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South Africa is a country on the
southernmost tip of the African continent that boasts of many exciting and
entertaining festivals. There are many culturally rich festivals to admire and
explore in the vibrant country of South Africa. Jumia Travel, the leading
online travel agency, shares 4 fascinating South African festivals.
The National Arts Festival
This is also called the Grahamstown
Festival, and it's a popular South African festival that's considered as more
or less a rite of passage for the South African people. The ten-day festival is
one of country's oldest, biggest and most famous art festivals, which involves
varieties of theater, music, dance and film presentations. Many creative
performers aspire to make the cut to feature in this festival because of the
festival's popularity. It typically holds towards the end of June to the
beginning of July.
Knysna Oyster
This is an increasingly famous festival
that holds in the coastal town of Knysna for a period of ten days in the month
of July. Much of its activities include oyster tasting (it is an oyster
festival after all), oyster braais, oyster-eating competitions, and other
molluscular sports. There is also live entertainment, as well as navy displays,
special programs for children and a sporting event called the Knysna Cycle
Tour, amongst other exciting events. The festival boasts of a large crowd so if
you want to attend, it is best to book your accommodations ahead of time.
Cape Town Jazz Festival
This usually occurs around late March or
early April, is considered one of the biggest musical extravaganzas in Africa.
It's a two-day event that sees a mix of local and international artistes on
five different stages at the Cape Town Convention Center performing to a large
audience of over 30,000. If you're an avid jazz fan or simply just have a good
ear for music, the festival is worth making an effort to attend. The festival
has over time grown to be a hugely successful event, and features great artists
and excellent musical talents. If you want to attend this festival, it is best
to book your ticket in advance before it gets sold out.
Oppikoppi Bushveld
It
originally started as a rock festival, but, over the years, it has grown into
something significantly bigger, and now has several stages where folk and jazz
artistes, house DJs and comedians 'cater to all tastes'. It holds at Northam,
which is north of Johannesburg and Pretoria, in the month of August. The
festival boasts of a line-up of local and international acts entertaining the
many music lovers that flock to the event, for a period of four days across
four different stages. There is also a comedy tent at the site of the festival,
and in addition to the annual festival, the organizers also host a more
intimate gathering over the Easter weekend that focuses mostly on rock and
jazz.
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