Whale Coast Weekend Events: 30 July - 3 August 2025

Whale Coast Weekend Events: 30 July - 3 August 2025

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Whale Coast Weekend Events: 30 July - 3 August 2025

Looking for something fun to do? From markets and music to workshops and walks, here’s what’s happening this week across the Whale Coast. 

Wednesday, 30th July 2025

Pottery Paint & Sip 17:30 – 19:00 Peppermint Pottery Kleinmond
Bring & Braai 18:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
Winter Wine Series with Creation Wines 18:30 The Wine Glass Hermanus
Wednesday Movie 19:00 Romantiques Hermanus

Thursday, 31st July 2025

Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus               
Thursday Morning Market 9:00 - 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
Art in the Garden 10:00 - 16:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty's Bay
The Last Shark Documentary 18:00 Romantiques Hermanus
Soup & Sip Evening 18:30 The Deli & Bistro Betty’s Bay
Mr & Miss Hermanus High School 19:00 High School Hall Hermanus

Friday, 1st Aug 2025

Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
Bhuki Café 9:00 - 12:00 Hermanus Library
Artists @ the Quay 10:00 – 16:00 Multi-Purpose Centre Hermanus
Art in the Garden 10:00 - 16:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty's Bay
Shadows of the Flame Preview 10:30 - 16:30 Betrag Stanford
Bottomless Bubbles 16:00 - 18:00 The Marine Hermanus
Retro Rewind: A Sip back into Time 16:00 - 20:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
Open Mic Night 18:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
Deli Dinning 18:00 Dal-Italia Italian Deli Hermanus
Noot vir Noot Round 3 18:00 The Boathouse Gansbaai
Friday Acoustics Music with JP Zeeli 18:30 Fisherman’s Cottage Hermanus
Alan Committee Stand-up Comedy Show 19:00 Road House Cinema Hermanus
Elvis Presley Tribute: From Memphis to Las Vegas 20:00  Hermanus Golf Club       
Women's Conference 1 – 3 Aug 17:00 Beloftebos Stanford
Kalfiefees 1 - 10 Aug Various Venues in and around Hermanus
Artists @ the Quay 1-10 Aug 10:00 – 16:00 Multi-Purpose Centre Hermanus

Saturday, 2nd Aug 2025

Parkrun 8:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai, Harold Porter Betty’s Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde & Benguela Cove Hermanus
Markets from 9:00 in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Onrus & Fisherhaven
Beach Clean up 9:00 - 10:00 Beach Entrance 7 (Boardwalk) Pringle Bay
Betty's Bay Market 10:00 - 15:00 Crassula Hall    
Artists @ the Quay 10:00 – 16:00 Multi-Purpose Centre Hermanus
Art in the Garden 10:00 - 16:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty’s Bay
Shadows of the Flame Preview 10:30 - 16:30 Betrag Stanford
Design Unfolding Exhibition 11:00 FynArts Gallery Hermanus
Scarecrow Challenge Workshop 12:00 - 14:00 The Ark Stanford
Exhibition Opening: "Vivid Kvlture" by Tamryn 13:00 Chadoka Creative & Bicycle Gallery Pringle Bay
Saturday Movie 13:00 Romantiques Hermanus
Universals vs Grabouw RFC 13:30 Arizona Park Stanford
Kleinmond vs Riviersonderend RFC 13:30 Rugby Field Kleinmond
Eclectic Groove Session 17:00 - 01:00 Bojangles Hermanus
Swart Tobie Film 17:30 Gereformeerde Kerk Kleinmond
Back to School Bash 19:00 Panorama Wedding Venue Gansbaai
Bringing Back the Vaarbz 19:00 - 01:15 Community Hall Hawston
B-Project DJ Line-up 19:00 - 02:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
Writer's Retreat Writeaway 2 – 3 Aug 9:00 Selfology Pringle Bay

Sunday, 3rd Aug 2025

Artists @ the Quay 10:00 – 16:00 Multi-Purpose Centre Hermanus
Art in the Garden 10:00 - 16:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty's Bay
Shadows of the Flame Preview 10:30 - 16:30 Betrag Stanford
Time Machine Live 11:00 - 14:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
Albert Frost Live 12:00 - 15:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus

For a more detailed calendar, please visit here.

Whale Coast Weekend Events: 30 July - 3 August 2025

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