2026 Festival Calendar 

2026 is off to a great start and the city is already filling its calendar. From large festivals and touring artists to smaller community gatherings and pop-ups, Johannesburg is back in motion and weekends are quickly becoming fully booked again.

This section keeps track of upcoming events across the city and surroundings so you can plan ahead instead of finding out the day after. Whether it’s music, food, markets or cultural programming, we highlight what’s worth stepping out for.

2026

September

• Luxurious Marble Circus, Ground The Venue (26 & 27 September 2026)
• Scorpion Kings Live (19 September 2026)
• World's Biggest Braai, Loftus Versfeld (24 September 2026)
• A Day @ Thesis, Soweto (24 September 2026)
• Comic Con Africa (24 - 27 September 2026)
• Joy of Jazz (25 & 26 September 2026)
• Pantone Sundays (27 September 2026)
• Pink Day: The Proteas vs Australia (27 September 2026)

October

• Dave Live In South Africa (03 October 2026)
• Spring Fiesta (03 October 2026)
• Homecoming, Pretoria Botanical Gardens (03 October 2026)
• In The City: Isaiah Rashad Live in Johannesburg (04 October 2026)
• The Devine Rapture, Katy's Palace Bar - Kramerville (07 October 2026)
• Back to the City Festival (10 October 2026)
• Soundset Sunday (11 October 2026)
• Descendants, Johannesburg (11 October 2026)
• The Steenberg Garden Party (17 October 2026)
• Ne-Yo Live In South Africa, Grand Arena CPT & Sunbet Arena, PTA (17 & 18 October 2026)

November

• Jill Scott "To Whom This May Concern” World Tour (07 & 11 November 2026) PTA & CPT
• Kunye, Huddle Park (07 November 2026)
• Soundset Sunday (08 November 2026)
• Piano People, Old Park Station (28 November 2026)
• Africa Is Not A Jungle, JHB Edition (28 November 2026)
• Pantone Sundays (29 November 2026)

December

• French Montana Live (05 December 2026)
• Balcony Mix (05 December 2026)
• UManyano Lwe Jazz Festival, Casalinga Farm (05 & 06 December 2026)
• J. Cole: The Fall Off Tour (12 December 2026)
• FatBoy Slim, James & Ethel Gray Park (12 December 2026)
• Soundset Sunday (13 December 2026)
• Best of Both Worlds, Pretoria (15 December 2026)
• Kehlani Live in South Africa (SunBet Arena, PTA - 15 December 2026 | Grand Arena, CPT - 17 December 2026)
• Kwa Gogo, Old Park Station (16 December 2026)
• Best of Both Worlds, Heartfelt Arena - Pretoria (16 December 2026)
• Made In Jozi, Casalinga (20 December 2026)
• Piano People, Cabo Beach Club (30 December 2026)

2027

January

• WAV Festival, Cape Town (02 January 2027)
• Milk & Cookies (TBC)

February

• Lover's Rock, Gillooly's Farm (13 February 2027)
• Soundset Sunday (14 February 2026)
• Black Coffee Weekender (26-27 January 2027)

March

• Soundset Sunday (14 March 2026)

April

• Soundset Sunday (11 April 2026)

May

• Miguel Live In South Africa (21, 22, 23 May 2027)

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