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Just because it’s mid-January and budget is low, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some top quality jazz from talented up and coming acts. That’s what makes the Cape Town Jazzathon special. There will also be a women in jazz segment and a few big-time surprises, but most importantly, the event is free.

What's faster than an F1 car and where do kids under 12 get in free? Are you in? The FIA World Rallycross Championship is head-to-head, short, sharp racing on mixed surfaces (dirt and asphalt) contained within amphitheatre venues – and the grand finale is taking place in Cape Town on the weekend of 9 and 10 November 2019. Who are you coming with?

See the work of and meet Pigcasso, the painting pig who’s been featured on SKY, BBC and CNN as Art Franschhoek takes place in the art and wine town Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October 2019. You’ll also be able to see private art collections and magnificent gardens.

Peking duck with pancake wraps (or with rice and char siu), chicken chow mein, beef flank with noodles, stir fry mei foon (vermicelli noodles) and yakitori, which is skewered mushrooms, chicken or prawns – just some of the options that'll be at the Western Province Chinese Association's (WPCA) annual Chinese Spring Food Fair.

Sample some of the best wines made from South Africa’s national grape at Pinotage on Tap, which takes place at the estate on 28 September, during Heritage month. If that’s not one of the best ways to celebrate our wine heritage, we don’t know what is.

See a 6m tarantula and 6m head-to-tail scorpion when The Big Bug Expo comes to the Jan Marais Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch on Friday, 20 to Sunday, 22 September 2019. The expo is travelling around the country, teaching people about the behaviours and extreme characteristics of the planet’s most fascinating creatures – insects.

Adopt a duck and race it down the river to help raise funds for CHAIN Animal Welfare. The more ducks you adopt, the higher your chances to take home R5000 too. Dress up for a day at the races, fitted with your gumboots, at the Day At The Duck Races on Saturday 14 September 2019.

Groove through the sounds of afro-house and minimal techno in the spring afternoon sun. And when the sun goes down, German techno heavyweight, Julian Wassermann, will be debuting his first performance in South Africa to deliver massive beats and funky synths at this epic open air music festival hosted at the oldest monument in the country on Saturday 7 September 2019

The annual Cape Gate Craft Beer And Wine Festival is back in 2019, with crispy craft beers and wonderful South African wines. Enjoy live music, great food and an unmissable vibe.

William Kentridge’s sculpture exhibition, Why Should I Hesitate: Sculpture, will be running at the Norval Foundation 24 August 2019–23 March 2019. The exhibition is his largest in Africa in over a decade, and focuses solely on his sculptural practice.

Go on a boozy adventure through trendy Kloof Street and discover some brews you didn’t know existed, beers you’ve maybe tried before and one helluva good evening on 15 August 2019 from 7pm (plus every third Thursday of the month).