Here is the latest Tourism Diary
for the towns of Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, and Kleinmond
Wednesday 6th May 2026
• Bring & Braai 17:00 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• Pottery Paint & Sip 17:30 – 19:00 Peppermint Pottery Kleinmond
• Musical Spectacular 18:00 Hermanus High School
• Sound Journey (fully booked) 18:00 – 19:00 Pringle Bay
• Serendipity Culture Festival 18:00 – 22:00 Hennie Mentz Hall Curro Hermanus
• The Work of Love Talk 18:30 – 20:00 Wholeness Haven Hermanus
• Karaoke Night with Jono 19:00 Harbour on Deck Gansbaai
Thursday 7th May 2026
• Thursday Community Walks 07:30 23 Molteno Str Onrus
• Care for Fynbos – Alien Clearing 9:00 – 11:00 Fynbos Centre Pearly Beach
• Thursday Morning Market 9:00 – 13:00 14 Queen Victoria Street Stanford
• Match Day 15:00 The Village Green Stanford
• Musical Spectacular 18:00 Hermanus High School
• Pringle Bay Chess Club 18:00 – 21:00 Menucha Pringle Bay
Friday 8th May 2026
• Friday Morning Market 9:00 – 11:30 Pretorius Hall Gansbaai
• Bhuki Café 9:00 – 12:00 Hermanus Library
• Hermanus High School Golf Day 11:30 – 13:30 Hermanus Golf Club
• Beach Adventure 14:30 – 15:30 Grotto Beach Hermanus
• Musical Spectacular 18:00 Hermanus High School
• Bokke Bingo 18:30 Hermanus Sport Club
• Gospel Sangaand 19:00 Volvertroue Saal Stanford
• Open Mic Night 19:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Zambia Experience Benefit Concert 19:00 Kleinmond Town Hall
Saturday 9th May 2026
• Parkrun 8:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai, Harold Porter Betty’s Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde & Benguela Cove Hermanus
• John Stott Memorial Birding Day 8:00 – 17:00 Phillipskop Mountain Reserve Stanford
• Alien Hack 8:30 – 13:00 Phillipskop Mountain Reserve Stanford
• Markets from 9:00 in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Onrus & Fisherhaven
• Personal Safety & Self Defence for Hikers 9:00 – 11:00 Fernkloof Hall Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Weekend Brunch 9:00 – 12:00 Zesty Lemon Stanford
• iNaturalist Course 9:00 – 16:00 Sandberg Fynbos Reserve Gansbaai
• NG Kerk Hermanus Kuierbasaar 9:30 Grobbelaarsaal Hermanus
• Stanford River Race 10:00 – 13:00 Bottom of King Street Stanford
• Pool & Darts Competition 10:00 Seaview Hotel Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Bath Salts Sessions 10:00 Wholehearted Creative Café Kleinmond
• Cake Baking Workshop with Brian Berkman 10:00 – 13:00 Pringle Proms Pringle Bay
• Book Launch: The First Safari 10:30 Harold Porter Book & Craft Shop Betty’s Bay
• Groeneweide Drumming Circle 12:00 Groeneweide Gansbaai
• Paint, Sip & Cheese (Sold Out) 13:00 – 16:00 Wine Village Hermanus
• Universals vs Villiersdorp RFC 13:30 – 18:00 Arizona Park Stanford
• Cacao Dance 15:00 – 18:00 Wholeness Haven Hermanus
• Dinner Dance 19:00 – 22:30 The Wine Glass Hermanus
Sunday 10th May 2026
• Mother’s Day Brunch 8:30 – 11:00 The Book Club Restaurant Pringle Bay
• Mother’s Day Weekend Brunch 9:00 – 12:00 Zesty Lemon Stanford
• Mother’s Day High Tea 10:00 Dutchies Restaurant Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 11:00 Harbour on Deck Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 11:00 Kuslangs Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 11:00 Afrikanos Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Mini Wreath Workshop 11:00 – 12:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Mother’s Day with Sarah Tonin Duo 11:00 – 14:00 Landskein Wines Stanford
• Mother’s Day Meal 11:00 – 15:00 Bamboo Beach Restaurant Sandbaai
• Moedersdag saam Joshua na die Reën 11:30 – 14:00 Teekamer at Perron 25 Kleinmond
• Mother’s Day Lunch 11:30 Great White House Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 11:30 Wonderland Café Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 The White Rabbit Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Buitesteen Pub & Grill Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Buffet 12:00 Pearly Beach Hengelklub Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Walker Bay Estate Stanford
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Ouskool, Baardskeerdesbos Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Benguela Cove Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Bistro 14 Kleinmond
• Celebrate Mother’s Day 12:00 The Pringle, Pringle Bay
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 Carry Me Home Restaurant Kleinmond
• Mother’s Day 12:00 The Black Pearl Kleinmond
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 14:00 Ma Cuisine Restaurant Pringle Bay
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 15:00 Biga Artisan Bakery & Café Hermanus
• Jake Gunn & Devin Smith Live 12:00 – 15:00 La Cantina Stanford
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 15:00 Gossip Corner Rooiels
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 15:30 Theo’s Taverna Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 15:30 The Wine Glass Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 16:00 Bartho Eksteen Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:00 – 16:30 Whale Coast Brewing Co. Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day 12:00 – 19:00 Wild Horse Kleinmond
• Mother’s Day 12:00 – 20:00 Johnny’s Pub Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:30 Zesty Lemon Stanford
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:30 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:30 Hangklip Hotel Pringle Bay
• Mother’s Day Lunch 12:30 – 14:00 Heritage Restaurant Hermanus
• Mother’s Day Music 13:00 Searles Eatery, Bar & Theatre Stanford
• Marine United FC vs Pearly Beach FC Soccer Match 13:00 Masakhane Sport Field Gansbaai
• Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea 14:00 – 16:00 Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa Kleinmond
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/.
Tourism supports the industry through daily event entries, but business owners are responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations.
