Mossel Bay Dias & Port Festival Party Venues

Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Mossel Bay is partnering with the Mossel Bay Municipality to co-host the Mossel Bay Dias & Port Festival from 1-4 February 2018.

This four-day, family-friendly extravaganza builds on the impressive successes of the municipality’s Dias Festival / Diasfees over the past 30 years, under the theme "Where Cultures Meet”. In 2018 the festival will incorporate activities spearheaded by TNPA Mossel Bay aimed at celebrating the rich maritime history of South Africa’s oldest port.
Traditionally port festivals allow TNPA to welcome communities into otherwise off-limits areas of the country’s working ports – an important element of the Port Authority’s drive towards ‘Smart People’s Ports’. Mossel Bay holds a special place in South African maritime history as the first recorded place used regularly along the South African coast by European seafarers journeying to the East. The port caters mainly for fishing and service craft for the local oil industry, as well as cruise liners.
The action-packed Mossel Bay Dias & Port Festival programme includes a street parade, stage show with national as well as local artists, exhibitions and stalls, a beer tent, tea garden live entertainment, cultural showcases, arts and crafts markets, food stalls, children’s entertainment and numerous other family-friendly activities. TNPA’s contribution to the Dias & Port Festival will showcase opportunities in the maritime sector through a maritime careers exhibition and other educational initiatives. Tours of Transnet tugboats and South African Navy vessels will also be on offer.
Entrance is free! There will be nominal fees levied for certain additional activities, such as tug boat tours at R10 for kids and R20 for adults, with proceeds going to local charities.