Meet Vendor Artist Batsi Jorofani in THE BIG ISSUE #345, which comes with a FREE copy of the 2026 Art Craft + Museums Map, and is available right NOW! Elaine Millin, Director of the Vendor Art Programme, explains the the themes for this session was to explore an important relationship; finding a nature symbol for...

The Big Issue #345 - FESTIVE IS A FEELING - is out now, with a FREE copy of the 2026 Art Craft + Museums Map, and Derek Carelse, MD, and Ingrid Jones, Editor, are on the Sanlam Arts Round Up to tell us what to look forward to in this holiday edition! PODCAST HERE...

Maynardville's Open-Air Festival 2026 may be best known for its annual Shakespeare play (a tradition that will be 70 years old in 2026), but the season now offers a full programme of ballet, opera, orchestral and classical concerts, jazz, blues, swing and show tunes. These concerts are once-offs, or last for only two nights, and...

The upcoming and popular Mayor’s Craft Market, at the Cape Town Civic Centre, will run on 27 and 28 November, as well as 1 and 2 December 2025. Perfectly timed for those special end of year gifts. The market will run from 07:00 to 15:00 on the trading days. Marketers can be found on the 2nd...

This prestigious award, the Mayor’s Medal for Conservation, which acknowledges outstanding contributions by individuals or organisations in a number of different fields, was conferred by the Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, to acknowledge the Aquarium’s 30-year contribution to marine research, conservation, rehabilitation and environmental advocacy. 

The Two Oceans Aquarium has the honour of hosting international wildlife photographers Peter and Beverly Pickford for a speaker evening to showcase their mesmerizing work from their newest book, WILD OCEAN. What better way to celebrate the Pickfords’ work than surrounded by some of the marine life that features in their book? ...

The Two Oceans Aquarium turns the big three-oh this November and they want you to share in their celebrations of the Aquarium’s 30th Birthday legacy. On 13 November 2025, come and visit, buy your entrance ticket to join in the festivities. Snap that perfect selfie at the legacy photo...

The Big Issue #344 - the Silver Generation Edition - is out NOW, with a FREE copy of the 2026 Art Craft + Museums Map for you. And the featured Vendor Artist is Solomon Masoso. The Art Theme, set by Art Facilitator Elaine Millin, for this session was plants and trees in Spring, the gifts they...

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town has renewed its Level IV Accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and the Morton Arboretum. Amongst 2611 accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is one of the 45 botanical gardens accredited at level IV. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the...

"Southern elephant seals have been spotted on Cape Town’s shores, once again! These fascinating, and rather large, marine visitors (or vagrant visitors) from the South Atlantic Ocean, make an appearance seasonally to haul out of the water for their moulting period. We are delighted to announce that one special individual, Bakkies the elephant seal, has made a return." -...

Be sure to save the date, Sunday 2 November, to attend the FynbosLIFE Fair, taking place at Zandvlei Lookout in Muizenberg. This year’s theme focuses on fire — a vital, natural part of fynbos ecology that requires careful management. The event will feature speakers from the SPCA Wildlife Unit, Working With Fire, Cape Town Fire Department,...

The City of Cape Town is offering four days’ free entry to its nature reserves during the Great Southern Bioblitz taking place from Friday, 24 October to Monday, 27 October 2025. Cape Town is participating in the annual Great Southern Bioblitz challenge alongside other cities in the southern hemisphere...