The legendary WOMAD festival returns to Cape Town from Sept 15-24, 2026. Discover global music, K-Pop Amapiano fusion, and the Desmond Tutu Peace Concert.
The World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival returns to Cape Town this September, turning the Mother City into a massive stage for global sounds.
Running from September 15 to 24, the festival carries immense national significance this year as it honors two major milestones in South African history: 30 years of the Constitution and what would have been Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 95th birthday.
With its new home base at the Artscape Theatre Centre, the 10-day festival is set to spread across the city, bringing a vibrant mix of ticketed and free public performances to the University of Cape Town (UCT) Baxter Theatre and the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre.
SAMA-nominated Capetonian singer-songwriter Mila Smith joins the lineup for WOMAD 2026.
