Event details
| Date: | 31 December 2026 16:00 |
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| Location: | The Port Cape Town |
| Address: | 19 Voortrekker Road Cape Town South Africa |
The event
📅 Date: 31 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
🕛 Gates Open: 16:00
📍 Venue: The Port, 19 Voortrekker Road, Salt River, Cape Town
🎶 Genre: House
📋 Organiser: We Love Summer
🔞 Age Requirement: 18+
Introduction
Cape Town is getting a very different kind of New Year’s Eve celebration in 2026. We Love Summer NYE returns to The Port for a large-scale multi-stage festival bringing together 10 festival brands and 10 stages under one roof. Rather than a single dancefloor with one musical identity, the event will transform the industrial venue into 10 different worlds, each with its own sound, atmosphere, and experience. The programme spans house and electronic music through to live music and other sounds, giving festival-goers plenty of choice as the night builds towards the New Year countdown.
Artists & Lineup
The full artist lineup for We Love Summer NYE 2026 is TBC. What is confirmed is the involvement of 10 festival brands, with each bringing its own stage, musical identity, and audience to the event. The organisers describe the programme as covering house, electronic music, live music and everything in between, making this a distinctly multi-genre New Year’s Eve experience rather than a single-genre electronic festival. More artist and stage information is expected closer to the event.
What to Expect
✅ 10 festival brands coming together for one New Year’s Eve event
✅ 10 individual stages with different sounds and identities
✅ House, electronic music, live music and other genres
✅ Large-scale production inside a raw industrial venue
✅ Immersive spaces and different festival environments to explore
✅ Complimentary We Love Summer shuttles between central Cape Town and The Port
✅ On-site parking available for an additional charge
Venue
The Port is an industrial event space at 19 Voortrekker Road in Salt River, just minutes from central Cape Town. Its container-depot setting provides a very different backdrop to the city’s beachfront and outdoor summer festivals. For We Love Summer NYE, the venue will be transformed into 10 separate festival environments, making the physical space an important part of the experience.
Event Tips
✅ The event starts at 16:00 on 31 December and runs until 04:00 on 1 January.
✅ The event is strictly 18+, so bring valid identification.
✅ Complimentary We Love Summer shuttles will operate between central Cape Town and The Port every 30 minutes.
✅ Shuttle locations and operating schedules will be announced closer to the event.
✅ Ride-sharing services such as Uber are an option, with the organiser encouraging shared rides.
✅ Secure on-site parking will be available at an additional charge.
Is This Event for You?
We Love Summer NYE 2026 should appeal to festival-goers who like choice and variety, particularly those who don’t want to commit to a single musical style for their New Year’s Eve. The 10-stage format means you can move between different festival brands, sounds, and environments throughout the night. It’s less suited to someone looking for a small, intimate gathering or a focused single-genre festival. For anyone wanting a large-scale Cape Town NYE festival with multiple dancefloors, live music, electronic sounds, and plenty to explore, the format offers a distinctly different way to see out 2026.
