Out and About in Cape Town: Best things to do this weekend

This upcoming weekend is one of those weekends where Cape Town goes all in. Yes, even after the Hyrox Easter weekend shenanigans!

The Two Oceans Marathon draws tens of thousands of runners and spectators to the Southern Suburbs and beyond, while the city's newest cultural event - LUMENOCITY - is set to transform the Company's Garden into an illuminated playground after dark.

And then there's Kiss Kiss at the Castle of Good Hope on Saturday, which is firmly its own thing.

Broadly, you have a choice this weekend: run, watch people run, wander through light installations, or surrender to a daytime festival headlined by Basement Jaxx. Any of these is the right answer!

Atlantic Seaboard 

The Rocky Horror Show — Theatre on the Bay

• Friday 10 – Sunday 12 April (running until 30 April) | 3pm and 8pm
• Location: Theatre on the Bay, Link St, Camps Bay
• Cost: R295 – R495 — bookings via Webtickets

Richard O'Brien's beloved rock musical is well into its run at Theatre on the Bay, delivered by Pieter Toerien's production with the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy. Iconic one-liners, a killer soundtrack, and a very enthusiastic audience experience. If you missed it over Easter, this is still very much your window. 

Two Oceans Marathon - Spectator Route

• Saturday 11 April (Ultra) | Sunday 12 April (Half Marathon)
• Location: Route passes through Camps Bay, Sea Point and Clifton
• Cost: Free to spectate

While the race is technically routed in the Southern Suburbs, the Atlantic Seaboard stretch of the Two Oceans route takes runners along some of the most spectacular coastline in the world. Camps Bay and Sea Point make for exceptional vantage points - bring a jacket, bring a sign, and find a coffee spot with a view. The ultra runs on Saturday, with the half-marathon following on Sunday.

ALSO SEE: Two Oceans Marathon Road Closures + great places to catch the gees! 

 

Scarborough Seafood Festival

• Saturday, 11 April 2pm to 8pm
• Location: Scarborough Community Centre, Scarborough, Cape Peninsula
• Cost: R70 through Quicket

The annual Scarborough Seafood Festival brings fresh catches, craft stalls, and live music to the Peninsula's most tucked-away community. A favourite among locals who know to make the drive. Pair it with a walk on the beach and you've got a very solid Saturday in the books. 

CBD

LUMENOCITY — The Art of Light

• Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 April | 5pm – 11:30pm nightly
• Location: Company's Garden, entrance from Orange Street, opposite Mount Nelson Hotel
• Cost: Via Quicket

Africa's first large-scale festival dedicated entirely to light-based art takes over the historic Company's Garden for four nights. More than 20 installations by South African artists - including projection mapping by Yay Abe across the South African Museum and National Gallery, a 10-metre LED chamber you can step inside, and the Beam of Hope, a vertical column of light visible across the city's skyline. An entirely new kind of Cape Town cultural event, and one timed to coincide with the biggest running weekend of the year. 

Kiss Kiss — featuring Basement Jaxx

• Saturday 11 April | From 12 noon
• Location: Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town City Centre
• Cost: From R195 — bookings via Webtickets

The culture-led daytime festival that doesn't do ordinary takes over the Castle of Good Hope for a full-day programme headlined by Grammy Award-winning UK electronic legends Basement Jaxx. The full lineup also includes Mr Cutts, Internet Girl, Mafikizolo, Ready D, Balkanology, and Desmond and the Tutus. Two stages, curated food from Cape Town's best chefs, immersive theatre, roaming performers, stilt walkers, and golden-hour energy that carries well into the evening. Previous editions have sold out.  

Master Harold… And the Boys — Artscape Arena

• Thursday 9 – Saturday 18 April | 7pm and 3:30pm
• Location: Artscape Arena, Cape Town CBD
• Cost: From R225 — bookings via Webtickets

Athol Fugard's landmark apartheid-era drama, set in 1950s South Africa, is currently running at Artscape Arena with Sello Maake kaNcube, Lebohang Motaung, and Daniel Anderson. An uncomfortable watch in the very best sense. Weekend matinee and evening performances available. 

Bollywood Night: Gen-Z take-over

• Friday 10 April | 7pm
• Location:  Botanik Social House, 54 Queen Victoria Street
• Cost: R67, via Quicket

A night dedicated to Bollywood classics - exactly the kind of Friday evening that makes no apologies for what it is: University Students stripping away the "Uncle" energy and strictly for the under-35 crowd. IDs will be checked on entrance to verify age requirement. No exceptions

Southern Suburbs 

Phil de Lange: Why Are You Like This?

• Saturday 11 April | 7:30pm – 10pm
• Location: Ground Culture Café, Observatory
• Cost: From R80 — bookings via Quicket

Phil de Lange's comedy show blends music and observational humour across a five-night run in Observatory. Relatable frustrations, a witty take on emotional stability, and exactly the kind of low-key Friday or Saturday night that rounds out a busy running weekend beautifully. 

Theatre: Meeting Murphy and Spanish Steps

• Until 18 April 2025, Spanish Steps at 6pm and Meeting Murphy at 8pm
• Location: Masque Theatre, Muizenberg
• Cost: R180 per ticket or R300 for both shows - via Quicket

Between Us Productions brings two plays by award-winning playwright Gavin Werner to the stage in this double bill at The Masque. Meeting Murphy is a gripping, darkly comic confrontation between a middle-aged man and his former teenage bully on a remote hiking trail, exploring masculinity, memory and the long shadow of schoolyard cruelty. Earlier in the evening, Spanish Steps  - winner of the 2025 WGSA Award for Best Produced Script - delivers a sharp, funny and unexpectedly moving look at a couple forced to confront their blind spots in close quarters. 

 

Saturday Karaoke at the Brass Bell 

• Saturday, 11 April from 8pm
• Location: The Brass Bell, Main Road, Kalk Bay
• Cost:  Entry is typically free. No booking required. Arrive early to grab a good spot. Strictly no under 18s.

Saturday nights get loud at the Brass Bell with an open-mic karaoke session hosted by KEDO Events. Great food, cold drinks, seaside views and a karaoke crowd that brings the energy. Bar specials start from 6pm.

 

Cape Flats

One Night With Angel & Friends  

• Saturday 11 April, 6pm. Show Starts: 7pm
• Location: Retreat Civic Centre
• Tickets: R120 at the door

A celebratory night of drag, cabaret and pure stage magic - perfect for anyone who loves live performance and a bit of sparkle. Angel Lalamore celebrates 25 years of sing-along cabaret - so expect big voices, bold looks and plenty of crowd-pleasing moments as one of Cape Town’s legendary performers marks the milestone with friends and fellow queens. 

Northern Suburbs

The Clapton Years Tour

• Friday, 10 April at 7pm
• Location: Durbanville Golf Club, Sport Way, Durbanville, Cape Town
• Cost:  Tickets cost R100. Book via Quicket.   

The Dirt Blues Band brings the legendary music of Eric Clapton to the stage with a live tribute setlist featuring timeless hits, including Layla and Wonderful Tonight.  

West Coast

Killarney International Raceway — High-Speed Motorsport

• Saturday 11 April
• Location: Killarney International Raceway, 6 Potsdam Road, Table View
• Cost: R10 – R100 via Webtickets

The Two Oceans weekend doesn't only belong to runners. Killarney Raceway runs its own kind of fast-paced event on Saturday, offering a very different kind of adrenaline fix on the Northern Suburbs side of the city. 

Cape Winelands  

Jazz Under the Stars – Harvest Celebration

• 10 April 2026 | 6pm to 9pm
• Location: Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate
• Cost: R1200 per person 

Celebrate the close of the 2026 harvest with an atmospheric evening of live music and seasonal dining on the werf at Vergenoegd Löw. Guests are welcomed with a glass of Cap Classique before settling in for a generous 3-course meal as jazz ensemble Moonshine, led by saxophonist Dan Shout, performs swing, jazz standards and familiar classics under the open sky.   

ICYMI: The Autumn Wine festivals close to Cape Town 

Garden Music Sessions with Tanner Wareham

• Friday, 10 April 2026 | 6pm to 8pm  
• Location: Waterford Estate
• Cost: R350 per person, booking via Waterford Estate. 

Waterford Estate launches its first Garden Music Session, a reimagined take on the estate’s popular Sunset Sessions. Enjoy a relaxed, open-air atmosphere as you unwind with a glass of wine while enjoying live music in one of Stellenbosch’s most scenic garden settings.  

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