JANUARY
- Up the Creek Music Festival, Swellendam, 26-29 January > 021 510 0547> www.upthecreek.co.za
- Darling Music Experience, West Coast , 28 January-12 February > 072 015 1653> www.darlingmusic.org
FEBRUARY
- Magoebaskloof Berry Festival, Magoebaskloof and Haenertsburg, 11-12 February > www.berryfestival.co.za
- Stellenbosch Wine Festival, Stellenbosch, 24-26 February 021 886 4310 > www.stellenboschwinefestival.co.za
- Clarens Craft Beer Festival, Free State, 24-25 February > www.clarenscraftbeerfest.com
MARCH
- Wild Trout Festival, Rhodes, Eastern Cape, 16-20 March > 045 974 9290, www.fosaf.org.za
- Scifest Africa, Grahamstown, 8-14 March > 046 603 1106, www.scifest.org.za
- Knysna Literary Festival, Western Cape, 16-19 March > 044 382 5574, www.knysnaliteraryfestival.co.za
- Lambert’s Bay Kreeffees, West Coast, 17-19 March > 027 432 1000, www.kreeffees.co.za
APRIL
- Splashy Fen music festival, Underberg, 13-16 April > splashyfen.co.za
- Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn, 8-15 April > 044 203 8600, www.kknk.co.za
- AfrikaBurn, Tankwa Karoo, 24-30 April > 044 203 8600, www.afrikaburn.com
- Haenertsburg Food, Wine and Beer Festival, Limpopo, 29-30 April, www.foodandwinefestival.co.za
- Karoo Food Festival, Cradock, 27-30 April > www.facebook.com/KarooFoodFestival
- SA Cheese Festival, Stellenbosch, 28-30 April > 021 975 4440, www.cheesefestival.co.za
- Prince Albert Town and Olive Festival, Swartberg, 28-29 April > 023 541 1366, www.facebook.com/PrinceAlbertOliveFestival
MAY
- Franschhoek Literary Festival, Western Cape, 19-21 May > www.flf.co.za
- Riebeek Valley Olive Festival, Swartland, 5-6 May > www.riebeekvalley.info
JUNE
- Napier Patatfees, Overberg, 16-17 June > www.napierpatatfees.co.za
- National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, 29 June-9 July > 046 603 1103, www.nationalartsfestival.co.za
- Sardine Festival, South Coast, (dates depend on fish, tbc) > 039 682 7944, www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za
- Hermanus Fynarts Festival, Western Cape, 9-18 June > 084 600 7058, www.hermanusfynarts.co.za
- Komatipoort Prawn Festival, Mpumalanga, 29 June-1 July > 082 870 8154, www.prawnfestival.co.za
JULY
- Innibos Arts Festival, Nelspruit, 5-8 July > www.innibos.co.za
- Dullstroom Winter Festival, Mpumalanga, 1-2 July > www.dullstroomwinterfestival.com
- Franschhoek Bastille Festival, Western Cape, 15-16 July > 021 876 2861, www.franschhoek.org.za
- Knysna Oyster Festival, Western Cape, 7-16 July > 044 382 5510, www.oysterfestival.co.za
- Vryfees arts festival, Bloemfontein, 18-22 July > www.vrystaatkunstefees.co.za
AUGUST
- McGregor Poetry Festival, Western Cape, 25-27 August > 023 625 1908, www.mcgregorpoetryfestival.blogspot.com
- Oppikoppi music festival, Limpopo, (dates tbc) > 012 326 0560, www.oppikoppi.co.za
- Hermanus Food and Wine Festival, Western Cape, (dates tbc) > 028 316 3988, www.hermanuswineandfood.co.za
- Hantam Vleisfees, Calvinia, 25-26 August > 027 341 8219, www.hantamvleisfees.co.za
- Klein Karoo Klassique, Oudtshoorn, 11-13 August > 044 203 8600, www.klassique.co.za
- Gariep Kunstefees, Kimberley, 31 August-3 September > 053 832 5014, www.gariepfees.co.za
SEPTEMBER
- Cellar Rats Wine Festival, Magaliesberg, (date tbc) > www.winefestival.co.za
- Franschhoek Uncorked, Western Cape, (date tbc) > www.franschhoekuncorked.co.za
- Tulbagh Arts Festival, Western Cape, (date tbc) > 023 230 1375, www.tulbaghartsfestival.co.za
- Magoebaskloof & Haenertsburg Spring Festival, Limpopo, 23 September-1 October > 015 276 4828, www.springfestival.co.za
OCTOBER
- Aardklop arts festival, Potchefstroom, (dates tbc) > www.cloveraardklop.co.za
- Mangaung African Cultural Festival, Bloemfontein, 8 October > 051 444 2301, www.macufe.co.za
- White Mountain Folk Festival, Central Drakensberg, (dates tbc) > 082 892 6176, www.c-weed.com
- Herman Charles Bosman Weekend, North West Province, (dates tbc) > 014 503 0085, www.marico.co.za
- Rocking the Daisies, Darling, (dates tbc) > 021 461 9822, www.rockingthedaisies.com
- Richmond Boekbedonnered literary festival, Central Karoo, (dates tbc) > 011 447 2517, www.richmondnc.co.za
- Hermanus Whale Festival, Western Cape, 29-1 October > 071 606 3261, www.satourismonline.com
NOVEMBER
- Ficksburg Cherry Festival, Free State, (dates tbc) > 051 933 6486, www.cherryfestival.co.za
- Winterton Street Festival, Drakensberg, (dates tbc) > 082 548 9910, www.drakensberg.org.za
- Cape Town International Kite Festival, Western Cape, (dates tbc) > 082 897 8173, www.capementalhealth.co.za/kite/
DECEMBER
- Table Mountain Blues Summit, Western Cape, (dates tbc) > www.bluessummit.co.za
- Bravo music festival, Mossel Bay, (dates tbc) > 031 701 8787, www.aquafest.co.za
- Spier Festival of White Lights, Stellenbosch, 10 December > 021 809 1100, www.spier.co.za
