Cape Town gearing up for an eventful April

The City of Cape Town has approved 327 events for the year thus far and is gearing up for an eventful April with numerous major events lined up.

From major ultra-marathons to a performing arts festival and geek culture convention, eventgoers will be spoilt for choice this April.

According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith, the variety of events coming up this month illustrates the diverse range of what Cape Town is able to offer its residents and visitors in the event space. A multitude of event organisers have worked hard to put these events together and the City is always very happy to provide the necessary support that enables these events to take place on a grand scale because it understands the value brought in terms of investment opportunities, jobs and providing a boost to Cape Town’s tourism industry.

Kicking off with World Travel Market Africa taking place from 3 to 5 April, it sees over 6 000 travel industry professionals gather to network and discuss African tourism trends and innovations.

The City of Cape Town will host its very own panel discussion at the event around the topic of ‘Driving sports events tourism through women’s sport’. Register here to take part.

During April, the City continues its long-standing relationship with the annual Two Ocean Marathon and SPAR Women’s Challenge.

Known as the World’s Most Beautiful ultra-marathon, the Two Oceans Marathon welcomes thousands of road runners competing for top honours and personal bests, while soaking in the scenic route of the Cape Peninsula.

At the same time, the Mother City is host to the IIHF Ice Hockey Senior Men’s World Championship Division III Group A featuring South Africa, Luxembourg, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkmenistan.

The tournament will take place at The Ice Station, GrandWest from 17 to 23 April 2023.

Freedom Day brings hundreds of paddlers together to commemorate South Africa’s democracy in a 27km race from Oceana Power Boat Club around South Africa’s symbol of freedom – Robben Island and back.

Calling all gaming, Cosplay, Anime, comics, and art fans, Comic Con is back in Cape Town from 27 – 30 April at Cape Town International Convention Centre. The four-day festival promises to be fun for the entire family. Look out for some VR experiences, games and prizes at the Cape Town Tourism and City of Cape Town’s collab stand.

Targeting animation and film-making enthusiasts, the Cape Town International Animation Festival Workshop will run alongside Comic Con Cape Town providing attendees the opportunity to learn skills in modelling, rigging, animation, automation, the art of visual storytelling and much more.

Tickets for Comic Con Cape Town are available on Howler, Book Now.

‘The industry took a major knock during the global pandemic and I am proud to see that events are back in full force. With Cape Town’s infrastructure, spectacular locations and efficient City officials, our Events Department remains committed to working hand-in-hand with event organisers to bring unique experiences for the public to enjoy by making these events happen. It’s also a massive feather in our cap that we are able to host so many events successfully, and make a meaningful contribution to economic growth, especially for our tourism and hospitality sector,’ said Alderman Smith.’

In addition to the above-mentioned events, Cape Town will also host the following events and more:

• Bayhill Premier Cup (5 – 10 April)
• Trinitarians U14 Easter Tournament (8 – 10 April)
• Cape Town Surf Pro (14 – 16 April)
• Rotary District 9350 Conference (20 – 22 April)
• SRBFC Cape Town Super 7’s (26 April – 2 May)
• Regent Road Dining (27 April)
• Suidoosterfees (26 April – 2 May)