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It was all hands-on deck in the town of Nqweba (Kirkwood) when the annual SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees had to find a new venue.

What was empty scrubland a few weeks ago is now an eight-hectare fenced, cleared, levelled and covered platform for the Eastern Cape’s favourite family festival. Community volunteers from across the town have also been hard at work ensuring that the town is looking its best. Sunny Karoo skies are predicted for the festival weekend, from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29.

The 2025 Knysna Oyster Festival is back from 4 – 13 July, and this year the heart of the festival will be the Festival Hub at Knysna High School Sports Field just off Waterfront Drive, where a jam-packed line-up of family fun, local flavour, and community spirit awaits.

It’s all systems go! for the 22nd annual SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees.

Sarah Baartman District Tourism, Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism (ECPTA) and Addo Tourism will connect you to all the attractions the area, including the Sundays River Valley, has to offer.

This July, foodies from all over South Africa will be heading to the Garden Route to indulge in a delectable array of food events at the 2025 Knysna Oyster Festival. Running from 4 to 13 July, this year’s theme, “It’s time to come out of your shell,” sets the tone for a flavour-packed festival where culinary creativity takes centre stage.

The festival sporting calendar is jam-packed with iconic favourites and new adventures that span forests, mountains, roads, waterways, and even wine farms – all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Garden Route.

Eden Sport Council chair Desmond Speelman pointed out that “the event does not happen in isolation” and Juan Neethling echoed this sentiment from DECAS, who clearly remembers when late OCC founder Esther Watson first came pitching the idea of a wheelchair race in George, back in 2002. “Today, there are 40 major events for us to consider, but the OCC is always first to be allocated funding,” he said.

After cutting his broadcasting teeth on community radio in Nelson Mandela Bay and then spending 10 years honing his craft in Johannesburg, Damian Schmidt will be hosting Saturday and Sunday lunch between 12 and 3 on Algoa FM starting Saturday, June 7.