Spring Fiesta 2026 Takes Over Wild Waters Complex in Boksburg
About this event
Spring Fiesta returns to Wild Waters Complex in Boksburg on Saturday, 3 October 2026, with gates at midday and the music running through to 1am. Soul Candi’s annual gathering, running since 2010, spreads house, deep house and hip hop across themed stages east of Johannesburg. Atjazz b2b Jullian Gomes and Fish Go Deep lead the bill, and tickets are live on Howler with general admission now at R500.
It’s a 13-hour day by design, midday to 1am, on grounds built for exactly this kind of marathon.
- Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 12:00 until 01:00
- Venue: Wild Waters Complex, 1 Margaret Ave, Bardene, Boksburg, Ekurhuleni
- Headliners: Atjazz b2b Jullian Gomes, Fish Go Deep, Shane Johnson, plus the DJ Speedsta-hosted Hip Hop Floor with Blxckie
- Tickets: R500 GA, R700 VIP, R1,650 VVIP, booking fee at checkout
- Buy tickets: Howler
The lineup, stage by stage
The Stay True Sounds stage carries the deep house weight. British producer Atjazz goes back to back with Jullian Gomes, and Vinny Da Vinci b2b DJ Christos is the other pairing people are circling. Dwson, KUDbEU, Aquatone, Kid Fonque, Sooks, Nutty Nys, Thabo Tonick b2b Hypaphonik, KVRVBO, Black Villain and Graham Deep fill out the stage.
Soul Candi Live stacks its own internationals, led by Fish Go Deep and Shane Johnson, with Dr Duda promising special guests. DJ Fresh, Ralf Gum, DJ Mbuso, C Blak, D.General, DJ Terrance, Judy Jay, Nastic Groove b2b TimADeep, Kali Mija, Jay Em and Taz Golden b2b AndileAndy round it off.
The Hip Hop Floor, hosted by DJ Speedsta, reads like a snapshot of SA rap right now. Blxckie, Loatinover Pounds, Frank Casino, DJ Sliqe, DJ Capital, DJ Zan D, DJ Fae Fae, Hudson, Lesedi The DJ, Kyotic, Themba Lunacy, Sike The DJ, Fif_Laaa, Courtnaè Paul, Doom It, Zap DJ and 39 Thirty are all confirmed.
More names are still coming. The festival’s social channels have teased Kususa among additional acts, and head of talent Zane Gulston frames this edition as a celebration of South African dance culture with more stages to be confirmed. The date itself has been locked in for years, billed as dance culture’s national holiday:
Tickets, prices and getting there
Tickets are phased and the cheap tiers are gone. Phase 1 general admission moved at R300 and VIP at R500, with VVIP selling out in the early phase. Current pricing sits at R500 for GA, R700 for VIP and R1,650 for VVIP, plus a booking fee at checkout. Phase 1 tickets have started resurfacing on X as fans resell at R300, which can work out if you verify the seller first.
- Platform: Howler, the official Soul Candi page
- GA R500, VIP R700, VVIP R1,650, booking fee added at checkout
- Earlier phases from R300 GA are sold out, with resales floating around at R300
- VVIP tables from around R10,000 with reserved seating, bar tab and food, via Osee on 073 231 3319 or Sir Black on 083 880 0989
- Buy online ahead of the day, no door sales confirmed
Strictly 18 and older, with under-18s turned away at the gate. Wild Waters sits on Margaret Avenue in Bardene, a short drive from the Joburg east rand, and most people arrive by car or Uber. On-site parking is available, and ride-hailing is the smarter call if you’re staying until the close.
Tickets went on sale months before the full lineup dropped, which drew some grumbling from buyers committing blind. The September reveal settled that, and chatter since has mostly been fans picking sides between Stay True Sounds and Soul Candi Live.
If you’re mapping out the season, we’re also tracking Soulscene in Roodepoort on 26 September and The Source Collective at Sognage in October.
Deep house loyalists, hip hop heads and anyone keen to stretch a spring Saturday into Sunday should circle this one. Next step is simple: lock your ticket on Howler before the next phase pushes prices up again.
