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Its Whale Festival Time Again!

September is the month for the Annual Whale Festival in Hermanus.

As tourists flock to our splendid little town to catch a sighting of the Southern Right Whales, Hermanus once again becomes a hub of activity and the cliffs a bustle of eager Whale Watchers.

This year the festival has an emphasis on “Going Green” with a significant focus on environmental affairs and “green” living with a daily Enviro-Expo at the Market Square.

Festival goers can revel in music, watch whales, enjoy comedy shows and dance the night away to funky vibes at local clubs and live performances.

They can also indulge in Hermanus' beautiful surrounds, the best land-based whale watching town in the world! Listen out for the local whale-crier as he blows on his kelp horn to let you know where the whales are today.

Hermanus is undoubtedly the place to be in the month of September – come and join the locals for the time of your life!

Full Festival Programme

Below is the full Festival Programme.

Key to venues

MS	Market Square
1FVS	1st Floor Village Square
OH	Old Harbour
SLM	Sustainable Living Marquees
CIVIC	Hermanus Civic Centre
WCHS	Western Cape Hotel & Spa
WOH	Wines of Hermanus and Overberg Region Wine Festival
HHS	Hermanus High School
AMPHI	Amphitheatre
TOWN	Hermanus Central

WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
TIME	EVENT / ARTIST	VENUE	COST
09h00 - 18h00	Craft Marquees & Food Stalls	MS	FREE
09h00 - 19h00	Sustainable Lifestyle Marquee	MS	FREE
09h00 - 17h00	Art Ramble	1FVS	FREE
10h00 - 18h00	Old Harbour Opens	OH	ALL DAY, R10 ADULTS, R5 KIDS <12
10h00	NSRI 24 hour endurance test & survival on lifecraft	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
10h00 - 18h00	Slofish Fare	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
11h00	Memory Lane	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
12h00 - 13h30	Piano Ben	SLM	FREE
14h00	Celeste Williams	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
15h00	Jessica Pietersen	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
16h00	Louis van Lill	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
17h00 - 18h30	Zwelilhe Marimba	SLM	FREE
18h00 - 19h00	Celeste Williams	CIVIC	R 70
20h00 - 21h00	The Bats	CIVIC	R 120
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
TIME	EVENT / ARTIST	VENUE	COST
09h00 - 18h00	Craft Marquees & Food Stalls	MS	FREE
09h00 - 19h00	Sustainable Lifestyle Marquee	MS	FREE
09h00 - 17h00	Art Ramble	1FVS	FREE
10h00 - 16h00	Old Harbour Opens	OH	ALL DAY, R10 ADULTS, R5 KIDS <12
10h00	NSRI 24 hour endurance test & survival on lifecraft	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
11h00	Reini Adelbert	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
12h00 - 13h00	Jessica Pietersen	SLM	FREE
14h00	Mika van der Merwe	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
15h00	Terry Dean	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
17h00 - 18h00	Reini Adelbert	SLM	FREE
18h00	Carribbean Beach Party	OH	R20 ADULTS, R10 KIDS <12
	Zwelihle Marimba	OH	INCLUDED IN ABOVE PRICE
	Rastaman Ro and the Rastas	OH	INCLUDED IN ABOVE PRICE
18h00	Ben Badenhorst/Johan Rautenbach	CIVIC	R 70.00
20h00	Adamsappel	CIVIC	R120.00
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
TIME	EVENT / ARTIST	VENUE	COST
09h00 - 18h00	Craft Marquees & Food Stalls	MS	FREE
09h00 - 19h00	Sustainable Lifestyle Marquee	MS	FREE
09h00 - 17h00	Art Ramble	1FVS	FREE
10h00 - 16h00	Old Harbour Opens	OH	ALL DAY, R10 ADULTS, R5 KIDS <12
10h00	NSRI 24 hour endurance test & survival on lifecraft	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
11h00	Memory Lane	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
11h30	Whale Festival Classic Golf	WCHS	R 3000 PER 4-BALL (R750 PER PERSON)
12h00 - 12h30	Piano Ben	SLM	FREE
14h00 - 20h00	Wine of Hermanus & Overberg Region	WOH	R 50
14h00	Jessica Pietersen	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
15h00	The Rivertones	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
17h00 - 18h00	Johan Rautenbach/Amanda Burger	SLM	FREE
18h00	Cofield Mundi	CIVIC	R 80
19h00	The Bats	OH	R60 ADULTS, R30 CHILDREN
20h00	Karen Zoid - Intimate	CIVIC	R 120
20h30	Boulevard Blues Band	OH	INCLUDED IN THE BATS PRICE ABOVE
SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
TIME	EVENT / ARTIST	VENUE	COST
07h00	Whale Half Marathon	HHS
08h00 - 12h00	Kids Morning Market	CIVIC	FREE
09h00 - 18h00	Craft Marquees & Food Stalls	MS	FREE
09h00 - 19h00	Sustainable Lifestyle Marquee	MS	FREE
09h00 - 17h00	Art Ramble	1FVS	FREE
09h00 - 11h00	Spinning	AMPHI	FREE
09h00 - 16h00	Whale & Wheels Car Show	HPS	R15 ADULTS, CHILDREN <10 FREE
10h00 - 10h30	Whale & Wheels Parade	TOWN	R15 ADULTS, CHILDREN <12 FREE
10h00 - 16h00	Old Harbour Opens	OH	ALL DAY, R10 ADULTS, R5 KIDS <12
10h00	NSRI 24 hour endurance test & survival on lifecraft	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
10h00	NSRI helicopter staged rescue off lifecraft	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
11h00	24/7	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
12h00	Stephen Bernardt	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
12h00 - 12h30	Line Dancers	AMPHI	FREE
12h00	Jessica Pietersen	SLM	FREE
12h00 - 13h00	The Magic Puppet Show	CIVIC	R 10
13h00 - 14h00	Matt Hurter	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
14h00 - 15h00	24/7	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
12h00 - 20h00	Wine of Hermanus & Overberg Region	WOH	R 50
14h00 - 15h00	The Magic Show	CIVIC	R 10
15h00 - 16h00	Zwelihle Marimba Band	OH	Included in Old Harbour Entry Fee
17h00	Johan Rautenbach/Amanda Burger	SLM	FREE
19h00 - 20h00	Sultans of Swing	CIVIC	R 80
19h00 - 20h00	Myburgh and Albert Frost	OH	R60 ADULTS, R30 KIDS <12
20h30 - 21h30	Karen Zoid	OH	INCLUDED IN ABOVE PRICE
21h00 - 22h00	Eddie Eckstein	CIVIC	R 80
SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
TIME	EVENT / ARTIST	VENUE	COST
09h00 - 18h00	Craft Marquees & Food Stalls	MS	FREE
09h00 - 19h00	Sustainable Lifestyle Marquee	MS	FREE
09h00 - 17h00	Art Ramble	1FVS	FREE
09h00 - 16h00	Old Harbour Opens	OH	FREE (DONATIONS FOR MAYORESS FUND ACCEPTED)
	NSRI 24 hour endurance test & survival on lifecraft	OH	FREE
10h00	Heroes of God (Gospel Praise & Worship)	OH	FREE
11h00	Masikhule Gospel Group	OH	FREE
12h00	SENT (Gospel Praise & Worship)	OH	FREE
12h00 - 13h00	Piano Ben	SLM	FREE
14h00	Agnes Steyn (Gospel Praise & Worship)	OH	FREE
15h00	Arthur’s Group (Gospel Praise & Worship)	OH	FREE
18h00 - 19h00	The Three Tenors	CIVIC	R 70

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