Festivals, fun, celebration ... South Africa has a celebration for each occasion, place, art form, food, drink and agricultural commodity with great enthusiasm and energy. There's the plenty of joyful Festival, the National Arts Festival, countless mud-and-dust music festivals, the Hermanus Whale Festival, the Lambert's Bay Kreeffees and more.
South Africa is the typically festival continent. South Africa Festival fun can be found at a amount of annual events around South Africa. All over the year the whole continent, colorful and vibrant festivals range through musical, religous, cultural and harvest to name just a few.
South Africa Festivals
Moon Festival-The most imperative occasion after New Year, Moon Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese families all over South Africa collect to admire the beautiful moon at its fullest and brightest. They make wishes; tell stories, savour tea and snack on oranges and mooncakes also called yuebing.
The roundness of the oranges and the mooncakes represent the completeness of family and friends. This festival is also a traditional holiday for lovers.
The Whale Festival - The only enviro arts festival in south Africa entire business owners and locals are urged to wear green, white and black above the four day festival period. They decorate their shop windows in green and support the only enviro-arts festival in South Africa. There will be a very strongly focus on marine life and defense.
Splashy Fen Music Festival - The Splashy Fen Music festival is one of South Africa's long time running festivals. Musicians and artists from all around the South Africa assemble for a long weekend of cultural fun. This outside festival is held in the attractive Drakensberg Mountains.
Cape Town International Jazz Festival - south Africa's largest jazz festival is held yearly in Cape Town, South Africa. Jazz legends from all around the world is perform for just two days at the convention center. Approximately 30,000 people attend, so advance ticket purchase is absolutely necessary.