Deep SouthOktoberfestRESERVE

31 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER 2026

DEEP SOUTHOKTOBERFEST

Three breweries. One big weekend.

Cape Town's Deep South is getting its own craft beer festival. South Beer, Charlie's and Aegir Project are coming together for a weekend of great beer, good food, live entertainment and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to stay for one more.

R350 pp

  • Entry
  • 1L of beer
  • A festival glass to keep
  • Access to live music and food
RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Limited spots. Reserve now, pay later.

31 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER 2026

R350

Includes 1L of beer and a festival glass to keep.

ADMIT ONE

Your ticket to the Deep South

Tickets are by reservation to start. Fill in the form and we'll email you payment details to lock in your spot.

  • 1L of beer
  • A festival glass to keep
South Beer festival glass filled with beer and topped with foam
Charlie's Garage festival glass filled with beer and topped with foam
Aegir Project festival glass filled with beer and topped with foam

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R350

1 ticket for Saturday 31 October

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PROST • 31 OKT & 1 NOV • FISH HOEK • THREE BREWERIES •

The festival

Good beer, good people & the Deep South.

Three independent breweries are taking over Fish Hoek for two full days of fresh craft beer, good food, live entertainment and easy company. Pull up a seat, meet the brewers and celebrate the community that makes the Deep South special.

31 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER 2026Fish Hoek
MEET THE BREWERIES
Festival lights, a Ferris wheel and beer tables at sunset

THE BREWERIES

Three independent breweries. One shared love of good beer.

Three South Beer glasses served on a wooden tray

Born in the Deep South.

VALLEY BREWERY

Lizel van Rensburg swapped wedding-dress design for brewing tanks and built a proudly local Kommetjie brewery around creativity and collaboration. Home of South Beer.

@southbeerza
A Charlie's Garage beer held against a Cape sunset and mountain view

Doing things a little differently.

LONG BEACH BREWERY

Charlie Murray's brewery has been part of the Noordhoek community since 2013, known as much for the welcoming crowd around it as for the beer. Home of Charlie's Garage.

@charliesgaragebrew
A man and dog walking past the Aegir Project brewery

Real beer. Made properly.

AEGIR PROJECT

An independent brewery based in Noordhoek, known for creative, quality-driven beers and its relaxed taproom.

@aegirproject

What to expect

Come for the beer.Stay for everything else.

  • Friends toasting glasses of craft beer at a coastal festival at sunset

    Craft Beer

    Fresh pours from three independent breweries.

  • A live band playing in a festival marquee strung with lights

    Live Entertainment

    A lively soundtrack to keep the weekend moving.

  • Fresh pretzels hanging at a festival food stall

    Food

    Food trucks and festival eats to keep you going between beers.

  • A festival crowd raising sparklers and beer steins together

    Good People

    Friends, neighbours and new faces around every table.

  • Festival guests playing a lawn game under bunting and string lights

    Games

    Lawn games and friendly rivalry between rounds.

  • A wooden tasting paddle of four craft beers being carried to a table

    Immersive Tasting

    Tasting flights to work your way across all three breweries.

  • Two children in traditional dress at a festival marquee

    Kids Area

    A spot for the little ones, so the whole family can come along.

  • A warmly lit festival marquee with string lights, long tables and a band

    Festival Atmosphere

    Bavarian spirit with a proudly Deep South flavour.

GOOD BEER.GOOD CAUSE.

A portion of the proceeds goes straight back into the community. This year it goes to the Joyce Chevalier Centre in Fish Hoek, a protective workshop that has provided sheltered employment and skills development for adults with disabilities since 1972, and to Fish Hoek Cricket Club.

This year's causes

JOYCE CHEVALIER CENTRESheltered employment and skills development for adults with disabilities, Fish Hoek
FISH HOEK CRICKET CLUBBacking a club that is part of the fabric of the Deep South

Every year the festival backs a different local cause.

  • Come for the beer.
  • Celebrate the community.
  • Give something back.

The people behind the cause

  • Lizel van Rensburg, cofounder and founder of Valley Brewery

    Lizel van Rensburg

    Cofounder, Valley Brewery

    Lizel designed wedding dresses before she designed beers, and brought that same precision to Valley Brewery in Kommetjie. From couture to craft, the passion for making something special never changed.

  • Charlie Murray, cofounder and founder of Long Beach Brewery

    Charlie Murray

    Cofounder, Long Beach Brewery

    A passionate brewer and serial experimenter, Charlie has been part of the Noordhoek community since 2013, building a brewery known as much for its people as its beer. When he's not brewing, he's making music.

  • Rory Lancellas, cofounder and head brewer at Aegir Project

    Rory Lancellas

    Cofounder & Head Brewer, Aegir Project

    Rory honed his craft in breweries across New Zealand and Scotland before coming home to launch Aegir Project in 2015. Named for the Norse god of the sea and brewing, it has grown into a Deep South institution.

  • Ryan Christian, cofounder and event director

    Ryan Christian

    Cofounder & Event Director

    A creative director and impact entrepreneur with decades of experience across events, sponsorships, hospitality, brand activations and community-driven initiatives. For Ryan, the Deep South Oktober Beer Fest is about bringing people together, supporting local and building an annual event on the Cape Town event calendar that the Deep South can be proud of and call its own.

Follow the brew

Brewery spotlights, beer reveals and everything happening in the lead up to October.

31 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER 2026

Ready to raise a glass?

Three breweries. One Deep South weekend.

South Beer x Charlie's x Aegir Project

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