New Rudolf Gouws Prize takes classical music on tour

The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees’ first annual Rudolf Gouws Prize for a tourable classical music production was recently awarded at the 2026 Woordtrofees. The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) Cello Ensemble was honored for their concert Cellissimo at this year’s Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees in October. The CPO is guaranteed to present the show at no fewer […]
Nuwe Vensters-formaat ’n groot sukses

Vensters is ’n geliefde Stellenbosse tradisie. Dit is die jaarlikse hoogtepunt van die verwelkomingsprogram vir nuwe aankomelinge op kampus en word deur die koshuise en privaat studente-organisasies (PSO’s) van die Universiteit Stellenbosch georganiseer. Vir hierdie geleentheid kom koshuise en PSO’s saam in spanne en die eerstejaarstudente van elke gemeenskap skep ’n vertoning van ongeveer 15 […]
Op 23 Junie sal jy weet wat borrel en bruis by die Woordfees vanjaar

Die Toyota US Woordfees se tema vir 2023 is pas bekend gemaak saam met die datum van die programbekendstelling vir vanjaar se fees. Die nuwe feestema is Borrel, wat ’n verskeidenheid assosiasies en betekenismoontlikhede inhou. “Enersyds verwys dit na speelse bruising en drif, ’n swewende, dromerige gevoel, onskuldige kinderpret met seepbelle, en die lekker […]
Paarl writer wins 11th Woordfees Short Story Competition
Paarl writer Keith Oliver Lewis was named the winner of the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees’s eleventh annual Short Story Anthology Competition on Saturday evening, 3 October. The announcement was made during the launch of the anthology at Stellenbosch Town Hall. Keith Oliver Lewis receives R30 000 for his winning story “Nagwaak”. The prize is made possible […]
Programme applications for Woordfees 2023 are open

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Raak geldslim by Netwerk24 se Sake en Sauvignon-reeks

Netwerk24 se gewilde Sake en Sauvignon-reeks met Theo Vorster is weer terug by die Toyota US Woordfees. Kom luister hoe jy jou geldsake beter kan bestuur met ’n heerlike glasie wyn in die hand. Theo gaan tydens die gespreksreeks die appelkar omgooi oor die huidige wisselvalligheid en gepaardgaande onsekerheid wat hand aan hand loop met […]
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 […]
Slaan ’n slag op Wilde Woensdag

Die Toyota US Woordfees bied op Wilde Woensdag, 28 September 2022, meer as ’n 1 000 kaartjies vir vanjaar se fees teen afslag van 20%-80% aan. Alle kaartjies wat op Wilde Woensdag beskikbaar is, sal teen slegs R40 elk verkoop word. Verskeie gelukkige trekkings en kompetisies sal ook deur die loop van die dag plaasvind. […]
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 […]
SPRING EN SPAAR MET SPESIALE AFSLAG EN SEISOENKAARTJIES

Die ekonomie druk oral en dit was dus vir die Woordfeesbestuur ’n prioriteit om feesgangers vanjaar toegang tot soveel gehalte-aanbiedings moontlik te gee. Benewens ’n groot verskeidenheid gratis feesplesiere soos kunsuitstallings en die grootste deel van die Diskoersprogram en Filmfees, is daar verskeie inisiatiewe om kaartjies meer bekostigbaar te maak. Hier is ’n nuttige opsomming […]
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 […]