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It’s a deal, it’s a steal – on Wild Wednesday
The Toyota SU Woordfees is declaring 28 September 2022 Wild Wednesday when more than 1 000 tickets for this year’s festival will be available at discounts of between 20%-80%. All tickets available on the Wild Wednesday sale cost only R40 each. Several lucky draws and competitions will also take place during the day. “We want […]
Nagtegaal Text Prize Winner: Dianne du Toit Albertze shines with ‘outstanding technique’
The winner of the prestigious Nagtegaal Text Prize for 2025 is Namaqualand writer, actress and theatre-maker Dianne du Toit Albertze. The Nagtegaal Text Prize is the biggest scriptwriting competition in South Africa and was revived in 2024 in collaboration with the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees. For her winning script, Huis van sand (House of Sand), Du […]
Programme applications for Woordfees 2023 are open
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Ready, Steady, 24 August
The Toyota SU Woordfees takes place from 10 to 16 October in Stellenbosch for the first time since 2020. The festival theme this year is “Wild”, and the Woordfees team is busy finalising a programme that will invite you to let your imagination run wild and free. On 24 August, the festival programme will be […]
SPAAR BAR | HALF PRICE TICKETS AND OTHER SPECIAL OFFERS
It’s always Happy Hour at the SPAAR BAR At the SPAAR BAR, you can get half-price tickets for all shows within the next four hours. This is how it works: · The SPAAR BAR is open from 9 – 15 OCT between 09:00 and 16:00. · You can buy half-price tickets for any performance on […]
Spier commits to 3 more years as platinum sponsor of the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
Stellenbosch – The internationally acclaimed Spier Wine Estate is continuing its platinum sponsorship of the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees for another three years. Spier has been the official title sponsor of the festival’s Spier Theatre programme since 2025 – a flagship genre that has showcased 55 world-class productions over the past year and which heads to […]
Submit your story for the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Anthology
It is time for the ninth SU Woordfees Short Story Anthology. The previous anthologies were received very well by the reading public and critics alike. These publications will serve as testament to the zeitgeist which Afrikaans-speaking South Africans are currently experiencing. The author of the winning story will receive a prize of R30 000. The […]
The 2024 Woordfees plays, sparkles and blossoms in Stellenbosch this spring
The 2024 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees blossoms and blooms this spring with more than 400 unique productions presented in nearly 60 venues in and around Stellenbosch. The festival takes place this year from 28 September to 6 October in Stellenbosch. The 2024 programme offers festival goers the opportunity to express and embrace their own spontaneity through […]
The festival captured in photos
We had such a great time at this years Woordfees, we’re still bubbling over with excitement. A heartfelt thank you to all our enthusiastic and friendly festival-goers, the artists who put their heart and soul into every performance, our trusts and donors (Het Jan Marais Nationale Fonds, NATi • National Afrikaans Theatre Initiative, Jannie Mouton […]
The second Woordfees art auction and accompanying exhibition at the Stellenbosch Town Hall
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 TOYOTA STELLENBOSCH WOORDFEES PROGRAMME IS HERE!
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 – […]