Cape Town  ·  What's On

The city at its best, season by season.

Cape Town's cultural and natural calendar, curated from Riva One. Your concierge can arrange access, transport, or tickets for any event below.

Every Saturday
Food & Drink

Oranjezicht City Farm Market

V&A Waterfront, Granger Bay

Cape Town's best Saturday morning. The farmers, bakers, and makers who supply Riva One are here every week.

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Through early Oct
Outdoors

Hermanus Whale Season (late)

Hermanus, Overberg

A second chance: southern right whales linger in Walker Bay through early October, a quieter window for guests arriving later in the season.

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3–5 Oct 2026
Food & Drink

Waterford Estate Harvest Lunch Series

Waterford Estate, Stellenbosch

An exclusive harvest season lunch at Waterford Estate's cellar kitchen, available through Riva One's concierge.

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3 – 4 Oct 2026
Motoring

Franschhoek Classic Car Festival

Huguenot Monument, Franschhoek

Forty iconic pre-1995 vehicles, a Formula One 75-year tribute, and marque anniversary displays at the Huguenot Monument.

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22–25 Oct 2026
Arts & Culture

Cape Town Art Fair

Cape Town International Convention Centre

Southern Africa's foremost art fair, bringing international and continental galleries together for four days.

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20 – 22 Nov 2026
Sport

RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town

Table Mountain National Park

A World Trail Majors and UTMB Index race through Table Mountain National Park, with distances from 15.8km to 161.7km.

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28 – 29 Nov 2026
Food & Drink

Taste of Cape Town

Green Point Cricket Club

A new international food festival at Green Point Cricket Club, bringing together Cape Town’s leading chefs and producers under one roof.

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Sundays, late Nov 2026 – Mar 2027
Music

Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Sunday evening concerts on the Kirstenbosch lawns below Table Mountain, running from late November through March — Cape Town’s best-loved summer ritual.

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5 – 6 Dec 2026
Sport

HSBC Cape Town Sevens

DHL Stadium, Green Point

Two days of HSBC SVNS World Rugby Sevens Series action at DHL Stadium — one of the most electric stops on the world circuit.

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5 – 6 Dec 2026
Food & Drink

Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival

Huguenot Monument, Franschhoek

A weekend of Cap Classique and Champagne tastings, live entertainment and floral festivities at the Huguenot Monument.

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Opens 10 Dec 2026
Arts & Culture

Zeitz MOCAA: Turning Towards the Sun

Zeitz MOCAA, V&A Waterfront

A new multimedia exhibition of newly commissioned African film work opens at the world’s largest museum dedicated to contemporary African art. Riva One guests have exclusive entry.

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19 Dec 2026
Sport

DHL Stormers vs Lions

DHL Stadium, Green Point

A United Rugby Championship fixture between the DHL Stormers and the Lions at DHL Stadium.

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31 Dec 2026
Music

New Year's Eve at the V&A Waterfront

V&A Waterfront

Cape Town’s iconic countdown: live music from 6pm and a midnight fireworks display over the harbour, framed by Table Mountain.

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3 – 7 Jan 2027
Sport

South Africa vs England — New Year’s Test

Newlands Cricket Ground

The third and final Test of England’s 2026/27 tour of South Africa, played at Newlands as the traditional New Year’s Test.

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21 Feb 2027
Sport

SA20 Final at Newlands

Newlands Cricket Ground

The championship final of SA20’s fifth season returns to Newlands, capping a season that runs from mid-January to late February.

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26 – 28 Feb 2027
Music

Black Coffee Weekender

The Ostrich, Cape Town

A three-day culture and music weekender curated by Grammy-winning DJ Black Coffee, closing out Cape Town’s summer season.

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27 Feb 2027
Arts & Culture

Cape Town Pride

De Waterkant, Cape Town

A week of parties and events across the city culminates in the Cape Town Pride parade through De Waterkant.

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First Thursday, monthly
Arts & Culture

First Thursdays

City Centre galleries, Cape Town

Cape Town’s galleries, studios and museums open late on the first Thursday of every month — a free, self-guided route through the city’s art scene.

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