If you are experiencing a momentary loss of ideas, things to explore this weekend in the Mother City, according to capetownmagazine.com, are to watch the rugby at the much-loved Foresters Arms (or simply Forries); explore the streets by electric bicycle; browse for white elephants at the Milnerton Flea Market; Hike up Lion's Head; buy a Bouquet at the Adderley Street Flower Market; eat fish and chips in Hout Bay; feed the squirrels at the Company's Garden; or have a pint at the historic Perseverance Tavern in the CBD.
The long weekend is long forgotten, but capetowntravel.com's suggestions are also well worth trying out this weekend.
Maria Stuarda- Artscape Theatre
Royal intrigues explode onto the stage as Donizetti dramatizes the fatal conflict between two Tudor Queens, Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, bitter rivals both for the throne and for the love of Robert Leicester.
Spectacular singing and spine-tingling confrontations take the focus in Matthew Wild’s minimalist staging, premiered to great acclaim in 2015 at the Artscape Opera House.
Jazz Master Series 2018
Bringing Jazz back to the theatre and honouring some of the finest jazz musicians in the Western Cape, Artscape Theatre Centre has meticulously chosen a combination of bands and musicians for the 2018 Jazz Masters Series, directed by Craig Parks.
TOPS at SPAR Bierfest Cape Town
The annual TOPS at SPAR Bierfest is one of the largest (and of course, the most fun) beer festivals in South Africa. Modelled on the world-renowned Oktoberfest, Bierfest recreates this super fest with a South African twist. It’s the unparalleled opportunity to enjoy traditional Bavarian fare and festivities.
Homemade Gathering Festival 2018 – Khayelitsha
The Homemade Gathering Festival is an annual Multi-Community Social Cohesion festival designed to showcase, celebrate and launch a nurturing ecosystem for Social Innovation by Grade 10-12 pupils from schools in marginalised communities under the #HmGFSocialChangemakers programme – a teenager development programme that is aimed at creating conducive platforms for teenagers to explore their innovative potential in order to advance their societal conditioning.
Last night of the Prom – City Hall
Sound and Light Spectacular is this year’s Last Night of the Prom’s theme, and spectacular it shall be. This classical music concert will be conducted by maestro Richard Cock who has orchestrated another promising music programme.
On capetownmagazine.com's bucket list of things to do in Cape Town before you die is to take a helicopter ride with the city’s TripAdvisor-rated number-one operator, Cape Town Helicopters.
See the Mother City like never before (ranked in the top three must-do tours in Cape Town). Using state-of-the-art, quieter and more eco-friendly (not to mention wider 270-degree window view) Airbus craft, you easily get the most Instagrammable views in Cape Town on the Cape Point flight or sweep that special someone off their feet and into the air on the VIP Winelands flight.
Forget the ferry and see the historic Robben Island from a perspective-smashing new vantage point. And, get the full experience for a lot less than you think: the Hopper flight keeps you within budget with an extraordinary helicopter adventure for around the cost of two dinners at a city restaurant.