Out and About: Things to do this weekend

The best things in life are free, and Cape Town is living up to the hype by doling out freebies like Chappies bubblegum this weekend. Insufficient funds for what? 

The weather has a spring in its step with temperatures hovering in the late teens, so it's not quite summer vibes - yet! And not such a bad thing if you're participating in this weekend's Gun Run. It's also perfect to catch up on your steps counter with a silent disco on the beach, or get your vogue on with divas and diamonds.  

CBD

Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

• Friday, 12 September, 6.30pm
• Venue: Star Theatre at the Homecoming Centre
• Price: From R615 via Feverup.com

Prepare to be mesmerised by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and experience the famous composer’s classics under the gentle glow of candlelight, accompanied by a string quartet. Latecomers beware, no hall passes.

Everybody Loves Sundays

• Saturday, 13 September, 1pm - 9pm
• Venue: Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel, Cape Town CBD
• Price: From R100, bookings via Quicket

Start the new week with Everybody Loves Sundays. We’re talking soulful vibes and house anthems to ease you into Moody Monday. It beats the triggering Carte Blanche music that reminds us: game over for the weekend.

ATLANTIC SEABOARD 

Disco Fit Fridays

• Friday, 12 September, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
• Venue: The Silo at the V&A Waterfront
• Price: From R80 via Quicket

Now’s your chance to dance like nobody’s watching. It’s just you (and probably a hundred more), the music, and a magical sunset. Bonus: You get to dance yourself fit during a one-hour silent disco session. 

OUTsurance Gun Run

• Sunday, 14 September, 6.30am
• Venue: Starting at Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, and finishing at Green Point Common, Green Point
• Price: Free for spectators, 5km fun run tickets via Top Events

Cheer your family and friends from the sidelines at the annual OUTsurance Gun Run. There’s plenty for the kids to do, and if you get the munchies, there’ll be food stalls galore.

NB: Gun Run Weekend: Road Closures Update 

SOUTHERN SUBURBS

Umkhangu/Birthmark by Sthenjwa Luthuli

• Walkabout: Saturday, 13 September, 11am
• Venue: Norval Foundation, 4 Steenberg Road, Tokai
• Price: Free entry

Umkhangu/Birthmark by KZN artist Sthenjwa Luthuli is a deeply moving work of art that explores themes of memory, cultural identity, and African spiritualism. This is the self-taught printmaker’s first institutional solo exhibition, so show him some Mother City love. 

Western Province Dance Association Showcase of Dance

• Friday, 12 September, 5pm
• Venue: Concert Hall - Baxter Theatre Centre, Rondebosch
• Price: R150 via Web Tickets

So, you think you can dance. Think again. More than 450 dancers from dance schools across the Western Cape will step up with their fire moves, putting your foxtrot to shame. Alexa, play Lil Jon’s ‘Turn Down for What’.

CAPE FLATS 

Diamonds and Divas 5

• Saturday, 13 September, 11am - 5pm
• Venue: The Venue Aspired-Country Manor, Philippi
• Price: From R300, bookings via Quicket

Ladies, get ready to start your engines! Diamonds & Divas is back and it’s fiercer than ever. Prepare for fabulousity and drama as event organisers roll out the red carpet for yours truly. Music sensation Salome brings a note or two, while MC Peadon Smit’s charm and charisma wows the pretty in pink crowds. Strictly no under-18s allowed.

Tea Between Generations: Building Movements with Courage and Care

• Saturday, 13 September, 11am - 2pm
• Venue: Community House, Salt River
• Price: Free. Booking is essential via the website

Cape Town Climate Week 2025 will close with Tea Between Generations, a storytelling gathering that fosters an intergenerational space to reflect on how we can cultivate everyday strategies and ideas for resistance against systems of oppression. 

NORTHERN SUBURBS 

Cape Town Photography Festival

• Opening Thursday, 11 September - Saturday, 27 September
• Venue: Sanlam Art Gallery, Bellville
• Price: Free. Bookings essential via Quicket

Exploring themes of heritage through photography and other visual narratives, the inaugural edition of the Cape Town Photography Festival offers creatives a platform to showcase their perspectives by linking past, present, and future.

It’s My Life: The Ultimate Road Trip Anthems

• Friday, 12 September - Sunday, 14 September, 7.30pm
• Venue: The Barnyard Theatre, Tygervalley
• Price: From R195 - R240. Bookings via website

Time to brush up on hits from the ’60s, ’70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. It’s My Life brings the gees and pays tribute to the music of yesteryear with a classic lineup of rock anthems. Reminisce about your first kiss to Bon Jovi or your first act of rebellion to ACDC.

WEST COAST

Boom Beats on the Beach

• Saturday, 13 September, 5.15pm - 6.15pm
• Venue: Bloubergstrand Beach (opposite Jerry’s Burger Bar)
• Price: From R50. Booking via Quicket

Sunset silent discos are a whole vibe, and that’s why you can’t miss Boom Beats on the Beach. Dancing with the sand between your toes and Table Mountain as your supporting actor; now that’s giving main character energy.

 SEE: 3 Cool upgrades coming to Table View beachfront

Evita@89

• Saturday, 13 September, noon - 1pm
• Venue: Theatre at Evita se Perron, Darling
• Price: From R250, bookings via Quicket

Despite clocking 89 years, Tannie Evita is as spritely as a spring chicken. Regaling stories from her Luthuli House kitchen, Evita waxes lyrical on 30 years of ANC rule. Bringing her unique brand of humour, she gives as good as she gets. 

Time Out Tip: Tannie Evita’s political satire may hit too close to home for some. Give it a miss if you’re easily offended and visit Darling Brew, bru.

 

CAPE WINELANDS 

Cape Ballet Africa: Petite Giselle SALTed

• Wednesday, 10 September - Sunday, 14 September, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 7pm
• Venue: The Drama Factory, 10 Comprop Sq, Henry Vos Close, Asla Business Park, Strand
• Price: R280, bookings via website

A once-in-a-lifetime experience, Cape Ballet Africa’s much-lauded triple bill SALT is an ethereal composition brought to life with six performances.