Events

Tour by curator, Andrea Lewis, who has been working on this brilliant exhibition for many months. For this special tour, she will be joined by a few of the exhibiting...

With over 100 murals, Salt River is the place to be if you like street art. The variety is huge - gigantic, tiny, political, pretty, old and new. This tour...

Spring flowers, fascinating stories, heritage architecture and delicious scones - a new tour by three Vergelegen staff with extensive knowledge and experience. We start at 9h30 with Penny Saunders' walkabout...

Spring flowers, fascinating stories, heritage architecture and delicious scones - a new tour focusing on the gardens with Vergelegen's horticulturist and garden manager. We start at 9h30 when the garden...

District Six's forced removals 1960s - 1980s to favourite art spaces and cafes: this tour is paced so that the painful past is balanced with art and cafe stops. Our...

Explore South Africa’s past on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Western Cape Archives and Records Service. Discover nearly 400 years of government records, rare VOC documents signed by Jan van Riebeeck, and learn how experts preserve and digitise the province’s history. Led by heritage specialist Helen Joannides, this free tour reveals how to access and use this invaluable public resource.

Led by Kate Crane Briggs, the route links major historic landmarks with a handful of her favourite lesser-known corners, giving participants a clear sense of the city’s layout, layered past, and contemporary character. This walk is designed for newcomers who want a solid, well-paced introduction to central Cape Town.

Only a few places left, this food walk explores central Cape Town’s informal and formal economies. Traditional African to artisan-driven culinary destinations, the variety is deliciously wide. The cafes and...