På gång i Hermanus, South Africa under året

Mest folk — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: South African summer holidays (15 dec – 15 jan (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Säsong

  Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest

  15 feb – 15 apr · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa

• Festival

  Easter Passion Play

  3 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest (15 feb – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter Passion Play, Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Hemel-en-Aarde grape harvest (15 feb – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Easter Passion Play (3 apr)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Mycket folk — Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Southern right whales

  1 jun – 30 nov · vanligtvisValsäsong

  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 junKulturfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Kalfiefees, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

• Festival

  Kalfiefees

  30 jul – 12 aug · vanligtvisKulturfestivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Kalfiefees, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Kalfiefees (30 jul – 12 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

• Festival

  Fernkloof flower show

  24–27 sepVildblommor & blomning

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Hermanus Whale Festival

  2–4 oktValsäsongTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Hermanus Whale Festival, Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hermanus Whale Festival (2–4 okt)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Southern right whales (1 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — South African summer holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

• Helg

  South African summer holidays

  15 dec – 15 jan · vanligtvisSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗