In just a day, a new forest came to be thanks to Greenpop’s 2025 Reforest Fest and the many proud planters who made the little forest possible.
Platbos Forest Reserve, South Africa (25 April 2025) — After the final songs played and the last of festival-goers packed up their tents and headed home from the Platbos Forest Reserve, a forest of 5,000 freshly planted trees proudly remains.
A four-day celebration of community and change through community, the 14th Reforest Fest stood firmly in its reputation as an occasion where hope for the future is infectious.
Here, seasoned eco-warriors and rookie green thumbs from all walks of life unite every year with shovels and shared philosophies. With music to keep the momentum going and workshops to weave high spirits, festival-attendees relished in the magic at the continent’s southernmost forest.
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“We came together with 1000 active citizens, crew and volunteers this weekend to get active for the environment, planting 5000 trees in one day,” the Greenpop team shared.
“Meaningful connections were forged, and our perspectives broadened, leaving us with memories which will echo far beyond the festival grounds.”
What is Reforest Fest?
Since 2011, Greenpop’s Reforest Fest has grown and grown to become a leading tree-planting festival in Africa. Greenpop is an Environmental conservation organisation that began with a humble goal of planting 1,000 trees in a single month back in the 2010s. This seed of a goal has positively flourished to the point where the team have planted well over 250 000 trees to-date.
With entertainment and moments for connection aplenty at the fedtivld (this year, the Ubuntu Stage came alive with culture and wisdom), the Reforest festival is more than just an opportunity to plant new trees—it’s a portal to understanding the essence that is joy in helpful harmony with nature.
To some, it might just be 5000 new trees. But as Greenpop’s team put it beautifully, “[It’s] 5,000 more reasons to believe in the power of collective action.”
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