Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

31 Dec – 2 Jan 2027 (3 days)

Location

Kromrivier Farm, Riviersonderend, South Africa

Sound

psytrance · techno

Tickets

€23 · 1 tier tracked

Nearest airport

Cape Town International Airport

Nearest station

Riviersonderend Railway Station

Venue type

Farmland or countryside

Best nearby base

Riviersonderend · 20 km · about 15 min

On-site camping

Guests can camp in shaded areas or choose from glamping options like bell tents and dome tents with various amenities.

The story

Little Forest Festival is a three-day outdoor New Year’s Eve festival held at Kromrivier Farm, Riviersonderend, South Africa. It brings together music, art, and a holistic celebration aimed at uniting the community under the stars. The festival features multiple stages, including the Forest Stage, Techno Temple, Quasar Stage, and Chill Beats by the Dam, offering a diverse range of musical experiences.

Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival is a 3-day psytrance, techno festival at Kromrivier Farm in Riviersonderend, South Africa. The December 2026 edition runs 31 Dec – 2 Jan 2027.

Expect stages split between psytrance and techno.

Everything happens at Kromrivier Farm, in Riviersonderend. Riviersonderend · 20 km · about 15 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site. Guests can camp in shaded areas or choose from glamping options like bell tents and dome tents with various amenities.

Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival keeps the same calendar slot each year: December 2026 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Saturday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Riviersonderend are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Multiple stages including Forest Stage, Techno Temple, and Quasar Stage
• On-site glamping options with bath facilities
• Dedicated ablution technicians on-site
• Brand new access control system for easier entry
• Various wellness and art spaces available

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Farmland or countryside

Best nearby base

Riviersonderend · 20 km · about 15 min

Camping

Guests can camp in shaded areas or choose from glamping options like bell tents and dome tents with various amenities.

Getting to the gates

Visitors can reach the venue via car, with provided directions from Cape Town. Shuttles are not mentioned.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival works out at roughly €1,262 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 16h 33m each way, at €1,139 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 4 nights rather than 3: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4If you fly into Cape Town International Airport, check the transfer time to Riviersonderend before booking the earliest departure — the airport bus is usually the cheapest leg of the whole trip.
5. 5Follow Alien Safari: Little Forest Festival on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  31 Dec – 2 Jan 2026 (approx.)

• 2024

  31 Dec – 2 Jan 2025 (approx.)

• 2023

  31 Dec – 2 Jan 2024 (approx.)

Travel tips from Paris

• Fly into Cape Town International Airport, the closest airport to the site.
• Rail arrivals come through Riviersonderend Railway Station; shuttles usually run from there.
• The site itself is Kromrivier Farm, in Riviersonderend.
• Visitors can reach the venue via car, with provided directions from Cape Town. Shuttles are not mentioned.
• Book a bed in Riviersonderend early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air16h 33m · €1,139