{"id":26,"date":"2014-10-05T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T11:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-06-16T07:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:34:43","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing-1024x379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing-1536x569.png 1536w, https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-no-writing.png 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Wakkerstroom Music Festival is a classical music festival promoting classical music in South Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Be enchanted as the 16th annual Wakkerstroom Music Festival returns to the picturesque town of Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, over the weekend of <br \/><br \/>19\u201322 March 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Save the date. Bookings for the 2027 festival will open approximately three weeks before the festival \u2014 keep an eye on this page and our Facebook page for the full programme and the online booking link.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>The Wakkerstroom Music Festival showcases exceptional classical music.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wakkerstroom Music Festival is a classical music festival promoting classical music in South Africa. Be enchanted as the 16th annual Wakkerstroom Music Festival returns to the picturesque town of Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, over the weekend of 19\u201322 March 2027. Save &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ulBY-q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}