Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Hermanus, Zuid-Afrika

Topdrukte — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: South African summer holidays (15 dec – 15 jan (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest

  15 feb – 15 apr · meestal

  The cool Hemel-en-Aarde valley just behind town picks later than most Cape wine areas, usually from late February into April, so cellar doors are busy with fresh crush and the pinot noir and chardonnay estates are at their liveliest. Bron ↗

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Term 1–2 (autumn) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Easter Passion Play

  3 aprPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  On Good Friday evening a cast of local volunteers stages the life of Christ against the cliffs of the Old Harbour, with lights and music. It has run since 1995 and draws thousands over the Easter school holiday weekend. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest (15 feb – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter Passion Play, Term 1–2 (autumn) break in Zuid-Afrika

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest (15 feb – 15 apr (meestal)), Easter Passion Play (3 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Southern right whales

  1 jun – 30 nov · meestalWalvisseizoen

  Southern rights come into Walker Bay to calve and stay close enough to the cliff path to watch without a boat. The town keeps a whale crier who blows a kelp horn when they are in; September and October are the thick of it.

• Festival

  Hermanus FynArts

  6–14 junKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  Nine days of art, sculpture walks, tastings and talks in the middle of winter, deliberately placed to give the town a reason to fill when the beaches cannot. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Kalfiefees, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Kalfiefees

  30 jul – 12 aug · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  The Overstrand's arts festival — theatre, music and art — takes over Hermanus in the first days of August, timed with the Women's Day weekend and the first calves in the bay. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Druk — Kalfiefees, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), Kalfiefees (30 jul – 12 aug (meestal))

Druk — Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Festival

  Fernkloof flower show

  24–27 sepWilde bloemen & bloei

  The botanical society's fynbos show at Fernkloof over the last weekend of September, running for more than sixty years. The reserve on the slope above the town is in flower at the same time. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Hermanus Whale Festival

  2–4 oktWalvisseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  Three days on Walker Bay built around whales close enough to watch from the cliff path. The town is full, parking is a lost cause, and the road in from Cape Town on the Friday crawls. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Hermanus Whale Festival, Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal)), Hermanus Whale Festival (2–4 okt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Feestdag

  South African summer holidays

  15 dec – 15 jan · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  The Overberg's beach fortnight: the town roughly doubles in size, the whales have mostly gone, and the restaurants along the cliff need booking. Rates sit at their yearly high. Bron ↗