Top Things to Do This Weekend

Wednesday 5th August 2026

• Pottery Paint & Sip 17:30 – 19:00 Peppermint Pottery Kleinmond
• Bingo Night 18:00 SkyBar Hermanus
• Curro Cantare Choir Festival 18:30 School Hall Hermanus
• Tom Dreyer: Bekendstelling van nuwe digbundel 18:30 Betrag Stanford
• Kalfiefees Hermanus Kunstefees 5 – 10 Aug Hermanus & Surrounding Areas
• Quay Artists 5 – 10 Aug 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus

Thursday 6th August 2026
• Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus
• Thursday Morning Market 9:00 – 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
• Quay Artists 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus
• Enhancing Brain Plasticity 10:00 – 13:00 16 Jimmy Smith Str. Sandbaai
• Opening Special 11:00 La Cantina Stanford
• Book Launch & Talk by Shiloh Noone 16:00 Hemingways Bookshop Hermanus
• Women Timeless Songs 18:00 25 Church Street Stanford
• An Evening of Hemel-en-Aarde Wines 18:00 Fisherman’s Cottage Restaurant Hermanus
• Onrust se Komvandaan 6 – 10 Aug 10:00 – 12:00 De Wet Saal Onrus
• 4 Day Women’s Retreat 6 – 10 Aug 14:00 Bodhi Khaya Gansbaai

Friday 7th August 2026
• Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
• Bhuki Café 9:00 – 12:00 Hermanus Library
• Die Hangkas Art Exhibition 9:00 – 15:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai
• Quay Artists 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus
• Knitting Nook 10:00 CanD’s Kitchen Hermanus
• Career Day 10:30 Okkie Smuts Primary School Stanford
• Manie Jackson Show 17:00 Pearly Beach Hengel Club Gansbaai
• Hermanus First Fridays Artwalk 17:00 – 20:00 Hermanus CBD
• Overstrand Fashion Week 17:30 The Shed, Harbour Road Kleinmond
• Sound Bath with Crystal Bowls 17:30 – 18:30 The Petal Pringle Bay
• Steak & Chips Evening 18:00 Gansbaai Golf Club
• Celebrating Women, Wine & Friendship 18:00 Hasher Family Wines Hermanus
• Mexican Trio of Tacos Evening Pop-up 18:00 Rivergate Stanford
• Free Movement Dance 18:00 – 20:00 7 Village Lane, Hemel-en-Aarde Hermanus
• Karaoke Night with DJ Lee 18:00 – 22:00 Mustang Restaurant & Pub Fisherhaven
• Mingo Bingo 18:30 La Cantina Stanford
• Open Mic Night 18:30 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• The Undercover Trio Live 19:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• Dewald Dippenaar Live 19:00 The Gecko Hermanus
• Back 2 the 80’s & 90’s Edition 19:00 – 23:59 Hermanus Golf Club
• Die Hangkas Art Exhibition 7 – 10 Aug 9:00 – 15:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai

Saturday 8th August 2026
• Parkrun 8:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai, Harold Porter Betty’s Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde & Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Haarkappers Coastal Challenge 8:00 – 14:00 Gledsmuir Farm Stanford
• Pawsitive Connections 8:30 Franskraal Beach Gansbaai
• Markets from 9:00 in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Onrus & Fisherhaven
• Vendors Market 9:00 – 14:00 Afdaks Rivier Nursery Karwyderskraal
• Die Hangkas Art Exhibition 9:00 – 15:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai
• Quay Artists 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus
• Vrouedag Funksie: Francois Boyce – Die Wildtuin & Ek 10:00 NG Kerksaal, 1ste Laan 36 Kleinmond
• Watercolor Workshop for Beginners 10:00 Die Plaaskombuis Hermanus
• Macrame Workshop 10:00 – 12:30 Mountain View Coffee Shop Kleinmond
• Mother & Daughter Tea Party 10:00 – 13:00 Gansbaai Academia
• Celebrating Women’s Month 10:00 – 13:00 Shakti Shanti Hermanus
• Betty’s Bay Community Market 10:00 – 15:00 Crassula Hall
• Celebrate Women’s Day 12:00 Wine Village Hermanus
• Bloom Keepers Workshop 12:00 – 14:00 NG Church Hall Stanford
• Art by Toinette Exhibition Opening 13:00 422 Crescent Road Pringle Bay
• Padel Tournament 13:00 – 17:00 Oh Padel, Stanford Business Park
• Exclusive Hospitality Showcase 14:00 Café 1904 Hermanus
• Victorian Ladies Crafty Time 14:00 – 17:00 Kleinmond Laser Cutting
• Overstrand Fashion Week 17:30 The Shed, Harbour Road Kleinmond
• Karaoke with Allen Barnley 18:30 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Live Rugby: Springboks vs Argentina 21:00 Various Venues in Overstrand

Sunday 9th August 2026
• Women’s Day Breakfast 9:00 65 on Cliff B&B Gansbaai
• Women’s Day Market & Potjiekos Competition 9:00 – 14:00 Ouskool Gansbaai
• Die Hangkas Art Exhibition 9:00 – 15:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai
• Quay Artists 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus
• Betty’s Bay Community Market 10:00 – 14:00 Crassula Hall
• Women’s Day Celebration 11:00 Walker Bay Estate Stanford
• National Women’s Day 12:30 – 14:30 Pearly Beach Hengel Club Gansbaai
• Louise Carver Presents: Woman’s Weekend 13:00 – 15:00 Hermanus Golf Club
• Women’s Day Celebration 14:00 NG Church Stanford
• Women’s Day High Tea 14:00 Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa Kleinmond
• Gerry Fourie Live 14:00 – 17:00 La Cantina Stanford
• Bring ‘n Braai 15:00 – 22:00 Plankies Pringle Bay
• Women’s Day Karaoke 16:00 – 23:00 Community Hall Stanford
• Thirty Plus Karaoke Chillout 16:00 – 23:00 Proteadorp Community Hall Kleinmond
• Women’s Day with Akkedis 17:00 – 19:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
Monday 10th August 2026
• Die Hangkas Art Exhibition 9:00 – 15:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai
• Quay Artists 9:00 – 18:00 Whale Coast Mall Hermanus
• Cookie Decorating Techniques 10:00 – 12:30 Mountain View Coffee Shop Kleinmond
• Fruitful & Favoured Women’s Day Brunch 10:00 – 14:00 Hermanus Golf Club
• Woman’s Day Mosaic Workshop 12:00 Die Afdak, Escape Wines Karwyderskraal

Please note that monthly and weekly recurring events are excluded from the weekly diary.

For a more detailed calendar please visit https://whalecoast.info/events-calendar/.