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Out and About in Cape Town: Things to do this weekend

Your guide to the best experiences across the Mother City this Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March.

Marchelle Abrahams
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Marchelle Abrahams
City Expert, Time Out Cape Town
Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
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Party people, where ya’ll at? This weekend, Bread4soul Sessions in Salt River, kicks off a celebration of South Africa’s House Music scene.

A secret sunrise session in Camps Bay might be just what the season ordered and things are getting spicy with the Chilli Festival along the West Coast. Otherwise, take a spontaneous road trip to Tulbagh for the Bazique creative festival.  The three-day experience brings together creatives from across the country for meaningful connection. Happy jolling! 

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Kingdom of Ubuntu - The Musical in Concert

  • Friday, 6 March and Saturday, 7 March, 7:30pm
  • Venue: Artscape, Opera House, D.F. Malan St, Foreshore
  • Cost: R150 - R300, bookings via Web Tickets

Kingdom of Ubuntu - The Musical In Concert is unlike any other musical you’ve ever experienced. Blending live orchestra, African choir, dance, ritual, and storytelling, the show is set in a mythical African kingdom. Some of the country’s most renowned artists, such as Mbuso Khoza and Mbulelo Grootboom, will take to the stage.

Kingdom of Ubuntu – The Musical in Concert
WebticketsKingdom of Ubuntu – The Musical in Concert on at the Artscape

ATLANTIC SEABOARD 

Yin & Yang | Camps Bay Beach | Secret Sunrise Cape Town

  • Saturday, 7 March, 6pm - 7pm
  • Venue: Camps Bay Beach, 15 Gln Bch Rd, Camps Bay
  • Cost: From R50, bookings via Quicket

If you’ve never attended a Secret Sunrise session yet, don’t stress. It’s all about movement and stillness, breath and release, connection and self-expression, and the simple joy of being alive. Namaste.

Yin & Yang by Secret Sunrise Cape Town
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V&A Take the Stage featuring Deslynn Malotana

  • Sunday, 8 March, 6pm - 7pm
  • Venue: V&A Waterfront Ampitheatre
  • Cost: Free

Afrosoul and R&B muso Deslynn Malotana will deliver a powerful live performance on the V&A Amphitheatre stage following the release of her debut album last year.

Deslynn Malotana
SuppliedAfrosoul and R&B muso Deslynn Malotana

SOUTHERN SUBURBS

The Festival of Fun: BUBBLE WORLD

  • Friday, 6 March, 4pm - 9pm
  • Venue: Hout Bay International School, 51 Main Rd, Hout Bay
  • Cost: From R160, bookings via Quicket

A fundraiser for HBIS bursary students, The Festival of Fun is a full-day event for the whole family. Your ticket includes a free bubble wand and a voucher for a free bottle of water redeemable at the bar.

Time Out Tip: There will be additional guarded parking at the Riding Stables next door. The entrance is at the school’s tennis courts. 

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Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts - Matthew Mole

  • Sunday, 8 March, 5:15pm
  • Venue: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Kirstenbosch
  • Cost: R255 - R360, bookings via Web Tickets

I love me some Matthew Mole. There’s something about his catchy bops that brings on the happy hormones. It’s like a shot of endorphins every time his song ‘I’m With You’ plays on the radio. His fans are in for a treat. A little birdie told me to expect sing-alongs and lots of hugging.

Matthew Mole
Photograph: James Cairns

CAPE FLATS 

Cartoon Kings by The Kings Collab

  • Friday, 6 March, 7pm - 11pm
  • Venue: The Armchair Theatre, 135 Lower Main Rd, Observatory
  • Cost: From R120, bookings via Quicket

If you love drag, cosplay, and cartoons, then this is the show for you. Presented by drag collective The Kings Collab, Cartoon Kings is a nostalgic throwback to when animation was fun.

Cartoon Kings by The Kings Collab
Instagram: thekingscollabCartoon Kings by The Kings Collab

Bread4soul Sessions - CPT

  • Saturday, 7 March, 2pm
  • Venue: The Terrace Rooftop, 12 Kremer Rd, Salt River
  • Cost: R250 - R550, bookings via Web Tickets

Bringing together soulful music lovers, artists, and creatives, Bread4soul Sessions platforms the South African House Music scene.

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NORTHERN SUBURBS 

FNB UWC VARSITY SHIELD 2026

  • Friday, 6 March, 5pm
  • Venue: University of Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Rd, Bellville
  • Cost: From R50 - R220, bookings via Web Tickets

The Varsity Shield is arguably the biggest event on the varsity rugby calendar. Once a year, the country’s top universities go head-to-head in front of passionate fans at packed stadiums nationwide. This weekend, UWC plays host.

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Jacob WackerhausenField and target practice on grass with cardio

Durbanville Hills Harvest Tour - Sip the Grape

  • Saturday, 7 March, 10am
  • Venue: Durbanville Hills Winery, Durbanville
  • Cost: R550, bookings via Web Tickets

Sip the Grape is a curated experience for wine lovers and first-timers. Guests are welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine and encouraged to craft their own blends, adjusting, tasting, refining, until they create something that feels theirs entirely.

Durbanville Hills’ Collectors Reserve
Photograph: Supplied

WEST COAST

West Coast Chilli Fest

  • Saturday, 7 March, 11am - 4pm
  • Venue: Sunningdale Sports Complex, Waterville St, Milnerton Rural
  • Cost: Free options available, bookings via Quicket

Following a successful run of the Cape Town Chilli Festival, Foodies Cape Town is at it again with the West Coast Chilli Fest. The event combines an indoor exhibition hall with an outdoor Street Eats Festival for an exciting, flavour-packed experience.

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CAPE WINELANDS

Bazique

  • Friday, 6 March - Sunday, 8 March
  • Venue: Buffalo Drift, Ruigterflei Farm, Tulbagh
  • Cost: From R1250, bookings via Howler

Think creatives, musicians, installation artists, and performing artists under one roof. Actually, make that six stages. Bazique is a unique collaboration and a space for people from all over the world to enjoy three days and nights in an otherworldly wilderness location in Tulbagh. 

Bazique
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Parel Vallei Supporters - Havana Nights Jol!

  • Friday, 6 March, 5:30pm to 11:59pm
  • Venue: Parel Vallei High School, Parel Valley Rd, Parel Vallei
  • Cost: From R300, bookings via Quicket, no under-18s

More than just a fiesta, Havana Nights Jol is the perfect opportunity for new, current, and past Parel Vallei parents to come together, mingle, reconnect, and celebrate in true PVS style.

Parel Vallei Supporters
Facebook: Parel Vallei Supporters - PVSParel Vallei Supporters - Havana Nights Jol!

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