9 Events in Eastern Cape
Explore our Eastern Cape Events and Festivals Calendar to see which popular festivals or events are taking place during your planned visit to the Eastern Cape. From sporting events to food and wine fairs, the Eastern Cape is host to a multitude of festivals that take place all year round. Make your holiday in the Eastern Cape a trip to remember by attending a local event or festival. Consider staying overnight or making a weekend of it, with our great selection of accommodation and hotels.
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Event and festival details can change. All event information is published in good faith as supplied by the organisers. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making your travel arrangements.
Rhodes Trail Run
Where? Rhodes
When? 12-14 July 2025
The Rhodes Trail Run, South Africa's premier trail race, is a 52km event staged in the Southern Drakensberg. The event starts in the hamlet of Rhodes at an altitude ...
Outdoor Events / Food & Wine / Entertainment
Bathurst Country Affair
Where? Bathurst
When? 29-31 August 2025
For all food and wine lovers this year's Bathurst Country Affair will have you beaming with delight when locals and visitors from all over will come together and ...
Fauna & Flora / Annual Festivals
Bedford Garden Festival
Where? Bedford, Eastern Cape
When? 7-9 November 2025
Bedford is noted and takes great pride in it's beautiful gardens. Roses, many of which are unique to the area, flourish in many a garden. Each year several splendid ...
Annual Festivals / Entertainment
New Years Festival of Lights
Where? Nieu-Bethesda
When? 31 December 2025
The New Year's Eve Lantern parade is a truly inspiring community event run every year by the Centre. A powerful symbol of hope and beauty, the parade crosses ...
The Herald Cycle Tour
Where? Addo
When? 9-16 February 2026
The Herald Cycle Tour will take place in February with both professional and amateur cyclists testing their strength and expertise on the routes set out in and ...
Marathons & Half Marathons / Sporting Events
Addo Elephant Trail Run
Where? Addo
When? 21-23 March 2026
The Addo Elephant National Park is not only home to some 500 African elephants and a host of other wildlife; it is also the host of the annual Addo Elephant Trail ...
Music Festivals / Entertainment / Arts & Culture
Bathurst Agricultural Show
Where? Bathurst
When? 3-6 April 2026
The Bathurst Agricultural Show, one of South Africa's oldest and most celebrated rural events, is a vibrant showcase of agricultural excellence and community ...
Lady Grey Passion Play
Where? Lady Grey
When? 3-6 April 2026
This is a unique production on the African Continent and one of the many highlight on the annual calendar of the Lady Grey Arts Academy. The Lady Grey Passion ...
Agricultural Shows / Entertainment
East London Show
Where? East London
When? 24-27 April 2026
East London Agricultural and Industrial Society, a non profitable organisation sets the platform for all agricultural, industrial, commercial stalls to exhibit ...
Eastern Cape as a destination
Tourist regions
Amatola, Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape Highlands, Frontier Country, Greater Addo, Karoo Heartland, Port Elizabeth, Sunshine Coast, Tsitsikamma, Wild Coast
Staying Overnight
Sarili Private Villa
Sarili Lodge in the Shamwari Game Reserve is a luxury lodge exclusively for families. An environmentally friendly private African thatch designed...
Samara Manor House
Spanning 28,000 hectares of untouched wilderness, Samara Private Game Reserve offers an extraordinary malaria-free safari experience for wildlife...
Plains Camp at Samara
Plains Camp delivers an off-grid experience defined by simplicity, natural beauty, and a sense of deep reconnection with the land. With no electr...
Kwandwe Melton Manor
Kwandwe Melton Manor is a private space that inspires the sharing of meals, laughter and experiences around the farmhouse table. Grand views of t...
Kwandwe Fort House
Warmth and comfort embodies the refined private spaces of the Fort House in Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. The private villa has been elegantly de...
Kwandwe Uplands Homestead
The African wilderness of which childhood dreams are made is found at Kwandwe Uplands Homestead. An intimate private safari home imbued with old-...
The Homestead at Kariega
Located in the makaria-free Kariega Game Reserve, The Homestead is a private lodge which offers its' guests all the comfort, convenience and luxu...
Shamwari Sindile
Shamwari Sindile offers accommodation in a luxury tented camp located in Paterson in the Eastern Cape. Shamwari, meaning "my friend" in Shona, is...
Shamwari Eagles Crag Lodge
Eagles Crag Lodge in the exclusive Shamwari Private Game Reserve offers a unique bush experience along the Bushmans River, halfway between Port E...
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