Established in 1990, Splashy Fen is South Africa's longest-running music festival, which every Easter attracts thousands of people to a farm near

Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal Underberg is an administrative town in a dairy and cattle farming community in the Mzimkulu River valley of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated at the foot of the 1,904 m Hlogoma Peak ''(place of echoes)'' in the foothills of the sou ...

for a unique outdoor music experience. Also present are arts and crafts stalls, food and drink outlets, crèche and children's entertainment programme, as well as various camping and accommodation options. The most recent festival took place from the 28th March-1st April 2024. Well-known artists who have performed at Splashy Fen over the years include:

Wheatus Wheatus is an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are known principally for their 2000 single, "Teenage Dirtbag". They also experienced success with their 2001 cover version of Erasure (duo), Erasure's "A Little ...

Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion), and Rob Felicetti (bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar). The band i ...

, Kim Churchill, Syd Kitchen, Tony Cox, Steve Newman,

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of ''isicathamiya'' and ''mbube (genre), mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with American Paul Simon on his 1986 album ''Grace ...

Vusi Mahlasela Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane (born 1965) is a Zulu South African singer-songwriter. He was born in Pretoria. His music is generally described as "African folk" and he is often dubbed as "The Voice" of South Africa. His work was an inspira ...

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Shawn Phillips Shawn Phillips (born February 3, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s. His work is rooted in folk rock but straddles other genres, including jazz fusion and funk. Phillips has reco ...

, Hinds Brothers, Madala Kunene, Neill Solomon, Jimm Harisson Project, Landscape Prayers, Tananas, Just Jinjer,

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Tree63 Tree63 is a South African three-piece rock band from Durban, South Africa. History 1996 - 2000: Formation and initial years The band was formed in 1996 and originally, it was unnamed. In 1997, the band had to come up with a name before perfo ...

, Dan Patlansky,

Watershed Watershed may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage) Music * Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...

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and

Chris Chameleon Chris Chameleon (born 28 July 1971) is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, pe ...

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, convener of the Legends of the Fen show, and his partner Dicky Roberts, have been managing and hosting the Legends showcase at the festival since 2016. This initiative brought South African icons like Steve Fataar (14 March 1943 - 31 January 2020) back to the festival. In 2019, Don Clarke and P J Powers shared the stage and performed the 1986 hit song, ''Sanbonani.''

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wrote the song, "Hey-na Splashy" in 2008, the year he made his debut appearance at the festival.

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