🎟️ KZN EVENTS

What's On in KwaZulu-Natal

Upcoming, official, ticketed events across the province — theatre, live music, comedy, sport, festivals and more. Each links straight to its booking page.

💡 This list shows upcoming events only — anything already past drops off automatically. Listings compiled 14 July 2026 from Webtickets, Quicket, Computicket, Ticketmaster and the venues; dates and prices can change, so always confirm on the ticket page. Times are South African time (SAST) and each event shows the day of the week. For last-minute and social-media-only events, follow the venue pages linked at the bottom.

Live listings & official sources

This guide is a snapshot. For the very latest — including events announced only on social media — go straight to the ticketing platforms and venue pages below.

Full list

47th Durban International Film Festival — Suncoast CineCentre + satellites. Oscar-qualifying film festival
Abafosi Live Recording — Playhouse Drama Theatre. Live music recording performance
Abaqulusi Ubuntu Festival — Vryheid. Community music and culture festival held in Vryheid under the AbaQulusi municipality
ABBA-solutely Fabulous! — Rhumbelow Theatre. ABBA tribute music show
Amanzimtoti Highland Gathering — Warner Beach. Long-running Scottish-themed highland games and family festival hosted by the Amanzimtoti Lions
Amanzimtoti Summer Festival — Amanzimtoti. Beachfront festive-season festival with entertainment and family activities
Amashova National Classic — Howick to Durban. National road cycling classic (38–132 km)
AmaZulu FC vs Orlando Pirates — Moses Mabhida Stadium. Betway Premiership 2026/27 (provisional)
Bafunny Bafunny – SA Festival of Comedy — Suncoast. Touring SA stand-up showcase
Ballito Litchi Festival — Ballito. Seasonal festival celebrating the local litchi harvest
Battle of Isandlwana Commemoration — Isandlwana. Annual commemoration and re-enactment held around 22 January marking the anniversary of the battle
Brake Village Kavady Festival — Tongaat/oThongathi. One of the largest Hindu Kavady festivals in South Africa, held at Tongaat over Easter
Brenda Mtambo – Amahubo KaGogo — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Live gospel / soul concert
Can't Stop the Feeling – 60 Years of Hits — Barnyard Theatre Suncoast. Barnyard's live-band tribute show
Christmas in July — Van Reenen. Annual Country & Western themed mid-winter Christmas celebration held at the Green Lantern Inn
Chutney Fusion Festival 2026 — Durban ICC. Food, music and culture festival
Comrades Marathon — Botha's Hill. The world's largest ultramarathon passes Botha's Hill landmarks such as Arthur's Seat and the Wall of Honour on the…
Conrad Koch's Chester's Got Talent — Rhumbelow Theatre. Award-winning puppet / ventriloquism comedy
Cothoza Nezakho: Nombika vs Inkululeko — Playhouse Drama Theatre. Isicathamiya a cappella showcase
Craig Hinds of Watershed (Acoustic) — Slow Roads Collective. Intimate acoustic show by the Watershed frontman
Creighton Aloe Festival — Creighton. Annual winter festival celebrating the flowering aloes, centred on the Eshayamoya steam train rides
Dil Se Bollywood — Izulu Theatre, Sibaya. Bollywood music and dance production
Disney On Ice: Mickey's Search Party — Durban ICC Arena. Multiple daily shows across the weekend
Diwali (Festival of Lights) — Verulam. Widely celebrated each year across Verulam's Hindu community
Drak Challenge — Underberg. Umkomazi River canoe marathon starting near Underberg
Drakensberg Boys Choir Concert — Drakensberg Boys Choir School. Renowned boys' choir midweek concert
Drakensberg Boys Choir Concerts — Cathkin Park. Regular midweek concerts by the choir during school terms
Durban Botanic Gardens Trail of Lights — Morningside/Florida Road. Annual festive-season illuminated evening trail through the botanic gardens
Durban International Film Festival — Durban. Africa's longest-running film festival with screenings across the city
Durban Virginia Airshow 2026 — Virginia Airport. Thrilling aerobatic displays, warbirds and jets over Virginia Airport in Durban North — a family aviation spectacle.…
Dusi Canoe Marathon — Pietermaritzburg. Three-day canoe race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban along the Msunduzi and uMngeni rivers
East Coast Radio Big Walk — Durban. Popular mass-participation charity walk along the Durban seafront
Elandré — Barnyard Theatre Suncoast. One-night live concert by Elandré
Hanami Gi-Challenge — Vryheid. Annual Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament hosted in Vryheid, running since 2014
Hilton Arts Festival — Hilton. Major annual arts, theatre and craft festival held at Hilton College, incorporating the KZN Art Fair
Hilton Arts Festival 2026 — Hilton College. KZN's premier arts, theatre and craft festival
Hollywoodbets Durban July — Morningside/Florida Road. South Africa's biggest horse-racing and fashion event, held at nearby Greyville Racecourse each July
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs All Blacks — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. All Blacks SA Tour tour match (provisional)
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Bulls — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. United Rugby Championship 2026/27 (provisional)
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Leinster — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. United Rugby Championship 2026/27 (provisional)
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Ospreys — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. United Rugby Championship 2026/27 (provisional)
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Scarlets — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. United Rugby Championship 2026/27 (provisional)
Hollywoodbets Sharks vs Stormers — Hollywoodbets Kings Park. EPCR Challenge Cup 2026/27 (provisional)
Hymns According to Fisani — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Gospel hymns live experience
Jennifer Zamudio — Barnyard Theatre Suncoast. One-night live music performance
Joseph Clark – The Music of Queen — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Tribute concert to the music of Queen
Jozini Tiger Fishing Tournaments — Pongola Game Reserve. Seasonal competitive tiger-fishing events held on Lake Jozini
Karkloof Classic MTB — Midlands Meander. Annual mountain-bike race through the Karkloof forests and farmlands
Karkloof Classic MTB Festival — Howick. Long-running mountain-bike festival on the Karkloof trails near Howick
King Shaka Day Commemoration — Blythedale Beach. Annual commemoration at King Shaka's grave and memorial in nearby KwaDukuza (Stanger)
KwaDukuza Winter Fair — KwaDukuza/Stanger. Community fun fair with rides, food and live music at the municipal grounds
KZN Sardine Run — Melville Beach. Annual winter migration of sardines along the South Coast bringing dolphins, sharks and birds close inshore
KZN South Coast Sardine Run — Palm Beach. Annual sardine migration bringing baitballs, dolphins and diving activity to the coast
Me & My Baby Grand – Judith Hawthorn — Rhumbelow Theatre. Musical cabaret with piano
Midlands Cake Picnic — Mount Verde Equestrian Centre. Midlands cake and picnic gathering
Midmar Mile — Howick. The world's largest open-water swimming event, held at Midmar Dam each February
Mthandeni Mkhize Live – The Pragmatist — Playhouse Drama Theatre. Live maskandi concert
Music in the Gardens — Berea. Regular open-air picnic concerts held at the Durban Botanic Gardens
My Cape Town — Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Drama production
Naina – A True Story — Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Bollywood-inspired dance-theatre drama
Nathi Mankayi – The Buyelekhaya Tour — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Afro-soul concert, Durban leg
Old Mutual Music at the Lake – Lira, Nomfundo Moh & DJ Sbu — Durban Botanic Gardens. Outdoor concert by the lake (Women's Month)
Old Mutual Music at the Lake – Sjava, Simmy & Q Twins — Durban Botanic Gardens. Heritage-season edition of the concert series
One World, One Sound Concert — UKZN Centre for Jazz & Popular Music. Live jazz and world-music concert
Red Mango Arts Festival — Sastri College, Greyville. Community arts and culture festival
Royal Show — Pietermaritzburg. Major annual agricultural and lifestyle show run by the Royal Agricultural Society
Sani Stagger Marathon — Himeville. Annual marathon and shorter races run up the Sani Pass
sani2c — Underberg. Multi-day mountain-bike stage race that starts in the Southern Drakensberg
Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival — Karkloof. Annual mountain-bike and trail-running festival on the Karkloof trails
Sardine Run — Bazley Beach. Annual sardine migration along the KZN South Coast bringing baitballs, sharks, dolphins and birds close inshore
Shall We Dance — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Dance spectacular
South Africa vs Australia — 1st ODI — Hollywoodbets Kingsmead. Australia tour of SA — ODI series opener
South Africa vs Australia — 1st Test — Hollywoodbets Kingsmead. World Test Championship (provisional)
South Coast Bike Fest — Margate. Major annual motorcycle festival (formerly Africa Bike Week) centred on Margate
Splashy Fen Music Festival — Himeville. South Africa's longest-running music festival, held on a farm near Underberg over the Easter period
Sugar Mac Festival — Mtunzini. Annual agricultural country fair celebrating the region's sugarcane and macadamia industries at Mtunzini Sports Grounds
Talana Live — Dundee. Annual battle re-enactment and living-history event at Talana Museum marking the Battle of Talana
Tamia LIVE in South Africa — Durban ICC. US R&B / soul star on tour
Thai Poosam Kavady Festival — Verulam. Annual Hindu Kavady procession centred on the Shree Siva Subramaniar Alayam
The Ballito Pro — Ballito. World Surf League professional surfing event held at Willard Beach
The Ballito Pro (WSL Surfing) — Willard Beach. World's longest-running pro surf event; finals 18 Jul
The Durban Comedy Wave — Izulu Theatre, Sibaya. Stand-up comedy showcase
The Great Outdoors Expo 2026 — Durban Exhibition Centre. Outdoor, camping and adventure lifestyle expo
The Prince of Egypt — Playhouse Opera Theatre. Stage musical based on the DreamWorks film
Tiger Fishing Season — Pongola. Peak summer tiger-fishing period drawing anglers to Lake Jozini
Turtle nesting season — Cape Vidal. Loggerhead and leatherback turtles nest along the beaches; guided night turtle tours run in season
Umhlanga Summer Festival — Umhlanga. Annual festive-season festival with markets, entertainment and family activities on the promenade
uMkhosi woMhlanga (Reed Dance) — Nongoma. Major Zulu cultural ceremony at eNyokeni Palace drawing thousands of participants
uMkhosi woSelwa (First Fruits) — Nongoma. Sacred first-fruits ceremony held after the reed dance
Umvoti Music Festival — Greytown. New Year music festival held at Merthley Lake near Greytown
Underberg Agri & Lifestyle Show — Underberg. Annual agricultural and lifestyle show for the Southern Drakensberg farming community
Vodacom Durban July — Durban. South Africa's premier horse-racing and fashion event at Greyville Racecourse
Wartburg Christmas Market — Wartburg. Annual festive craft and food market celebrating the village's German heritage
Whale watching season — Cape Vidal. Humpback whales migrate past the coast and can be seen from cliffs and beaches
Winkle-Toti-Winkle Surfski & Beach Run/Walk — Warner Beach. Annual summer surfski and beach run/walk between Warner Beach and Amanzimtoti

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