The idea of lions roaming South Africa would have had you laughed out of the bar a few years back but today, thanks to an ambitious project launched by an African entrepreneur, that concept has become a reality
January:
Bell's Fly Fishing Festival -- Rhodes
June:
Sardine Fever Festival -- Margate and in and around Port Shepstone -- Occurs mid June and early July
July:
Vodacom Beach Africa -- Durban's North Beach -- Watch the world's best surfers in action at the Mr Price Pro and the RCI night surfing contests, cheer on the teams in the Vodacom beach soccer and volley ball events and gaze in awe at Durban's most beautiful women in Miss Southern Comfort.
Grahamstown National Arts Festival is Africa's largest and most colorful cultural event. The festival is held annually in July in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, and offers a choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported talent.
Billabong MSF Pro Surf -- Jeffrey's Bay --
August:
Whale Watching -- St Lucia -- Whale watching from May to October. Game drives, turtle tours, boat trips and deep sea charters are some of the possibilities.
September:
King Shaka Day -- KwaDukuza (Stanger) -- The Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, traditional leaders and people of KwaZulu-Natal converge on Kwa-Dukuza the burial place and palace of King Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation. This event is held annually in memory of King Shaka, widely regarded as a brilliant military strategist and the greatest of all African Kings.
Reed Dance -- Nongoma; Enyokeni - One of the Kings palaces in the Nongoma District -- This is the annual ceremony of maidens held during the second week of September. Maidens from all over the province and from as far afield as the Kingdom of Swaziland flock to the Enyokeni Royal Palace to participate in the traditional dance of maidens.
October:
Re-Enactment Battle of Talana -- Dundee (Talana Museum) --
November:
Turtle Spotting -- St. Lucia -- Turtle spotting occurs from the month of November till March.
December:
National Zulu Dance Competition -- Wagendrift Dam near Estcourt --
Art in the Park -- St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth --
Blood River Commemorative Day -- Dundee --
Paragliding Championships -- Boston / Bulwer --
Madiba's Children's Christmas Party -- Qunu Village
Sani Stagger -- Sani Pass -- This endurance race is not for the fainthearted or the unfit and is set in the magnificent, scenic mountains of the Southern Drakensberg and the event route is the awesome Sani Pass. |
