Limpopo Marula Festival

When is Limpopo Marula Festival 2027?

Limpopo Marula Festival usually runs mid February to early May. Exact dates are not announced yet.

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Limpopo Marula Festival schedule

• Friday, April 26, 2024: A cultural parade ran from Wildevye Park to Impala Park Stadium.
• Saturday, April 27, 2024: A marathon ran from PMC to Impala Park Stadium.
• May 3 and 4, 2024: Golf days were held at Ba-Phalaborwa Golf Course (Hans Merensky).
• Saturday, May 4, 2024: The open-air concert at Impala Park Stadium closed the festival, with Master KG, King Monada and Makhadzi among the acts.

Source: citizen.co.za

Getting to Limpopo Marula Festival

• Phalaborwa was chosen as the festival's permanent home partly for its closeness to Kruger National Park.

Source: gov.za

Tickets and cost

In 2024 concert tickets ranged from R200 to R800 for VIP and were sold on Computicket.

Source: citizen.co.za

Limpopo Marula Festival: questions people ask

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About Limpopo Marula Festival

A week or more of marula fruit, traditional brew, music and culture in Phalaborwa, next to Kruger.

The Limpopo Marula Festival is held in Phalaborwa, near Kruger National Park. Visitors learn about the marula fruit and how the drink is brewed, and the program has included a cultural parade, a marathon, golf days and an open-air concert at Impala Park Stadium. The dates move from year to year, from late February to May in the editions we found.

Know before you go

• Concert tickets were sold through Computicket in 2024.
• Dates change each year, so confirm them before booking flights.
• Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) is about 15 minutes from the town center by car.

Planning the trip

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