Cape Winelands Occasions Calendar ~ Festivals are BACK with a Bang and we’re getting out for weekends, celebrating and having fun with life. ❤️
And the Cape Winelands is the place many Capetonians are heading to this 12 months, to get their festivals on. Be a part of us at these – we’ve listed the most well-liked ones we’ve been advised about.
We’ll maintain updating this web page as new occasions, particulars and dates are launched, so bookmark us for checking future Cape Winelands occasions and competition data.
Should you’re a music lover and into winery vibes, diarise the 6 April 2024! The favored Oesfees is returning to Franschhoek and guarantees to but once more grow to be a spotlight on the Winelands’ occasion calendar.
- Date: 6 April, 2024
- Venue: Solms Delta Wine Property, Delta Highway, R45, Franschhoek
- In a single day at: Franschhoek lodging
- Tickets: Through Plankton / Begins at 12h00 noon till 18h00.
This distinctive occasion on the South African cultural calendar brings collectively farm employees and homeowners from the valley and past to have fun and share their arduous work and the Cape’s wealthy cultural heritage.
Expertise conventional Boland Rural music and ‘Kaapsekos’ (Cape meals) whereas having fun with the Solms-Delta wines and choices from meals distributors. Informal and enjoyable! We love this one!
The Spier Gentle Artwork Pageant is an annual occasion that was launched in December 2018, when the 18 gentle artwork installations had been showcased to greater than 10 000 spectators. It’s no surprise it’s grow to be an annual affair.
These artwork installations are something however atypical or common, although. Some are interactive, some convey a message, and a few are simply plain spectacular.
Deliver your finest mates, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and youngsters—this beloved yearly celebration has lots to supply everybody. That includes experimental gentle, music, and video artworks by each native and worldwide artists, it’s an immersive, nighttime journey.
And naturally there may even be an abundance of nice wine and delicacies. See you there!
Lovingly nurtured by the founding father of Tokara over twenty years in the past, their personal farm backyard is a spot of serenity the place awe-inspiring landscapes are accentuated by life-size sculptures from the household’s intensive artwork assortment.
- Date: 20 April, 2024
- Venue: Tokara Wine Property, Helshoogte Highway, Stellenbosch
- In a single day at Stellenbosch lodging
- Tickets: Tickets will solely be accessible for buy on the day, on the farm gate.
A devoted oasis of indigenous vegetation, the extraordinary Adamastor Moss Backyard, and the textural cork oak forest are simply among the treasures to be explored whereas meandering by means of tranquil walks dotted with sculptures by native artists.
Different enchanting secrets and techniques value discovering whereas taking within the recent scents of spring wafting from the terraces of the selecting backyard, are the wetlands, the eco-friendly vegetable backyard, and the babbling mountain stream flowing into soothing lily ponds.
For 3 days in Could, the streets of Franschhoek come alive with the power of avid guide lovers, weaving their manner between an array of quaint village venues, all conveniently inside strolling distance of one another.
- Dates: 17 to 19 Could, 2024
- Venues: Numerous venues all through Franschhoek
- In a single day: Franschhoek lodging
- Tickets: Bookings by way of Webtickets
Mark your calendars for the annual Franschhoek Literary Pageant, a three-day occasion held on the third weekend of Could, commencing on Friday and concluding on Sunday.
This 12 months, Christmas arrives early as soon as extra as Tulbagh dons its winter cape in June and invitations the remainder of the nation to hitch them for a weekend filled with improbable winter heaters.
- Date: 29 to 30 June, 2024
- Venue: Venues throught Tulbagh
- In a single day at Tulbagh lodging
- Tickets: 023 230-1348
Admire the number of vacation décor and glowing lights, and peruse the handicrafts, galleries, and charming shops. Savour tastings of cheese and olives.
The youngsters shall be entertained with face portray, pony rides, leaping castles, and tractor rides, to call a number of. There are fascinating stops alongside the way in which of a picturesque tractor trip up the historic Oudekloof Move.
Take a horseback trip by means of the picturesque surroundings to understand the peace and fantastic thing about the pure world, or enterprise additional into the Valley on a zipper line journey.
This particular competition options performances by famend native and worldwide artists together with scholar teaching. Ten days of beautiful music – each well-known and obscure – are in retailer.
Dates: 5 to 14 July, 2024
Venue: Endler Corridor, Stellenbosch College, Neethling Avenue, Stellenbosch
In a single day at Stellenbosch Visitor Homes
Tickets: On-line by way of Webtickets
Day-after-day concludes with a competition live performance that includes items by modern composers in addition to Mozart carried out by world-class soloists; the ultimate three evenings characteristic full symphony concert events carried out by particular visitors.
Main figures within the area of classical music are additionally accessible for public attendance at masterclasses, rehearsals, ‘In Dialog With’ talks and lunchtime recitals.
This 12 months’s Bastille Day celebration will happen over the weekend of July 13 and 14, 2024, on the Franschhoek Wine Valley, the Cape’s very personal French outpost.
- Dates: 13 to 14 July, 2024
- Venues: Numerous venues all through Franschhoek
- In a single day At: Beneficial Franschhoek lodging
- Tickets: Guide tickets by way of Webtickets
With a weekend filled with decadent delicacies and Franschhoek wines, the valley is predicted to be a hive of exercise and French aptitude. Tickets can be found by means of Webtickets and embody eight tokens for wine tasting.
Put in your crimson, white, and blue ensemble, together with a beret, and benefit from the French ambiance. On Saturday the fifteenth, there shall be superb prizes up for grabs for the best-dressed. Prescient is happy to be part of this 12 months’s Bastille Pageant, together with all of its Fundamental Avenue occasions and celebrations.
Go to the Stellenbosch Wine Pageant to get a glimpse of the guts of the Cape Winelands. Expertise the best produce from these vineyards on this breathtaking area in Stellenbosch, which was chosen because the Worldwide Wine Area of the 12 months.
- Dates: 2 to three August, 2024
- Venues: Stellenbosch City Corridor
- In a single day at Stellenbosch accommodations
- Tickets: On-line by way of Plankton
The competition, which coincides with the yearly harvest, gives you the possibility to participate within the celebrations, uncover extra in regards to the locals and their historical past, bask in some delectable delicacies, and sip some superb wines.
A road celebration within the historic Church Avenue, a harvest parade, cultivar showcases, specialty excursions and tastings, artwork exhibitions, dining-in-the-vine experiences, and different distinctive occasions are all a part of the Pageant schedule.
There’s one thing so particular and grounding about being within the blossoms and bouquet of any person’s arduous planting and pruning work. The Franschhoek Open Gardens Pageant in November, showcases the beautiful work of avid gardeners on this stunning little a part of the Cape Winelands.
- Dates: 15 to 17 November, 2024
- Venues: All through Franschhoek
- In a single day: Franschhoek lodging
- Tickets: On-line by means of Internet Tickets or from the workplace in Fundamental Avenue, Franschhoek.
A variety of totally different gardens are showcased for this competition – from sprawling farm gardens to little gardens within the village which have a fascinating allure. Maps and brochures are supplied so that you just get to benefit from the full expertise.
In 2023, there have been 11 attractive gardens on show. 5 of those had been new, 5 hadn’t featured in two or extra years, and one was from the 2022 competition. This offers guests a possibility to see the total array of vibrant gardens whereas additionally attending to expertise the picturesque prettiness of Franschhoek.
Starry eyed lovers, champagne aficionados, merrymakers, curiosity cats and anybody who merely loves the nice life shall be heading to Franschhoek for this “Magic of Bubbles” competition.
- Dates: 30 November to 1 December, 2024
- Venues: The Hugenot Monument in Franschhoek
- In a single day: Franschhoek Resorts
- Tickets: Out there on-line by way of Webtickets.
The culinary capital of South Africa has a blinding array of excellent eateries. Eating places will compile particular menus to enrich the bubbly and awaken your senses to the Valley’s excellent delicacies.
A client’s seventh heaven, Franschhoek’s trendy boutiques will entice festive-season customers! In fact bubbly in all its guises shall be on sale all through the festivities, an ideal Christmas present.
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