A feast of South African festivals

Compiled by Mary Alexander

Festivals, festivals, festivals ... South Africa has a celebration for every event, place, art form, food, drink and agricultural commodity. There's the Ficksburg Cherry Festival, the National Arts Festival, countless mud-and-dust music festivals, the Hermanus Whale Festival, the Lambert's Bay Kreeffees and more.

Here's a comprehensive month-by-month guide to some of South Africa's best excuses for a party. You can browse the whole list, browse by province from the page list at right, or click on the links below to jump to a specific month:

• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

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