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Cape Town Events | Annual Events and Festivals in Cape Town
Please see below for a list of the most interesting festivals in the Cape.
January
- Cape Minstrel Carnival: Cape Town. The colourful carnival procession annually moves through the city of Cape Town to Green Point Stadium on the 2nd of January.
- Cape to Rio Regatta: Start in Cape Town. Every two years approximately 100 yachts sail from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro.
- Maynardville Open-air Theatre: Cape Town. Shakespeare productions are enacted in January and February in the Maynardville (Wynberg) City Park.
- Nedbank Summer Concert Season: Cape Town. From November to February open-air summer concerts are held at the Josephine Mill in Newlands.
- Oude Libertas Arts Programme: Stellenbosch. From January to March theatre productions and summer concerts are held in the private amphitheatre.
- Summer Sunset Concerts: Cape Town. From January to March Sunday evening concerts are held at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.
- Paarl Show: Paarl. A fair held in the mid-February with arts & crafts, wine and great company.
March
- Argus Cycle Tour: Cape Peninsula. The largest road cycle race in the world takes place mid March.
- Beer and Bread Festival: Caledon. One of the most famous harvest festivals in the Cape region. Takes place in Caledon in the beginning of March.
- Oude Libertas Arts Programme: Stellenbosch. From January to March theatre productions and summer concerts are held in the private amphitheatre.
- Summer Sunset Concerts: Cape Town. From January to March Sunday evening concerts are held at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.
April
- Nouveau Wine Festival: Paarl. A celebration of the new wine harvest with plenty of music and arts & crafts taking place on the first weekend in April.
- Two Oceans Marathon: Cape Town. A marathon around the Cape Peninsula (starts and ends in the city center) taking place over the Easter Weekend.
July
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Control Instruments Berg: Paarl. A canoe race with a distance of over 270km on high-water levels from Paarl to Veldrift on the West Coast.
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Bastille Festival: Franschhoek. A fun festival held in Franschhoek during the first two weeks of July with ample wine, food, arts & crafts and sports events.
August
- Arts Festival Evita se Perron: Darling. South Africa’s most famous drag artist performs concerts and cabarets.
- Food and Wine Festival: Malmesbury. A food and wine festival held on the first weekend in August with local grain and wine products.
- Wildflower Festivals: Northern Cape. For a few days in August and September one can view the spectacular wild flowers in bloom.
September
- Arts Festival Evita se Perron: Darling. South Africa’s most famous drag artist performs concerts and cabarets.
- Whale of a Festival: Hermanus. A festival with street markets and theatre productions centered on the arrival of the Southern Right Whales in Walker Bay.
- Wildflower Festivals: Northern Cape. For a few days in August and September one can view the spectacular wild flowers in bloom.
October
- Van der Stel Festival: Lambert’s Bay. Historical market started by “van der Stel”.
- Tulbagh Festival: Tulbagh. Takes place on the last weekend in October and has many products and arts & crafts from that region.
November
- Crayfish Festival: Lambert’s Bay. A crayfish festival held mid-November in Lambert’s Bay. Lots of music, dancing and wine.
- Nedbank Summer Concert Season: Cape Town. From November to February open-air summer concerts are held at the Josephine Mill in Newlands
December
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