180 stalls of arts and crafts, food and delicacies as well as attractions for children.
Date: 31 January 2009
Venue: Grounds of the Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages, corner Kirstenbosch Drive and Rhodes Avenue, diagonally opposite the main entrance to Kirstenbosch Gardens
Contact: 021 799 8800
An exhibition and live motor stage showcase featuring a collection of the world’s most desirable cars with BBC Top Gear presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
Date: 28 January 2010 to 31 January 2010
Venue: Grand Arena, Grand West
Contact: 021 505 7777
16 awesome bands, 16 weeks, one hectic summer Bands facing each other, one on one. Rock Bands playing their way into record books, changing their stars and creating their own glorious destiny. Bands showing their skills on stage and in the marketing arena.
Date: 06 January 2010 to 16 February 2010
Venue: Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, Cape Town
Website: www.mercuryl.co.za
This portrayal of the classic fairy tale is aimed at children aged 4–8.
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall
Date: 04 January 2010 to 09 January 2010, 11 January 2010 to 12 January 2010
Contact: 021 685 7880
Website: www.baxter.co.za
The Barleycorn, Cape Town’s longest running music club, meets every Monday night at 20h00 at the Rygersdal Sports Club, Erin Road, Rondebosch. The club has been a springboard for many well known Cape Town musicians for more than 34 years by promoting local original music.
Date: 05 January 2010 to 31 May 2010
Venue: Rygersdal Sports Club, Erin Road, Rondebosch
Website: www.barleycorn.org.za
The Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge is a charity event, sponsored by Stonehage.
A day of family fun, sports, music and lots of love over the festive season in Plettenberg Bay.
Team Format: individuals
Entry fee: R150 per person
100% of the entry fees goes to the Sabrina Love Foundation
Date: 28 December 2009
Venue: Plettenberg Bay
Contact: Magnetic South on 044 382 6496
Website: www.magneticsouth.net
This festive season the world’s most famous sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants will entertain all his fans both young and old, when he comes to life on stage in the international theatrical production of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly.
The fun-filled show promises colourful action as SpongeBob pursues his life-long dream to fly with the Pacific Ocean jellyfish. SpongeBob is assisted in his endeavours by the much loved Bikini Bottom gang: Sandy Squirrel, cantankerous Squidward Tentacles, the ever robust Mr Krabs and SpongeBob’s best friend Patrick Star.
The show was written by Steven Banks, head writer and story editor of the television series and features original songs and adaptations from composer and lyricist Eban Schletter.
Gip Hoppe is responsible for original direction and Jenn Rapp for original choreography, David Gallo for set design, Mirenda Rada for costume design and Paul Rubin for the design of the flying sequence.
Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly is proudly brought to South Africa by Broadway Asia Entertainment in association with DStv and Sun International.
Tickets cost between R100 to R200 and show times vary between 14h00, 15h00 and 18h00 depending on the day.
Date: 21 December 2009 to 30 December 2009 at Carnival City, 03 January 2010 to 13 January 2010 at GrandWest’s Grand Arena
Venue: Big Top Arena, Carnival City and GrandWest’s Grand Arena
Contact: Computicket at 083 915 8000 or on visit www.computicket.com.
Website: www.spongebobontour.co.za
A true, musical celebration of Christmas. A gathering of choirs to sing Christmas Carols for your pleasure.
Date: 20 December 2009
Venue: Pella Park Sportsground
Contact: Dean Josephuis on 022 931 2100
Celebrate Summer with the family among the fynbos of Good Hope Nursery Go green – get indigenous! Good Hope Nursery, the indigenous plant nursery near Cape Point, invites you to celebrate summer with them.
With exciting activities such as the Fynbos Walk, arts and craft market and music, this promises to be a day of fun for the whole family. If you want to relax and enjoy lunch or tea in the tranquil surroundings of the nursery, there will also be a host of children’s activities in the secure playground, including face painting, puppet shows and a jumping castle. To add value to your experience there will be a 20% discount on all plants in the nursery and expert gardening advice for your latest purchase. What’s more entrance to this entertaining and exciting event is free!
Date: 16 December 2009
Venue: Good Hope Nursery, Cape Point
Contact: Roushanna Gray on 021 7809299
Website: www.capepoint.com
Join Swish Events for ‘The Journey of Flavours’ this Xmas Season. Enjoy a three course Christmas Feast as you coach hop between The Granger Bay Restaurant, The Radisson Hotel in Mouille Point and Vanilla Restaurant in Cape Quarters, Green Pointline.
You will arrive at your first destination for registration, drink a Cocktail by Cockspur Rum and have your starters. You will then board the coach and move on to the next venue for your next course. Then back on the coach for more mingling and socialising for your final course. After, which you will return to the destination where you started for coffee or night caps …….and your car! This is sure to be a highlight on the Christmas Calendar so come and have a good time with your friends and colleagues and enjoy three of the top class establishments there is to offer by our beautiful city. Participating chefs are: Jerome Peters from The Granger Bay Restaurant, Andy Lee from The Radisson Hotel and Evan Coosner from Vanilla Restaurant.
Date: 14 December 2009
Venue: The Granger Bay Restaurant, The Radisson Hotel in Mouille Point and Vanilla Restaurant in Cape Quarters, Green Pointline.
Contact: Tanya Price on 074 366 1249 or email: tanya@swishevents.co.za
