150 Maskandi Festival 2026 at Settlers Park Stadium, Ladysmith
About this event
The 150 Maskandi Festival takes over Settlers Park Stadium in Ladysmith (uMnambithi) on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026, closing out Heritage Month with a full day of Maskandi in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Doors open at 10:00 AM, the music starts at 1:00 PM and runs through to midnight. Banzi Productions is behind the event.
Tickets are live on Ticketpro with general admission at R150 and VIP at R350. The R130 early bird tier has already closed, so the cheapest option is gone.
- Date: Saturday 26 September 2026, 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM, doors open 10:00 AM
- Venue: Settlers Park Stadium, 1 Murchison Street, Ladysmith (uMnambithi), KwaZulu-Natal
- Lineup: No artists confirmed yet, billed as local and emerging acts sharing the stage with seasoned Maskandi musicians
- Tickets: General admission R150, VIP R350, early bird R130 closed
- Where to buy: Ticketpro official event page
Who’s playing and what to expect
No performer names have been announced for this edition yet. The festival is pitched as a Heritage Month platform where up-and-coming local artists share a stage with established Maskandi names, so expect a bill that blends fresh voices with genre veterans. Lineup drops usually land in the final stretch before an event like this, and we’ll update as soon as names are confirmed.
Maskandi is having a big Heritage Month across the country. Impucuzeko packed Moses Mabhida’s People’s Park in Durban in August, with PRASA even running a People’s Train to ferry fans in, and Gatsheni donated his full Impucuzeko performance fee to help complete a late fan’s dream home, the sort of gesture that shows how tight the genre’s community still is. The calendar stays crowded from here too. Witbank hosts its Maskandi Fest on 20 September and the Gqeberha edition runs the day after Ladysmith wraps. Now the guitar-driven Zulu folk style comes to a town with deep musical roots of its own.
Tickets, prices and where to buy
Ticketpro is the only confirmed seller. General admission runs R150 per person and VIP is R350, with the R130 early bird allocation closed. There’s no confirmation of door sales, so buying online ahead of the weekend is the safe play. The event is strictly 16 and over.
- Platform: Ticketpro, official event page
- General admission: R150 per person
- VIP: R350 per person
- Early bird R130: closed
- Buy online: 150 Maskandi Festival tickets
Venue, doors and getting there
Settlers Park Stadium sits on Murchison Street in central Ladysmith, walking distance from much of the town centre. Pass outs are allowed from 10 PM if you need to step out, and firearms, bottles and weapons are prohibited at the gate. Parking and disabled facilities aren’t specified on the ticketing page, so arrive early or plan a drop-off.
For fans travelling in, Ladysmith sits on the N3 corridor between Durban and Johannesburg, which makes it a manageable drive from either city for the weekend. Accommodation in town fills up when big events land, so booking a room now beats scrambling later.
If you’re a Maskandi fan or just want a proper Heritage Month day out in KZN, this is your weekend. The one thing to do next: lock in your Ticketpro ticket while general admission is still open, then keep an eye out for the lineup announcement.
