The Drakensberg and surrounding Midlands and KwaZulu-Natal Battlefield area has a range of exciting events which tourists could attend. The following list is, is list of some of the most important events that take place on an annual or more frequent basis:
Wednesday Drakensberg Boys Concerts - most Wednesday afternoons;
Music in the Mountains - End of March/ Beginning April, Drakensberg Choir School;
Splashy Fen Music Festival – Easter Weekend;
Royal Drakensberg MTB Challenge – May - Mountain Biking;
The Polar Bear Swim - June;
NG Kerk Bazaar, August, Winterton;
The Berg Show, End August;
White Mountain Festival, End September;
Sani Dragon; September. Mountain Biking;
RuntheBerg, October;
Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush, October. Mountain Biking; and
The Sani Stagger, end November. Trail run.