Johannesburg The Windybrow Arts Festival, Johannesburg April The Rand Easter Show (Trade and Consumer Fair), Johannesburg August Pretoria International Show (Trade and Consumer Fair), Pretoria, Established in 1939, Pretoria Show celebrated its 65th packed programme in 2004 in the re-titled Tshwane Events Centre (formerly the Pretoria Showgrounds). The regions biggest agricultural show, the 12 days are packed with family entertainment (including an amusement park) and music. September Arts Alive Festival, Johannesburg. This festival promotes visual art, drama and dance but the emphasis is on superbly rendered contemporary music. Arts Alive, held at the Newtown Cultural Precinct, is just one of the projects attempting to revitalise the central part of Johannesburg. Johannesburg Pride, The original and largest South African Gay and Lesbian Pride celebration, Johannesburg Pride offers a week of activities leading up to the final Saturdays Pride March. October Show Jumping Derby of South Africa, Johannesburg German Beer Festival, Pretoria Lanseria Air Show, Pretoria November National Choir Festival, Johannesburg Mpumalanga February Rapport Cycle Tour, Nelspruit March Long Tom Pass Marathon (road running), Nelspruit May Jock of the Bushveld Golf Tournament, Nelspruit August Lowveld Agricultural Show, Nelspruit September Lowveld Flower Show, Nelspruit November SA National Gold-Panning Championship, Pilgrims Rest Northern Cape August Flower Festival (August September), Garies September Gariep Arts Festival, Kimberly October Namaqualand Flower Show, Springbok Northern Province January Tea Marathon (road running), Tzaneen February Classic Golf Tournament, Warmbaths March Engen Athletics, Pietersberg Ebenezer Mile (Swimming), Ebenezer Dam Waterberg Country Fair & Nyl River Horse Trails, Vaalwater April Bosveld Marathon & Land of Legend Marathon, Louis Trichardt May Haenertsburg Autumn Festival (Music, Art & Culture), Haenertsburg August Oppikoppie (3 day rock music festival), Northam September Haenertsburg Spring Fair, Haenertsburg Northwest Province March Om die Dam (Around the Dam) Ultra Marathon, Hartebeespoort Dam SA Light Tackle Angling Championships, Bloemhof Dam July The Old Mutual Mountain Race, Rustenberg Nature Reserve September Aardklop Festival (Arts& Culture), Potchefstroom Formula One Powerboat Grand Prix, Hartebeespoort Dam Tri-Nations Fresh Water Angling Test Series, Bloemhof Dam Cultural Calabash (Arts & Culture), Taung December Million Dollar Golf Challenge, Sun City
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