October on the Cape West Coast is going to be amazing and we have found the BEST events to keep your entertained:
West Coast Spring Festival
Date: 1 – 2 October
Location: Saldanha Sports Ground
Contact: 078 059 9537 | [email protected]
Part of the Foodie Route | Saldanha Bay
Description: A Celebration of talents… A family event where locals come to show case what they have to offer
Darling ttu 24 Hour MTB Enduro
Date: 1 – 2 October
Time: 10:00
Location: !Khwa ttu
Contact: www.darlingttu.co.za
Description: A solo or team relay event riding multi laps over a 24 hour period on a fast purpose build single track. A race with a BIG difference. The idea is quite simple, you race as many laps as you can in 24 hours. The solo winner or team is the one with the most laps.
The race starts at 10am on Saturday 1 October and finishes at 10 am on Sunday. You may start or stop whenever you want. Sleeping, eating, drinking and dancing is allowed.
The venue has lots of space for camping with showers, toilets, water, food stands, beer garden, a bike shop, bike wash, entertainment, power points for light and cell phone charge, free wifi and a huge Bedouin tent in the centre of the race village. This event is meant to be endurable and enjoyable.
EVENT DISTANCES/CATEGORIES:
Early Bird Fee – close 31 August 2016.
MTB 10km Solo: R250
MTB 10km Team of 2: R500 per team
MTB 10km Team of 4: 1000 per team
Age limit: 13 and up.
Sunday Buffet at Thali Thali Game Lodge
Date: Every Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 October
Time: 12:00 – 15:00
Location: Thali Thali Game Lodge
Contact: 082 372 8637
Description: Bring the family along for an amazing Sunday lunch at the beautiful Thali Thali Game Lodge.
Prices from: R175 per adult and R90 for kids aged 5 – 12
Menues change every week, so be sure to check their Facebook page for new menus. 
An audience with Pieter Dirk Eish!
Date: 1 October
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Meet those in our Rainbow Nation who will help us laugh at our fear of an unchartered future. Pieter-Dirk Uys presents a celebration of free speech, an orgy of laughing at sacred cows, an embrace of being in a relatively healthy young democracy. Come and enjoy it all while it lasts. Every box holds a familiar secret! Every laugh truly South African! A different show each night, depending on the choices of the audience, might force future thought-police to buy tickets for each show, just in case a State Secret is let out of a box!
Tannie Evita praat kaktus
Date: 2 & 9 October
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: Book your Evita se Perron show +27 (0)22 492 2851
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Revisionist look at the history of white South Africa, from the arrival in 1652 of the Cactus of Separate Development on the Drommedaris, through the Great Trek, Blood River, the 1948 Election and arrival of the National Party and official apartheid, through the birth of democracy and the reality of today. Tannie Evita, in English, takes you on a journey, a hilarious roller- coaster ride to freedom of expression.
Travel Tuesday at Darling Brew
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 10:00
Location: 48 Caledon Street, Darling
Contact: (021) 286 1099 or email [email protected]
Description:
Just R60 gets you 330ML of the SLOWBEER of your choice, + biltong to gnaw on + a tour of the brewery where the beer magic happens. The 30 minute guided tour takes you through the brand new brewery – at 12pm and 1pm every Tuesday. (No need to book this tour!)
Rocking the Daisies
Date: 6-9 October
Location: Cloof Wine Estate, Darling
Contact: www.rockingthedaisies.com
Description: Superbalist is Rocking the Daisies Music and Lifestyle Festival is the biggest camping outdoor gatherings in SA. With the motto “Play hard, tread lightly”, the event spearheads green thinking in the country’s festival space. Marked on the first full weekend of October on the South African calendar as the go-to weekend event to officially kick off the summer season, this year will see over 250 acts take to eleven stages. Incorporating comedy, art, film and a variety of multi-faceted and multi-sensory experiences, festival goers can expect an action-packed weekend of camping, good times, making incredible memories, the best in local and international entertainment and more – an offering unmatched by other festivals in the country, making it an industry leader.
PDU Unpowdered
Date: 8 October
Time: 14:00
Location: Evita se Perron, Darling
Contact: Book your Evita se Perron show +27 (0)22 492 2851
Part of the Culture Route | Darling
Description: Pieter-Dirk Uys looks back on a life fully-lived and peers ahead at the next challenge of making the impossible even more extraordinary.
Club Mykonos 28th Car Gymkhana
Date: 15 October
Time: 09:00 – 18:00
Location: Club Mykonos, Langebaan
Contact: 022 707 7000 | [email protected]
Description: Join in on the fun at the 28th Car Gymkhana. Free entrance, Beer tent and fun family day.
Cederberg Rooibos Kunstefees
Date: 20 – 23 October
Location: Clanwilliam
Contact: www.clanwilliam.info | 027 482 2024 | [email protected]
Description: Stalletjies, wedstryde, vertonings, opvoerings en enterpreneurskap het verder tot die basis van die fees bygedra. Die Cederberg Kunstefees wat jaarliks in Clanwilliam plaasvind, se hoof doelwit is om die kunste na die platteland te bring. Verder omvat dit die viering van ‘n streekkultuur, ontwikkeling van ekonomiese groei en die uitdaging vir transformasie. 
Club Mykonos Ride Out Venue
Date: 21 & 22 October
Location: Dockside Cafe and Lounge, Club Mykonos
Contact: 082 452 6633
Description: Live music, lucky draws, drinks specials and a la carte menus available.
Dirt Road Running and Cycling Challenge @ Org de Rac
Date: 22 October
Time: 07:00
Location: Org De Rac Wine Estate
Contact: http://www.piketberghs.co.za/dirt-road-challenge-map-info
Description:
Enjoy the rolling dirt roads through the scenic Swartland, passing through varying landscapes, in one of the many cycling or trail running challenges. Online entries are now open, and late entries will be accepted on the day of the event.
Spectators can embrace the Swartland hospitality and soak up the beautiful views from Org de Rac Organic Wine Estate, which will once again be our race venue. There will be music and a variety of stalls to ensure fun day for the whole family!
Groote Post Country Market – October
Date: 30 October
Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Location: Groote Post, Darling
Contact: Eldré Strydom: +27.828776677 or [email protected]
Description: The terrace in front of Hilda’s Kitchen and adjacent to the Cellar will be a hive of activity, brimming with delicious and beautiful country offerings. Guests can expect artisan foods, arts and crafts, home ware and décor, live entertainment, lots of fun activities for kids, and of course, Groote Post’s well-loved wines.
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