The Annual South African Meetup 2026

Sat Jun 20 2026 at 01:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC+02:00

Rheinpark Golzheim | Dusseldorf

The Annual South African Meetup 2026
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๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ˆ๐“โ€™๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐, ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐ˆ๐„๐’!๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
The biggest South African jol of the year is BACK โ€” and you know itโ€™s going to be lekker!
Every year we take over ๐‘๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ฆ for a full day of braai smoke, good vibes, too many dops, loads of laughs, and all the home food weโ€™ve been missing. Think massive shared tables, kids running wild, dogs living their best lives, and a whole lot of โ€œag shameโ€ and โ€œeishโ€ floating through the air ๐Ÿ˜„
๐Ÿ• ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 13:00 โ€“ 22:00
๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž: Rheinpark Golzheim, Dรผsseldorf (exact location in link below)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/j9eVbcTU5WVdRdwDA
You wonโ€™t miss us โ€” just look for the BIG South African flag, the smell of braai fires, and a crowd that sounds like a Joburg taxi rank on a Friday afternoon.

๐Ÿ– WHAT TO BRING (aka donโ€™t pitch empty-handed ๐Ÿ˜‰)
This is a ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐š๐ง๐-๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ, so please bring something lekker for the communal table:
โ€ข SA treats
โ€ข Salads / sides
โ€ข Baked goods / puddings
โ€ข Snacks from home
โ€ข And if youโ€™ve got a ๐›๐ซ๐š๐š๐ข, please add your name to the list so we know how many weโ€™ll have.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Let us know what you bringing by adding it to this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sa5VKi-g3PI6t23WHaER9uyMQkqi_NWafbG1dJU-qKY/edit?usp=sharing
Bring your own:
๐Ÿฅฉ Vleis
๐Ÿบ Dops
๐Ÿช‘ Chairs / blankets
Thereโ€™s an Edeka nearby if you run out of ice or make rookie planning mistakes ๐Ÿ˜œ

๐ŸŽถ MUSIC VIBES
No DJ this year โ€” but weโ€™ll have a ๐›๐ข๐  ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ where everyone can add their favourite tunes.
So expect everything from:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Kurt Darren to Amapiano
๐Ÿ‘‰ Bok van Blerk to old school house
๐Ÿ‘‰ Maybe even a sneaky sokkie moment
Add your songs to the playlist link in the discussion!

๐ŸŒง๏ธ WEATHER PLAN
For the past 5 years weโ€™ve dodged the rain like pros.
If it ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ rain โ€” we just do what Germans say:
โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐›๐š๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐š๐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ.โ€
If youโ€™ve got gazebos or umbrellas, bring them along just in case.

๐ŸŒญ FOOD FOR SALE
Bring some cash โ€” ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž will be selling boerewors (5 euro) rolls and other homemade goodies.

๐Ÿš— PARKING
Paid and free parking options are available. Check links below:
Here is where you can find paid parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ygnS8WVFyAwZJ8Mi6
https://maps.app.goo.gl/z258pZJGE12gRiKcA
These two parking areas are closer to the place we are located in the park:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/eTKJUrtWYSsEYF1z9
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oDwvyvPiiqLzAjc17 (this parking is free)
โค๏ธ THE IMPORTANT BIT
This jol is all about:
โ€ข Good vibes
โ€ข Good food
โ€ข Meeting new people
โ€ข Catching up with fellow Saffas
โ€ข And making Dรผsseldorf feel just a little bit more like home ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Partners, International friends, kids, and well-behaved dogs are all welcome.
So dust off your cooler box, pack the braai tongs, and come jol with us for an absolutely LEKKER day!
๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ”ฅ
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