Cape Town Events in May 2011

My listing of the best Cape Town events in May will give you an events calendar with some of the best events in May 2011.

There are lots of excellent activities to be enjoyed at this time of the year, there is the olive festival and many great shows at the Cape Town theatres.

Election Day on May 18, 2011 is a special public holiday this year, as the South Africans are called to vote for their local governments in the municipal elections 2011.

As the 18th of May is International Museums Day, this public holiday will give you another day of free entrance to Cape Town's Iziko Museums.

On Africa Day on May 25 you will also be offered free entrance to the many excellent exhibitions at various great museums in Cape Town.

When the autumn rains start to fall, the Cape Town museums are wonderful places to flee to, but usually the sky clears quickly after some heavy downpours and the temperatures in Cape Town are still mild so you can enjoy Cape Town's great outdoors.

Foodies will be in heaven this month as there are many food and/or wine festivals taking place at this time and the wonderful local fresh food in season should not to be missed like the granadillas which are back again and the delicious fresh brinjals are something you should definitely try.

So here is a selection of great activities and Cape Town events in May, as you will see when you take a closer look at the events calendar below.

Cape Town Events in May: Events Calendar 2011

• Riebeek-Kasteel: Olive Festival. May 7 - 8, 2011. Enjoy great food and wine in this lovely little town one hour outside of Cape Town.

• Big Bay in Blouberg: Cadiz Freedom Swim: May 7, 2011. See South Africans brave swimmers take to the icy cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean when they swim the 7.5km from Robben Island across to Big Bay. More info.

• Cape Town, Green Point Cricket Club: Taste of Cape Town. May 5 - 8, 2011. Great Show for Foodies. With 14 Top Cape Town restaurants participating this year. Tickets from R70 (Standard Entry and Glass of Wine). Free for children under 12. More info.

• Cape Town, Grand West Arena: Roxette. May 8 -11, 2011. Tickets from R250. Book at Computicket.

• Cape Town, Artscape Opera House: Jesus Christ Superstar. May 12 – 28, 2011. Enjoy this version of Peter Toerien's of the very popular musical. Tickets from R115. More info. More info.

• Cape Town, Baxter Theater: REwind - A cantata for voice, tape and testimony. May 12 - 14, 2011. With Cape Town Opera's Voice of the Nation chorus and Cape Town's top opera singers like Sibongile Khumalo and Stefan Louw. Tickets from R180. More info.

• Cape Town, Blouberg: Coppelia. May 13 - 14, 2011. Classical Ballet at Elkanah House in Sunningdale. Tickets: From R50 at Computicket.

• Cape Town, Baxter Theater: Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival: May 19 - 21, 2011. Concert with some of Cape Town's best school and youth bands. Tickets from R40.

• Cape Town, Baxter Theatre: David Kraemer's Breyani. May 18 - 29, 2011. A musical odyssee or feast of sights and sounds, much raved about musical show. Tickets from R90.

• Franschhoek: Franschhoek Literary Festival. May 13 - 15, 2011. Tickets: R60/R20 for students at the door More info.

• Cape Town, Baxter Theater: La Boheme. May 26 - 28, 2011. Enjoy the popular Puccini Opera brought to you by Cape Town's most talented opera school students. Tickets from R50. More info.

• Cape Town, CTICC: Good Food and Wine Show: May 26 - 29, 2011. One of the biggest food exhibitions in Cape Town. The chefs in action shows are a must see for every foodie. This year with Heston Blumenthal, James Martin, Jacqui and Jeremy Mansfield, Jenny Morris and many more. Tickets at Computicket from R40. More info.

Special Cape Town Events in May - not only for the expat communities:

• Cape Town, Sea Point: Noches Latinas. May 5, 2011. Meeting of the Spanish Club at 19.30h at Sotano, a restaurant situated at 121 Beach Road, Sea Point. More info.

• Cape Town, Spanish School: Cuentos que viajan con el viento. May 20, 2011. Stories that travel with the wind. Come and listen to myths, folktales and legends from all over the world told by professional Spanish storytellers. At the Spanish School in Rheede Street. 18.30h. Tickets: R40 (incl. complimentary sangria)

• Cape Town, Artscape Theatre: Luz Maria - Music of Paraguay. May 27, 2011. Enjoy an evening with Luz Maria Bobadilla, a renowned classical guitarist from Paraguay. Ticket from R60. More info.

• George, Western Cape Garden Route: VIVA. May 25, 2011. If you are a fan of this very popular Thai ensemble and do not mind driving for seeing them in concert, head out to the beautiful Garden Route of George. Well, there is an airport in George for those preferring to fly out there too. Tickets for the concert are a bargain at R100.

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