2006
The first one
Organik began as a weekly Wednesday psytrance night at Cool Runnings in Observatory, now Trench Town. Good vibes and good music, every single week.
About us
Twenty years of building dance floors in the Western Cape
What started as a small weekly underground psytrance night in Observatory has grown into the outdoor festival brand Organik is today.
Same founders, same vision, bigger scale.
- Years running
- 20
- Festivals hosted
- 30+
- Festivals a year
- 2
- People switched on
- 20 000+
The long way round
How we got here
2011
Twice a year
We established our two yearly outdoor festivals, Gaian Dream and Love Project, in the Overberg. Along the way we discovered and developed both Dieprivier and Kromrivier farms as festival venues.
2016
Things start to grow
The Cape Town psytrance scene hit its growth phase and Organik grew with it, on the back of consistency, great music, careful DJ bookings and sublime venues.
2022
Coming back
After a break forced by COVID restrictions we returned to our usual rhythm of Gaian Dream and Love Project, with a renewed focus on production quality.
2026
Present day
We are still pushing the boundaries of psychedelic music, and still taking joy in a quality production where everyone who comes can feel the love and the effort that went into it.
See this year's festivalWhat we care about
The things we will not cut
The sound
We run the world-renowned d&b V-Series at every festival, properly tuned and properly managed, every time. The rig is what makes the psychedelic experience possible.
The decor
Showcasing art is what we do. The decor matters as much as the music, because the point is a whole sensory experience rather than just a playlist.
The people
Most of our crew started as volunteers. We are glad to bring young and enthusiastic people into festival culture, making the circle bigger one festival at a time.
Thank you
None of this works without you
Twenty years and forty-odd gates opened, and not one of them counted for anything until you walked through. Some of you have been coming since the first one in 2006. Some of you found us last season. A few of you drove out on the Thursday to dig holes in the sun for nothing but a meal and a bed.
We build the stage and hang the lights. The festival itself is made by whoever is standing on the floor at sunrise, and it is the part nobody can quite describe afterwards. That part has always been yours. We are only ever borrowing the field for a weekend.
Thank you for twenty years of it. See you at the next one.
The Organik crew
Want to be part of it?
Almost everyone on our permanent crew started out volunteering on a build. It is hard work and long hours, and it is the way in.
Apply to volunteer