Fiche festival
Africa
National Arts Festival
Arts and Cultures · Makhanda, South Africa
Dates
End of June – early July (usually)
Venue
Makhanda, South Africa
Genres
Arts and cultures
Also known as the
NAF, Grahamstown Festival
The festival
Every Southern winter, the small university town of Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape, is transformed into the capital of the arts of South Africa. Since 1974, the National Arts Festival has been deploying theatre, music, dance, humour, literature, visual arts and experimental forms, between main program and Fringe open to new voices. It is the largest multidisciplinary meeting in the country, a factory of creations where there are confirmed artists and rising generation.
During the festival, the whole city becomes a stage.