Top 20 Events

In Cape Town

January

WSB Cape Town Met
Cape Town’s premier horse racing extravaganza
caperacing.co.za

Cape Town 10s
South Africa’s biggest social sport and lifestyle event featuring an array of sports and live music
10s.co.za

February

Cell C Cape Town Open
Big-time professional golf at one of the Mother City’s lushest golf courses
sunshinetour.com

Mining Indaba
Africa’s leading mining investment event
miningindaba.com

Investec Cape Town Art Fair
A renowned exhibition celebrating African and global contemporary art
investeccapetownartfair.co.za

March

Cape Town Cycle Tour
The world’s largest timed cycle race
capetowncycletour.com

Cape Town Carnival
A colourful expression of the Mother City’s diverse communities with floats, dancers and local entertainment
capetowncarnival.com

Absa Cape Epic
The untamed African mountain biking race
cape-epic.com

April

World Travel Market Africa
Africa’s leading tourism trade show
atwconnect.com

Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon
The world’s most beautiful ultra marathon
twooceansmarathon.org.za

Investec SA Women’s Open
One of the most prestigious women’s golf events, and the final tournament of the Sunshine Ladies Tour
sunshinetour.com

Ultra South Africa
The largest electronic music festival in Africa
ultrasouthafrica.com

May

Comic Con Cape Town & Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF)
The city’s largest pop culture & gaming festival
comicconafrica.co.za

We Are Africa
The world’s most vibrant gathering of luxury African travel brands
weareafricatravel.com

Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10km
A proudly South African mass participation road running series
runyourcityseries.com

June

Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
Cape Town’s premier funny festival for belly laughs that will have your stomach hurting
funnyfestival.co.za

September

Loeries Creative Week
A global creative festival celebrating the best in brand communications from Africa and the Middle East
loeries.com

October

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon
Africa’s first Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate
capetownmarathon.com

November

Red Bull King of the Air
The world’s best kiteboarders take it to the Mother City skies
redbull.com/za-en

December

HSBC SVNS Cape Town
The ultimate festival of rugby, music and entertainment
svns.com

 

For more information on this and other events hosted in Cape Town, visit www.eventsincapetown.com

Visit

Cape Town offers an incredible variety of places to visit and things to do. From Blue Flag beaches to award-winning wine and everything in between. This beautiful city is nestled at the foothills of one of the New7Wonders of Nature, Table Mountain.

Study

Cape Town is Africa’s most desirable city for students. Now that you can study virtually from anywhere, why not do it from Cape Town with some of the most picturesque college campuses in South Africa.

Work

Cape Town is among the world’s top cities for remote working. The Mother City ranked 16th out of 75 cities in a recent study by global housing rental platform Nestpick. The index score was based on factors including cost of living, infrastructure, leisure activities, and overall liveability.

Live

Cape Town is a dynamic African city that offers many of the Frills of European living while still giving that truly African feeling, this city has a little something for everyone.

Invest

The world is moving to emerging markets, looking to grow into the future, and Cape Town is at the forefront of this movement. A stable and growing economy, the province was named the 8th strongest economy in the entire continent in 2016.