Monument & venue
1820 Settlers National Monument
Makhanda · Sarah Baartman
The modernist building on Gunfire Hill above the town, home to the festival's main venues and a wide view across Makhanda.
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Arts festival
National Arts Festival
Makhanda
Africa's largest arts festival takes over Makhanda for about eleven days each winter, filling halls, churches and school venues with theatre, music and visual art.
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Rhodes University
Makhanda
The university shapes the whole town — its academic year sets the rhythm of Makhanda's restaurants, accommodation and nightlife.
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Observatory Museum
Makhanda
A restored Victorian house on Bathurst Street containing a working camera obscura in its rooftop turret, projecting a live image of the town onto a table.
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