Touted as the most authentic cultural festival in South Africa, the Williston Winter Festival is a unique event that draws crowds to the Northern Cape Karoo at the start of every spring.
This will be the 9th year of the Williston Winterfees!

It will be held from the 30thAugust to the 1st of September 2018, towards the end of the flower season in town of Williston, Northern Cape. The festival grounds are situated around the Williston Mall – not your conventional mall, but a rather unique and quirky tourist attraction.
The Williston Winterfees is a true tourist adventure in fresh open air and under a sky full of stars. We celebrate the end of winter and all the fantastic things that make the Karoo great: Karoo food, friendly people, unique customs and talents, some great music and family events.
With more than 100 Rieldancers from South Africa and Williston, the main Nama Riel dance event will be the highlight for many attending the festival. We will again have Riel dance classes to the public, so come have fun and try the amateur competition!

There will be lots of stalls with a delicious Karoo delicacies and other eats and drinks on offer to the hungry festivalgoer, as well as a variety of other stalls and the VLV market selling all kinds of home made goodies and crafts. Lots of fun for the kids will also be provided at our new carnival play-land with games for young and old. This year we will also have a full program of fun events of by-gone era for old and young and mini golf among other new things.

Dewald Dippenaar, Anais, Afrikaans Ruk and Tommy Dell will be some of the bigger names performing, to mention a few. We also have our local talents, the Williston Stofftrappers, and shows by selected local Karoo artists. The program is packed with lots of competitions and interesting events to keep all attending stimulated and amused. Come and enjoy local schools drama performances and exciting Karoo sport games, with many more surprises.
Come and sing Karaoke or dance the night away. This incredible Karoo event happens only once a year… do not miss out …..COME.

The Williston Winterfees is the perfect festival to enjoy with your friends and family, and have a relaxed and entertaining Karoo get-away. This festival is not your ordinary festival, but a celebration of life, and people, in a setting like no other festival has to offer. Please join us for lots of fun, merriment and laughs. Come and experience the friendly uniqueness and warmth of this small town Karoo festival.