Some dates have already passed but may indicate an annual event. Please contact the relevant authority for more details.
March
Event: SciFest Africa
Where: Grahamstown
When: 25 to 31 March
Contact: www.scifest.org.za
April
Event: Bathurst Agricultural Show
Where: Bathurst
When: 3 to 5 April
Event: Vodacom Splash Festival
Where: Port Elizabeth beachfront
When: 13 to 16 April
Contact: www.nmbt.co.za
Event: Lady Grey Passion Play
Where: Lady Grey
When: 10 to 13 April (to be confirmed)
Contact: Lady Grey Arts Academy on 051 603 0046
Event: Lady Grey Fonduro
Where: Lady Grey
When: 25 to 27 April (to be confirmed)
Event: Iyengar Yoga Retreat with Brigitta Tummon
Where: Cedar Retreat Centre, Baviaanskloof
When: 23 April
Contact: Jeanne on 044 923 1751
May
Event: Karoo Art Weekend
Where: Steytlerville
When: 8-10 May
Contact: Elwyn Harlech-Jones on 082 932 0041 or hja@icon.co.za
Event: Springbok Safari
Where: Steytlerville
When: 22 May
Contact: Lucia Dorfling on 049 8330026
June
Event: Karoo Art Weekend
Where: Steytlerville
When: 12-14 June
Contact: Elwyn Harlech-Jones on 082 932 0041 or hja@icon.co.za
Event: Wine Fair
Where: East London
When: 25 to 27 June
Contact: Tri-Skye Corporate Communications on 043 726 2320
Event: Four day Iyengar Yoga Retreat with Brigitta Tummon
Where: Cedar Retreat Centre, Baviaanskloof
When: 25 June
Contact: Jeanne on 044 923 1751
Event: Kirkwood Wildlife Festival
Where: Kirkwood
When: 26 to 28 June
Contact: 042 230 0064 or 042 230 0066
Event: Wild Coast Wet and Wild Festival
Where: Chintsa
When: 27 to 29 June (to be confirmed)
Contact: Salomie Ball on 082 562 0802 or Caz on 074 411 8825
Event: Wordfest 2009
Where: Grahamstown
When: 28 June to 05 July
Event: Wild Coast Jikeleza Country Fair
Where: East London
When: 29 June to 15 July
Contact: 043 734 3123 or 082 940 3824
July
Event: Grahamstown National Arts Festival
Where: Grahamstown
When: 2 to 11 July
Contact: www.nafest.co.za
Event: Bomvu 9th Cultural Music Festival
Where: Coffee Bay
When: July 7 to 9
Contact: Tobeka or Katie on 047 575 2073
Event: Billabong Pro Jeffrey’s Bay 2009
Where: Jeffrey’s Bay
When: 10 to 20 July
Contact: www.billabongpro.com
Event: 2000 Biltong Festival
Where: Somerset East
When: 17 to 19 July
Contact: www.biltongfees.co.za
Event: Rhodes Trail Run
Where: Rhodes
When: 18 July
Contact: www.rhodesrun.za.net
Event: Hogsback Christmas in July
Where: Hogsback
When: 24 to 26 July
Contact: Anleen Louw 082 200 3489
Event: Lady Grey Agricultural Show
Where: Lady Grey
When: 28 to 29 July
Contact: 051 603 0176
August
Event: East London Bridal Fair
Where: East London
When: 2 to 2 August
Event: Citrus Carnival
Where: Addo
When: 22 to 23 August
Contact: Chenelle on 084 819 9940 or Diane on 083 652 9849
Event: Valley of the Flags Mountain Bike Race
Where: Steytlerville, Eastern Cape
When: 29 August 2008
Contact: Lindi on 049 835 0484 or s.info@baviaans.co.za
September
Event: Highway Africa 2009
Where: Grahamstown
When: 6 to 8 September
Contact: www.highwayafrica.com
Event: Jeffrey’s Bay Shell Festival Where: Jeffrey’s Bay
When: 24 September to 27 September
Contact: Marie du Toit on 082 633 3693
Event: Loerie Naartjie Festival
Where: Loerie When: 27 September
Contact: Gamtoos Tourism on 042 283 0437
October
Event: Lammergeier Lady Grey Fonduro
Where: Lady Grey
When: 4 October
Event: South African Automotive Week
Where: Nelson Mandela Bay
When: 7 to 10 October
Contact: Alastair Stead on 041 363 0310 or www.saaw.co.za
Event: Addo Rose and Garden Show
Where: Addo
When: 9 to 11 October
Event: Steytlerville Rainbow Festival
Where: Steytlerville
When: 16 to 18 October
Contact: Lindi van Rooyen at Baviaans Tourism on 049 835 0484
Event: Earth Labyrinth Retreat with Terry de Vries Nel
Where: Cedar Retreat Centre, Baviaanskloof
When: 15 October
Contact: Jeanne on 044 923 1751
Event: Amatola 2009 (100km solo trail running)
Where: Port Elizabeth
When:20 to 21 October
Contact: 076 817 9058
Event: Home Gardening – for food and basic medicine
Where: Cedar Retreat Centre, Baviaanskloof
When: 22 October
Contact: Jeanne on 044 923 1751
Event: Bedfored Garden Festival
Where: Bedford
When: 24 to 26 October
Event: Rhodes MTB Challenge
Where: Rhodes
When: 25 October
Event: Cradock Agricultural Show
Where: Cradock
When: 25 to 27 October
Contact: Suzette on 048 881 2778
November
Event: Uitenhage Street Carnival
Where: Uitenhage
When: 28 to 29 November
Contact: 041 585 0906
Event: Fly Fishing Film Festival
Where: East London
When: 30 November
Contact: 086 110 0220
December
Event: Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
Where: Nelson Mandela Bay
When: 12 to 14 December
Contact: Laurence Finn on 041 373 0908 or 084 507 3175
Event: Hogsback Arts Festival
Where: Hogsback
When: 18 to 21 December
Contact: 045 962 1174
Event: New Year’s Festival of Lights
Where: Nieu-Bethesda
When: 31 December
Contact: 049 8411 729
Event: Karoo Art Weekends
Where: Studio Karoo, Steytlerville
When: All year on request
Contact: Elwyn on 049 835 0454
