Enjoy another winter weekend in the Mother City, featuring wine events, music performances and cultural celebrations. Alternatively, embrace nature and explore the winter beauty that Cape Town has to offer, with our suggestions of outdoor events.
Celebrate Bastille Day in Franschhoek
The annual Bastille Day celebrations in the town of Franschhoek brings together wine lovers, food enthusiasts, and families to celebrate French heritage. Known for its scenic beauty and wine excellence, this event offers an opportunity to explore local wines, delicious cuisine, and cultural entertainment.
Featuring curated wines from over twenty wineries, village shopping, food stalls and live performances, the weekend promises to be one of celebration of French culture.
Cost: R390 per day. Each ticket includes a wine glass and 10 tasting tokens. Purchase tickets on Webtickets.
When: 12 and 13 July 2025 | 11am
Where: Franschhoek
Cape Town Festival of Running
The Cape Town Festival of Running is a beloved running festival allowing running enthusiasts to compete in various competitive categories.
The races take place along the scenic Sea Point Promenade and are divided among three events over two days. These include the 50km run mini-ultra and the 5km x 5km relay race on day one, and the 21km half-marathon on day two.
A limited number of entries will be allocated on the day of the race.
Cost: R330pp (50km) | R350 per team (5×5 relay) | R200pp (21km).
When: 12 and 13 July 2025 | 12 Jul, 7am (50km) & 12pm (relay) | 13 Jul, 7.30am (21km)
Where: Sea Point Pavilion, Sea Point
Stellenbosch Chamber Music Festival
The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival aims to provide young South African musicians with the opportunity to study, perform and be inspired by chamber music and orchestral playing, at an internationally recognized and professional standard. This ten day long festival puts Stellenbosch University and South Africa on the international music calendar as an event of outstanding musicianship and as a nurturing ground for young talent.
Each year, a select number of top international and national institutions are invited to send representative student groups to attend the festival. A total of approximately 240 international and national participants between the ages of 12 and 28 are divided into a number of chamber music groups, in which they are trained and eventually perform during the festival.
Cost: R165 – R230 per performance. Tickets available on Webtickets.
When: 3 – 13 July 2025 | 8pm | 13 July: 4.30pm
Where: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, Victoria St & Neethling St, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch
Food Indaba
The Food Indaba is an annual programme of talks and events that focus on the local food system. The event brings together a wide range of speakers involved in shaping the food system, providing an opportunity for food growers, academics, activists, writers, nutritionists, policymakers, food lovers and anyone interested in sustainable approaches, to engage in key issues connected to the food consumed and finding ways to work together in creating a better food future.
Events on the programme include walking tours, cooking workshops and various speakers.
Cost: From R140 – R500 per event. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 7 – 20 July 2025
Where: Across Cape Town
Zip Zap Circus: Chasing Dreams
Zip Zap Circus is back with a brand-new, exhilarating production in Chasing Dreams. This unforgettable show brings together the full spectrum of Zip Zap’s talent: the Zappers, the young performing troupe; the Dare2Dream students, committed to making circus their career; and the Professional troupe, who are conquering stages around the world.
Chasing Dreams is a rare opportunity to see performers at every stage of their journey – those just beginning to chase their dreams, those who are turning dreams into reality, those who have, and who continue to push boundaries in pursuit of excellence, performing together in a seamless fusion of skill, passion, and heart.
Cost: R150pp. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 12 – 13 and 19 – 20 July 2025 | 11am – 12.30pm and 3pm – 4.30pm
Where: Zip Zap Dome, 10 Jan Smuts Drive, Cape Town
Allfashion Sourcing 2025
South Africa’s leading fashion and textile trade event, allfashion sourcing, is here to shine a light on South Africa’s fashion and design industry. The event is a vital marketplace for designers, manufacturers, retailers, and innovators seeking to connect, collaborate and co-create the future of fashion in Africa.
Enjoy a three-day showcase of creativity, design and manufacturing, while exploring the textile and fashion hub of Africa.
Entrance to the event is free once registration has been confirmed. Register here
When: 8 to 10 July 2025
Where: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town
Everything Going On at Allfashion Sourcing 2025
Catch Jurassic World Rebirth in Cinemas
The newest installment in the Jurassic series, Jurassic World Rebirth ushers in a new era of dinosaur exploration and high stakes. This action-packed chapter sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park, inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind.
Featuring a star-studded cast including Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali, this action-packed adventure is not to be missed.
Jurassic World Rebirth opens at Ster-Kinekor Theatre, Nu Metro Cinemas and Cineland across Cape Town on Friday, 4 July 2025.
Jazz Alley: Internet Athi & Bonga Kwana
Jazz Alley is an intimate series of jam sessions designed to celebrate and promote Cape Town’s dynamic and ever-growing jazz scene. Each session gathers talented musicians, offering them a platform to showcase their skills while connecting with a passionate and appreciative audience.
This edition hosts Internet Athi and Bonga Kwana, two musicians blending soulful melodies with jazz elements. Internet Athi is a renowned musician who has shared the stage with Langa Mavuso and Jimmy Nevis among others, while Bonga Kwana is a SAMA-nominated songwriter, singer and DJ.
Cost: R300pp. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 11 July 2025 | 8pm – 10.30pm
Where: Gorgeous George Hotel, 118 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town
Wild Food Winter Walk with Veld & Sea
Join Roushanna Gray and the V&S team for an educational walk and talk in and around the cultivated wild herb gardens, farm and fynbos mountainside in search of wild flavour at the Veld and Sea HQ in Cape Point. After a wintery walk, warm up back at the Glasshouse with a hot cup of fynbos tea and wild greens soup.
Attendees also have the chance to relax in the Glasshouse, explore the mini wild library, and purchase various edible and medicinal plants. This experience is a must for nature lovers and those wanting to explore the natural surroundings of Cape Town in its winter beauty.
Cost: R500 per adult | R275 per child. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 12 and 22 July 2025 | 11am
Where: Veld and Sea, 7976 Plateau Rd, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town
Fabulous French Fête at Leopard’s Leap
Enjoy the start of the Bastille Day celebrations with Leopard’s Leap wine at the Fabulous French Fête. A celebration of French-inspired food, wine and music, the event offers a French75 cocktail and a starter on arrival, as well as a buffet of famous French staples like Boeuf Bourguignon, Coq au Vin and a Toulouse-inspired cassoulet.
Guests also have access to discounted prices on Leopard’s Leap wine, and a French patisserie counter with a wonderful selection of sweets and desserts available for purchase.
Cost: R550pp. Tickets can be purchased on the website.
When: 11 July 2025 | 5pm – 10pm
Where: Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards, R45, Main Road, Franschhoek
Lumanyano Mzi Album Launch
Lumanyano “Mzi” Bizana, the award-winning South African-born, New York-based drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader, is stepping into the solo world with his debut album Ithemba Elitsha (A New Hope).
Lumanyano’s extensive performance history has seen him share stages and studios with local and international luminaries including Larry Klien, Sona Jobarteh, Terry Lyne Carrington and Freshly Ground, among others. His success translates into his debut solo album, which will be performed at the event.
Cost: R300pp. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 10 July 2025 | 6pm – 10pm
Where: Youngblood Africa, 70-72 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre
Activities for Kids this School Holiday
With the kids’ winter holiday in full swing, don’t let them stay bored at home. Read on to find out everything going on for kids in the coming weeks, including high-energy adventures, learning experiences, and fun family trips.
Activities include slime workshops, outdoor holiday club, arts & crafts workshops, kids theatre performances, and experiences that will let the kids work off some energy.
See the full list of Kids Winter Holiday Activities
Whispers Of Winter Spa Special
Surrender to the quiet magic of the season with a day and night distinct spa ritual at the reimagined One&Only Cape Town Spa.
Begin your day with Solair, which starts your day with a breakfast spread at the ROOI restaurant and a 90-minute spa treatment of your choice (either an ESPA Full Body Massage or a Bastien Gonzalez Mani:Pedi: Duo).
If you prefer to end the day on a relaxing note, opt for Lunar, which includes a restorative spa treatment, thermal serenity, and a 3-course candlelit dinner.
Cost: R2,600pp (Solair) | R2,900pp (Lunar)
When: Daily, Until 31 August 2025
Where: One&Only Cape Town, Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town.
More about the One&Only Cape Town Spa
Fly High Fridays – 2-for-1 Deal at The Sky-Hi Ride
Ride the exhilarating Sky-Hi Ride for only R250 for 2 people, every Friday until 26 September 20205.
The Sky-Hi Ride is situated on the 28th floor of Hotel Sky Cape Town, towering 146 meters above the Cape Town City bowl giving you a bird’s eye view of the city.
This gravity-defying and a breath-taking dro reached a free fall speed of up to 100km per hour. Strap on one of the go-pro cameras and get a video of yourself braving the ride.
Cost: Friday deal – R250 for 2 people. Tickets available on Webtickets
When: Fridays until 26 September 2025
Where: Hotel Sky Cape Town, 9 Lower Long Street, Cape Town Foreshore
More offers at Hotel Sky Cape Town
Museum of Illusions
Check out this brand new activity in Cape Town that offers an immersive museum experience offers a unique blend of fun, learning, and creativity, designed to trick the senses and challenge the mind.
Visitors can expect a variety of interactive exhibits – from optical illusions and holograms to gravity-defying rooms and mind-twisting puzzles. It’s a space where visitors of all ages are encouraged to explore, touch, and snap unforgettable photos, making it ideal for a day out with families, friends, and curious minds.
Cost: R250pp (adult) | R200pp (children aged 4-12 and seniors) | R790 (family bundle – 2x adults & 2x children). Tickets available here
When: Daily, 9am – 7pm
Where: 10 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
More about the Museum of Illusions
Bokeh Karaoke Bar & Lounge
Bokeh Karaoke Claremont brings a new rhythm to the Southern Suburbs, opening from lunch and evolving into full-blown singalongs by nightfall.
The menu offers bold, flavour-packed small plates and cocktails that are dangerously easy to fall in love with. Whether you’re arriving for a midweek lunch, an early evening catch-up, or a late-night celebration, the mood builds with one chorus, one cocktail, one unexpected duet at a time. Follow the glow of the disco ball, take the mic, and give in to the kind of energy that turns ordinary evenings into unforgettable ones.
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: 11 Warwick St, Claremont, Cape Town
Wine Tasting at Minimalist Wines
Minimalist Wines is a new boutique working cellar on the corner of Hope Street in Gardens and home to some of the finest, world-class Syrahs produced in the Cape.
Book a tour of the cellar – with its state-of-the-art concrete Nico Velo tanks – and a guided tasting with new generation winemakers, Sam and Henry, both still in their 20s. Enjoy a charcuterie board from the neighbouring FlourMarket (a Truth Coffee venture) as the pair share their knowledge and infectious passion for their craft, as well as the stories behind Minimalist Wines’ three exceptional cool-climate Syrahs: Stars In The Dark, Connect The Dots and No Place Like Home.
Cost: Tour costs R350 pp
When: Monday – Saturday
Where: Corner Roodehek Street and Hope Street, Gardens, Cape Town
More about Minimalist Wines
Catch the Game at a Cape Town Sports Bar
No matter which sport you prefer, there’s a space for you in the Cape Town scene. There’s very little to beat catching the game in shoulder to shoulder with other fans, and the Mother City offers various venues to accomodate this.
From Jerry’s and Hudson’s to the Perseverance Tavern and Dizzy’s, there’s a seat for you. Get your gees on and enjoy the hype at one of the many spots in the city.
Our Full Guide to Sports Bars
Take a Trip on the Jolly Roger Pirate Boat
The Jolly Roger, the only pirate boat in South Africa, offers the young at heart an authentic adventure-filled experience on the high seas. Ever-popular among adults and kids alike, the Jolly Roger offers scenic views of Cape Town and a pirate experience like no other.
With multiple scheduled trips daily, the Jolly Roger is the perfect place to host a celebration or to let the kids explore their wild side.
Cost: R330 per adult, R220 per child (45 min trip at morning, lunchtime or afternoon) | R550 per adult, R330 per child (1.5 hour sunset trip, including sparkling wine). Book here.
When: Daily
Where: 7A, 5 W Quay Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
Mandisi Dyantyis Symphonic Celebration
Mandisi Dyantyis, the acclaimed Afro Sul-Jazz composer, in collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, is presenting his Symphonic Celebration this weekend. The arrangements have been exquisitely orchestrated, and some of Mandisi’s most beautiful songs have been given an extra graceful lift to another level.
Compositions from “Cwaka” and “Somandla” and the upcoming “Intlambululo” will feature in the night’s repertoire, and all with the spectacular support from the incredible 65 piece Symphony Orchestra.
Cost: R150 – R595. Tickets available on Webtickets.
When: 12 and 13 July 2025 | 8pm
Where: Artscape Opera House, D.F. Malan St, Cape Town City Centre
Gangsters Tea & Other Short Films
Join Mad Doc Pictures at the iconic Labia Theatre for the premiere of Gangsters Tea – A crew of gangsters unravel in a deadly standoff when the fortune from their last heist vanishes without a trace. Who took it – and who will survive?
Plus see other original films – Wilting of the Blood Orchid & Grilled Cheese – exploring family, love and the darker sides of nature.
Indulge in complimentary canapés and slushy cocktails while diving deep into the lives of complex characters navigating choices in high-stakes worlds.
Cost: R200. Tickets available on Quicket.
When: 13 July 2025 | 6pm – 8.30pm
Where: Labia Cinema, 68 Orange St, Gardens, Cape Town
Fyn & Dandy – Kirstenbosch Walking Tour
Explore the historic Kirstenbosch Gardens through Cecelia Forest this weekend. Learn about the historic founding of Kirstenbosch, its colonial roots and they way it can inspire us for the future.
Cape Town Heritage Tours aims to help people explore Cape Town and its surrounds, and appreciate its natural beauty. Enjoy a hike in the winter sunshine before strolling through Kirstenbosch Gardens.
Cost: R120 | R150 on the day. More information can be found here.
When: 13 July 2025 | 2pm
Where: Meet at Cecelia Forest Car Park
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