Whale Coast Weekend Events: 27 - 31 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, 27th Aug 2025
• Pottery Paint & Sip 17:30 - 19:00 Peppermint Pottery Kleinmond
• Bridgerton Themed Cocktail Soiree 18:00 SkyBar Hermanus
• Bring & Braai 18:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
• Book Launch: A Political Love 18:30 Betrag Stanford
• Wine Tasting & Dinner with Stettyn Wines 18:30 - 21:30 The Wine Glass Hermanus
Thursday, 28th Aug 2025
• Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus
• She Thrives Women's Networking 8:15 Burgundy Restaurant Hermanus
• Thursday Morning Market 9:00 - 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
• The Mirror Artmaking Journey 10:00 - 13:00 Windsor Hotel Hermanus
• Botanical Gelliprint Workshop 11:00 - 14:00 HAME Restaurant Hermanus
Friday, 29th Aug 2025
• Women in Networking 9:00 - 11:00 Menucha Pringle Bay
• Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
• Bhuki Café 9:00 - 12:00 Hermanus Library
• Flavours of the Coast Festival 9:00 - 22:00 Hermanus Cricket Club
• Mixed Media Art Class 10:00 Izinki Art Studio Gansbaai
• Musical Experience Open Day 14:20 12 Kersbos Vermont
• 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
• Friday Acoustics Music with Des Bosch 18:30 Fisherman’s Cottage Hermanus
• Vinyl Revival with Jono & Christoff 19:00 Harbour on Deck Gansbaai
• Talent Competition with Allen 19:00 Johnny's Uilenkraalsmond Gansbaai
• Wippie & Snippies Fundraising Dance 19:00 Sandbaai Hall Hermanus
• 25 Years in Dance 19:00 -21:00 Grobbelaar Hall Hermanus
• Nia Dance Classes 29 Aug - 2 Sept 9:30 – 10:30 Wholeness Haven Hermanus
Saturday, 30th Aug 2025
• Flavours of the Coast Festival 7:00 – 22:00 Hermanus Cricket Club
• Spring Series 1: 5km & 10 km Walk or Run 7:30 - 10:00 Bouchard Finlayson Hermanus
• Parkrun 8:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai, Harold Porter Betty’s Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde & Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Overberg Geoscientists Group: Geological Walk 8:00 Start: African Penguin & Seabird Sanctuary Gansbaai
• Die Uys Susters Market 8:00 - 13:00 Baardskeerdersbos Gansbaai
• Markets from 9:00 in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Onrus & Fisherhaven
• Ou Skool Market 9:00 Baardskeerdersbos Gansbaai
• Coffee & Cookies Launch by GoSlow 9:00 - 13:00 25 Church Street Stanford
• Akwaaba Saturday Market Opening 9:00 - 14:00 St Peter's Anglican Church Hermanus
• Weekend Market 9:00 - 15:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty’s Bay
• Sculpt a Head Workshop 9:30 TLC Ceramics Betty’s Bay
• KidsCan! Food & Fun Fair 10:00 Pringle Bay United Church
• Children's Workshop: Create a Mini Garden 10:00 - 12:00 Wonderland Nursery Hermanus
• Celebrate Women’s Month 10:00 - 15:00 Zwelihle Community Hall Hermanus
• De Uijlenes Open Day 10:00 - 16:00 De Uijlenes Gansbaai
• Women's Day Rugby 11:00 Hawston Sport Grounds
• Off the Wall Exhibition Opening 11:00 FynArts Gallery Hermanus
• Women’s Month GBV Awareness & Heritage Food Celebration 11:00 - 15:00 Sports Grounds Zwelihle
• Scarecrow Challenge Workshop 12:00 - 14:00 NG Church Hall Stanford
• Springfield Estate Wine Lunch 12:30 The Marine Hotel Hermanus
• Book Launch 13:30 Hemingways Bookshop Hermanus
• Mediterranean Taste & Vote 16:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• The Most Dramatic Party Ever 16:30 The Shed, Harbour Rd Kleinmond
Eclectic Groove Sessions 17:00 Bojangles Hermanus
• Secret Sunrise Theme Cape Town Carnival 17:30 - 18:30 Grotto Beach Hermanus
• Gary Sletcher Live 18:00 - 21:00 La Cantina Stanford
• 25 Years in Dance 19:00 -21:00 Grobbelaar Hall Hermanus
• Jay Jay Playing Live 19:30 Wild Horse Kleinmond
Sunday, 31st Aug 2025
• L2L Practice Walk 1: Fernkloof 6:30 Meet: The Beanery Hermanus
• Candle Making Workshop 9:00 - 12:00 Selah Coffee Café Onrus
• Weekend Market 9:00 - 15:00 Harold Porter Botanical Garden Betty's Bay
• Sculpt a Head Workshop 9:30 TLC Ceramics Betty’s Bay
• Women’s Month GBV Awareness & Heritage Food Celebration 11:00 - 15:00 Sports Grounds Zwelihle
• Live Music by Gene 12:00 - 15:00 C Shack Restaurant Kleinmond
• Boland Grow Golf Tour 13:00 Hermanus Golf Club
• Jake Gunn Playing Live 13:00 Drummond Arms Rooi Els
• Pizza & Quiz Sundays 14:30 Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Sunday Fun Day Bring & Braai 15:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
• Kleinmond Arts & Culture Hub 15:00 Proteadorp Community Hall
• Music & Song in Winter 16:00 NG Church Hermanus
• The Story of Vivaldi by The World Café Trio 16:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• Kids Movie: Beethoven 16:00 Kids Room, Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
For a more detailed calendar, please visit here.
