What to Do this Weekend

If you haven’t made any plans yet for the week­end and are won­der­ing what to do, here are a few sug­ges­tions of events to attend, places to go and things to do …

In the Cape
“Brides to Be” in the pro­cess or arran­ging their big day should take a leis­urely drive out to the Cape Winelands to attend the Paarl Mall Bridal Fair. The Bridal Expo will fea­ture a vari­ety of pro­fes­sional exhib­it­ors includ­ing wed­ding ser­vice pro­viders (pho­to­graph­ers, wed­ding gowns, flowers etc) as well as wed­ding ven­ues who will be exhib­it­ing and ready to dis­cuss require­ments with engaged couples.

After attend­ing the expo why not go to Rhebokskloof Estate for a leis­urely lunch and fin­ish the day off with a romatic car­riage ride around the beau­ti­ful Estate. There is plenty to keep you busy in the Winelands – for sug­ges­tions and ideas take a look at Things to Do in Cape Winelands. There are many options includ­ing vis­its to wine estates, animal sanc­tu­ar­ies, scenic drives and adven­ture activities.

 

In Durban
There is plenty to do in Durban this week­end. The Durban International Film Festival will present over 200 screen­ings of films from around the world, with a spe­cial focus on films from South Africa and Africa at vari­ous ven­ues through­out Durban (you can down­load the pro­gramme here).

When you’ve seen enough movies and feel the need to feed, the Good Food & Wine Show is on all week­end until Sunday 26^th July at the Durban Exhibition Centre. Tickets are avail­able at the door at R60 for adults and R30 for pen­sion­ers and chil­dren. Your all-inclusive ticket gives you access to live demon­stra­tions in nine state of the art theatres with top local and inter­na­tional chefs and wine connoisseurs. Take your friends and fam­ily for the day to exper­i­ence the latest, cutting-edge global trends and tastes. It’s sure to be “food and fun” for everyone.

 

In Johannesburg
If you are inter­ested in books, coins, por­cel­ain fig­ures or want to find some beau­ti­ful antique pieces to incor­por­ate in your home then the Antiques and Decorative Arts Fair is where you need to be in Sandton, Johannesburg. Exhibitors from all over the coun­try will be show­cas­ing their collections.

If it's fam­ily fun you're after get to Brightwater Commons for their “Out of Africa” week­end fest­ival or head to the Coca-Cola Dome in Randburg for Mediatech Africa 2009. Mediatech show­cases cut­ting edge tech­no­lo­gies and ser­vices from industry lead­ers in tele­vi­sion and broad­cast, sound and audio, light­ing and sta­ging, anim­a­tion, com­mu­nic­a­tion and related fields.

 

If none of these sug­ges­tions do it for you browse our very com­pre­hens­ive sec­tion on Things to Do in South Africa. Activities are ordered by province, region and by cat­egory. Categories include extreme adven­ture, fish­ing, shop­ping, arts and crafts, night­life and theatre .... over 40 cat­egor­ies and 825+ sug­ges­tions. And you are also wel­come to Suggest your favour­ite Thing To Do in South Africa — Know of a fab­ulous thing to do? Share your local know­ledge and exper­i­ences with mil­lions of tour­ists and sub­mit your sug­ges­tions. Tourists and vis­it­ors to your area will appre­ci­ate your sug­ges­tions - Locals know best!

That's all Folks! Have a fab­ulous week­end and keep warm!