Maskandi Fest Harrismith Takes Over Intabazwe Stadium
About this event
Maskandi Fest Harrismith lands at Intabazwe Stadium on Saturday, 31 October 2026, the first time the national Maskandi Fest Tour has touched down in the eastern Free State. Gates open at 10:00 and the music runs through to 20:00, with Menzi, Ntencane, Umafikizolo and Shenge Wasehlalankosi fronting a ten-act bill. General admission is R300 and tickets are on sale now through Doek On Fleek Lifestyle’s channels.
- Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 10:00 to 20:00
- Venue: Intabazwe Stadium, 42nd Hill, iNtabazwe, Harrismith, Free State
- Lineup: Menzi, Ntencane, Umafikizolo, Shenge Wasehlalankosi, Jikijiki, Litshepe, Lr Mdumazi, Umntu Omnyama, DJ Leta Ken, MC Bravo
- Tickets: R300 general, R500 and R700 tiers, cooler box R150
- Where to buy: doekonfleek.africa, Fixr, Computicket, Shoprite, Checkers and Usave
The Harrismith lineup and what to expect
The Harrismith graphic lists a deep bill. Menzi and Ntencane draw their own followings wherever they play, Umafikizolo crosses over from KwaZulu-Natal with a loyal crowd, and Shenge Wasehlalankosi has been among the most requested names in the comments all year. Jikijiki, Litshepe, Lr Mdumazi and Umntu Omnyama round out the live bill, DJ Leta Ken holds the energy between sets, and Bravo, the Big Brother Mzansi alum fans call the king of the bees, works the crowd as MC.
It’s a full-day format built around back-to-back live guitar, food stalls and the family crowd the tour has pulled at earlier stops. Harrismith closes the October leg, which runs through Maskandi Fest East Rand at Dries Niemandt Park on 17 October and Maskandi Fest Paarl at Mbekweni Rugby Stadium on 24 October.
Doek On Fleek Lifestyle, the movement Thandi Mavata built around empowering women, has turned maskandi into a proper national circuit this season. Harrismith is the first Free State stop, with Kroonstad the very next day, then Welkom on 5 December and Bloemfontein on 16 December.
Tickets, prices and getting there
General admission sits at R300, with R500 and R700 tiers listed for the upgraded options the tour runs at other stops. Early bird tickets went for R150 when sales first opened earlier in the year. Cooler boxes cost R150 and are cans only, with refills extra. You can buy through Fixr, the Doek On Fleek site or Computicket, or grab one at Shoprite, Checkers and Usave till points.
- General admission: R300
- Upgraded tiers: R500 and R700
- Cooler box: R150, cans only, refills extra
- Online: Fixr, doekonfleek.africa and Computicket
- In store: Shoprite, Checkers and Usave
No sell-out has been announced for Harrismith, though retail channels have moved quickly at earlier stops. Comments on the organizer’s Harrismith posts show crews tagging each other and plenty of local pride, alongside price pushback. “Haibooo R300 like seriously” is the gripe that keeps resurfacing, so if R300 stings, watch the retail outlets for stock.
Intabazwe Stadium sits on 42nd Hill in the iNtabazwe township, a short drive from Harrismith’s town centre on the N3 corridor between Joburg and Durban. No formal parking plan has been published, so arriving early is the safe play at an open stadium like this. All genders are welcome and no age restriction has been stated for this stop.
If maskandi is your thing and you’re within reach of the eastern Free State, circle the date and get your ticket sorted before the last week of October, when the tills get busy.
