It’s July, it’s the school holidays and it’s a bit chilly. But did you know that Winter on the Cape West Coast is also known as the secret season? Find great #WeskusBeskus July Events to keep your family busy here:
Kids Holiday Fun at !Khwa ttu
Date: Everyday
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Location: !Khwa ttu
Contact: 022 492 2998 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | !Khwa ttu
Description:
Daily fun-filled kids’ MTB activity this holiday
Every day at 11.00 – 12.30
Riding a mountain bike to a San village / Make and shoot your own traditional bow & arrow / Follow animals tracks / Play Nature games and much more ….
Boys and girls between 6 and 12 years
Bring your own bike
R75 per child including a drink & refreshments
School Holidays at the West Coast Fossil Park
Dates: 25 June – 17 July
Location: West Coast Fossil Park
Contact: +27 (0)22 766 1606 | www.fossilpark.org.za | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | West Coast Fossil Park
Description:
Visit the West Coast Fossil Park this school holiday, book a guided tour of their dig site and experience life some 5 million years ago. One of the many things to enjoy when visiting the Park is the museum display. Learn more about extinct animals which roamed the West Coast during the late Miocene and early Pliocene period.
They offer a variety of intellectual, physical and gastronomic activities! You can take one of their fossil tours and enjoy a fascinating journey back into the past to some 5 million years ago, enjoy a tasty meal/tea at their coffee shop, or have a picnic in our lovely garden area while your children play in the play park.
Linden Choir on tour
Date: 1 July
Time: 13:00
Location: Presbyterian Church, 16 Pastorie Street, Daring
Contact: [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description:
The esteemed youth choir from Hoërskool Linden, in Johannesburg will be touring the Boland and Swartland between 24 June and 5 July and is scheduled to perform in Wellington, Paarl, Riebeeck Kasteel, Darling, Piketberg and Malmesbury. Linden Choir is has been in existence for 23 years and they have entertained a multitude of audiences during this time.
They will be performing in Darling in a lunch hour concert, 13:00, on 1 July at the Presbyterian Church.
Langebaan Winter Market
Date: 2 July
Time: 09:00 – 14:00
Location: Langebaan Town Hall
Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | Langebaan
Description: Fantastic stalls, amazing food, live music and more!
Darling Brew Beer Festival
Date: 2 July
Time: 10:00 – 18:00
Location: 48 Caledon Street, Darling
Contact: 021 286 1099 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling Brew
Description: Come experience the great range of beers and six guest brands in the state-of-the-art working brewery at Darling Brew. Live music, cash bar and food stalls.
R75 entrance fee per person on a first come, first serve basis
Secure a table: R500 per 8 seater table
Darling Music Experience
Date: 9 July
Time: 18:00
Location: NG Kerk, Darling
Contact: http://www.darlingmusic.org
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: The Darling Music Experience presents Baritone Johannes Slabbert & Philippus Hugo, piano. A programme of opera, artsong, oratorio and musical theatre
R90 per person and R50 for pensioners & Students
All proceeds from ticket sales to their music education initiative. Tickets at the door. 
Xmas in July at Evita se Perron
Date: Every Weekend 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 July
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: +27 22 492 2851 or +27 22 492 2831 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description:
“XMAS IN JULY” is an ideal time to eat, drink and be merry at Evita se Perron in Darling, where Evita Bezuidenhout will make you forget you´re in South Africa in winter, just six months away from the festive season!
It´s cold, cosy, unique and memorable – a Christmas tree with Tannie and all that is found in the Christmas stocking – scandal, hope, laughter and a sing-a-long. The limited season runs for four weekends, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Teeth tell a story at the West Coast Fossil Park
Date: 12 July
Time: 18:00
Location: West Coast Fossil Park
Contact: 022 766 1606 | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | West Coast Fossil Park
Description: Dr Wendy Black joins the west Coast Fossil Park for a talk on “Teeth tell a story: Dental connections between late Pleistocene groups and Holocene Khoe San populations in South Africa.”
Talk is R35 per person
Dinner: R80 per person
Booking is essential.
Berg River Marathon
Date: 13 – 16 July 2016
Location: Berg River Resort
Contact: Anthony Penderis – 082 261 5441 | http://www.berg.org.za
Part of the Scenic Route | Riebeek Valley
Description: The annual canoe marathon starts in Paarl on the Wednesday and finishes at Velddrif on Saturday. The end of the first day is at Sonquasdrift – the canoeists may be viewed at Hermon or where they break.
Italian Getaway with Blue Bay Lodge
Date: 16 – 17 July
Location: Blue Bay Lodge, Saldanha Bay
Contact: 022 714 1177 | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | Saldanha Bay
Description: July sees a collaboration with Chef Kyle Dods of My Place Gourmet. Bringing a brilliant technique focused demo split between Saturday eventing and Sunday Lunch.
Costs: R1580 per person for the weekend package, including sharing B&B accommodation.
Berg River Winter Carnival
Date: 16 July
Time: 09:00 – 14:00
Location: Berg River, Velddrif
Contact: 022 783 1821
Part of the Berg Route | Velddrif
Description: Enjoy a day out on the Berg Route at the Berg River Winter Carnival. Come for stalls, fun canoe race, Bokkom competition and more!
Celtic Dinner & Dance
Date: 16 July
Time: 18:30
Location: Darling Club
Contact: 022 492 3361 | [email protected]
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Darling Tourism needs you. Help raise the much needed funds by attending this fantastic event. Live music, lots of dancing, fantastic 3 course dinner and welcome drink. Dress in your finest dress/kilt/ R225 per person.
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