GoldFish return to their spiritual home, Kirstenbosch on 29 December 2019. GoldFish and Kirstenbosch have become synonymous with the music fabric of Cape Town. After 12 Sold Out Kirstenbosch Concerts, Dom and Dave return to play what is famously their favourite show of the year.
Now based in San Diego, GoldFish’s busy tour schedule means they are rarely at home in Cape Town but this is one show they never miss.
Bring family and friends, pack a picnic with food and refreshments or pre-order 5 days in advance from Moyo Kirstenbosch Restaurant. Moyo food trucks will also be offering freshly made burgers, boerie rolls, chipstix, beverages and snacks – so make sure you come hungry!
Tickets:
Adults: R220. Youth (6-21 yrs with ID): R170. Children under 6 yrs: Free.
Important:
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are picnic-style and seating is on the grass, so do bring a picnic with food and refreshments plus a blanket or low chairs that do not obstruct the view of other concert-goers. Concerts take place irrespective of rain. Regret no refunds. The concert arena is a 100% non-smoking zone (includes e-cigarettes/vapes) and there are no designated smoking areas.
Please Note:
Tickets available exclusively at Webtickets or purchase at Pick n Pay outlets nationwide, and online at Webtickets. Kirstenbosch cannot guarantee that tickets purchased from third parties will be valid.
GoldFish return to Kirstenbosch on 29 December 2019. GoldFish and Kirstenbosch have become synonymous with the music fabric of Cape Town. After 12 Sold Out Kirstenbosch Concerts, Dom and Dave return to play what is famously their favourite show of the year.
Now based in San Diego, GoldFish’s busy tour schedule means they are rarely at home in Cape Town, but this is one show they never miss.
Tickets:
Adults: R220. Youth (6-21 yrs with ID): R170. Children under 6 yrs: Free. Gates open 16h00. The concert starts at 17h30 and ends at 19h00.
Important:
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are picnic-style and take place irrespective of rain. Regret no refunds. The concert arena is a 100% non-smoking zone (includes e-cigarettes/vapes) and there are no designated smoking areas.
Please Note:
Tickets available exclusively at Webtickets for purchase at Pick n Pay outlets nationwide. Kirstenbosch cannot guarantee that tickets purchased from third parties will be valid.
The well known artist and comedian, Emo Adams and his Band will be performing at the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden. Bring your family and friends and come and enjoy an evening of laughter with us. Don’t forget your picnic basket and blanket and come and enjoy the beautiful sunset.
Ticket price: Adults – R130 Youth 6 – 18 R75 under 6 – free Tickets can be purchased from the 1st December 2019 at Harold Porter National Botanical Garden entrance.
Contact details: Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, Tel.: 028 272 9311
A few Dos and Don’ts
Please enjoy the concert and abide by the following:
- Do take all your litter home, the concert venue is bin-free.
- Do respect the peace and cleanliness of adjacent residential areas when leaving.
- Do bring along low chairs only.
- Respect others and please don’t smoke in the audience.
- Be considerate and please don’t bring high deckchairs that obstruct the view of the stage.
- Don’t climb on the stage or enter flower beds.
- Don’t leave litter in our World Heritage Site.
It is with great excitement that we once again announce that our Candle by Candlelight will be presented by the Gugulethu Tenors. Come along with your friends and family, bring your picnic basket and come sing along to your favourite Christmas carols.
A song sheet and candle will be handed out to the adults and a glow stick for the little ones. We ask that people please share.
Carols By Candlelight – Performance by the Gugulethu Tenors Tickets can be purchased from the 1st December 2019 at the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden entrance.
Ticket price: Adults: R100 Youth 6-18: R50 under 6: free Contact details: Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, 028 272 9311.
Contact details: Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, Tel.: 028 272 9311
A few Dos and Don’ts
Please enjoy the concert and abide by the following:
- Do take all your litter home, the concert venue is bin-free.
- Do respect the peace and cleanliness of adjacent residential areas when leaving.
- Do bring along low chairs only.
- Respect others and please don’t smoke in the audience.
- Be considerate and please don’t bring high deckchairs that obstruct the view of the stage.
- Don’t climb on the stage or enter flower beds.
- Don’t leave litter in our World Heritage Site.
On 22 December, two of Mzanzi’s most loved and lauded female power performers, Shekhinah and Unathi, are set to grace the stage at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts in association with Old Mutual for the very first time.
Kicking off this double dose of musical magic with her easy listening melodies, will be singer, songwriter, Idols SA judge and mega award winner, Unathi. Dubbed as the modern-day African Renaissance Woman, Unathi has wooed audiences of all calibres and continues to gather continental acclaim. Today, she’s regarded as one of the most influential women in entertainment.
After opening for Ed Sheeran, Pop/R&B singer/songwriter Shekhinah’s popularity and musical career took off faster than an Elon Musk space rocket.
Now, as an established multiple award-winning artist, she’s notched up numerous #1 platinum and gold singles. ‘Rosegold’, her debut album, quickly went platinum and Spotify has confirmed that Shekhinah remained 2019’s most-streamed local female artist – you go girl! Stay tuned – she’s dropping her new album in 2020.
Bring family and friends, pack a picnic with food and refreshments or pre-order 5 days in advance from Moyo Kirstenbosch Restaurant. Moyo food trucks will also be offering freshly made burgers, boerie rolls, chipstix, beverages and snacks – so make sure you come hungry!
Tickets:
Adults: R220. Youth (6-21 yrs with ID): R170. Children under 6 yrs: Free.
Important:
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are picnic-style and seating is on the grass, so do bring a picnic with food and refreshments plus a blanket or low chairs that do not obstruct the view of other concert-goers. Concerts take place irrespective of rain. Regret no refunds. The concert arena is a 100% non-smoking zone (includes e-cigarettes/vapes) and there are no designated smoking areas.
Please Note:
Tickets available exclusively at Webtickets for purchase at Pick n Pay outlets nationwide, and online at Webtickets. Kirstenbosch cannot guarantee that tickets purchased from third parties will be valid.
This is a family event for the family to enjoy their festive season in the garden. The event will have kid’s entertainment to create a beach away from the beach ambience.
There will be giant slides, adventure island castles and gladiator obstacles for the kids entertainment. There will be balloons splash and big volley ball games and a food stall (burgers, wors rolls, hotdogs and many more) with drinks and slushies.
The KZN NBG will be selling party packs (Popcorn, chips, lollipops sherbet, oven cakes, mayo yogurt, and ice blocks) all in one pack at reasonable prices, along with ice cream.
A selected group of local and other African Artists exhibiting an array of Paintings Ceramics and Sculpture in wood.
Entry fees:
Free entry to our exhibition but garden entry fees apply.
Contact details:
Tel.: 021-7998621
The Cape Bonsai Kai is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and is one of the oldest Bonsai Clubs in South Africa having started in 1970. The art of bonsai was formally introduced to South Africa by Betty Lucas in about 1945. Some of her bonsai are still housed in the Bonsai Arboretum in Stellenbosch.
Cape Bonsai has produced some of the finest bonsai artist in the country that has been practising the art for many years and has produced bonsai that have won awards at many regional competitions.
Cape Bonsai Kai Bonsai Show will again be at Kirstenbosch from the 13th to the 16th December. This is the opportunity for members to display their finest bonsai, sharing their enjoyment and excitement with the public. During the show there will be Bonsai demonstrations illustrating the practicalities of developing bonsai like repotting, root and branch pruning and designing trees from nursery stock. There will also be opportunities to discuss your bonsai and you can even bring it along for advice.
There will also be bonsai trees, a variety of pots and tools specially designed to work on bonsai for sale.
It is a great opportunity to also visit the world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens especially the impressive “Boomslang” walk and maybe have a picnic or enjoy the restaurant facilities.
Entry fees:
Free entry to our exhibition but garden entry fees apply.
Contact details:
Cell.: 0824921891
email: capebonsaikai@gmail.com
Cape Town’s most-loved carols event will be happening 12 – 15 December 2019 at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
Grab a picnic blanket, round up your friends and family and enjoy a wonderful evening set against what is unmistakably one of the world’s most magnificent backdrops. Proudly hosted by the Rotary Club of Kirstenbosch and sponsored by Pick n Pay, the event will usher in the Festive Season with your favourite singalongs.
Carols will be led by Cape Town Concert Brass and the Cape Town Male Voice Choir.
Your support of this event enables Rotary International to assist communities across the Western Cape.
Enquiries
Paul Stohrer
Tel.: 021 531 9807 / 083 270 9286
E-mail: carols@kirstenboschrotary.co.za
With six albums, multi-platinum sales and numerous awards, Watershed will be kicking off their twenty-year anniversary in the industry at the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts on Sunday, 8 December 2019!
Now a household name, this South African music success story has had a hit list of singles that way surpasses the years they’ve been rocking. Remember ‘Indigo girl’, ‘Fine Way’ and ‘Letters’ to name just a few? Moving abroad, the band has performed alongside some of the biggest names in world music, such as U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Geldof, The Corrs and The Cranberries. Craig Hinds, lead singer and songwriter for Watershed, has built a career on lyrics and melodies that have resonated consistently with fans and the band’s following is still growing at a phenomenal rate. Due to massive popular demand, Watershed are super stoked to bring a little nostalgia back to the gardens with some greatest hits and newer tunes off their ‘Harbour’ album.
#KBRocks #Watershed20Years #OMMusic4u
Tickets:
Adults: R220. Youth (6-21 yrs with ID): R170. Children under 6 yrs: Free. Gates open 16h00. The concert starts at 17h30 and ends at 19h00.
Important:
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are picnic-style and take place irrespective of rain. Regret no refunds. The concert arena is a 100% non-smoking zone (includes e-cigarettes/vapes) and there are no designated smoking areas.
Please Note:
Tickets available exclusively at Webtickets for purchase at Pick n Pay outlets nationwide. Kirstenbosch cannot guarantee that tickets purchased from third parties will be valid.
Miss Bachelorette South Africa 2020 finalist, Siphuxolo Mazwi is taking a stand against acts of gender based violence during the sixteen days of activism for charity with the aim of raising funds for ThyRest Restoration Home, which is serving women from all socio-economic backgrounds, who have been victims/survivors of sexual abuse; rape; human trafficking.etc
The outdoor aerobathon held at the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical garden will be action packed with fun activities including aerobics, zumba and kick boxing conducted by Planet Fitness Gym. Alongside the aerobathon a self-defence session will be conducted by African Shield Combat Systems and Prestbury SAPS to enlighten attendees on how to react when confronted with an attack.
#FightBackResponsibly #16DaysOfActivism
Pretoria’s #1 Banting Food Market at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
Join us at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden for the highest quality low carb, healthy fat foods. Live music will entertain you while you have your bullet proof coffee and sugar free waffle with ice cream. Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy free entertainment and a hot breakfast! Or creamy cheesecake or real Indian cuisine together with the laid-back atmosphere.
Free entry. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Mike Picker, Emeritus Professor, UCT and author, will present an illustrated talk on “Exploring the megadiverse insect life of South Africa”. Mike’s talk will showcases the unique and remarkably rich insect life of the winter rainfall regions of South Africa.
Free entry to our Wednesday talk but garden entry fees applies.
Enquires:
Cathy Abbott
Tel.: 021 4656440
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za
Field Guide to the Succulent Euphorbias of southern Africa, talk presented by co-author Rolf Becker.
A new book called Field Guide to the Succulent Euphorbias of southern Africa will be launched on 4 December. Join us for an interesting talk about succulent euphorbias, presented by author Rolf Becker. Hosted by South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Briza Publications and the Flora and Fauna Publications Trust.
This pioneer publication on euphorbias in southern Africa is a beautifully illustrated, full colour identification guide that makes it easy for the layperson to identify a species.
Main features of the book
- General info about the species characters;
- How to identify euphorbias;
- Cultivation & gardening guidelines;
- Medicinal and other uses;
- Herbaceous species and invaders;
- Detailed descriptions of 224 species, Distribution maps;
- More than 870 colour photographs & illustrations.
Cost: Garden entrance fees apply. Adults: R37, Students: R23. Please pay at the garden entrance and retain your proof of payment.
Books will be on sale at the launch for R383 (15% less than the retail price of R450, VAT incl.).
Booking enquiries:
Linette Ferreira
Tel.: 012 843 5000
E-mail: L.Ferreira@sanbi.org.za
On Saturday 30th of November 2019 the Oasis Experience returns with a musical sanctuary for the whole family.
General Access
- Phase 1 – Adult General Access – R130
- Phase 2 – Adult General Access – R160
- Phase 3 – Adult General Access – R180
- Phase 4 – Adult General Access – R220
Kids Tickets (limited to 500 Tickets)
- Infants & Small Children – R20
- Phase 1 – Kids Aged 11 – 17 years old – R80
- Phase 2 – Kids Aged 11 – 17 years old – R100
- Phase 3 – Kids Aged 11 – 17 years old – R130
- Phase 4 – Kids Aged 11 – 17 years old – R160
Prohibited Items
- No illegal substances,
- No glass or bottles,
- No cooler boxes,
- No gazebos,
- No food or beverages,
- No weapons.
Age Restriction
This Event is catered for all ages, ID on request