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Cape Town Events

Cape Town 2012 events

February
24
Pride Festival

Ten days of gay celebrations including a gay film festival, culminating in an exuberant Pride Parade on the last day.

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February
27
Cape Town Festival

The Cape Town Festival is a three-day annual event that puts on a programme of cultural activities and entertainment. Covering art, music, dance,...

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March
05
Cape Argus Cycle Tour

A gruelling 108km (67miles) race around the peninsula, billed as the world's largest timed cycling race and attracting at least 35,000 entrants....

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March
18
Cape Town Carnival

Arts, culture and heritage festival to promote unity within the city through music, dance and cultural performances.

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March
21
Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day marks the foundation of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in 1996, and the day is now a public holiday in South...

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March
25
Cape Town International Jazz Festival

The annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival is one of the most important events of its kind in the whole of Africa, and attracts some the...

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April
01
Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon

Beginning at Newlands, runners follow a picturesque route that takes in some of Cape Town's most spectacular scenery earning it the nickname...

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April
27
Freedom Day

Celebrating the occasion of the first democratic elections in South Africa which took place on 27 April 1994, this day is marked with special...

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May
26
Good Food & Wine Show

Food and wine festival including demos by top chefs, beer and chocolate theatres and a wine blending workshop.

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June
16
Youth Day

Youth Day commemorates the day in 1976 when an estimated 20,000 young people from Soweto led a demonstration against the segregated Bantu...

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August
09
National Women's Day

Each year at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre in Cape Town, people gather to celebrate National Women's Day. The day celebrates the...

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November
01
Cape Times FNB Big Walk

First held in 1903, the Cape Times FNB Big Walk consists of eight different stages all beginning on a different part of the Cape Peninsula and all...

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November
03
Whisky Live Festival

A real treat for whisky connoisseurs and anyone working in the industry, the annual Whisky Live Festival brings together approximately 160...

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December
16
Day of Reconciliation

Under South Africa's apartheid segregation system, 16 December was known as 'Day of the Vow', harking back to the vow the Voortrekkers made to God...

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December
31
New Year's Eve Bash

See in the New Year with a bang at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront at the ever popular New Year's Eve Bash. With a programme of live music, street...

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Cape Town 2013 events

January
01
Kaapse Klopse (Cape Minstrels' Carnival)

An incredibly colourful spectacle, the annual Kaapse Klopse (Cape Minstrels' Carnival) is a traditional New Year's celebration which originally...

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January
02
Second New Year (Tweede Nuwe Jaar)

On the day after New Year's Day, South Africans celebrate Tweede Nuwe-Jaar or the 'Second New Year'. Entire communities turn out to take part in...

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