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North West Events & Festivals

What's on across the North West — Potchefstroom's Aardklop arts festival and Proteas cricket at Senwes Park, the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, Groot Marico's Bosman weekend and the dam-side festivals of Hartbeespoort. 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 – North West ↗Aardklop Kunstefees ↗Nedbank Golf Challenge ↗Sun City events ↗Groot Marico / H.C. Bosman ↗Computicket ↗SA-Venues – NW events ↗

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Aarbeifees (Strawberry Music Festival) — Brits. Annual strawberry-themed music festival held near Brits in the Hartbeespoort area each September
Aardklop National Arts Festival — Potchefstroom. Major Afrikaans arts festival with theatre, music and visual arts across the town
Bernice West in Concert — Potchefstroom. Afrikaans pop concert at an Aardklop-linked venue in Potchefstroom
Bloemhofdam Bonanza — Bloemhof. Major annual carp angling competition on the Bloemhof Dam
Bosman Weekend (Herman Charles Bosman Festival) — Groot Marico. Annual literary festival celebrating writer Herman Charles Bosman, traditionally held on the third weekend of October…
Delwers Fees (Diamond Diggers Festival) — Christiana. Festival celebrating the town's alluvial diamond-mining heritage
Demi Lee Moore in Concert — Potchefstroom. Afrikaans singer Demi Lee Moore performs live in Potchefstroom
Dinosaur World Festival — Potchefstroom. Family-oriented dinosaur-themed exhibition festival in Potchefstroom
Gary & Vivienne Player Invitational — Sun City. Star-studded celebrity charity golf event at Sun City raising funds for local causes
Groot Marico Bosveldfees — Groot Marico. Annual bushveld food, music and mampoer festival held in Groot Marico, typically in April
Harties Great Food & Wine Festival — Schoemansville. Recurring food-and-wine festival featuring local wines, food vendors and entertainment
Hartklop Fees — Schweizer-Reneke. Annual Afrikaans arts and music festival hosted in Schweizer-Reneke
Herman Charles Bosman Weekend — Groot Marico. Annual literary and cultural celebration honouring writer Herman Charles Bosman with storytelling, drumming and mampoer
Kosterdam Eisbeinfees — Koster. German-style eisbein and family weekend food-and-music festival at Kosterdam
LiggieFees Potchefstroom — Potchefstroom. Local Potchefstroom festival featuring live Afrikaans acts such as Appel
Lighthouse Spring Cycle & Fun Run — Rustenburg. Charity cycle and fun run starting at Brauhaus Afrika Restaurant in Rustenburg
Mahika Mahikeng Cultural Festival — Mahikeng/Mafikeng. Large annual music and cultural festival held at Mmabatho Stadium
Marikana Commemoration — Marikana. Annual gathering at the Marikana koppie to remember the mineworkers killed in the 2012 massacre
Momentum Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees — Potchefstroom. Major annual Afrikaans arts festival with theatre, music and visual arts across Potchefstroom
Nedbank Golf Challenge — Sun City. Africa's premier DP World Tour golf tournament at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City
Ottosdal Agricultural Show — Ottosdal. One of the oldest annual agricultural shows in the province
Ottosdal Nite Marathon — Ottosdal. Annual night marathon and half-marathon road-running event
Potch Big Backyard Ultra — Potchefstroom. Last-runner-standing ultramarathon held at Lekwena Wildlife Estate near Potchefstroom
Potch Geesfees — Potchefstroom. Afrikaans music festival held at Lekwena Private Game Reserve just outside Potchefstroom
Riaan Benadé in Rustenburg — Rustenburg. Afrikaans singer Riaan Benadé performs live in Rustenburg
South Africa v Australia – 3rd ODI — Potchefstroom. Day/night One-Day International between the Proteas and Australia at Senwes Park
Spoegwolf in Rustenburg — Rustenburg. Popular Afrikaans rock band Spoegwolf performs live in Rustenburg
Steve Hofmeyr Extravaganza — Potchefstroom. Live Afrikaans concert at the Madiba Banquet Hall in Potchefstroom
Sun City Superbowl Concerts — Sun City. Regular live music, boxing and entertainment events staged at the resort's arena
Village Irock Festival – Rustenburg Edition — Rustenburg. Outdoor music and lifestyle festival held in Rustenburg
Vryburg Agricultural Show — Vryburg. Major regional agricultural show hosted by the Stellaland Agricultural Society
Zeerust Festival — Zeerust. Annual community festival celebrated in the town