Festival of Golf 2007

Golf Festival 1st National

The 1st National Festival of Golf will again take place in the Southern Cape from 04-10 June 2007.

The festival provides golf enthusiasts from around the country and the world the opportunity to play on some of the finest courses in Africa and to participate in the biggest event of its kind in Africa. The venue is Africa�s Golf Capital, the spectacular Garden Route.

The festival is aimed at amateur golfers who appreciate spending quality time on the course with friends, colleagues and clients. The festival is ideally suited for companies to entertain their clients while having fun.

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Wacky Wine Weekend 2007

Wacky Wine Weekend 2007

With over 10 000 visitors in 2006, the Wacky Wine Weekend has been firmly established as one of South Africa’s leading wine tourism events. Taking place for the 4th time, the Robertson Wine Valley is proud to present the 2007 Wacky Wine Weekend (1 – 3 June). This fun-filled weekend spans the valley and includes 40 wineries from Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor and Robertson with a special focus on good food, great wine and an even better time spend with friends and family.

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Grand Gourmet Gallivant 2007

Grandwest Casino Cape Town

Food, glorious food, will be the focus of the third annual GRAND GOURMET GALLIVANT .This food fest will be held at Grandwest Casino and Entertainment World on the 24thMay at 19:30.

The Gallivant offers a tempting and diverse array of food, wine, live entertainment and plenty more. Guest will be issued with Grand Gourmet Gallivant passport of vouchers to be redeemed for tastings as well as a complimentary glass of wine at each of the participating restaurants.

Cape Town Fish Market – sushi, oysters, seafood and Teppanyaki
Squires – speciality grills
Bella Gina – gourmet pizzas
Bukhara – Indian curries & nan bread
Wanghtai – Thai
Quaterdeck – Gourmet coffees and dessert

Cape Town Book Fair 2007

Cape town book fairThe Cape Town Book Fair 2007 will be a huge cultural event for the general public with more than 300 events taking place, including readings, book launches, panel discussions and seminars. Visitors will not only discover the latest book releases but will also be able to purchase them at the fair.

The first Cape Town Book Fair surpassed all expectations. It hosted 418 Exhibitors from 36 countries; was visited by more than 26 000 people and attracted 2000 International Trade Visitors. It placed Africa firmly on the international literary map. As a result of the overwhelming response, this year’s fair is more than double the size.

One of the highlights of the 2007 fair will be a focus on book collections. The theme of “More than Black on White” is the lightning rod around which we will compose our interesting Book Collections.

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Franschhoek Literary Festival 2007

Franschhoek Literary Festival

If you love books and reading, or simply want to have a good time in beautiful surroundings, come and hear the music of words from 11 – 13 May 2007. An exciting new literary festival. The Franschhoek Literary Festival is hosting South African writers and award-winning international authors who will interact with audiences at informal talks, readings and discussions in intimate venues in the village centre.

Blog Author: “A unique aspect about this festival is that there is a live blog that will be updated around the clock. This is a fresh new concept I quite like! There seems to be a little trouble with their website, so won’t be able to tell you when the running times are… but be sure to check out the blog and the homepage.”

INDABA 2007 Tourism Video

INDABA is the largest tourism marketing event on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world.

Unfortunately this event will not be held in Cape Town, but i felt like it had to do with tourism and felt obligated to post some information about this event.




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Good Food & Wine Show 2007

Cape Town Good Food and Wine Show 2007Set your taste buds talking and get ready for some first rate celebrity chefs as they bring you mouth-watering, palate-tingling culinary delights, demonstrating in no less than four state of the art Kitchen-Theatres. From gourmet greats to culinary cuisine, organic produce to specialty seafood, you won�t want to miss the edible antics of International and South African culinary masters. It�s tasting wines, beers and cocktails; gourmet shopping; wining and dining with friends; but most of all it�s a four day feast for those who enjoy the good life!

Good Food & Wine Show highlights:

� The AEG Chefs in Action Theatre in association with Pick �n Pay, BP Gas and Easylife Kitchens
� Bartender Workshops Bar in association with Havana
� The Afrox Best South African Restaurant Chefs Theatre in association with Eat Out magazine
� LG Hands-On Workshops

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