The Mail & Guardian round up some of the country’s hot ticket events includes these for Cape Town and Franschhoek.
CAPE TOWN
♦ Following the release of his third album, Caustic Love, Scottish singer-songwriter and Brit award nominee Paolo Nutini will be performing in South Africa.
WHEN March 18 to 19 at Kirstenbosch at 5pm. INFO Tickets available through Webtickets
♦The theme for the sixth Cape Town Carnival is Elemental: Celebrating Fire, Water, Air and Earth. The carnival features spectacular floats, exciting costumes and vibrant song and dance, and this year’s lead performer is Nigerian-born Chima Okafor (pictured above).
WHEN March 14. WHERE Green Point Fan Walk. INFO Visit Cape Town Carnival
FRANSCHHOEK VALLEY
♦ Oesfees brings together farmworkers and owners from the Franschhoek Valley with thousands of music lovers and top performers. The festival is also a showcase for the Music van de Caab project run by Adriaan Brand, who rose to fame with the rock band Springbok Nude Girls. An important part of the festival is the performances by Solms-Delta’s very own home-grown bands among all the top talent. Guests can look forward to amateur and professional bands, the sounds of goema, Cape jazz, langarm, vastrap and boeremusiek. Rustic local cuisine is served all day.
WHEN March 21. INFO Visit Solms-Delta
For a complete listing of hot ticket events in SA visit Mail & Guardian
