For exact dates and
details, please visit the individual websites provided with the
information below.
January 2: Kaapse Klopse
(Cape Minstrels’ Carnival), New Year ‘karnaval’
with a parade through the city centre, from the city centre to Green
Point Stadium.
January 2: Tweede Nuwe
Jaar (Second New Year), informal public holiday, throughout Cape
Town.
January: Cape to Rio Yacht Race,
international yacht race, at the Royal Cape Yacht Club.
Mid January: Standard Bank Cape Town Jazzathon,
jazz festival, at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre.
January / February:
J&B Met, Western Cape’s premier horse race, at Kenilworth
Racecourse.
January to February: Maynardville
Shakespeare Season, open air theatre, Maynardville Open Air Theatre,
Wynberg.
February: International Design
Indaba, workshops, lectures and the yearly Construction
New Media Awards, Cape Town International Convention Centre.
February: Old Mutual Marathon, at the
Old Mutual Sports Fields, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands.
February:
Aqua Opera, floating operatic spectacular, Feb, North Wharf and
V&A Marina, V&A Waterfront.
Late February
to early March: Community Chest Carnival, international
food festival, fun fair and fête, at Maynardville Park, Wynberg.
Mid March: Cape
Argus / Pick ’n’ Pay Cycle Tour, 108 kilometres
(67 miles) race around the peninsula, attracting 35,000 cyclists,
around Cape Peninsula.
March / April:
Out in Africa South
African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the most successful
film festival in South Africa, at Cinema Nouveau, V&A Waterfront.
March: Cape
Town Festival, arts, culture and heritage festival to promote
unity within the city, at various venues.
March:
Old
Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, 56 kilometres (35 miles) race, around
the peninsula from the Celtic Harriers Athletic Club, Main Road,
Newlands.
March 21: Human Rights Day,
commemoration of the martyrs of apartheid, throughout Cape Town.
Late March: North Sea Jazz Cape Town Festival,
Africa’s biggest jazz festival, at the Cape Town International
Convention Centre.
April 27: Freedom
Day, commemoration of South Africa’s 1st democratic elections,
throughout Cape Town.
May: Cape
Gourmet Festival, food and wine festival, various venues.
May: Cape Times and V&A
Waterfront Wine Festival, over 90 of the Cape’s top wine
estates, producers and wineries gather for exhibitions and tasting's,
at the V&A Waterfront.
June: Red
Bull BWA (Big Wave Africa), surfing spectacular, Dungeons, The
Sentinel, Hout Bay.
June: Man In Focus,
workshops, touch rugby tournaments, music concerts and other events
of interest to men, V&A
Waterfront.
June / July: Children’s
Festival, workshops, events and entertainment for children, at Market
Square, V&A
Waterfront.
July: International
Documentary Film Festival, at various cinemas.
August:
Hout Bay Snoek Derby, festival in celebration of Cape Town’s
favourite fish, at Hout Bay harbour.
August: Woman
In Focus, workshops and events of interest to women, V&A
Waterfront.
August: Winter Food Fair,
V&A Waterfront.
August: National Women’s Day, celebration
of the role of women in the anti - apartheid struggle, throughout
Cape Town.
September: Spring Flower Show,
V&A Waterfront.
September / October: Smirnoff International
Comedy Festival, at the Baxter Theatre Centre, Rondebosch.
October: Whiskey Festival, at Jetty 2, V&A
Waterfront.
Mid October: Cape Times
/ FNB Big Walk,
a walk for charity, a city tradition since 1903, in Cape Town and
surrounding areas, finishing at the Hartleyvale Stadium.
Early November: Three Peaks Challenge, hike
up Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain and Lion’s
Head, start at 5.00 am at Scott House, 108 Long Street.
November: International Dragon Boat Festival, V&A
Waterfront.
Mid November: Sithengi,
film and television market, at the Artscape Theatre Centre.
Mid November: Cape Town World Cinema Festival,
Sithengi,
international film festival at various venues.
November: Wiggle
Waggle Walkathon, a 4 kilometre (2.5 miles) walk for dogs at
Constantia.
November to March: Kirstenbosch
Appletiser Summer Sunset Concerts, open - air concerts, Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens
Mid December: Mother
City Queer Project Festival, gay and lesbian events and themed
costume party, at various venues.
December 16:
Day of Reconciliation, day of national unity across political
divides, all over Cape Town.
December 31: New
Year’s Eve Bash, open-air concert and party, at the V&A
Waterfront Amphitheatre
December to February:
Obz Festival, street festival, at Lower Main Road, Observatory.
December to March: Spier
Arts Summer Season, jazz, opera, comedy, dance and classical
concerts at Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. |
