• Stellenbosch Harvest Parade

    Stellenbosch explodes with colour and festivity on Saturday, January 27, when the harvest parade hits town. An annual highlight on the wine calendar, the event sees marching bands, minstrels, farmers, winemakers, and workers take to the streets on brightly adorned floats, trucks and tractors, and make their way to the town hall for a ceremony to bless the harvest with good cheer. Townsfolk and visitors line the oak-lined avenues at every turn to wave along the spectacle in an ancient […]

  • The Stellenbosch Experience in Johannesburg

    Experience Stellenbosch wine in Johannesburg the best way possible – with winemakers, winery owners and key ambassadors themselves who will be in the City of Gold next month. Tickets to two exclusive events – one in Sandton and the other in Soweto, happening on June 10 and 11 – are now on sale. Called Stellenbosch Experience, these must-do events offer the opportunity not only to taste outstanding wines from 50 producers, but also to meet the makers themselves. Among them […]

  • Stellenbosch Street Soirées – from October to March

    Good times and great vibes are guaranteed with the return of Stellenbosch Street Soirées! Join the traditional throng of merrymakers for this year’s calendar highlight of open-air food, wine and music beneath the Cape wine capital’s famous oak trees. Once again, the pop-up series on Drostdy Street takes place on specific days from October to March with the first Soirée happening on October 30. This season’s dates are listed below. “Street Soirées have become the region’s de facto welcome to what is […]

  • Stellenbosch Harvest Parade

    Excitement is building as the iconic Stellenbosch Harvest Parade returns to the streets of the country’s wine capital on Saturday, February 1. This beloved tradition brings together the vibrant community of Stellenbosch to celebrate the start of the grape harvest season with a spectacular procession of floats, music, and joy. The parade has been a feature of Stellenbosch life on and off for almost half a century. It has consistently run in the current format since in 2013. This year, […]