Whale Coast Weekend Events: 13 - 17 August 2025

Whale Coast Weekend Events: 13 - 17 August 2025

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Whale Coast Weekend Events: 13 - 17 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 13th Aug 2025

• Seeds of Inspiration 18:00 NG Church Onrus
• Bring & Braai 18:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
• Hermies Got Talent 19:00 Hermanus High School
• Wednesday Movie 19:00 Romantiques Hermanus

Thursday 14th Aug 2025

• Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus               
• Thursday Morning Market 9:00 - 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
• The Mirror Artmaking Journey 10:00 - 13:00 Windsor Hotel Hermanus
• An Evening of Tea & Menopause 17:00 - 19:00 Mr. Write Tea & Gift Café Hermanus
• Rugby Chat with Morne Du Plessis 18:30 Hermanus Golf Club      
• Quiz Night 19:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay

Friday 15th Aug 2025      

• Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
• Bhuki Café 9:00 - 12:00 Hermanus Library
• Mochi & Wine Pairing 10:00 – 18:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Retro Rewind: A Sip back into Time 16:00 - 21:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• Deli Dinning 18:00 Dal-Italia Italian Deli Hermanus
• Open Mic Night 18:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Sound Bath 18:00 - 19:00 1136 Hilton Circle Pringle Bay
• Friday Acoustics Music with Ulric 18:30 Fisherman’s Cottage Hermanus
• Gin Wizard's Woman Who Rock Show 20:00 - 23:00 Hermanus Golf Club

Saturday 16th 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
• Paddavlei Fun Run & Walk 9:00 Lawns in Vlei Street Hawston
• Danger Point Lighthouse 10:00 - 14:45 Open to the Public Gansbaai
• Mochi & Wine Pairing 10:00 – 18:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus
• The Heart of a Woman Workshop 11:00 - 14:00 Gansbaai Tourism Boardroom    
• Clash of the Chefs 11:30 Hermanus Golf Club      
• Scarecrow Challenge Workshop 12:00 - 14:00 Oulap Hall Stanford
• Saturday Movie 13:00 Romantiques Hermanus
• Takura Terry Live 15:00 - 17:00 SkyBar Hermanus
• Live Rugby: Springboks vs Australia 17:10 Various Venues in Overstrand
• Ou Snare, Nuwe Klanke met André Swiegers 19:00 42 JS Maraisstraat Kleinmond

Sunday 17th Aug 2025

• Trail Series Super League 8:00 Start & Finish Kleinmond Main Beach        
• Danger Point Lighthouse 10:00 - 14:45 Open to the Public Gansbaai
• Mochi & Wine Pairing 10:00 – 18:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Live Music with Johan Schutte 12:00 - 15:00 C Shack Restaurant Kleinmond
• Takura Terry Live 13:00 - 16:00 La Cantina Stanford
• Pizza & Quiz Sundays 14:30 Benguela Cove Hermanus

For a more detailed calendar, please visit here.

Whale Coast Weekend Events: 13 - 17 August 2025

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