11 – 19 Oct 2025
The annual Toyota US Woordfees Art Auction, in collaboration with Strauss & Co, will take place on October 12 at the Stellenbosch Town Hall. Artworks available for bidding this year will be on display at the Town Hall prior to the auction. These include works by both well-known and emerging artists, catering to a variety […]
The programme for the 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees is NOW available and ticket sales open on 26 June. But if you can’t wait and want to support the festival, you can join our loyalty programme and skip the queue to buy your tickets now. This programme offers different levels of involvement for loyalty members – […]
The Langtafel is an annual highlight and beloved tradition for many Woordfees enthusiasts. It is at this long table under the old oaks in Ryneveld Street, where the Toyota SU Woordfees will announce its festival plans and dates for 2022. There will be a performance by the internationally celebrated Stellenbosch University Choir, live music, great […]
Othello, the internationally awarded South African production starring Atandwa Kani, Albert Pretorius, Faniswa Yisa and many more stellar South African performers comes to the Woordfees for five performances in the Adam Small Auditorium. Reset in Namibia at the time of the Herero Uprising under Dutch colonisation, this thought-provoking rendition of one of Shakespeare’s more controversial […]
The games aren’t quite over yet—the podium beckons. The nominations for this year’s Woordtrofees Awards have just been announced, featuring a new prize named after the legendary journalist Martie Meiring. The winners, who will each receive a certificate and a sum of money, will be announced on 28 October at an awards event in Stellenbosch. […]
Twenty-two stories were selected for inclusion in the new Stellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Collection. The publication features the works of writers such as Frederik de Jager, columnist Murray La Vita, and Daneel Jantjies who was selected last year for the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’ Kommadagga residency. “In nine years, this competition has gone from strength to […]