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Mpumalanga Events & Festivals

What's on across Mpumalanga — Mbombela's Innibos arts festival, Pumas Currie Cup rugby at Mbombela Stadium, the Dullstroom winter and whisky festivals, the Panorama MTB and trail races, and the Barberton Makhonjwa marathon. Dated events show soonest-first and drop off once they've passed; seasonal and annual events are listed below them. Filter by region and type.

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Event listings move around and dates shift year to year — these are the best live sources to check for the latest:

Quicket – Mpumalanga ↗Innibos Kunstefees, Mbombela ↗Pumas Rugby fixtures ↗Casterbridge, White River ↗Computicket ↗Ticketpro ↗SA-Venues – Mpumalanga events ↗

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Airlink Pumas v Suzuki Griquas (Currie Cup) — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Currie Cup home fixture for the Pumas against Griquas at Mbombela Stadium, kick-off 17:00
Alfred Dunhill Championship — Malalane. DP World Tour golf tournament held annually at nearby Leopard Creek
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountain Marathon — Barberton. Tough trail marathon (4-in-1 distances) climbing into the ancient Makhonjwa Mountains above Barberton
Barberton XCM Mountain Bike Challenge — Barberton. Annual cross-country marathon mountain-bike race in the Barberton mountains
Blue Swallow Festival — Graskop. Environmental celebration of the endangered Blue Swallow with an open-air market, food, arts and crafts, nature talks…
Bushbuckridge Annual Arts and Heritage Festival — Bushbuckridge. Cultural festival of traditional music, dance and arts held at Thulamahashe Stadium
Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre Events — White River. White River's Casterbridge Centre hosts live music, theatre, an art-house cinema, markets and classic-car gatherings…
Chrissiesmeer Frog Night (Paddanag) — Chrissiesmeer. First weekend of December, visitors explore the wetlands at night to find and identify frog species
Cosmos Flower Season — Bethal. Each autumn the roadsides and fields around Bethal bloom with masses of wild cosmos flowers, the hallmark of Cosmos…
Dullstroom Winter Festival — Dullstroom. Mid-winter celebration in the Highlands with live music, food, whisky and fireside fun in the trout-fishing village of…
Forest 2 Falls Mountain Bike Race — Sabie. Annual MTB race with 15km, 35km and 70km routes winding through the plantations and past the waterfalls around Sabie
Forever Loskop Ultra Marathon — Middelburg. Annual road ultra-marathon run between Middelburg and the Loskop Dam
Innibos Lowveld National Arts Festival — Mbombela/Nelspruit. Major annual arts, music and culture festival held in central Mbombela in winter
Jock Trail parkrun — Graskop. Free timed 5km walk/run every Saturday morning at the Jock Trail near the Graskop horse stables
Kaapsehoop 4-in-1 Marathon — Kaapsehoop. Popular road running event and Comrades qualifier through the misty Kaapsehoop hills, offering marathon, half-marathon…
Kaapsehoop Mountain Ultra — Kaapsehoop. Trail-running festival on the escarpment with 8km, 17km, 45km and 69km routes starting at the Kaapsehoop Pear Orchard…
Komatipoort Prawn Festival — Komatipoort. Long-running annual festival featuring prawns, food stalls and family entertainment
Live Entertainment at Emnotweni Casino — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Emnotweni Casino and arena in Nelspruit stages regular live music and entertainment events
Live Entertainment at Graceland Hotel Casino — Secunda. Graceland Hotel Casino & Country Club in Secunda hosts rotating live music, tribute shows and cabaret through the year
Long Tom Marathon — Lydenburg/Mashishing. Annual road-running race run over the Long Tom Pass between Sabie and Lydenburg
Lowveld Air Show — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Family aviation spectacle with aerobatic displays and warbirds over Nelspruit; the 2026 edition took place in late April
Mac Mac Ultra — Graskop. Multi-distance trail-running festival on the Panorama Route escarpment near Graskop
Majuba Day Commemoration — Volksrust. An annual commemoration of the Battle of Majuba held at the battlefield each February
Mbombela Farmers Market — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Regular fresh-produce, food and craft market bringing local growers and makers together in Mbombela
Mpumalanga Show (Lowveld Show) — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Annual agricultural, lifestyle and entertainment show held at Mbombela Stadium
Pilgrim's Rest Heritage Town — Pilgrim's Rest. Restored 1880s gold-rush village and living museum on the Panorama Route, known for its gold-panning demonstrations and…
Sabie Classic MTB Race (Sabie Xperience) — Sabie. Mountain-bike race through Sabie's forests and single tracks; the 2026 edition was held on 25 April
Sabie Experience MTB — Sabie. Major annual mountain-bike race through the plantations and forests around Sabie
South African National Gold Panning Championships — Pilgrim's Rest. Annual national gold-panning competition held on the river at Pilgrim's Rest, the home of the sport in South Africa
Spring Tulip & Daffodil Display — Belfast. Belfast is home to one of the country's largest bulb-growing operations, producing an impressive springtime display of…
Toyota Innibos Lowveld National Arts Festival — Mbombela (Nelspruit). Mpumalanga's biggest national arts festival with music, theatre, books and stalls; the 2026 edition ran 2-5 July at…
Wakkerstroom Music Festival — Wakkerstroom. Annual classical music festival held in the village
Wild About Whisky Tastings — Dullstroom. Dullstroom's landmark whisky bar stocks over a thousand whiskies and runs regular guided 'around the world' tastings
Wild Flower Day — Chrissiesmeer. Annual January celebration of the area's wildflowers, including a dozen native orchid species