• Durbanville Hills hot chocolate and wine tasting

    Join Durbanville Hills from July until the end of August for their popular hot chocolate and wine tasting – the ultimate light-hearted treat for winter. The limited-edition hot chocolate tasting includes four red wines each paired with four different hand-crafted chocolate bombs, to add to steaming milk. The silky-smooth indulgence and the depth the wine brings to the hot chocolate, make this an unmissable experience. Each tasting includes four wines, four chocolate bombs, and hot milk to prepare your own […]

  • Franschhoek Bastille Festival 2024

    Raise a glass and join in the French revelry as the Franschhoek Wine Valley gears up to host the renowned calendar highlight of Bastille Day. This year's festival, once again in proud partnership with Prescient, promises the ultimate weekend showcase of the region's finest wines, artisanal fare, live entertainment and a plethora of activities. Held on the 13th and 14th of July at the expansive new venue of Franschhoek High School rugby fields, it will proudly paint the town in the tricolore of […]

  • Wine Town Stellenbosch

    Wine Town Stellenbosch is the annual seven-day celebration of wine and winelands living that takes place from 29 July to 4 August. The highlight of the event is the Stellenbosch Wine Festival on 2-3 August, which was first held in 1973. Hosted in the historic town hall, some 60 of the country’s best producers offer more than 200 wines for tasting, which are served alongside a never-ending harvest table of seasonal and local bites and delights. If you’ve ever wanted […]

  • Decorex Joburg at the Sandton Convention Centre

    Decorex Joburg, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 1-4 August 2024, is more than just Africa's leading decor and design exhibition; it's a dynamic movement that uses the power of design to forge a brighter future. This year, alongside hosting 100% Design Africa, we're setting the stage for an unparalleled experience where creativity meets utility, innovation fuels growth, and visionaries connect to reshape industries. Key Details: Dates: 1-4 August 2024 Times: Thurs-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00 Venue: Sandton Convention […]

  • Endler Concert Series: Paranoid Android at Endler Hall

    With the Twilight Ensemble: Magdalene Minnaar, soprano Gabriele von Dürckheim, flute & piccolo Féroll-Jon Davids, clarinet & bass clarinet Petrus Coetzee, violin & viola Peter Martens, cello José Dias, piano  The Endler Concert Series is gearing up for another musical highlight, with an incredibly unique concert programme which brings together some of South Africa’s leading musicians, in a collaboration that explores and stretches the limits of the classical genre. A brainchild of the Cape Town Philharmonic’s principal flautist and SU […]

  • Poetry in McGregor at Temenos Retreat

    From 6 to 8 September 2024 at Temenos Retreat in McGregor, Western Cape. We invite you to join us for a warmhearted gathering of poets from the 6th – 8th September. We have themed our weekend TOWARDS A WONDERFUL WORLD to instill a sense of hope and beauty, through poetry, into our turbulent world. Ashley Dowds will be performing his one man piece, Circle Song If you are a poetry lover or take pleasure in the written word, our weekend […]

  • Vergenoegd Löw’s Come Over October Festivities

    The Cape is in full bloom, bursting with vibrant colours, enchanting scents, and captivating sights. This October, Vergenoegd Löw in Stellenbosch, one of South Africa’s oldest working farms, invites you to step into the beauty and warmth of spring. Join this recently revamped farm’s festivities during Come Over October, its month-long celebration of wine, food, music, and community. Visit from 12:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays in October. Tickets cost R800 and serves two people. It includes a platter laden with […]

  • Take That ‘This Life on Tour’

    Take That and Big Concerts are thrilled to announce that multi-award winning and smash hit makers, Take That will be bringing their ‘This Life On Tour’ to the SunBet Arena, Time Square on Sunday the 20th of October, and the Grand Arena, GrandWest on Tuesday the 22nd October 2024. In association with 947 and KFM 94.5. The Discovery Bank pre-sale begins at 09h00 on Wednesday, 28 February from www.ticketmaster.co.za and will run until 08h59 on Friday, 1 March.  Tickets go […]

  • Tokara’s Rare Plant Fair & Open Garden 2024

    Tokara invites the public to enjoy a day of botanical splendour at the Rare Plant Fair and Open Garden on Saturday, 26 October 2024. This special event usually takes place in autumn but was postponed due to the devastating Cape storms.  This year it will be part of the Stellenbosch Garden Town festival, one of South Africa's most celebrated garden lifestyle events, which runs from Friday 25 October to Sunday 3 November 2024. Experience Tokara in all its blooming glory as […]

  • Stellenbosch Street Soirées – from October to March

    Good times and great vibes are guaranteed with the return of Stellenbosch Street Soirées! Join the traditional throng of merrymakers for this year’s calendar highlight of open-air food, wine and music beneath the Cape wine capital’s famous oak trees. Once again, the pop-up series on Drostdy Street takes place on specific days from October to March with the first Soirée happening on October 30. This season’s dates are listed below. “Street Soirées have become the region’s de facto welcome to what is […]

  • Jazz Under the Stars at Vergenoegd Löw

    Vergenoegd Löw’s Jazz Under the Stars event is back by popular demand, and tickets are selling fast! A perfect start to your summer season of relaxed enjoyment with family and friends, this year’s affair, scheduled for Friday, 15 November, again features Moonshine, the hugely popular jazz ensemble led by talented saxophonist Dan Shout. With a credo of “jazz with a kick,” expect a magical musical journey that spans the Roaring 1920s and the Swingin’ 1930s and 1940s, right through to […]

  • A Cross-Country Collaboration with Chef Kobus van der Merwe & Chef Johannes Richter at Wolfgat in Paternoster

    Celebrate the best of South Africa’s culinary diversity with Chef Kobus van der Merwe and Chef Johannes Richter with a weekend of endemic dining at Wolfgat in Paternoster. Following their recent collaboration at the prestigious Ein Prosit festival in Italy, celebrated chefs Kobus van der Merwe of Wolfgat and Johannes Richter of The LivingRoom are offering local diners the opportunity to experience their culinary partnership on home soil. Chef Kobus van der Merwe, Chef Johannes Richter and Johanna Richter at […]