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The National Arts Festival South Africas Biggest Celebration Of Arts

Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA)

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Collected on 7 October 2026

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This is a tourism information page about the National Arts Festival, described as South Africa's biggest celebration of arts and culture. It explains the festival's history, location, scale and programmes, including the Main Programme and the Fringe. It also tells visitors when it takes place and how to access its programme.

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arts and culture festivalOngoing

The National Arts Festival

Visitors can attend the annual National Arts Festival in Makhanda, where arts, crafts and performing arts are presented across the city.

Who it is for: visitors and festival-goers
How to act on it: Attend the festival in Makhanda between June and July each year.

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This National Arts Festival takes place between June and July each year and showcases a vast range of arts, crafts and performing arts to delight visitors.

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National Arts Festival Programme

Festival-goers can view and download the National Arts Festival Programme from the event website, or obtain a printed copy online through Takealot or from the event's Box Office during the festival.

Who it is for: festival-goers
How to act on it: View or download the programme from the event website, or purchase a printed copy online through Takealot or from the events Box Office during the festival.

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The National Arts Festival Programme can be viewed and downloaded from the event website , or festival-goers can purchase printed copies online through Takealot or from the events Box Office during the festival.

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The National Arts Festival

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Where: visitors who attend in Makhanda · Makhanda

National Arts Festival Programme

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Facts

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Eastern Cape

Amounts

R 377 000 000

Key Takeaways

National Arts Festival takes place in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown
Annual event held between June and July for 11 days
Festival spans 90 venues and attracts over 200 000 people a year
Over 600 performing arts shows take place during the festival
2016 estimated economic contribution of around R377million
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA)
National Arts Festival
Rhodes University of Economics Department
Takealot
Arnold Schwarzenegger