WORDS Mary Garner
The fourth annual Visa Street Food Festival will take place in Woodstock, Cape Town from 2 – 3 September 2017 and in Maboneng, Johannesburg on 10 September 2017.
Street food culture will be celebrated as organisers pay homage to local South African foods and serve it all pavement-style. You can expect everything from deep-fried mac and cheese balls to jerk chicken, pap and tripe, bunny chows, foot-long boerie rolls, butter chicken and slap chips.
Artists such as Black Major, K-$, Felix Laband and Dope Saint Jude will be performing at the festival, while Roastin’ Records will be putting together a vinyl set. The crate talks, which are free of charge, will feature a line-up of thought-provoking speakers inside of the market location. You can view the full line-up here.
The Long Table sessions have been conceptualised to encourage the sharing of meals, and will be hosted by Vanessa Marx in Johannesburg and PJ Vadas from Hoghouse in Cape Town. There will also be a Street Food Festival Chilli Condiment Library and a Convivium block party, which will feature some of Cape Town’s top chefs.
Tickets cost R50 on Saturday 2 September and R100 on Sunday 3 September in Cape Town, while tickets for 10 September in Johannesburg will cost R100. Tickets are on sale now through webtickets.co.za. Keep up to date with the latest announcements at streetfoodfestival.co.za.
