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Events and activities to do this Freedom Day weekend across South Africa

Another long weekend has arrived! This is the perfect time to explore your city and engage in festivals and activities to awaken your soul. With Freedom Day observed on Sunday, 27 April 2025, fully experience the freedom and tranquillity that the country's national heroes fought so hard for. Whether you're a jazz lover, a comedy fiend or looking for the ultimate hiking trail to test your limits, here are some events around the country to get stuck into this weekend. SA Fashion Week The biggest fashion event in South Africa's calendar is underway. The South African Fashion Week shows from 24 to 26 April at Hyde Park in Johannesburg are showcasing some of Mzansi's top designers and their upcoming collections, including Thabo Makhetha, Rubicon Clothing and Gert Johan Coetzee. View this post on Instagram A post shared by South African Fashion Week (@safashionweek) Cape Town International Jazz Festival It's Cape Town jazz week! Enjoy smooth sounds from not only South Africa's top jazz and soul musical artists like Thandiswa Mazwai, Lira and more, but also from international acts like Ari Lennox and Masego. The festival runs from 25 to 26 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. For a pre-gaming experience, the Time Out Market will be hosting wine and whisky tastings for guests to buy tickets for and indulge in ahead of the evening concerts. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cape Town Jazz Festival (@capetownjazzfest) RMB Ultra-Trail Drakensburg Get your race on for this exciting and thrilling trail running festival. From 25 to 27 April, the RMB Ultra-trail Drakensberg (UTD) returns to the majestic Drakensberg mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa's most iconic and demanding trail races, now drawing nearly 900 global athletes across five challenging distances. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RMB Ultra-trail® Drakensberg (@ultratraildrakensberg) Cotton Fest We never die, we multiply. Cotton Festival is back! Celebrating and merging both well-known and upcoming South African talent DBN Gogo,Kamo Mphela and Kabza De Small, they will perform across three stages at The Station in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Saturday, 26 April. Cotton Fest not only showcases the diversities in music, it also celebrates various lifestyle elements within the culture including art, fashion and sport. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CottonFest (@cottonfestjhb) The Appointment with Skhumba Hlophe Get ready to laugh your socks off with funnyman Skhumba Hlope. Skhumba;s show in Mpumalanga is the sixth one man special that the comedian has been working on. His comedy special will be held at The Ridge Casino in eMalahleni on 26 April at 19:00. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Skhumba (@skhumba_official) Thulile Zama Live in Gqeberha After a warm welcome in the Netherlands and Mozambique, soul singer Thulile Zama will be taking her jazz and neo-soul tunes to East London on 25 April for her Tribute to Sophiatown show. She will also be presenting music from her latest project N'den at the One Room Music and Comedy Club on 26 April in Gqeberha. The album echoes the essence of guardianship, warmth and love for humanity. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thulile Zama (@thulilezama)