The City’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department recently hosted a Sculpting Nature programme at Zandvlei Nature Reserve.  The pilot programme is designed to bring art, nature and community participation together while strengthening community connections with Cape Town’s unique biodiversity through creative participation.

Now in its 32nd year, this October, the Cape Town International Kite Festival calls on South Africans to #ColourTheSky for mental health awareness! October has arrived, and with it comes Mental Health Awareness Month – a time to shine a brighter light on something that affects every family, every community and every one of us: our...

CEDERBERG Rocks, Routes & Renderings is a Webinar Presentation by David Bristow and part of the 2026 Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk series by Struik Nature. Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talk Hosted Online by Struik Nature

Now in its 32nd year, the Cape Town International Kite Festival returns to Youngsfield Military Base in Ottery on 24 and 25 October 2026, inviting South Africans to #ColourTheSky while helping to shine a brighter light on mental health. AS THE EARLY BIRD TICKET SALE ENDS 31 AUGUST, take a look at WHY DO WE FLY?...

On the Arts Round Up Commander Leon Steyn, of the South African Naval Museum and the Submarine Museum SAS Assegai, gives us an overview of what's happening at both museums in Simon's Town and tells us about their latest acquisition - the racing yacht Voortrekker. LINK TO PODCAST Listen to the Arts Round...

The City of Cape Town’s Arts and Culture Development Branch, responsible for 140 memorials across the city, has continued its work to preserve Cape Town's public memorials, with restoration projects undertaken at heritage sites across the metro, with 23 missing or damaged plaques also replaced over the past 12 months. The work includes restoration projects in...

The Mother City is officially the world's most beautiful city! In Time Out’s World’s Most Beautiful Cities list for 2026, Cape Town has been named the world’s most beautiful city after more than 24,000 people worldwide were asked to choose their most beautiful city.

City Libraries and recreation centres in Cape Town are ready to welcome hundreds of young holiday makers to programmes designed to not only keep them entertained, but also active, starting on Friday 26 June 2026. Library events include cookie making, coding and reading challenges.

The City is taking energy efficiency and climate action awareness directly to communities, rolling out community-created murals in Atlantis and Lansdowne as part of the Cape Town Future Energy Festival. Developed through co-design workshops, the murals – by artists Wayne Beukes (Atlantis) and Kyle Murphy (Landsdowne) – reflect local insights and experiences while promoting practical actions towards more sustainable...

Cape Town’s 'most worth it' attraction, makes it to number 16 on the Global Experience List, a global analysis of over three million traveller reviews by InsureandGo. There’s no shortage of “must-do” lists when you land in Cape Town. Scroll TikTok, and your itinerary has 47 stops, three outfit changes and a sunrise hike. ...