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The Season
Explore Part 1
Don’t read this as a “How to lose your face in 2026 guide” but more as a “How to get bang for your buck and boogie down with the ones you love: A Trippers Guide to the Galaxy.”
Whether you want to rediscover who you once were, or lose who you were never not, these are our team picks to wiggle-waggle and dilly-dally with the homies blowing off the steam from this year’s fast rolling coal engine. This is a guide to our season and where you might find us if you decide to round up the troops, pack your party bags and get your foot loose in a crowd of ferries sticking their heads in a dusty bass box.
1. Kunda Valley, Chapter 4
19 - 23 Nov 2026 · Diepklowe Nature Reserve, Bot River
Kunda Valley has gained notoriety in recent years for delivering well though-out curations that bring a fresh approach to your idea of a festival. Kunda hums to the pulse of the earth, and provides a space to be present within natures poetic landscape. This is a mystical gathering rooted in a sense of fiction and novelty. Be there, sway and tango with the trees to a rhythm you see fit for techno to folk and everything that lies in between.
Click here to view Kunda Valley‘s website.
2. HABITAT: Arcadian Forest ’26
4–6 Dec 2026 · Matroosberg Nature Reserve, Ceres
HABITAT falls under a forest canopy that whispers secrets to keep you safe and holds echoes of a utopian world where connection reigns supreme. Amongst a working fruit and protea farm just past Ceres, you can experience yoga in the mornings to stretch out your little legs, swims in the dam during the hot summer days, or a boogie with your loved ones freely to local acts and headliners such as Emok or Senior Citizen.
3. Meidum: A Mountain Oasis 2026
27–29 Nov 2026 · Pat Busch Mountain Reserve, Robertson
Meidum will land you in the valley of a beautiful mountain range about two hours outside of Cape Town. It highlights the harmony of bold architecture alongside natures undeniable beauty. Their main stage, “Temple of Dance”, is a 25-metre-wide pyramid that is a staggering 4 stories tall. Only the first wave of Artist’s have been announced, and it’s already looking like a loaded line-up. The music is primarily House, Disco Techno and Indie-Dance.
Click here to view Meidum‘s website
4. Beyond the Mountain NYE Festival
30 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · Swellendam
Beyond the Mountain invites you to experience music and arts within the stages and installations of Berlin designer Florian Goerlitz. This NYE festival encourages you to get involved and escape the busy life of the city to be one with nature and dance your troubles away to a lovely blend of Psytrance, Techno and House.
Click here to view Beyond the Mountain‘s website
5. Little Forest NYE Festival 2026
31 Dec 2026 – 2 Jan 2027 · Kromrivier Farm, near Greyton
Little Forest carries you into the New Year with space to learn and reflect, moving on to it’s sixth edition under the theme “A Psychonaut’s Guide to the Galaxy“. It features a range of genres spread over 4 stages, the Forest stage is the main attraction focusing on Psytrance, you will also find the Techno Temple, and Quasar which is the Drum & Bass stage and finally some soft ambient chill sounds to relax by the dam. It also offers healing sanctuaries with massages and Reiki on offer. Little Forest embrace’s a holistic celebration of life, creativity and shared consciousness.
Click here to view Little Forest‘s website
