# Festivals in East london | Cultural Events & Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Explore upcoming festivals in  East london. Discover cultural celebrations, street fairs and seasonal events happening across the city. Join the festivities.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in [CITY]. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in [CITY], you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in [CITY] listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in East london

- **Event Name**: Nomfundo Xaluva Live kuGompo at Jazz and the City 2026
  - **Description**: Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/365024-nomfundo-xaluva-live-jazz-and-the-city-kugompo/#/

About the event: 
The jazz and live music community of Buffalo City and the Eastern Cape have been calling for Nomfundo to visit the Unesco Creative City o
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 12:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/nomfundo-xaluva-live-kugompo-at-jazz-and-the-city-2026/200029896380833
  - **Venue**: Ann Bryant Art Gallery
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Music, Art, performances, Festivals, Concerts, Workshops, Crafts, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Umtiza Arts Festival 2026: Wandile Mbambeni Live
  - **Description**: Wandile Mbambeni is a singer-songwriter who calls Buffalo City home. He grew up here and attended Hudson Park High School. Known for his unique blend of Soul, African folk, folk-country, and Indie, with a powerful, unique voice and a passion for storytell
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 06:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/umtiza-arts-festival-2026-wandile-mbambeni-live/200029861886344
  - **Venue**: Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: DNF Green Market & Jazz Festival
  - **Description**: 𝗗𝗡𝗙 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 & 𝗝𝗔𝗭𝗭 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Live Jazz Bands I Green Market I Craft Workshops  I Food Stalls 

♻️ The DNF Green Market & Jazz Festival's focus is on increasing public awareness of ecological issues.

♻️ We aim  to keep the environmental
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:15 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/dnf-green-market-and-jazz-festival/200029879576742
  - **Venue**: DNF Waste & Environmental Services
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, jazz, workshops, live-music
- **Event Name**: Market dates 2026
  - **Description**: 2026 COMMUNITY MARKET DATES
June Market: 6 June, 9am to 1pm 
August Market: 1 August, 9am to 1pm 
Spring Market: 24 October, 9am to 1pm 
Christmas Market: 28 November, 9am to 1pm 

NEXT NIGHT MARKET 
September Twilight Market:, 18 September, 4pm to 8pm

A
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  - **Date**: Fri Jun 05 2026 at 09:00 am (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/market-dates-2026/200029871807204
  - **Venue**: Bonzabaaiweg 101, Beaconbaai, 5241 East London, South Africa
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  - **Categories**: night-markets
- **Event Name**: Founders' Weekend | 2026
  - **Description**: 🎉 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦 – 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀… 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗢𝗨! 🎉
📅 SAVE THE DATES – 14 & 15 AUGUST
It’s time to reconnect, relive the memories and bring the vibe back to school!

This year we’re turning the volume UP and bringing the energy, the gees and the full S
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 07:00 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 04:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/founders-weekend-|-2026/200029774543445
  - **Venue**: Gleneagles Road, East London, South Africa
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  - **Categories**: back-to-school
- **Event Name**: Umtiza Arts Festival 2026: Magical Musicals - Devo Chamber Orchestra
  - **Description**: The Devo Chamber Orchestra presents Magical Musicals - a vibrant 60-minute concert spectacular celebrating the unforgettable music of the world’s most beloved stage productions. From soaring orchestral moments to dazzling vocal highlights, Magical Musical
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  - **Date**: Fri May 29 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 29 2026 at 08:30 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/umtiza-arts-festival-2026-magical-musicals-devo-chamber-orchestra/200029835269414
  - **Venue**: Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, art, festivals, theatre, concerts, performances, live-music
- **Event Name**: Umtiza Arts Festival 2026: Festival of Dance
  - **Description**: Festival Of Dance In a swirl of colors and rhythms, the festival of dance transforms the mundane into magical moments of pure expression. From graceful ballet to energetic hip-hop, the festival of dance celebrates diversity and passion on every stage. Wit
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  - **Date**: Sun May 24 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 05:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-london/umtiza-arts-festival-2026-festival-of-dance/200029874348651
  - **Venue**: Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa
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  - **Categories**: festivals, dance, art, entertainment

## Trending Events in East london

- **Event Name**: Pantera in East London
  - **Description**: 🎤 Join Pantera LIVE at London Stadium on Friday, July 3, 2026! 🎤  
Here is the moment you've been waiting for! Pantera is coming to London Stadium on Friday, July 3, 2026, bringing
  - **Venue**: London Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Nomfundo Xaluva Live kuGompo at Jazz and the City 2026
  - **Description**: Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/365024-nomfundo-xaluva-live-jazz-and-the-city-kugompo/#/

About the event: 
The jazz and live music community of Buffalo City and the Eastern Cape have been calling for Nomfundo to visit the Unesco Creative City o
  - **Venue**: Ann Bryant Art Gallery
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- **Event Name**: Umtiza Arts Festival 2026: Wandile Mbambeni Live
  - **Description**: Wandile Mbambeni is a singer-songwriter who calls Buffalo City home. He grew up here and attended Hudson Park High School. Known for his unique blend of Soul, African folk, folk-country, and Indie, with a powerful, unique voice and a passion for storytell
  - **Venue**: Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: The Wizards On Wheels Car Show & Market
  - **Description**: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 & 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧

Join us for a fun-filled family day! 🤩

Date: 𝟭𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Venue: 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀
Gates Open: 10:00AM

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
- The Algoa FM Hit Mobile Broadcasting live from the event 📻
- 70+ Loca
  - **Venue**: Stirling, East London
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- **Event Name**: Municipal Indaba 2026
  - **Description**: 🎉 Tickets for the Municipal Indaba 2026 are officially on sale! 🎉  📅 When: 22&23 April  2026 📍 Where: East London ICC  The Municipal Indaba is South Africa’s leading event for local government leaders, service pro
  - **Venue**: East London ICC
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- **Event Name**: 21st Annual ICT Summit Tech Week
  - **Description**: Save the date, 21st Annual ICT Summit Tech Week is coming back on the 23-27 November 2026. We are bringing you our exclusive fringe Events, 2 days conference and Golf. Make us part of your budget so you don't miss out.

More information will be communicat
  - **Venue**: East London ICC
- **Event Name**: Murder on the Champagne Train 24 April
  - **Description**: Back by Popular demand after a sold-out event! 🍷🕵‍♂️🍾These suspicious and entertaining characters are getting ready to bring you Murder on the Champagne Train on 24 April - an interactive murder mystery at the East London Museum! Remember to book your tic
  - **Venue**: East London Museum
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- **Event Name**: The Staccatos
  - **Description**: The Staccatos: Pioneers of South African Rock THE STACCATOS CELEBRATE 65 YEARS OF MUSIC & uphold their reputation as South Africa's longest-running band Their Record-Breaking Hit: “Cry to Me” was recorded in 1968, a song that would become a monumental
  - **Venue**: Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne, 5201 East London, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons | East London
  - **Description**: 👉 Tickets https://tinyurl.com/cndl-vivaldis-four-seasons-17

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in East London. Get your tickets now to discover the music of
  - **Venue**: East London Guild Theatre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** Nomfundo Xaluva Live kuGompo at Jazz and the City 2026 (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 12:00 pm at Ann Bryant Art Gallery), Umtiza Arts Festival 2026: Wandile Mbambeni Live (Sat May 23 2026 at 06:00 pm at Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa), DNF Green Market & Jazz Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 02:00 pm at DNF Waste & Environmental Services), Market dates 2026 (Fri Jun 05 2026 at 09:00 am at Bonzabaaiweg 101, Beaconbaai, 5241 East London, South Africa), Founders' Weekend | 2026 (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 07:00 am at Gleneagles Road, East London, South Africa).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in East london in April 2026?
  - **A:** Nomfundo Xaluva Live kuGompo at Jazz and the City 2026 (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 12:00 pm at Ann Bryant Art Gallery).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in East london on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in East london include Ann Bryant Art Gallery, Corner Union Avenue & Dawson Road, Selborne , 5201 East London, South Africa, DNF Waste & Environmental Services.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in East london include Umtiza Arts Festival, DNF Waste & Environmental Services, NG Gemeente Nahoon in Beacon Bay.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in East london?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in East london.

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