What to do in Cape Town this weekend (27th – 29th March)

There’s so much happening in Cape Town this weekend, so there’s no excuse to stay inside the house this weekend. Be sure to grab your family and friends and catch at least one of these events.

Happy Hour Special at the Park Inn Newlands Hotel – 27 March

The Park Inn by the Newlands hotel likes to take everything up a notch, so their shifting things up a gear or two and adding an extra hour to their happy hour on Friday! If you are keen for the weekly deal, you can enjoy two beers, two cocktails, two glasses of wine or two fruit crushers for the price of one, this 2-for-1 booze special makes other discounts look so uninteresting. At the chic hotel bar they have some familiar brews, like Black Label or Hansa, and while you sip on your beverage you can enjoy the music spun by a local DJ or watch sport on the big screen.

Date: 27 March 2015
Time: 16:00 – 19:00
Venue: Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands
Price: Variable

Harfield Village Carnival – 28 March
Get ready for this family-friendly festival in the Southern Suburbs this weekend! With everything from  yummy treats and delicious craft beers to home décor, art, clothing and amazing live music, there’s bound to be something for everyone! Even the kiddies, the pets and granny and gramps. Here’s some of the fun activities to expect at the fair… a marching band procession, kiddies activities, tasty food and drink, shopping stalls and a line-up of awesome live music.

Date: 28 March 2015
Time: 09:00 until late
Venue: Second Avenue
Price: FREE

SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Cape Town – 29 March
Lace up your running shoes with your girlfriends and get involved in this popular road race in the Mother City! Yes, the time has arrived for the annual SPAR Women’s Race and this time around there are two races: a 5km challenge that’s perfect for beginners and the longer 10km route that gives women with true endurance the chance to show off a bit! A portion of the proceeds will go to Operation Smile South Africa, but don’t worry you also have a chance to win shopping vouchers and cash prizes for yourself.

Date: 29 March 2015
Time: 7:30 – 12:00
Venue: Cape Town Stadium
Price: R75 – R85

The Mother City is going to be full of festivities this weekend, and whether or not you’re planning on going to any of them or not. Here are some events to get you in a good mood for the weekend!

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Written By: Christine Romans

What to do in Cape Town this weekend (20th – 22nd March)

Embrace the awesome festivities coming up this weekend! Whether you choose to visit them all, or simply just one. You’ll be sure to enjoy your time!

South African Navy Festival – 20 March

The men and women of the Navy are putting on a grand show in Simon’s Town this weekend, so sea adventurers get in line and come and enjoy the family-friendly fun! This seaside fiesta will show you a glimpse of South Africa’s Navy and provide you with insight into the training that helps keep our nation’s waters safe and secure. Here are some of the events that will be at the SA Navy festival… the ships and submarines will be open for public viewing, tug boat rides, flea market, Navy, Air Force and Army exhibitions and a Kiddies corner for the little ones.

Date: 20 march
Time: 10:00 until late
Venue: Simons Town Naval Base
Price: FREE

Hout Bay Sandcastle Competition – 21 March
Gather the troops and get ready to create a sandy masterpiece at the annual Sandcastle Competition on Hout Bay Beach. Teams can be made up of kids of any age and adults too, but only if you love a bit of seaside action with a bucket and spade. The main goal of the sandcastle competition is to raise funds for underprivileged children at Hout Bay’s Valley Pre-Primary School, plus the celebrity guest judges will have the difficult task of choosing the winners. Besides the sandcastle building there will be plenty of other activities like a jumping castle, live music and various food and drink stalls.

Date: 21 March
Time: 8:30 – 13:30
Venue: Hout Bay
Price: R30 – 1500 per team

World Gallery Exhibition: Ricky Lee Gordon - 22 March
Come and see this amazing street artist at his first ever solo exhibition in Cape Town. He is best known as internationally celebrated street artist Freddy Sam, but this time he is leaving his aliases behind and embracing his own exhibition at premier gallery Worldart on 54 Church Street. This exhibition features a variety of paintings which use collage, abstraction and fragmentation to explore the relationship between humans and nature.

Date: 22 March
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
Venue: Worldart Gallery
Price: FREE

This weekend in the Mother City, come and explore the wonderful world of art, design, creativity and the wonder of South Africa. Get ready for the proudly South African Navy, Sandcastle art and stunning exhibitions.

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Written By: Christine Romans

What to do in Cape Town this weekend (13th – 15th March)

Get ready for an amazing, fun-filled weekend in the Mother City this weekend. You can have a taste of everything from delicious wines, colourful carnivals to planning a well-deserved internal escape.

Robertson Hands-on Harvest Festival – 13 March
This popular food and wine affair returns this year for two whole months of sipping and stirring! Yes, it’s true, wine connoisseurs gather because you are in for a treat when the Robertson Hands-on Harvest festival comes to town. Here’s what to expect at the harvest festival… wine stomping, riverside lunches, vineyard tours, blending and tasting experiences. If you’re an adrenaline junkie you go skydiving, golfing, rock climbing, river cruises and so much more.

Date: 13 March 2015
Time: 08:00 - 22:00
Venue: Robertson Wine Valley
Price: FREE – R450

Cape Town Carnival – 14 MarchMardi Gras and Ubuntu rolls up into one Mother City-sized fiesta at the annual Cape Town Carnival, so get ready to shake your tail feathers and experience the colours of the rainbow nation! Gallivant all the way down the Fan Walk from the start of Somerset Road to Main Road Green Point and celebrate diversity, creativity and cultural understanding with an amazing variety of magnificent floats, vibrant choreographed dance routines and beautiful costumes.

Date: 14 March 2015
Time: 17:00 until late
Venue: Green Point
Price: FREE

Getaway Show – 15 March
Visit this annual holiday expo with your family and friends and find out all there is to know about adventuring, travel, safaris and outdoor living. Nothing beats a vacation right? So, do the easy thing and start planning your great South African or international escape with some help from the 2015 Getaway Show. Even better there are kiddies festivities to entertain the little ones while you check out the agencies, resorts and cruise agents in the marquee tent.

Date: 15 March
Time: 10:00 – 18:00
Venue: Lourensford Wine Estate
Price: R35 – R70

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Written By: Christine Romans

What to do in Cape Town (6th – 8th March)

Stand-up comedy, yummy food and an overload of art is all on the agenda for this weekend in Cape Town. So, work your way through this week and some great activities lie ahead in the Mother City.

Nik Rabinowitz’s Stand-up Comedy Show – 6 March
Come have a good ol’ laugh at this new one-man act! Homegrown talent Nik Rabinowitz is no stranger to throwing his spin on the political antics in South Africa, so he is back with his new one-man show “What the EFF?” This fresh out the kitchen stand-up routine is set to tackle some of the most outrageous moments in Mzansi’s resent past and get those belly laughs going! Gather up your mates and gear up for a laugh with one of Cape Town’s finest comedians.

Date: 6 March
Time: 20:00 – 21:10
Venue: Baxter Theatre
Price: R120 – R165

Burger and Milkshake Special at Truffle Restaurant – 7 March
Truffle Restaurant is one of the only upmarket halaal eateries in Cape Town, and they are adding a touch of sweet and savoury to Saturday afternoons with they’re Slider Special! You can get a trio of delicious mini burgers paired with a gourmet milkshake for only R99. The special runs from 12pm – 5pm and you get to much down on mini versions of the Truffle’s signature buns from a beef burger with gherkins, rocket, caramelized onions and cheddar cheese to the lamb option with minted tzatziki and babaganoush. Don’t forget your gourmet milkshake, some of the favourites being Banoffee (banana and toffee), Apple Pie (apple with cinnamon) and the Gingerbread Man (its topped with an actual gingerbread man!)

Date: 7 March
Time: 12:00 – 17:00
Venue: Truffle Restaurant
Price: R99

Woordfees Festival in Stellenbosch – 8 March
The sleepy town of Stellenbosch comes alive with creativity and plenty of activities when the annual Woordfees comes into town with poetry, stories, live music and art exhibitions. Woordfees, which means word festival, is packed with activities and entertainment – Antjie Krog is doing a reading from her new poetry collection, Chris Chameleon presents his first picture book and Deon Meyer talks about his latest book. There will also be plenty of live music to enjoy, kids’ activities to keep the little ones entertained and you can look forward to a series of shorts and documentaries.

Date: 8 March
Time: 09:00 until late
Venue: Stellenbosch
Price: Various

This weekend you don’t want to miss out on these amazing activities, with everything from tummy aching laughter with Nik Rabinowitz and burgers and milkshakes to art, music and entertainment!

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Written By: Christine Romans

What to do in Cape Town this weekend (27th February – 1st March)

It’s going to be another great weekend in the beautiful Mother City; all you have to do is start planning now and make sure your 72 hours are filled with plenty of fun and excitement! Here are some great weekend ideas:

That Art Fair Expo in Cape Town – 27 February
Come and see the emerging and established African artists showcase their thought-provoking work! That Art Fair Expo is the first ever affordable art expo, which aims to give art collectives, organisations and artists a platform to showcase the pulse of African art. This amazing expo will showcase talent from all over Cape Town; you can look forward to work from Nobukho Nqaba, Jason Tetteh Ashong and many others.

Date: 27 February
Time: 12:00 – 21:00
Venue: 121 Cecil Road, Salt River
Price: R30 – R500

Feast of the Grape – 28 February
Bring along your friends and family and celebrate the end of the annual harvest season. The Durbanville wine valley is pulling out all the stops to give you a jam-packed day of family fun at the 2015 Feast of the Grape festival! The festival with showcase 12 of the valley’s wineries, not to mention many fun activities like a charity grape stomp and a jam-packed music line up. Plenty of delicious cuisine will be served and the little ones can enjoy the kiddies activities at the kid’s zone.

Date: 28 February
Time: 11:00 – 19:00
Venue: D’Aria Wine Estate
Price: R20 – R110

Rotisserie Lunch at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards – 1 March

Tuck into tasty fare amongst the beautiful surroundings of one of the Cape Wineland’s hippest lifestyle destinations, Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards. This serene Franschhoek estate invites families and friends to dine on a superb rotisserie-based lunch! Leopard’s Leap’s main feature is the range of tender, free-range meats on the spit braai, you can choose from crispy pork belly, juicy lamb neck and succulent chicken; what’s more macaroni, toasted sarmies and chicken twisters are available for the little ones.

Date: 1 March
Time: 11:00 – 17:00
Venue: Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards
Price: Variable

There’s a lot that’s hot and happening this weekend in Cape Town, be sure to keep up with the latest festivals and have a ball this weekend in the Mother City.

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Written By: Christine Romans