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Events 2012

Dusi Canoe Marathon

The Dusi Canoe Marathon is a yearly canoe/kayak race that runs from Pietermaritzburg to Durban every February. The race has been going for over 60 years, and now attracts more than 2000 participants from all over the world. It starts in the Valley...  see full details

Splashy Fen

The largest music festival in KwaZulu-Natal, and one of South Africa's most popular, Splashy Fen takes place on a scenic farm in the Drakensberg Mountains every year over Easter weekend in April. The festival has grown over 20 years to welcome more than...  see full details

Comrades Marathon

The world's greatest ultra-marathon, the Comrades is a gruelling test over 56 miles (90km) between Durban and Pietermaritzburg every year. The race alternates between the uphill run from Durban and the downhill from Pietermaritzburg, and is a real test of physical endurance. The winners...  see full details

Vodacom Durban July

Usually held on the first Saturday of every July, the annual Durban July is South Africa's equivalent of the Royal Ascot in the UK, with superb thoroughbreds, but also high fashion, fine cuisine and elegance. It is the premier horseracing event in the...  see full details

Durban International Film Festival

The Durban International Film Festival encompasses nearly a dozen venues across the city, including cinemas, theatres, community centres and even outdoor screenings on the beach. Held every July, the festival has been running for over 30 years, and has grown to become a major...  see full details

Wavescapes

The first festival of its kind in South Africa, Wavescapes Surf Film Festival launched in December 2004, and is an annual, national event that showcases the best international and local surf films following the popular revival of big screen surf movies around the world....  see full details

Poetry Africa

Poets from all over the world come to Durban every October for the Poetry Africa festival, but its mission is to primarily promote the work of poets from the African subcontinent. The week-long programme includes performances, readings, musical performances and book launches in the...  see full details

The Sardine Run

Every year along the shores stretching from the Cape to Kwazulu Natal, millions of sardines migrate from the cold waters heading to the subtropical temperatures in an awesome underwater spectacle. Comparable only to its land equivalent, the Wildebeest migration in the Serengeti, this amazing...  see full details