Events
The Owl Route 3-day MTB Experience – April
The Owl Route is a luxurious glamping escape into the heart of the Karoo. It consists of a 3-day mountain bike experience limited to 80 riders. At...
Middelburg – Ride the Karoo stage race: September
Ride The Karoo stage race takes place in the heart of the Karoo at Dwarsvlei farm. Each stage passes by historical 100-year-old stables and...
Middelburg – Run the Karoo: March
Run The Karoo entails a weekend of trail running in the heart of the Karoo from 11-12 March 2023! Experience authentic Karoo hospitality with...
Middelburg – Ride the Karoo 50 & 100 miler: March
Ride The Karoo on a 100 Miler or 50 Miler journey through the beautiful Sneeuberg region experiencing wildlife, water point stops like no other to...
Middelburg – Winter Wool Festival: June
The Winter Wool Festival hosted by Middelburg Tourism will take from the 14th - 16th June 2023 in and around Middelburg Karoo. The Karoo Winter Wool...
Nieu-Bethesda – Garlic Harvest Festival: November
Join in the fun at this annual community event as locals and visitors share their creative garlic dishes! Come and experience the likes of garlic...
Nieu-Bethesda – Pump Palooza: March
The Nieu-Bethesda Pump Palooza is a celebration of everything Pumpkin. This annual charity event is in aid of the elderly in the areas of...
Cradock – Fish River Canoe Marathon: October
The Fish is a two-day marathon, with an AR rating from Canoeing South Africa. In order to enter this race, you need to fulfill the CSA requirements...
Graaff-Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda – Stoep tasting: May
In May 2014, the very first Stoep Tasting Wine Weekend was held in Graaff Reinet – 5 wine producers graced 5 lovely stoeps in the town. 45 tickets...
Bedford – Bedford Country Gardens: Oct / Nov
Founded 16 years ago, the annual Bedford Country Gardens is an Eastern Cape midlands lifestyle experience that has visitors returning again and...
Somerset East – Walter Battiss Artscape Festival: June
The Walter Battiss Artscape Festival takes place in Somerset East in August. More information to follow soon. More information: ...
Cradock – Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival: June
The annual Schreiner Festival usually takes place in June in Cradock, where Olive Schreiner spent much of her childhood. Regarded by many as the...
Cradock – Karoo Food Festival: Late April
If you love food, people and the Karoo, come to Cradock for the annual Karoo Food Festival. The festival’s core theme is to provide festivalgoers,...