Overstrand Tourism Diary: 27 - 31 May 2026

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 27 - 31 May 2026

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Overstrand Tourism Diary: 27 - 31 May 2026

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops, and live entertainment for visitors and locals to enjoy. 

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Pottery Paint & Sip 17:30 - 19:00 Peppermint Pottery Kleinmond
Irna van Zyl & Hans Pienaar bring Kanniedood & Drie 18:30 Betrag Art Gallery Stanford
From This Soil: An Intimate Exploration of Terroir & Chardonnay 18:30 - 20:30 Pop-up by Bouchard Finlayson Hermanus
Quiz Night with Allen 19:00 Harbour on Deck Gansbaai
Creation Food & Wine Pairing 19:00 - 21:30 The Wine Glass Hermanus

Thursday 28th May 2026

World Hunger Day All Day Lions Club Gansbaai
Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus               
Thursday Morning Market 9:00 - 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
Alien Resprouter Removal Event 9:00 Fynbos Centre Pearly Beach
Youth Empowerment Day 10:00 - 12:00  Masakhane Hall Gansbaai
Skemerstap / Twilight Walk 17:00 - 19:30 Laerskool Kleinmond  
Sundowner Sessions 17:30 - 18:30 Waterkop, Bellavista Stanford
The Cookbook & Supper Club 18:00 CanD's Kitchen Hermanus
Quiz Night 18:30 - 21:00 Fusion Restaurant Hermanus
Think & Drink 19:00 Birkenhead Brewery Stanford
Comedy Improv Night 19:00 Mr. Write Coffee Shop Hermanus
Bodhi Exhale – Conscious Breathwork Retreat 28 – 31 May Bodhi Khaya Retreat Gansbaai

Friday 29th May 2026

Harcourts Lekkerbek Burger Day All Day 26 Fabriek Str. Gansbaai
Aging Fiercely Workshop 8:30 - 13:00 Fernkloof Hall Hermanus
Women in Network 9:00 - 11:00 Menucha Pringle Bay
Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
Bhuki Café 9:00 - 12:00 Hermanus Library
Golden Oldies 17:30 Biga Artisan Bakery & Café Hermanus
Jameson Whiskey Tasting Evening 18:00 Carry Me Home Kleinmond
Mike Fabricius Live @ The Sunset Market 18:00 - 20:00 The Village Green Stanford
Hermanus Music Society Concert 18:30 Sandbaai Gereformeerde Church Hermanus
Live Music with Takura Terry 19:00 Harbour on Deck Gansbaai
Mandjie Dance Evening 19:00 - 23:00 Crassula Hall Betty's Bay
Robin Auld Trio Live 19:30 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
Mark Haze & Band - Masters of Rock 20:00 Hermanus Golf Club
Grounded in the Elements 29 – 31 May Bodhi Khaya Retreat Gansbaai

Saturday 30th May 2026                

Parkrun 8:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai, Harold Porter Betty’s Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde & Benguela Cove Hermanus
Markets from 9:00 in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Onrus & Fisherhaven
Ouskool Market Day 9:00 Ouskool Baardskeerdesbos
Men Breakfast with Warren Elliott 9:00 Die Lighuis AGS Gansbaai
Body Talk Sessions 9:00 Riversong Studio Stanford
Hermanus Business Builder Opportunity Meeting 9:30 Zwelihle Primary School Hermanus
Bike Night 10:00 – late Mustang Sallys Pub Gansbaai
Soap-Making Workshop 10:00 - 11:30 Wholehearted Creative Café Kleinmond
Stoep Mark 10:00 - 12:30 Wolvengat Community Hall Gansbaai
Cheese Tasting 10:00 - 14:00 Dal Italia Deli Hermanus
Danger Point Lighthouse 10:00 - 14:45 Open to the Public Gansbaai
Betty's Bay Community Market 10:00 - 15:00 Crassula Hall
Olive Oil & Wine Inspired Lunch with Jaco Mouton 11:30 - 15:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus
Dance Workshop 12:00 Hermanus Night Shelter
Grand Netball Tournament 12:00 Blompark Sport Field Gansbaai
Overberg Bodybuilding Competition 13:00 Panorama Venue Franskraal
Community Football Federation: Morning Stars FC vs Marine Dynamics FC 13:00  -15:00 Sport Field Gansbaai
The Unexpected EP Listening Session (Live Performance) 16:00 - 18:30 Tourism Hall Gansbaai
Eclectic Groove Session 17:00 - 01:00 Bojangles Hermanus
Papa Hemingway Travelling Series 18:00 In the End, 25 Church Street Stanford
Dans Sokkie Langarm 19:00 Grobbelaarsaal Hermanus
Throwback to the 2000’s Party 20:00 HQ Pub Pringle Bay

Sunday 31st May 2026

Body Talk Sessions 9:00 Riversong Studio Stanford
Writers of the Whale Coast 10:00 35 Vermont Avenue Hermanus
Betty's Bay Community Market 10:00 - 14:00 Crassula Hall
Danger Point Lighthouse 10:00 - 14:45 Open to the Public Gansbaai
Beach Volleyball 11:00 Onrus Beach Hermanus
Live Music by Krynauw End 12:00 La Cantina Stanford

For a more detailed calendar, please visit here.

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 27 - 31 May 2026

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