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Plant more than your feet in the forest at Reforest Fest

Tree planting, wellness fest, and a kids Easter weekend rolled into one

Last updated: Friday, 13 February 2026 

Reforest Fest, happening over Easter weekend from 3 to 6 April 2026, isn’t just about planting trees (although you’ll do plenty of that, because this year's goal is to plant at least 5 000). 

It’s also where kids spend hours in the soil and forget about their iPads, while parents try laughter yoga, Veld and Sea’s Botanical Bar, and gardening workshops. Set between milkwood trees and fynbos trails, it’s a one-of-kind weekend where you do some good, and it does you good right back.

Reforest Fest began in 2011. Image: Christian Khayó

MAJOR CONSERVATION ORGANISATION 

Greenpop, the organisation behind Reforest Fest, has restored over one million square metres of forest in Southern Africa since it started in 2010. Just one year after its inception,

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