George Sixes 2026
27 Nov - 29 Nov SAST (+02:00)
George
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One weekend. Four sports. The most scenic sporting weekend in South Africa.
George Sixes takes the festival to the Garden Route with its mountain backdrops, clean air and a pace of life that makes the whole weekend feel like a proper escape. Short-format cricket, padel and hockey plus a golf day at Kingswood, one of South Africa's standout courses. Friday 27 – Sunday 29 November 2026.
ENTER A TEAM
This is the one worth travelling for. Grab your mates, your colleagues or your club, book your accommodation and pick your sport. Formats are short, fast and built for all abilities (you don't need to be match-fit, just willing and up for it). Hockey makes its Sixes debut in George, so your team gets to be part of a first. Fields are limited and first come, first served, once a sport is full, it's full.
WATCH FOR FREE
Can't play? Come anyway. Spectating is completely free. The best free weekend out in the Garden Route this summer.
THE VENUES
Kingswood Golf Estate — Golf, Friday 27 November
York High Quarry Fields — Cricket, Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November
George Virgin Active — Padel, Friday 27 – Saturday 28 November
York High Astro — Hockey, Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November
Information
Date: Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 2026 (2 day tournament)
Time: 08h30 – 17h30 both days
Event: The Sixes Cup
Venue: York High School Quarry Sport Fields
Format: Day 1 features round-robin pool matches to determine the knockout bracket for Day 2, with finals on Sunday afternoon. Six players per side, five overs per innings on a reduced boundary, every ball counts and every over can swing the match. The format rewards aggression from the first delivery; there's no time to settle, no room to hide in the field. You don't need to be match-fit, you need a team of six who want to compete.
Capacity: 8 teams (squad of up to 8 players per team)
Entry Fee: R12,000 per team which includes match shirt and Sixes cap per player.
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: Shotgun start at 10h00
Event: George Golf Sixes
Venue: Kingswood Golf Estate, George
Format:Eight pools of four teams, 6-hole better ball Matchplay. Top sides advance to quarter-finals, semis and a final on the closing holes. The Sixes Golf format rotates opponents every 6 holes, so you face three different pairs across 18. That’s triple the interactions, rivalries and conversations of a standard golf day. Six holes means no room for error, keeping every hole genuinely important and every match tight. A tournament spine with a social soul.
Capacity: 64 players / 32 teams of 2
Entry Fee: R1,200 per person / R2,400 per team, which includes Golf Green Fee, Halfway House meal, prize giving and an official Sixes cap. Golf carts optional (book directly with the club).
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Date: Saturday 28 November 2026
Time: 11h30 – 15h30
Event: Sixes Padel - Advanced Men's Doubles
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 16h00 – 18h00
Event: Sixes Padel - Beginners Mixed Singles Tournament
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Friday 27 November (league) + Saturday 28 November (knockouts)
Time: Fri 18h00 – 21h00 · Sat 07h30 – 11h00
Event: Sixes Padel - Intermediate Ladies Doubles Tournament
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 2026 (2 day tournament)
Time: 08h30 both days
Event: Men's Hockey Sixes Cup
Venue: York High School Quarry Sport Fields (Astro)
Format: Eight teams per competition with round-robin pools on day one to determine the knockout bracket, and finals on Sunday afternoon. Six players per side on a half field, two halves of six minutes: fast, end-to-end hockey where every decision counts and a single lapse can swing the result. No time to settle, fewer places to hide, and everyone always involved. Men's and ladies tournaments run concurrently across both days.
Capacity: 8 teams (up to 8 players per squad)
Entry Fee: R3,200 per team.
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Organiser
Information
Date: Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 2026 (2 day tournament)
Time: 08h30 – 17h30 both days
Event: The Sixes Cup
Venue: York High School Quarry Sport Fields
Format: Day 1 features round-robin pool matches to determine the knockout bracket for Day 2, with finals on Sunday afternoon. Six players per side, five overs per innings on a reduced boundary, every ball counts and every over can swing the match. The format rewards aggression from the first delivery; there's no time to settle, no room to hide in the field. You don't need to be match-fit, you need a team of six who want to compete.
Capacity: 8 teams (squad of up to 8 players per team)
Entry Fee: R12,000 per team which includes match shirt and Sixes cap per player.
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: Shotgun start at 10h00
Event: George Golf Sixes
Venue: Kingswood Golf Estate, George
Format:Eight pools of four teams, 6-hole better ball Matchplay. Top sides advance to quarter-finals, semis and a final on the closing holes. The Sixes Golf format rotates opponents every 6 holes, so you face three different pairs across 18. That’s triple the interactions, rivalries and conversations of a standard golf day. Six holes means no room for error, keeping every hole genuinely important and every match tight. A tournament spine with a social soul.
Capacity: 64 players / 32 teams of 2
Entry Fee: R1,200 per person / R2,400 per team, which includes Golf Green Fee, Halfway House meal, prize giving and an official Sixes cap. Golf carts optional (book directly with the club).
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Date: Saturday 28 November 2026
Time: 11h30 – 15h30
Event: Sixes Padel - Advanced Men's Doubles
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 16h00 – 18h00
Event: Sixes Padel - Beginners Mixed Singles Tournament
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Friday 27 November (league) + Saturday 28 November (knockouts)
Time: Fri 18h00 – 21h00 · Sat 07h30 – 11h00
Event: Sixes Padel - Intermediate Ladies Doubles Tournament
Venue: George Virgin Active
Format: Padel Sixes features one tiebreaker set to 6 games per match, with one advantage then Golden Point to decide each game. All games played throughout the tournament are accumulated.Round-robin results and knockout matches both count. The competition begins with a round-robin group stage to determine the knockout bracket.
Capacity: 16 teams / 32 players
Entry Fee: R600 per person.
Date: Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November 2026 (2 day tournament)
Time: 08h30 both days
Event: Men's Hockey Sixes Cup
Venue: York High School Quarry Sport Fields (Astro)
Format: Eight teams per competition with round-robin pools on day one to determine the knockout bracket, and finals on Sunday afternoon. Six players per side on a half field, two halves of six minutes: fast, end-to-end hockey where every decision counts and a single lapse can swing the result. No time to settle, fewer places to hide, and everyone always involved. Men's and ladies tournaments run concurrently across both days.
Capacity: 8 teams (up to 8 players per squad)
Entry Fee: R3,200 per team.
Pricing: Early Bird: 25% off until 31 August 2026.
Organiser
Info
One weekend. Four sports. The most scenic sporting weekend in South Africa.
George Sixes takes the festival to the Garden Route with its mountain backdrops, clean air and a pace of life that makes the whole weekend feel like a proper escape. Short-format cricket, padel and hockey plus a golf day at Kingswood, one of South Africa's standout courses. Friday 27 – Sunday 29 November 2026.
ENTER A TEAM
This is the one worth travelling for. Grab your mates, your colleagues or your club, book your accommodation and pick your sport. Formats are short, fast and built for all abilities (you don't need to be match-fit, just willing and up for it). Hockey makes its Sixes debut in George, so your team gets to be part of a first. Fields are limited and first come, first served, once a sport is full, it's full.
WATCH FOR FREE
Can't play? Come anyway. Spectating is completely free. The best free weekend out in the Garden Route this summer.
THE VENUES
Kingswood Golf Estate — Golf, Friday 27 November
York High Quarry Fields — Cricket, Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November
George Virgin Active — Padel, Friday 27 – Saturday 28 November
York High Astro — Hockey, Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 November