Events

White Mountain Festival 2016

Published

10 years ago

18 August 2016

Durbanite

Now in its 11th year, the annual White Mountain Festival is coming up from 29 September to 2 October 2016 and is the perfect opportunity to escape the city and unwind in a stunning setting while enjoying a great line-up of some of the best acoustic acts in the country.

Known for its intimate, relaxed atmosphere, the festival is held at White Mountain Lodge near Giant’s Castle in the scenic central Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal, just 25km off the N3 on tarred roads, 185km from Durban and 400km from Johannesburg.

Included on the bill – which features everything from bluegrass to folk, rock, blues and traditional Celtic and African rhythms – are the likes of Bad Peter, Jack Mantis Band, Georgetown, Lunatic Wolf, Simpl3 Stori3s, Chico Muya, Jenny & The Jameses, Heather Waters, Matt Gardiner, Hoot ‘n Anny, Jerry and the Bandits, Wild Lettuce, plus a stripped-down acoustic set from The Black Cat Bones.

Also not to be missed is Cape Town’s Richard Stirton, winner of M-Net’s The Voice SA 2016, as well as his fellow contestants, singer-songwriters Mbijana Sibisi and Jeremy Olivier.

Aside from the music, festival-goers can look forward to a wide variety of food and drink outlets, great local craft beer, vibrant arts and crafts, plus loads of fun outdoor activities for the whole family, including a trail run presented by TRAIL Magazine. Visitors also enjoy full access to the lodge’s spacious grounds, dam, swimming pool and charming old pub with satellite TV and late-night live music.

In addition to the festival campsite (included in the ticket price), there is also a new on-site ‘tent hotel’ at White Mountain this year, offering a stylish, hassle-free camping experience with all the comforts of home.

Expect great music, fun times and smiles all around from this gem of a festival! Tickets available at Computicket.

For more information, visit www.c-weed.com/wmf or contact 031 563 0824.

WIN WIN WIN!!!
We have two sets of double tickets worth R2,340 to give away!

To enter, drop us a comment below with the name of one of the bands that will be performing at the White Mountain Festival 2016.

Winners will be drawn on 16 September 2016.

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T’s & C’s: The tickets are for festival entry only, including camping from 29 September to 2 October 2016. Winners will be responsible for their own transport and need to bring their own camping gear etc. Tickets are not transferable and may not be exchanged for cash. Persons younger than 18 must be under parental supervision.

Author: Durbanite

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40 Comments

Kirsten Olms

22 August 2016 at 11:50 am

What an awesome prize! Jack Mantis Band #whitemountainfestival2016 #whitemountain

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Catherine Hawley Schmuhl

22 August 2016 at 11:53 am

Woohoo… thank you for yet another thrilling competition. One of the bands… Jerry and the Bandits ????

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Mari Coetser

22 August 2016 at 12:14 pm

Jack Mantis Band

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Siphephelo Maphumulo

22 August 2016 at 12:16 pm

Siphephelo Maphumulo The Black Cat Bones #whitemountainfestival2016

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IOIIOOIO

22 August 2016 at 1:51 pm

James Wilson; Lunatic Wolf

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Nicky

22 August 2016 at 2:51 pm

WOW such a great prize to WIN…Richard Stirton excited to see him preform on stage white mountain festival 2016

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cazker

22 August 2016 at 2:58 pm

Oh my you have my ultimate favorite voice ???????????????? Richard Stirton!! Can’t wait!!!!!

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mark gaines

22 August 2016 at 3:34 pm

Lunatic Wolf

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Crystal Govender

22 August 2016 at 3:40 pm

lunatic wolf #liked_shared your page ….. crossing fingers for this awesome prize #proud_durbanite

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Mark Laurens

23 August 2016 at 6:37 am

Lunatic Wolf

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Lee Wearne

23 August 2016 at 8:50 am

Jack Mantis Band , sitting ,standing I a fan.

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Drew Connor

23 August 2016 at 10:18 am

The Black Cat Bones

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Sharon Friedland

23 August 2016 at 1:18 pm

The Black Cat Bones, would love to attend the festival, hopefully the black cats will be lucky for me!

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Christo Boshoff

23 August 2016 at 3:54 pm

The Black Cat Bones

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Laurence Sligting

26 August 2016 at 7:51 am

Jerry and the Bandits

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Raksha Mahabeer

26 August 2016 at 8:25 am

Jack Mantis Band

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Kim Archer

27 August 2016 at 9:31 pm

Kaiti Faul…..music for the soul…

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Caitlin

30 August 2016 at 3:28 pm

Jerry and the Bandits

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pieter

30 August 2016 at 8:06 pm

Jerry and the bandits

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Caitlin

31 August 2016 at 7:59 am

Bad Peter

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Jared friedland

31 August 2016 at 9:41 am

The black Cat Bones!

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Justine Wintle

31 August 2016 at 2:58 pm

Chico Muya

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Caitlin

31 August 2016 at 3:13 pm

The Black Cat Bones

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Yolanda Erasmus Pearson

31 August 2016 at 3:14 pm

The black cat bones.

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Genevieve Motley

2 September 2016 at 1:16 pm

Jenny & The Jameses

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Jennifer Thord-Gray

5 September 2016 at 9:29 am

Jack Mantis Band

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Troy (Gertruida)

5 September 2016 at 1:36 pm

Wild Lettuce ….thank you durbanite and white mountain festival for this awesome oppertunity!!

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Clint

6 September 2016 at 12:29 am

Georgetown

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:43 pm

Jack Mantis band

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:44 pm

The black cat bones

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:45 pm

Lunatic wolf

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:46 pm

Lunatic wolf ????????????

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:47 pm

Jack Mantis

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:47 pm

???????? Bad Peter

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yajna

6 September 2016 at 8:49 pm

Chico Muya ????????????

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Liandra van Staden

9 September 2016 at 2:48 pm

CHICO MUYA 😀

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Quinton Dos Santos

12 September 2016 at 2:17 pm

Bad Peter!!!!

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Jodi-Lee Giselle Melrose

14 September 2016 at 8:25 am

Jack Mantis Band

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Avina

14 September 2016 at 11:01 am

Jack Mantis band

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caitlin borain

19 September 2016 at 2:14 pm

Cannot wait to see Chico Muya.. Eeek ???? ???? ????

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