With the cooler weather it may seem like a good idea to stay indoors, but there’s more than one reason to head out to Groot Constantia this Saturday. The Kitchen Jammin’ Blues Band is back for the next Blue Baboon Saturday Blues Lunch, this time with special guest Barbeque Bob Nagel. Great music, a welcome drink and a 5-course lunch for just R180 make for a perfect Autumn afternoon.
The Grandy Daddy has fabulous line-up of events this long weekend. Ladies’ night is the Thursday is first of what is expected to a regular event and features Gift Gwe, gorgeous male dancers and goodie bags. Rock the Rooftop on Friday with Dave Ferguson or dance the salsa at Daddy Cool. Sundowners Sunday with Irish DJ Nigel is followed on Monday by the screening of romantic drama ‘A Walk in The Clouds’ at the Pink Flamingo.
Markets are not all about delicious aromas of food, freshly baked bread, excellent wine, freshly baked breads and exquisite art, craft and fashion. Well, perhaps they are, but they’re also about entertainment. And this weekend Bay Harbour Market has a great line-up from Friday through to Sunday. Good food, gorgeous art and design, great music and a unique festive spirit in the shadow of Chapman’s Peak.
The Toffie Pop Culture Conference & Festival this weekend focuses everything pop culture: from design to music, art to publishing and everything in between. Part of the festival is the You & Me & Everyone We Know market with designer goods, retro-refashion, tech-tronics, multi-colour blocking coffee, cocktails & drinks, baked goods & traditional boeries, a fantastic DJ line up and lots more
One of the highlights of the Riebeek Valley’s Medfest takes place at Bazaar (Church Museum) on Friday, 30 March. To get you into the perfect Mediterranean mood, enjoy tapas and wine accompanied by singer / songwriter Danelle de Vries. Danelle sings of all the meddlesome yet magical aspects of the human condition, with humour and love. Drink & tapas served at 7-30pm and the show starts at 8pm.
The legends from ‘169 on Long’ are back and ready to amp up Cape Town’s nightlife scene once more. Now at 227 Long Street, formerly Cape To Cuba, the venue maintains a Cuban feel, and they will keep the popular tapas and Cuban bread on the menu. Upstairs features a slick cigar bar, and downstairs offers exotic cocktails in the revamped and larger cocktail bar. every Friday and Saturday the restaurant turns into a club after dinner.
Brewers and Union, PUMA and Rolling Stone magazine have teamed up to create a fantastic 40-week series that serves to foster South African music and give artists the opportunity to play for audiences in a relaxed, social space. One live act will perform every Wednesday and the line-up in the next few weeks includes Crossfire Collision, Stoker, Wolftown, The Rescu, and Shotgun Tori. Entrance is free.
As infamous as Cape Town is for the southeaster, so it is famous for balmy summer evenings - more so if sunset is accompanied by stunning views of the mountains and ocean. The Roundhouse Restaurant has some fabulous options for enjoying the magnificence of summer in Cape Town, including Summer Season Sundowners , Live Music on the Lawns and a New Year’s Eve party.
The original Block Party is here!
CONVERSE takes over Harrington Street and the Assembly for a massive party. Headliners include the likes of 340ml, Shadowclub, Niskerone and the one and only Sibot. They will be joined by New Holland, Lapse, Sedge Warbler, VGA, Funafuji, Haasbroek, Tommy Gun, Kid Fonque, Bteam, Jam Jarr, Big Space and many, many more.
The Old Mutual Summer Sunset concerts kick off at Kirstenbosch this weekend, heralding a summer of awesome music at one of the most stunning venues in Cape Town. This Sunday sees Electronic New Age duo Locnville take the stage along with Jax Panik, the producer-led music project from Cape Town that started as a parody.
Smirnoff and Casa Blanca presents Haunted Halloween Havoc - “an evening that will haunt your dreams for decades to come” - and you can win a VIP table for yourself and five friends. Included in the prize are a bottle of Triple Distilled Smirnoff Vodka and Red Bull mixers. There will also be amazing prizes to be won on the night, including for best dressed.
The Theatre of Dreams is your escape from the mundane, into a world of glitter and stardust that sparkles with the magic of cirque. This multi-sensory experience is a unique synthesis of dining and theatre; a celebration of the fantastical, the magical and the divine.
The last few months of any year are particularly busy: corporate and private entertaining, festive season events, office parties. Add in birthdays, family occasions and other events and it can all get out of hand in a hurry. The answer is to get help - only not from relatives or friends who mean well, but end up adding to the chaos and stress.
The Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay, which opened to rave reviews this winter, is launching its Summer Night Markets this Friday, 9 September. Experience an authentic slice of South African creativity, culture and cuisine.
Celebrate the arrival of Spring at Casa Blanca’s Sexy Spring Party on Friday 2nd September.
The Graeme Watkins Project features Graeme Watkins post his Idols Success, along with some of South Africa’s most highly-rated musicians. There Cape Town tour includes a performance at Mercury Live this Friday, and we have 4 tickets to giveaway.