Art, Craft and Food Market Every Sunday

ART, CRAFT and FOOD MARKET on the Commonage in Wilderness every Sunday from 09:30 to 14:00. Lots of art, craft and food combined with tea garden and live music.

Space available for more stalls:

Contact Alewijn 082 457 5675 or Mimi 084 583 3144

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Quality arts and crafts in the heart of the Garden Route

Ngamathuba is a unique open-air market in beautiful surroundings, just opposite the Wilderness Hotel in Wilderness in the heart of the Garden Route, where one can enjoy browsing through stalls with quality arts and crafts for sale directly from South African and international artists and craftsmen.

The Ngamathuba arts and crafts market is open every first and third Sunday of each month at the village commonage in Wilderness opposite the Wilderness Hotel, from 9:30 to 15:00.

Unique arts and crafts from South Africa, as well as abroad

The Ngamathuba Arts and Crafts Market is a unique melting pot of crafting trends, hand crafted items, pottery, unique gifts, different art work, fashion designs, and rare antiques and collectables.

On display you will find various forms of fused glass work, wooden crafts, handmade carpets, wire products, jewellery, paintings, wood-turning, photography and more.

Meet local artists and crafts people

Ngamathuba provides the opportunity for local artists and crafts people to exhibit in a delightful open-air setting. This friendly market, with the motto "International Opportunities in the Garden of Eden", provides a very special opportunity for visitors to meet the artists and makers of beautiful crafts, discuss their work, and to purchase their unique products directly from them.

A real feeling of Ubuntu prevails among the various contributors of Ngamathuba, and this adds to the success of the venture.

Get your groove on

To liven things up, music acts are offered the chance to display their musical skills whenever a market is held.

Pictured here is the band 'Past Tense' getting their groove on and entertaining the market goers.

Are you an artist or craftsman or craftswoman?

If you are an artist / craftsperson, and would like to join us, read the following guidelines, and contact us for more information.

• you must be the creator of the work/s you sell (friends or family can assist in selling)
• your work must be of good quality
• your work must be distinctive in design and different from that of existing stallholders
• We prefer that you be a regular contributor

Apply

The market is run by Alewijn Dippenaar, who will inspect your work prior to displaying it. If your work is satisfactory, and there is space available, you will be invited to showcase your goods for a few weeks for assessment purposes. First things first though. Get your name on the list by downloading the appropriate application form here, and sending it back to us.

Future goals

Ngamathuba is an exciting project that supports arts and crafts practitioners in the garden of Eden. It is a multicultural arts and crafts market and will soon become an online directory for artists. Keep watching this space for developments!