Cape Town Events Calendar February 2009 - What’s Happening?

Cape Town Dragon Boat Festival - 13 - 15 February 2009

The Cape Town Dragon Boat Festival is held at the popular V&A Waterfront each year . Teams of paddlers compete for the victory in their colourful boats, where the bow has been fashioned into the head of an angry dragon.

The sport originated in China over 2400 years ago but was only introduced to South Africa in 1992 when Cape Town’s sister city in Taiwan donated two dragon boats. The sport commemorates the life and death of one of China’s foremost patriots and poets, Qu Yuan, who flung himself into a river after the Emperor refused to take his advice on various reforms. 

Venue - V&A Waterfront 

Tickets - Free

The Women's Show - 20 - 22 February 2009

The annual Women's Show is to celebrate all things feminine be it business, fashion, health and beauty or food and wine.

Women are invited to exhibit their products, interact at workshops or simply network. Over 120 exhibits are planned and 140 live events are scheduled with even comedy and dance firmly on the agenda.

Venue - Cape Town International Convention Centre 

Tickets - R60

Time - Daily from 10am

Cape Town Pride - 20 February - 1 March 2009

Cape Town Pride is 10 days of festivities including the launch cocktail party, art exhibitions, fashion shows and the main event, the Pride Parade.

This year the "Mother of All Parades" will take place on the streets of Cape Town on 28 February to celebrate the local gay community. Brightly coloured and brilliantly designed floats are the centrepiece of the parade but keep a watch in the local newspapers for the dates and venues of the plentiful parties planned for the fortnight.

The festival has been an annual event since 1994 when South Africa's new constitution protected gay rights.

Venue - The streets of Cape Town & various venues 

Contact - +27 21 425 6463

Walk of Art Festival - 28 February - 1 March 2009

An outdoor art exhibition with a difference is planned for the end of February and leading sculptors, painters and photographers will be exhibiting their work.

Jazz, Marimba, steel drum and blues bands will entertain the crowds and apart from the exhibits there will be daily art auctions, art workshops for kids and chalk art on the walkways. There will be plenty of food stalls to satisfy the taste buds and a bar will sell alcohol to those over 18 years old.  

Venue - De Waal Park in Oranjezicht, Cape Town 

Tickets - R10 donation to charity 

Time - Saturday 28 February  11am - 11pm, Sunday 1 March 11am to 7pm

Contact - Amanda +27 82 925 5701 amanda@walkofart.co.za