#Festivals - 10 posts

I've never had any interest in motosports. But spinning, a uniquely South African phenomenon, has captured my imagination.

Last weekend I attended the "Hey Hillbrow Let's Dlala" parade and found myself crying for a lot of the parade. Here's why.

The 2023 edition of the Brixton Light Festival was even bigger, better, and more soul-nourishing than the 2022 edition.

Last weekend I attended the life-changing National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), sponsored by Standard Bank Arts.

Last weekend I attended the annual MTN Bushfire festival, one of Africa's best music festivals, in Swaziland. Here are my top 10 tips for having a great …

I love downtown Joburg. Everyone knows this. I am constantly singing the inner city’s praises and defending it against detractors. I visit the inner city …

Here are my top ten tips for surviving the OppiKoppi music festival, includig suggestions for how to pack, how to dress, and how to have fun.

Last night I returned from OppiKoppi, South Africa’s largest and most legendary music festival. “Oppi Koppie” means “on the hill” …

Before this past weekend, the last music festival I attended was the legendary HFStival – sometime around the turn of the millennium in a grimy, …

I’ve just returned from a weekend in Swaziland, my second-favorite African country. The main reason for my trip was Bushfire 2012, a huge music and arts …