16DEC
On sale
Wednesday
Spoegwolf
with Deon Meiring
A public holiday, a lawn that knows every word, and nowhere to be in the morning.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00
On sale
21DEC
Watershed
with Keanan Eksteen
The Beating Hearts Tour, live in this town. Watershed are one of the country’s best-loved live bands and Stanford Hills is one of its favourite places to see one — a stone’s throw from Hermanus, rolling green lawns, the mountains behind the stage.
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- Date
- Monday, 21 December 2026
- Gates
- 15:00
- Opening act
- 17:00 · Keanan Eksteen
- Main act
- 18:00 · Watershed
- Ends
- Before dark
- Venue
- Stanford Hills Estate
- Status
- On sale
This session
Special guest Keanan Eksteen opens at 17:00. Then an afternoon of big tunes, a big stage and the kind of sunset that makes you want to stay a little longer.
It lands on the Monday before Christmas, with a catalogue most of the lawn has known for twenty years. Expect three generations of the same family on one blanket, all of them knowing the words.
The artist
Watershed
Pop rock · Johannesburg
Craig Hinds was a schoolteacher before Watershed. The band formed in Johannesburg in 1998, signed to EMI the following year, and went platinum with their debut In the Meantime — "Shine on Me", "Letters", and the one everybody knows, "Indigo Girl". A German radio DJ found that song and turned it into a top-ten hit there, which is how a Johannesburg band ended up touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland for years. Wrapped in Stone took the SAMA for Best Pop Album in 2003. Eight albums on, the most recent is Elephant In The Room.
They played the 2025 season on 19 December and return for the Monday before Christmas. A catalogue that deep means three generations on one blanket, all of them knowing more of it than they expect — which is exactly what this afternoon is for.
How theafternoon runs.
15:00
Gates open
Arrive. Find your spot on the lawn. Something to eat, something cold, no hurry.
17:00
Opening act
Two hours in, the afternoon finds its rhythm. Shadows get longer. So do the conversations.
18:00
Main act
The sun drops. The music rises. This is the hour people come back for.
Before dark
Home
The last song lands while there is still light in the sky. Drive home in it.
Before you come
- Gates open at 15:00 and the first act plays at 17:00. Those two hours are not dead time — they are the part people forget to plan for and then remember afterwards. Arrive early, eat something, pick your spot.
- It varies by act. Albert Frost and Dan Patlansky on 20 December is R300 for adults and R200 for children aged 5 to 16. Under-fives come in free at every session. Prices for the rest of the season are published as each one goes on sale.
- The ticketing partner changes with the show — Spoegwolf on 16 December is on iTickets, Watershed on 21 December is on Quicket. Every session page links straight to the right one, so start there rather than searching.
- Yes — bring a blanket or a fold-out chair, that is exactly how the lawn works. Food and drink are the exception: no outside food or beverages come through the gate. Local vendors and two fully serviced bars are on site, and they are genuinely good.
- Yes. Sessions run in daylight on open lawn, and families make up a large part of the crowd. Children under five come in free.
- Yes — group tickets are available. Message the estate on WhatsApp and they will sort it out with you directly.
Other sessions
18DEC
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Friday
Dreaming Out Loud
with Neon Dreams and Booshle G
Three acts, the longest run of music of the season, on the first Friday of the holidays.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00
20DEC
On sale
Sunday
Albert Frost & Dan Patlansky
Two of the country’s finest guitar players, trading licks until the sun goes.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00 · R 300
Watershed
21 DEC