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See what’s up in Cape Town and Surrounds after Easter and let the excitement continue! Enjoy the whole April with its warm and sunny weather.
The 16th Cape Town Jazz Festival is in 4 days. Held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 27 & 28 March 2015.
February-Cover-Photo-620x229Dress up for the fifth annual Cape Town Carnival On March 14th it’s time for Cape Town’s biggest street party again. The theme for Cape Town Carnival this year is ELEMENTAL! Celebrate Earth, Water, Fire and Air together with over 2 000 elaborately costumed dancers, musicians and performers. Choose your favourite element, get in your most spectacular costume and join the 1km long Fan Walk at the corner of Coburn and Somerset Roads in Green Point.
NEW ROUTE INFORMATION cycle route It’s been an extremely worrying and tense week for Cape Town. For the last four days our beautiful Southern Peninsula, that the iconic Cape Town Cycle Tour traditionally passes through, has been on fire. It’s been devastating.
Design Indaba 2015: get inspired at the Expo, Conference & Festival Design Indaba brings the flow of creativity to our mother city! Cape Town becomes the hotspot of innovation, culture and creativity from February 20th until March 1st 2015. The big event will take place in the International Convention Centre and a few other small places and includes a conference, an expo, a music fair and a film festival.
Moonstruck Summer Beach Concert @ Clifton Beach #4 Can you imagine sitting on a soft & sandy beach, having a light picnic dinner with your loved ones, watching the sun go down and the moon come up – all while listening to a local Band playing and singing at their best? ALL of those awesome things you can have in one experience at the annual Moonstruck Summer Beach Concert at Clifton Beach #4.
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, situated at the foot of giant Table Mountain, offers you a wide range of nature, plants, flower and animals.
Valentine’s Day is always big in Cape Town. If you still don’t know what to do or if you just need some ideas- we have the best hints for all the lovers and the singles!
The Cape Minstrels (also known as the Kaapse Klopse) take over the streets of the Mother City each year for the annual and historic Second New Year Street Parade, a colourful procession also known as Tweede Nuwe Jaar. While the musical celebration usually takes place on 2 January, the event was postponed due to logistics and holy days and the march is now confirmed to happened on Saturday, 17 January 2015.
As good as a drive-in cinema: Hire a vehicle from around about cars and make your way to one of the open air movie locations in and around the Mother City!
Xmas is coming up – and once more, Cape Town is THE place to be! Next to all the popular restaurants with their delicious food and special cuisine for the festive season, next to the white sand beaches full of laughing kinds and competitive volleyball players, next to everybody in the busy streets and shops having fun there is something you only find in December – Christmas-markets!
The countdown to Christmas has begun! And this week marks the start of the 6-day Made in the Cape Festive Fair at Cavendish Square. Made in the Cape is a monthly market of carefully curated artists and creatives from around the Cape – and this edition is a bumper one, with more than the usual number of traders, over six days instead of the usual three.
ROCKING THE DAISIES 2-5 OCTOBER 2014 – the ultimate essential outdoor festival. Love the likes of MGMT, Rudimental, Cystal Fighters and The Presets.
Going to AfrikaBurn for the first time? Here is our guide to help you along.

Vor zwei Jahrzehnten konnten Südafrikaner zum ersten Mal ihre Stimme abgeben. Der 27. April 1994 war ein bedeutender Moment auf einem hart erkämpften Weg zur Gleichberechtigung aller Südafrikaner und markierte die Geburt unserer neuen Demokratie.

Two decades ago South African’s were free to cast their vote for the first time. The 27th of April 1994 was a momentous occasion in a hard-won journey to equal rights for all South Africans and marked the birth of our new democracy.
My Danish friend, Sanne, slept over and our morning started at 06:30. We enjoyed a simple breakfast of bananas and yoghurt before cycling to the city from Tamboerskloof, where nearly 35 000 people gathered for the Cape Argus. It was incredibly well organised – all the cyclists were directed into different loading bays – I imagine that that is what gigantic herds of cows feel like at the instruction of their shepherds… There were public bathrooms everywhere and even a coffee trailer – despite there being so many people present, the queues were not too bad.
Restaurants and bars trendier than a hash tag Being trendy in Cape Town isn’t simply about fashion – it’s about being seen. Drape your Missibaba handbag securely over your shoulders and adjust those haute couture glasses.There’s no room for fashion faux pas during this tour of Cape Town’s chic. The Grand This venue with its warehouse-like exterior can be easily overlooked. Secretly, it houses chandeliers, antique Indian rugs and distinct romanticism. Try a platter of line fish and tagliata (strips …
f you are Sushi fanatic and you love seafood then this is a must read! Here is a presentation of the 10 top low-budget sushi restaurants in Cape Town and the surroundings, they offer sensational sushi at very low prices thanks to half price specials, daily discounts or all-you-can-eat sushi buffets. Fugu: Opening Times: Monday to Saturday: 12pm-3pm; 5pm-10pm Wembley Square North – Solan Street – Gardens – Cape Town – Tel: +27 (0)21 812 2706 Situated in the inner …
Mercedes-Benz in association with African Fashion international offers to discover the spring-summer collection of both famous local creators David Tlale and Gavin Rajah with their sublime creations. A proudly African Festival with a variety of shows over the three days. The official theme for the 2013 Cape Town Fashion Week has yet to be announced. But Cape Town Fashion Week showcases the hottest trends from South Africa’s flourishing fashion community, as well as big names and emerging talent from across …