Blaauwberg beach clean-ups - Cape Town’s Blaauwberg Nature Reserve will be taking part in the upcoming Clean-up SA week by running beach clean-ups at different locations every day between 16 and 21 September 2024. The week builds up to International Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday, 21 September, when more than 700 000 volunteers in 120 countries around the world...

The Annual Wildlife 2024, opening at The Cape Gallery seeks to expose South Africa’s rich ecological heritage. Bordered on three sides by the ocean, the diverse terrain within our country supports a variety of plant, bird and animal life. Exhibiting artists know that in sharing their knowledge of the wild places here and beyond they are contributing to preserve...

Zeitz MOCAA Silo Centenary Celebrations on 24 September - a day of festivities to celebrate 100 years of the Grain Silo and 7 years of Africa’s largest museum dedicated to contemporary art from the continent and its diaspora. Entry will be FREE all day. Coinciding with South Africa’s...

The Majik Forest Renosterveld Garden in Durbanville was opened Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross. The event included the planting of 20 locally indigenous trees - Wild Peach and Wild Olive - in celebration of Arbor Month. Majik Forest is a conservation area in Durbanville...

The Montebello Heritage Tree Walk, during Arbour Week, will be lead by Clare Burgess through the grounds of Montebello Design Centre on Friday 6 September.  Clare Burgess is Chair of TreeKeepers Cape Town which is an NPO focusing on conservation of trees in our URBAN FOREST.

Vendor Artists - their Art Theme for The Big Issue #332, in this time of cold and floods, was to find what brings inner warmth, explains Art facilitator, Elaine Millin. . Quote "If the world seems cold to you kindle fires to warm it" Lucy Larcom The artists and title of their work in the #332...

The Mandela family celebrated Arbor Week and Heritage Month with the City of Cape by the unveiling of a commemorative tree, mosaic bench and plaque in honour of former President Nelson Mandela on the Grand Parade. In addition, the newly installed bastion signage of the Old Fort was unveiled on the Parade in conjunction with...

Heritage Month Highlights - Cape Town is not just a destination for visitors—it's a treasure trove of history and heritage that we, as locals, can take pride in. From the forgotten subterranean rivers of the City Bowl to the iconic landmarks with tales that span centuries, there's always something new to discover about our home. This...

Curator of the William Fehr Collection, Esther Esmyol, will be doing a FREE walkabout of the Collection as part of the 'Celebrate creative women' theme of Kuier@TheCastle on Saturday 31 August at the Castle of Good Hope. Podcast of Esther Esmayol on the Arts Round Up Listen to the Arts Round...

South African National Parks (SanParks) will kick off the 19th annual SA National Parks Week - from 9 to 13 September 2024, most of the 21 national parks across South Africa will offer free entry, with select parks extending this offer to 14 and 15 September.

Celebrate creative women this month at Kuier@TheCastle on 31 August. In honour of Women's Month, a special edition of Kuier@TheCastle – Cape Town CBD’s biggest monthly family-friendly creative and lifestyle event – will showcase the talents of dozens of local female designers and craft artisans, highlighting the extraordinary contribution made by women to our creative...

To celebrate National Arbor Week and Heritage Month Celebration, the City of Cape Town has lined up a special event on Friday, 30 August 2024 and Alderman Edward Andrews, Deputy Mayor and Executive Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, reveals all on the Arts Round Up. Arts Round Up with Ald Edward Andrews HERE ...