Events
The Owl Route 3-day MTB Experience – 31 March – 2 April 2023
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...
Trail 2 Teebus / Trek 2 Teebus 3 day Karoo Trail Run & MTB Race: 28 – 30 April 2023
Bloubospoort. Plaatfontein. Bulhoek. Koffiebus. Diknek ... And the iconic #Teebus. This far-flung corner of the #Karoo where the Eastern Cape,...
Middelburg – Ride the Karoo stage race: 22-24 Sept 2023 & 29 Sept – 01 Oct 2023
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: 11 – 12 March 2023
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: 3 – 5 March 2023
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...
Graaff Reinet – True Karoo Spring Market: 2 September 2023
The 3rd annual True Karoo Spring Market takes place at the Botanics Sport Grounds in Graaff-Reinet on 2 September 2023 The market is the ideal...
Middelburg – Winter Wool Festival: 22 to 25 June 2023
The Winter Wool Festival hosted by Middelburg Tourism will take from the 22nd - 25th June 2023 in and around Middelburg Karoo. The Karoo Winter Wool...
Nieu-Bethesda – Garlic Harvest Festival: TBC
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: 8 April 2023
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...
Jansenville – Angora MTB Classic: 2 September 2023
Come and experience an awesome MTB race in the heart of the Karoo with a heap of farmer's hospitality thrown in during the first weekend in...
Cradock – Fish River Canoe Marathon: 7 to 8 October 2023
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: 25 to 28 May 2023
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: 20 – 22 October and 3 – 5 November 2023
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: 18 to 20 August 2023
The Walter Battiss Artscape Festival takes place in Somerset East in August. More information to follow soon. More information: ...
Cradock – Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival: 16 to 20 June 2023
The annual Schreiner Festival takes place in June in Cradock, where Olive Schreiner spent much of her childhood. Regarded by many as the first South...
Cradock – Karoo Food Festival: 27 to 30 April 2023
If you love food, people and the Karoo, come to Cradock from 27-30 April 2023 - the annual Karoo Food Festival. The festival’s core theme is to...