If you love EDM, dancing or simply a big fat jol, mark your diary for April 2026, when ULTRA South Africa returns with a roster of local and global acts, and a stage rig to make your ribcage rattle.
In a first for the local outing of the festival, Johannesburg takes the Saturday slot with Cape Town following on Sunday. Happily, Monday is a public holiday – Freedom Day – so you can bank on a proper lie-in to recover properly.
As any past ULTRA-fan will know, we can once again expect the brand’s trademark off-the-hook production values, with world-class stage design and thunderous sound across both gigs, as tens of thousands of fans descend for Africa’s biggest electronic music event.
There’s no word yet on which local and international stars will be taking to the decks, but the 2025 edition certainly set the bar high with record crowds and heavyweight sets from Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, ISOxo, KSHMR, Mind Against, Massano and Shmiza, among others.
ULTRA says 2026 will dial things up again with elevated production and an electrifying festival experience. If you were there in 2025, you know: it’s a full-throttle, lights-down, hands-up kind of party in the Mother City.
When and where
Johannesburg: Saturday 25 April 2026, Expo Centre at Nasrec
Cape Town: Sunday 26 April 2026, The Ostrich
Tickets
Following last week’s pre-registration, tickets are now live. Pre-registered fans get first crack at limited Tier 1 pricing.
Cape Town pricing (VAT included):
Tier 1: General Access R795 | VIP R1,500
Tier 2: General Access R895 | VIP R2,000
Buy ULTRA South Afica tickets online here
Flashback
And if you partied so hard you can’t quite remember how good it was? Check out the official #UltraSA2025 after-movie below...
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