Sardine Festival 2012 Official Website
18 May – 12 August 2012 - The world’s greatest marine migration!Each year an unbelievable feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of sardines migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal coast creating a unique and exhilarating experience for divers, birders, whale watchers and anglers. In celebration of this annual marine phenomenon the South Coast presents a host of activities and events to keep you busy as you anticipate the first sightings of sardines. Download Events Programme: 
What’s on Programme…. Celebrating the Greatest Shoal on Earth
| Date | Event | Area | | 18 - 20 May | Africa Marine Expo | Park Rynie
| | 10 June | Sardine Super Classic MTB 25 & 45 km
Contact Natalie Abbott: 083 549 6710 | Port Edward | | 10 - 11 June | Quattro Go Fish King of the Sea
Contact Brenda Nolan: 071 131 6206 | Pumula Beach Hotel
| | 14 - 16 June | Sardine Run 3 Day Golf Tournament
Contact John Parkinson: 083 629 0000 | Scottburgh / Umkomaas / Selborne
| | 16 June | Scottburgh Winter Solstice Fesival
Contact Billy Harker: 082 654 6542 | Scottburgh Beach
| | 23 June | Ugu Jazz Festival
Contact Cya Msoni on 082 451 2627 | Ugu Sports & Leisure Centre | 26 - 30 June
| Mallards Mercury Ski Boat Festival
Contact Jackie Pratt: 083 654 6922
Visit www.shellybeachskiboatclub.co.za | St. Michaels | 1 July
| Sugar Challenge MTB Hospice Fundraiser
Contact Di van Dyk: 082 890 9013 or Mark Bolton: 039 682 3031 | Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre
| | 7 July | Umgubho Wezintombi Maiden Ceremony
Contact Mandla: 082 708 7030 | KwaNyuswa | | 8 July | Sardine Half Marathon
Contact Kim Rice: 084 511 7651
| Uvongo | 13 - 15 July
| Umtamvuna Portuguese Food and Wine Mariners Festival
Contact Vicky: 082 812 7944 | Port Edward Beachfront
| 13 - 15 July
| South African Women's Open
Contact Zaida Peck: 011 513 4283
Visit www.sawomensopen.co.za | Selborne Estate | 22 July
| Sardine Beach Volley Ball
Contact Mthoko: 082 342 6979 | Port Shepstone Beach
| 28 July
| Ingeli MTB Classic
Contact Tom: 039 553 0600 | Ineli Forest Lodge
| | 27 - 29 July | Lions South Coast Show
Contact Jean Masson: 083 287 1275
Visit www.southcoastshow.org.za | Borough Grounds - Port Shepstone
| | 10 - 12 August | Ingeli Show
Contact Mark Gallagher: 083 265 0896 | Ingeli / Harding
| Please note this programme is subject to change and certain beach events subject to the weather.
Go to www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za for updates! The Sardine Run in numbers | More than: | 100 000 | Visitors to the South Coast during June and July | | | 10 000 000 | Sardines - more accurately known as the Southern African Pilchard Sardinops Sagax | | | 500 | Whales | | | 23 000 | Dolphins | | | 100 000 | Gannets | | | 1 000 | Sharks | | Shoals are often more than: | 7 km | long | | | 1,5 km | wide | | | 30 m | deep |
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