Port Alfred moves into focus this Easter as the Easter Festival returns from 3–6 April 2026, delivering a full coastal programme of sport, music, lifestyle and community events along the Eastern Cape shoreline. Surf programme anchors the…
Bathurst Agricultural Show cancels live cattle exhibitions due to ongoing foot-and-mouth disease risk While the Bathurst Agricultural Show remains on track to deliver a full programme of family-friendly activities, agricultural displays,…
Whether it’s four legs or four wheels that make your blood race, the excitement is scaled up for this year’s Bathurst Agricultural Show at the Bathurst Showgrounds, 26-29 March 2026. The beloved Bathurst Horse Show returns for the full…
With safety and fun equal priorities, the Bathurst Oxbraai is steadily regaining its status as the area’s social event of the year. The 2024 edition of the iconic event drew close to 600 young people from the area, as well as East London…
Port Alfred hosted the 7th edition of the ECawa Music Festival at Mamityi Gidana Stadium on Wednesday, December 24. What was planned as a festive celebration turned into a music marathon that stretched into the early hours of the morning,…
“We do not wish to create an impression of a bunch of rural oafs wandering about the veld, the farms and the cricket fields saying silly things and doing stupid ones,” Quentin Hogge says in the preface to LA Lore 4 – the best of the best.…
Please feel free to download and share our FREE Sunshine Holiday 2025 Edition. It is also available throughout Ndlambe at various retailers and businesses. So get your copy today! It has great information about the Ndlambe area as well as…
The annual Port Alfred Gospel show moved the audience who packed the TT Jonas Hall on Saturday night as invited artists performed some of their favourite spiritual songs. The sixth edition organised by Mncedi Pulwe, celebrated an evening…
“The Bathurst Country Affair was not only the biggest event in 12 years, but a shining example of what happens when passion, creativity, and community spirit come together.” Coordinator Tanya Schenk has described as a resounding success…
The friendliest, happiest, smallest and biggest dogs turned out for the annual Bathurst Dog Show and Family Fun Day last weekend. Poetry, some impromptu music and heartwarming personal accounts of just what particular companion animals…
Bathurst, Historic Village – August 29-31: Join us for the 12th annual Bathurst Country Affair, where the charm of our historic village comes alive with festivities, culture, and community spirit. This year’s event promises an exciting…
Pikes Post at The Ploughman was bustling last Friday night as an enthusiastic crowd charged their glasses and bid for bargain-priced tools, electronic equipment, garden essentials, premium whiskey, designer décor, artworks, weekend…
A galaxy of artists from the Sunshine Coast is set to shine at the National Arts Festival from 26 June to 6 July 2025. And for a group of young musicians from Nemato, it will be their first experience on this national stage. Masterpieces,…
“We’re excited that the rest of the country gets to see what we already know: that we live in one of the best towns in South Africa.” Sunshine Coast Tourism head Wouter Hensens spoke to Talk of the Town after Port Alfred was announced the…
SISIONKE MLAMLA Port Alfred was abuzz with excitement last weekend as the Civic Centre played host to a spectacular display of creativity and style. The First Annual Ecawa Festival Fashion Show, presented by the Ecawa Festival Foundation…
Port Alfred’s attractions are in the national spotlight after KykNET’S Kwêla did a series of television interviews and documented the town’s tourism sites this week. This was one of the programme’s stops during a week-long tour along the…
Champion barista, Lungisa Vena, who won a national coffee-brewing competition in 2024 had Probus members engrossed with his talk on everything coffee at their recent AGM at the Port Alfred River & Ski boat club. The effervescent and…
SIBULELE MTONGANA & MARK CARRELS The Sunshine Life Centre’s carnival was a resounding success, attracting a staggering 9,000 paying customers over two days, far surpassing organiser Hyman van Zyl’s initial estimate of 7,000 attendees. The…
Horse lovers are kicking up their heels at the programme for the Bathurst Horse Show at this year’s Bathurst Agricultural Show, from 3-6 April. Following the last-minute cancellation of the show last year due to concerns about African…
LITHABO MATIWANA The 5th annual Great Kenton Wine Festival proved to be a resounding success, attracting wine enthusiasts and locals alike to the picturesque town of Kenton. Held over the March long weekend, the festival showcased an…
