🇿🇦 Ultra South Africa 2026

Latest edition27-29 Mar 2026

LocationCape Town / Johannesburg, South Africa

Real-Time Online Performance (1st Showday to 5 days after last showday)

18 postsi12.9k engagementsi1.6% Real-Time ERi355.9k video viewsi11.9k likesi716 commentsi214 sharesi124 savesiSentiment: 🔥🔥🔥i

GenresElectronic

Daily capacity20,000

OwnershipIndependent

LinksWebsite · Instagram (133.3k followers) · TikTok (65.6k followers)

FESTIVAL ENGAGEMENT INDEX SCORE

19.7

2026

FEI

🌎 Ranked: #218 Worldwide

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

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For Real-Time Posting Volume (18)

🌎 Ranked: #211 in the World

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

For Real-Time Posting Volume (18)

🌎 Ranked: #211 in the World

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

For # Total Engagements (12.9k)

🌎 Ranked: #201 in the World

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

For Real-Time Engagement Rate (1.6%)

🌎 Ranked: #196 in the World

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

For Sentiment Rating (🔥🔥🔥)

🌎 Ranked: #143 in the World

🇿🇦 Ranked: #2 in South Africa

What's shaping this score?

What's Working

Few people react at all, but the ones who do write something rather than just tapping like: comments make up more of the reaction here than at almost any festival in the world, which is a small, engaged core worth building on

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Most engaging posts, this edition

1Insta Post (static)View post ↗
Finally, a study we can get behind 🙂‍↕️ How many Ultra South Africas have you been to? 🏃‍♀️
2.5k engagements · Engagement Rate 1.2% · Sentiment: 🔥
2Insta Post (static)View post ↗
@resistance South Africa is here.🇿🇦⚡️A realm where time dissolves, and rhythm reigns. The biggest names in da
1.9k engagements · Engagement Rate 1.0% · Sentiment: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
3Insta ReelView post ↗
It’s always FIRE when @shimza takes over @resistance 25 & 26 April couldn’t come sooner.
1.6k engagements · Engagement Rate 0.8%
4Insta ReelView post ↗
Break-up day = rave mode on. 👀
1.2k engagements · Engagement Rate 0.6% · Sentiment: 🔥
5TikTokView post ↗
If you’re not excited for Ultra South Africa like @Kelly🧚🏼‍♀️…what are you doing? #UltraSA2026
1.1k engagements · Engagement Rate 0.6% · Sentiment: 🔥