Food & Drink
Wine, words and wonder return with Stellenbosch Woordfees
- Date
- 3 to 11 Oct 2026
- Venue
- 37 Ryneveld St. · Stellenbosch
Every festival listed on Events in SA, from music and arts festivals to kunstefeeste, food and wine weekends and sport festivals, with dates, towns and ticket links.
Festivals this weekend
Festival
Poetry Africa 2026 (30th edition)
- Date
- 5 to 10 Oct 2026
- Venue
- UKZN Centre for Creative Arts · Durban
Festival
Festival Italiano in Joburg: A Spectacular Month-long Lineup of Italian Culture and Lifestyle Events
- Date
- 27 Sept to 24 Oct 2026
- Venue
- In Joburg - Live · Johannesburg
Festival
Toyota US Woordfees
- Date
- 3 to 11 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch
Festival
Woordfees (Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees)
- Date
- 3 to 11 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Stellenbosch · Stellenbosch
Festival
Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
- Date
- 3 to 11 Oct 2026
- Afrikaans arts festival: theatre, music, dance, literature, visual art & film across Stellenbosch venues
- Venue
- Various Venues, Stellenbosch · Cape Town
Music
Northlands Girls' High School Choir and Band Festival
- Date
- Fri, 09 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Northlands Girls' High School · Durban
Festival
The New Deal Gospel festival
- Date
- Fri, 09 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Christian Restoration Church Gokolo · Thohoyandou
Workshop
Fiksiefees
- Date
- Fri, 09 Oct 2026
- 09:30
- Venue
- EasyEquities Skrywerskamer · Stellenbosch
Festival
Lemo Fest 2026
- Date
- 9 to 12 Oct 2026
- Runs 9 to 12 October 2026, date and venue listed on Ticketpro
- Venue
- Lemo Green Park, Bloemfontein · Bloemfontein
Festival
Limpopo Secret Camping Festival 2026
- Date
- 9 to 11 Oct 2026
- Gates 14:00 Friday, ends 11:00 Sunday
- Venue
- Madi a Thavha Mountain Lodge · Makhado
Festival
Open Studios Makes Fish Hoek & Clovelly into a Walking Art Festival
- Date
- 9 to 11 Oct 2026
- Venue
- in Cape Town · Cape Town
Festivals this month
Entertainment
WOW-koorfees
- Date
- 7 to 8 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Hoërskool Lückhoff · Stellenbosch
Festival
Zibonele FM Maskandi Experience
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- 10:00
- Venue
- Mandela Park Stadium · Cape Town
Festival
Off Limits Festival
- Date
- 10 to 11 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Aura Rosebank · Rosebank
Festival
Together Gauteng Festival
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- 13:00 | R500 - R1000
- Venue
- Gallagher Convention Centre · Johannesburg
Festival
Ukhahlamba Maskandi Festival
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Bergville Sports Ground · Bergville
Festival
Ghana Party In The Park SA
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- 12:00 | R250 - R300
- Venue
- Fountains Valley · Pretoria
October 2026197
Festival
Kimberley 50's Music Festival 31st October 2026
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- De Beers Athletic Track · Kimberley
Festival
Johannesburg Pride Parade and Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00 to midnight, parade departs 14:00, free entry
- Venue
- Katherine Street, Sandton · Johannesburg
Festival
MASKANDI FEST (Traditional Attire)
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Butcher 2.0 · Benoni
Cultural
RenderVerse Fest 2026
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 10:00
- Venue
- 1005 Arcadia St · Pretoria
Festival
Pitori Kota Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Pretoria National Botanical Gardens · Pretoria
Festival
Kota Fest Maskandi Edition
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Bachilli Lifestyle · Johannesburg
Festival
Abasebenzi Music Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
Concert
Francois Van Coke @ Uncorked Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Uncorked Festival · Klerksdorp
Festival
MANDENI CREATIVE ART SHOW 2026 - THE 7TH EDITION
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Ngcedomhlophe Stadium · Sundumbili
Other
Breast Cancer Wellness Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Pantry Bassonia · Johannesburg
Festival
Westrand soul&rnb festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00 | R100 - R600
- Venue
- Ruimsig, Roodepoort · Johannesburg
Festival
WonderWhizFest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
Festival
Benoni Kota Fest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00 | R50
- Venue
Festival
GAUTENG SUMMER EXPERIENCE
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 12:00 | R100 - R450
- Venue
- Lehae La Bafokeng Palace · Johannesburg
Festival
SBAPHETHE FEST
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Mana? Pub · Tembisa
Festival
ES’GANGENI LIFESTYLE
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 13:00 | R100
- Venue
- Vosloorus · Johannesburg
Concert
Mopani Live Music Diversity Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Ga Sekgopo Sports Complex · Ga-sekgopo
Festival
Spirit Fest SA
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Disoufeng Pub & Restaurant · Meadowlands West
Music
SWAG FEST 2026
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Swagga Brewery · Meyerton
Festival
Balcony Mix Street Festival All White Experience
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00 | R20 - R150
- Venue
Festival
TROVE Wellness Womens Festival - Kimberley Edition
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- St Patrick's CBC · Kimberley
Festival
Robertson Wine on the River
- Date
- 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Robertson · Robertson
Concert
Tattoo fest & chill
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00
- Venue
- Katlehong Art Centre · Germiston
Festival
Kota Feast Benoni
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 11:00 | R50 - R560
- Venue
Festival
Soweto Ubuntu Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Pimville Zone 3 Soccer Ground · Johannesburg
Festival
Ikhaya Lamaciko Music Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Jozini · Jozini
Other
Oktoberfest Festival & Market @ Jennabelle's 2026
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Rietvlei Zoo Farm · Alberton
Festival
1st Annual Standerton Maskandi Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Standerton Show Grounds · Standerton
Festival
SHORTS AND SHADES SUMMER FEST
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Legae Venu · Kgabalatsane
Festival
SEED Business School Festival 2026 - Johannesburg
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- NH Johannesburg Sandton · Johannesburg
Festival
All White Colour Fest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- 2869 Mathobela Street · Bronkhorstspruit
Other
Simbine Sports Festival 2026
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Edenglen High School · Johannesburg
Festival
1st Annual RUSTY SPIN FEST
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Ten Flags Theme Park · Kroondal
Festival
MUSTANGS OCTOBER BEER FEST
- Date
- 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
- Venue
- 6 Loco Rd · Mbombela
Festival
Phakama Mpumalanga Festival 2026
- Date
- 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
- 10:00
- Venue
- Phakama Venue · White River
Festival
Maskandi Fest Harrismith
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Intabazwe Stadium · Intabazwe
Festival
All White Drip Festival-Halloween edition
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Waterval Boven · Emgwenya
Sport
Brazil Fest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 10:00 | R60 - R120
- Venue
- At The River · Pretoria
Food & Drink
Smoke, Soul & Fire Braai Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 12:00, tickets R120–R550
- Venue
- Pere House, Midrand · Johannesburg
Sport
Chicken run & Octoberfest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
Festival
Brits Summer Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Brits Sport Complex · Brits
Festival
PRETORIA FEST
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Propaganda Pretoria · Pretoria
Cultural
Tafelberg Family Fun Day & Jump Fest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- 10:00
- Venue
- Tafelberg School · Cape Town
Festival
ZEERUST DEEP HOUSE FESTIVAL
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Dinokana · Dinokana
Festival
COSMO CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Luna Cafe · Johannesburg
Festival
Indumezulu Music Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Newcastle Show Grounds Direction · Newcastle
Food & Drink
Dullstroom Inn Oktoberfest
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Date and venue confirmed on the Dullstroom Events official event page. Buy a commemorative mug and get your first drink free, live music.
- Venue
- Dullstroom Inn · Dullstroom
Festival
Ukhahlamba Maskandi Festival
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Venue
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