MTN Bushfire begins at House On Fire, creating a platform where music, performance, art and community could meet under the Swazi sky.

The gathering grows its multidisciplinary identity, bringing more artists and audiences into the Bushfire experience.

Bushfire develops into a distinctive Southern African festival built around live music, performance and creative exchange.

The festival's connection between culture, community and positive social change becomes increasingly central to its identity.

Music and culture become vehicles for conversations around identity, responsibility, connection and the future.

MTN becomes title sponsor and the now-iconic Bring Your Fire call to action becomes a defining part of the festival's identity.

The festival's audience and cultural reach continue to grow while remaining rooted in an authentically African creative identity.

Music sits alongside theatre, poetry, dance, circus and visual arts, creating space for expression and dialogue.

The festival continues to explore the role of creativity, responsible development and culture in shaping the future.

A decade of Bushfire establishes the festival as a major multidisciplinary cultural gathering with sustainability and creative activism at its core.

Environmental sustainability becomes a stronger part of the festival experience and its call for responsible action.

Bushfire's international cultural footprint expands while its programming remains rooted in African creativity and identity.

The Moral Compass reflected the spiritual and ethical journey experienced by Fire Starters throughout the festival and beyond.

The physical festival era is interrupted by the pandemic. The story continues through digital connection, creative content and community.

A pause in the normal physical cycle, but not in the spirit of Bushfire. The community continues to carry the flame forward.

Fire Starters return to the valley, reigniting the shared experience of music, art, community and positive action.

A day in the life of a Fire Starter captures the return of the festival's collective energy and its invitation to Bring Your Fire.

The festival's call to action becomes a celebration of people putting their energy, creativity and purpose to work.

The 18th edition celebrated creativity, unity and sustainability, bringing more than 23,000 Fire Starters together across a diverse programme.

The 19th edition explored the energy created when individual voices meet - where rhythm, culture and purpose intersect at a point of transformation.

The milestone edition: two decades of music, arts, family, culture, sustainability and collective action at House On Fire.