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Wolfkop Weekender 2027

Wolfkop Weekender is an annual electronic music festival at Wolfkop Camping Villages in Citrusdal, South Africa, run by Wolfkop Weekender (Pty) Ltd / Wontom (Pty) Ltd.

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DatesJan 14–18, 2027Confirmed[43]
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It started in 2014 and now runs as a single January event of four days and nights. The next edition is 14-18 January 2027, and tickets are on sale.

What's new
  • The 2027 edition runs 14-18 January at Wolfkop Camping Villages, Citrusdal, with tickets on sale.
  • Since 2025 the festival has been a single yearly event. Lilo River Flow, Power Flower Picnic, Islands on the River and Cooked Sister were folded into it.
  • The 2025 edition had 6 international guests and over 50 local artists, with label and crew showcases.
  • The Forest Stage, introduced in January 2024, is part of the current layout.
  • Tickets are non-refundable and may not be re-sold.

Wolfkop Weekender 2027: dates, lineup and tickets

Dates
Jan 14–18, 2027. Confirmed by the festival.[44]
Lineup
Not announced yet. 2025 headliners: Axel Boman, Ralph Lawson, Tristan Da Cunha, Floyd Lavine, FKA Mash.[1]
Tickets
Not on sale yet. Official tickets ↗
Live stream
No live stream on record. If one is scheduled, it plays on this page.

Updated Oct 25, 2026.

Wolfkop Weekender 2027 lineup

The 2027 lineup isn't out yet.

Past editions have mixed a handful of international guests with a large local roster. The 2025 edition listed Axel Boman, Ralph Lawson, Tristan Da Cunha, Floyd Lavine, FKA Mash, Chris Cruse and Delay Grounds.

Axel BomanRalph LawsonTristan Da CunhaFloyd LavineFKA MashChris CruseDelay Grounds

2025 headliners[1]

Plan your trip to Wolfkop Weekender

The festival is held on site at Wolfkop Camping Villages, with BYO and LUX camp sites. Read the rules before you pack, since glass, open fires and camp sound systems are restricted.

  • Camping is on site at Wolfkop Camping Villages, with BYO and LUX camp sites.
  • Lux villas were added to the site in 2018.
  • No open fires or sound systems are allowed in the BYO or LUX camp sites.
All details (2)
  • The festival is held at Wolfkop Camping Villages, with BYO and LUX camp sites.[2]
  • Lux villas were introduced to the site in 2018.[3]

Wolfkop Weekender stages

The festival uses the Wolfkop Stage, the Forest Stage and the Boma. The Boma hosts the after party, which has run into Monday morning since 2018.

Wolfkop StageMain stage name, used when Mano Le Tough headlined Bazique 2018.
Forest StageAdded in January 2024 at the last Lilo River Flow.
BomaHome of the after party that runs into Monday morning.

Wolfkop Weekender editions and history

It began in 2014 with 140 people as a once-off promo event for the venue, passed 1000 guests in 2018, and became a single January festival after its tenth year.

2026Jan 15–19, 2026[4]
2025Jan 16–20, 2025
Axel Boman, Ralph Lawson, Tristan Da Cunha, Floyd Lavine, FKA Mash
6 international guests and over 50 local artists, with showcases by He.She.They, 20/20 Vision, Tropical Roast, BFM Records, Wash Records and Backtofunk Records.[1]
2024Jan 18–22, 2024
Frivolous, The Drifter, Charles Webster, Freudenthal, Madmotormiquel
Tenth anniversary and the last Lilo River Flow; the new Forest Stage debuted.[5]
2024Feb 23–25, 2024
Marcus Worgull
Bazique 2024.[6]
2024Dec 31, 2024Alcazar NYE 2024, theme 'Disco Tropicana'.[7]
2023Jan 13–23, 2023
Roman Flugel
Lilo River Flow 2023, two back-to-back Weekenders.[8]
2023Mar 3–5, 2023Bazique 2023, fourth edition, over 80 artists.[9]
2023Oct 26–30, 2023
Massimiliano Pagliara
The final Islands on the River; a big screen on the dance floor showed the Springboks in the Rugby World Cup Final.[10]
2023Dec 31, 2023
Madmotormiquel, Mimi Love, Catz 'n Dogz, Floyd Lavine
Alcazar NYE 2023, theme Faerie Tale.[11]
2022Jan 14–23, 2022Lilo River Flow 2022, two back-to-back sold-out weekends under a 1000 person gathering limit.[12]
2022Mar 11–13, 2022Bazique 2022, the first festival without restriction in the post-covid world.[13]
2022Sep 16–18, 2022
Thomas von Party
Power Flower Picnic 2022, a multi-venue party at Cederkloof Resort across the river.[14]
2022Oct 28–31, 2022
Nick Warren, Fish Go Deep, Charles Webster
Islands on the River 2022.[15]
2022Nov 5, 2022
Nick Warren, Shane Johnson, Madmotormiquel, Culoe de Song
The Soundgarden 2022, the first official Wolfkop event in Johannesburg, with Ibiza-based promoters The Soundgarden.[16]
2022Dec 31, 2022Alcazar NYE 2022.[17]
2021Aug 27–29, 2021Cooked Sister 2021, Lewis Carroll looking-glass theme; the last Cooked Sister.[18]
2020Jan 16–20, 2020
Pional
Lilo River Flow 2020; Pional ended his set with 'All Night Long' by Stevie Wonder.[19]
2020Mar 13–15, 2020Bazique 2020, promoted as 'the last party on earth'.[20]
2020Jun 6, 2020Cooked Streamer 2020, an online festival with Howler featuring eight regular artists, held on the dates of the planned Cooked Sister V.[21]
2020Oct 8–12, 2020
Zakes Bantwini
Islands on the River 2020; 10 parties or 'islands' along the river.[22]
2019Jan 17–21, 2019
Charles Webster, Holmar
Lilo River Flow 2019.[23]
2019Mar 15–17, 2019
DJ Tennis, Marvin & Guy, Jimpster
Bazique 2019, second edition, over fifty DJs and live acts.[24]
2019May 31 – Jun 2, 2019Cooked Sister 2019, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Matjiesfontein'.[25]
2019Sep 20–24, 2019
The Drifter
Power Flower Picnic 2019.[26]
2019Dec 31, 2019Alcazar NYE 2019 with the Wolfkop Den and three floors of set design.[27]
2018Jan 18–22, 2018Lilo River Flow 2018; lux villas introduced to the site.[3]
2018Mar 16–18, 2018
Mano Le Tough
Bazique 2018, the debut Bazique; Mano Le Tough headlined the Wolfkop Stage.[28]
2018Jun 1–3, 2018
Daedelus, Sibot
Cooked Sister 2018, Beatles theme 'The Octopus Garden'; first ever headliner return.[29]
2018Sep 21–24, 2018
Jori Hulkkonen
Power Flower Picnic 2018; introduced the Boma after party and the Wolfcast.[30]
2018Dec 31, 2018Alcazar NYE 2018, a collaboration with Lucky Fish and Sexy Groovy Love; three dance floors.[31]
2017Jan 19–23, 2017
Floyd Lavine, Ida Daugaard, Ben Rau
Lilo River Flow 2017; first local headliner and Floyd Lavine's debut.[32]
2017Jun 2–4, 2017Cooked Sister 2017, themed 'The Grand Matjiesfontein Hotel' (Wes Anderson); debut of the Loose Caboose.[33]
2017Sep 1–3, 2017
Tim Sweeney
Power Flower Picnic 2017; Tim Sweeney was the first artist given a five hour set.[34]
2016Jan 21–25, 2016
Frivolous
Lilo River Flow 2016.[35]
2016Jun 3–5, 2016Cooked Sister 2016, the debut takeover of Matjiesfontein: 8 parties in 36 hours at the 1892 Lord Milner hotel and museum.[36]
2016Sep 9–11, 2016
Clarian
Power Flower Picnic 2016.[37]
2015Jan 23–25, 2015
Tama Sumo, Lakuti
Lilo River Flow 2015, the first international artists on the stage.[38]
2015Aug 28–30, 2015
Daedelus
Power Flower Picnic 2015; Daedelus was flown from Los Angeles, the first act flown out just for the festival.[39]
2014Jan 17–19, 2014First Wolfkop Weekender and first Lilo River Flow, originally meant as a once-off promo event for Wolfkop Camping Villages.[40]
2014Aug 29–31, 2014Power Flower Picnic 2014, the first spring edition.[41]
Timeline (11)
  1. First edition under the single annual Wolfkop Weekender format, 16-20 January 2025.[1]
  2. The festival turned ten in January 2024. Lilo River Flow 2024 was the last of the series, and Power Flower Picnic, Islands on the River, Cooked Sister and Lilo River Flow were consolidated into one annual January festival, Wolfkop Weekender.[42]
  3. Cooked Sister ended and Matjiesfontein was lost as a venue; Power Flower Picnic moved to Cederkloof Botanical Retreat, and the first Johannesburg event, The Soundgarden, was held.[14,16]
  4. COVID-19 pandemic: Cooked Sister V was replaced by the online Cooked Streamer, and Islands on the River was held in October after gatherings were permitted.[21,22]
  5. Charles Webster began a collaboration with Wolfkop, choosing it as his 'only festival of the year'.[23]
  6. Attendance passed 1000 guests, lux villas were added to the site, and Bazique debuted in collaboration with other South African festival families.[3,28]
  7. Floyd Lavine debuted at Wolfkop, beginning a pseudo-residency; Cooked Sister adopted a themed format and the Loose Caboose debuted.[32,33]
  8. Debut of Cooked Sister, a takeover of the town of Matjiesfontein.[36]
  9. First international artists, Tama Sumo and Lakuti, performed; Daedelus became the first act flown out just for the festival at Power Flower Picnic.[38,39]
  10. First Wolfkop Weekender and first Lilo River Flow, held in Citrusdal for 140 people as a once-off promo event for Wolfkop Camping Villages.[40]
  11. The festival was started as 'a weekend away with a music festival happening to be happening'.[42]

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Facts checked against the festival's official site, channels and press coverage. Last checked Oct 25, 2026.