Whats going in Cape town?

I am on vaction from the Uk, can anyone tell me how do I find out what’s going on in Cape Town? I am in Cape Town for two weeks, can you suggest some things to do?

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The best place to find out what’s going on in Cape Town is go to http://www.capetown-direct.com/events. They have a list of all Major Annual Events and Festivals in Cape Town and the Western Cape, as for things to do, take a look at the 43 things to do on the same website.

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This past week has seen the skies above Cape Town, and much of the rest of the hemisphere, filled with a new celestial body; Comet McNaught.

What first looked to me like the smoke from a fire on the mountain, or a braai gone overboard, turned out to be the comet’s tail. Apparently it is the closest that a comet with come to the Earth for approximately 100 years.

We enjoyed the scene from the pool deck at the Camps Bay Terrace Lodge, but the beautiful picture below was taken from Signal Hill!

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Cape Town has clinched an "Oscar" award for its efforts towards being known as Africa's leading destination.

The city received this honour during the prestigious World Travel Awards held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban on Monday.

Globally the awards are considered the Oscars of the travel industry.

The award recognises the tireless work of a team, striving towards making Cape Town a top global travel destination, Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Grant Haskin said on accepting the award.

He said the city had also been able to present superb products in a variety of perspectives and in a responsible manner, producing tourist ambassadors the world over.

The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the enormous achievements in all sectors of the global travel industry.

Travel professionals and their clients regard the awards as the best endorsement that any travel product could receive.

According to Mr Haskin, the award is one of the major legacies the 2010 FIFA World Cup will leave behind.

He said the award is also proof that Cape Town was ready, willing and able to produce an excellent world cup.

The province's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic, Social Development and Tourism, Simon Grindrod shares the same sentiments.

"This award further consolidates the position of Cape Town as a world-class tourist destination," Mr Grindrod said, adding that the province's local hospitality industry had worked hard to provide tourists with excellent products and services.

The province was judged on a range of business dynamics, notably an understanding of visitors' needs.

According to the City's Executive Director for Economic Social Development and Tourism, Mansoor Mohamed the award will help Cape Town to become more globally competitive as a tourism destination.

He boosted that Cape Town has built and maintained excellent tourism infrastructure and remarkable experiences.

"We are constantly improving our environmental assets, and building skills and improving opportunities in our tourism sector. Our visitor safety record is among the best in the world," he said.

Cape Town is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point.

Often regarded as one of the world's most beautiful cities because of its geography, Cape Town is one of the most popular South African destinations for tourism. see http://www.worldtravelawards.com/nominees