Three-Day Celebration!

Save this date! The Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival is a celebration on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of April 2023, and you are invited! The three-day festival will take you on a flavourful journey between the Gansbaai Market behind the Gansbaai Info Centre, participating restaurants and an award-winning wine farm. To give the festival a splash of colour, a pop-up art gallery in the hall below the info centre features the work of local artists. MTB events are also on the cards, with routes for cyclists of all ages. Live music events are scheduled for all three days, so get ready to enjoy great local sounds! The Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival is a weekend of deliciousness, creativity, and fun not to be missed! So, mark your calendars and watch this space for more information!

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Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival is a community celebration that showcases the area’s award-winning wines, craft beer and distilled products from participating wine estates, breweries and distilleries.

It is also a time to enjoy the talents of Gansbaai’s artists. 

Itinerary 

Itinerary 

Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival’s itinerary is as follows:

Thursday 27 April 

Gansbaai Market

Time: 13:00 - 17:00

Stalls:

  • Artisinal Products
  • Fresh Produce
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Collectables

Food:

  • Fish ‘n Chips
  • Boerewors Rolls
  • Roosterkoek
  • Vetkoek
  • Curry
  • Somoosas
  • Springrolls
  • Pizza
  • Offal
  • … and more

Tastings:

  • Lomond
  • Strandveld (First Sightings)
  • Springfontein
  • Whale Coast Brewing Company
  • GOAT Gin

Art Exhibition:

  • Gallery 69 

Entertainment:

  • Jambori
Parkrun - Groeneweide 100th Run
  • Date -  27 April 
  • Time - 08:00
  • Entry Fee - Free
  • Distance - 5km
Participating Restaurants

Please visit restaurants also participating in the festival to enjoy and support the tastes, flavours and hospitality of Gansbaai.

Friday 28 April

Gansbaai Market

Time: 13:00 - 17:00

Stalls:

  • Artisinal Products
  • Fresh Produce
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Collectables

Food:

  • Fish ‘n Chips
  • Boerewors Rolls
  • Roosterkoek
  • Vetkoek
  • Curry
  • Somoosas
  • Springrolls
  • Pizza
  • Offal
  • … and more

Tastings:

  • Lomond
  • Strandveld (First Sightings)
  • Springfontein
  • Whale Coast Brewing Company
  • GOAT Gin

Art Exhibition:

  • Gallery 69 

Entertainment:

  • DJ Louw
MTB Event - Groeneweide (27.6 km) 
  • Date - 28 April
  • Time - 08:30
  • Entry Fee - R100 per rider
  • Distance - 5 x 5.52km Laps, with a 64m Climb 
  • Prizes - Strandveld Wine
NG Kerk Market
  • Venue: Pretorius Hall, Main Road
  • Time: 09:00 - 13:00
Participating Restaurants

Please visit restaurants also participating in the festival to enjoy and support the tastes, flavours and hospitality of Gansbaai.

Saturday 29 April

Gansbaai Market

Time: 09:00 - 13:00

Stalls:

  • Artisinal Products
  • Fresh Produce
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Collectables

Entertainment:

  • Baardskerdersbos Orkes

Food:

  • Fish ‘n Chips
  • Boerewors Rolls
  • Roosterkoek
  • Vetkoek
  • Curry
  • Samoosas
  • Spring Rolls
  • Pizza
  • Offal
  • … and more

Tastings:

  • Lomond
  • Strandveld (First Sightings)
  • Springfontein
  • Whale Coast Brewing Company
  • GOAT Gin

Art Exhibition:

  • Gallery 69 
Kiddies MTB Event - Groeneweide
  • Date - 29 April 
  • Time - 14:00
  • Entry Fee - R50 per child (free ice cream at the finish line)
  • Distance (5 to 8 years) - 1 x 2,5 km Lap
  • Distance (9 years) - 2 x 2,5km Laps = 5 km
Participating Restaurants

Please visit restaurants also participating in the festival to enjoy and support the tastes, flavours and hospitality of Gansbaai.

Gansbaai Market

Gansbaai Market

Thursday 27 April (13:00 - 17:00)
Friday 28 April (13:00 - 17:00)
Saturday 29 April (09:00 - 13:00)

Aside from the regular stalls at Gansbaai Market, there will also be additional stalls for the duration of the Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival.

Traders:
  • Fresh Produce
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Collectables
Food:
  • Fish ‘n Chips
  • Boerewors Rolls
  • Roosterkoek
  • Vetkoek
  • Curry
  • Samoosas
  • Spring Rolls
  • Pizza
  • Offal
  • … and more
Tastings:
  • Lomond
  • Strandveld (First Sightings)
  • Springfontein
  • Whale Coast Brewing Company
  • GOAT Gin
Entertainment:
  • Jamboree - Thursday
  • DJ Louw - Friday
  • Bardskeerdesbos Orkes - Saturday

Take a closer look at Gansbaai Market here

Restaurants

Restaurants

Please visit restaurants also participating in the Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival to enjoy and support the tastes, flavours and hospitality of Gansbaai.

Read more about each restaurant and find out how to get there at the links below:

As the countdown begins, keep an eye on this list for more places to eat that will be joining the festivities. 

Wine, Beer & Gin

Wine, Beer & Gin

Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival invites you to enjoy wine, beer & Gin tasting at the Gansbaai Market venue.

  • Venue - Gansbaai Market
  • Dates - 27, 28 and 29 April 

Times:

  • Thursday 27 April (13:00 - 17:00)
  • Friday 28 April (13:00 - 17:00)
  • Saturday 29 April (09:00 - 13:00)

Participants

  • Lomond
  • Strandveld (First Sightings)
  • Springfontein
  • Whale Coast Brewing Company
  • GOAT Gin
Events

Activities

Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival takes you to Groeneweide for a Gansbaai Mountain Bikes cycling event!

MTB Event - Groeneweide (27.6 km) 

  • Date - 28 April
  • Time - 08:30
  • Entry Fee - R100 per rider
  • Distance - 5 x 5.52km Laps, with a 64m Climb 
  • Prizes - Strandveld Wine

Kiddies MTB Event - Groeneweide (5km)

  • Date - 29 April 
  • Time - 14:00
  • Entry Fee - R50 per child (free ice cream at the finish line)
  • Distance (5 to 8 years) - 1 x 2,5 km Lap
  • Distance (9 years) - 2 x 2,5km Laps = 5 km

Read more about Groeneweide and find out how to get there, here.

Live Entertainment

Live Entertainment

Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival has some great live entertainment lined up at the Gansbaai Market venue.

Jamboree - Thursday 27 April 

  • Time: 13:00 until 17:00

Local ladies, Tanya and Natasha, will be playing all your favourite party hits!

DJ Louw - Friday 28 April

  • Time: 13:00 until 17:00

Gansbaai Market’s resident music man, DJ Louw will be spinning hits from the decades!

Baardskeerdersbos Orkes - Saturday 29 April 

  • Time: 09:00 - 13:00

The legends are back with hits like, “Dêmmit Maar dis Lekker” and “Wie Maak Vir Gansbaai Lekker.”
 

Art Exhibition

Art Exhibition

“Painting From the Heart"

A local art collaboration, Gallery 69, will be exhibiting at the Gansbaai Info Centre (across the road from the Gansbaai Market) throughout the Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival.

  • Dates - 27, 28 April (exhibition runs until the 1st of May)
  • Entry Fee - Free

Gallery 69 - Artists

  • Adli Naude
  • Amy Brown 
  • Annette Du Toit
  • Bihlah Hoffmann
  • Dries Van Heerden 
  • Elaine Baard
  • Joan Meiring
  • Lauretta Nel
  • Linda Budde
  • Susan Van Heerden 
  • Dries Van Heerden 
  • Belinda Burchell
  • Louise Swart 
Stall Applications

Stall Applications

Do you want a sell your products at the Gansbaai Food & Wine Festival?

Stall Fees (three-day package)

  • General Products - R250 (own gazebo and table)
  • Food - R300 (own gazebo and table)
  • Food Truck - R400
  • Wine / Beer Stalls - R350

Contact Glenda Kitley at Gansbaai Tourism Bureau for more information about stalls: 028 384 8336
 

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