Enjoy Heritage Day at the Oceana Hout Bay Seafood Festival.

Scenic view of the fishing village of Hout Bay.

The fishing village of Hout Bay comes alive with the start of the Oceana Hout Bay Seafood Festival.

The festival kicks-off on Heritage Day, 24 September and continues until Sunday 28 September with a variety of events in and around Hout Bay.

Residents of this quaint fishing village will wake up to the sound of the starter’s gun as the tri-athletes set off on a swimming, running and cycling challenge. The event starts with a plunge into the water at 7.45am followed by a run through the streets of Hout Bay and finishing with a cycling challenge.

The official programme gets underway with the Hout Bay Heritage parade at 11.15 just off Baviaanskloof Road opposite the post office. The parade will be followed by the re-enactment of the 1795 ‘Battle of Hout Bay’ in the bay at about 12h00 and a Heritage Day picnic and concert at Kronendal Primary School at 13.00.

All the events include prominent locals from all genres to showcase the local community’s talents.

Hout Bay will be rocking with a number of events over the five days and what is a seafood festival without a seafood-themed “Restaurant Week”. A series of cookery demonstrations by Hout Bay’s leading chefs and restaurateurs starring a line-up of the Bay’s most popular food personalities paired in teams of two, will keep audiences entranced.

Seafood dishes available at the Oceana Hout Bay Seafood Festival

The organizing committee has challenged local chefs to create brilliant original recipes using sustainable, SASSI green-listed seafood.

The Oceana Hout Bay Seafood Festival includes a number of sports events, cultural, arts and music events, concerts, ‘Hout Bay’s Got Talent’, dance and drama productions as well as the Lucky Star 5-a-side football, 6-a-side cricket games as well as a Nav Challenge in and around the bay. Indigenous Games are also part of the impressive list of events planned.

One of the largest attractions will be the re-enactment of the Battle of Hout Bay, with a replica of HMS Echo (in real life the V&A-based Spirit of Victoria) arriving into the bay to fire her cannons.

Three sets of cannons around the Bay, including the world’s oldest battery of original working guns at East Fort, will retaliate sending the brave little frigate scurrying off to safety.

30 people will be able to join the ‘fight’ aboard the ‘HMS Echo’, at R200 per person. The one-and-a-half hour cruise includes all the excitement of the cannons on board being fired. To book contact Natasha on 021 418 3234 or email – natasha@waterfrontadventures.co.za.

Local dance talent will be on stage at the at the Kronendal Primary School for the “TELL YOUR STORY” dance production this Saturday 27th at 3pm. Ricardo Koopman, well known dance teacher from Hout Bay, will showcase 12 young dancers from his modern dance school. Also on stage are Rising of Sinothando and Jikeleza from Imizamo Yethu, and the Krumper Akez, Harvest Ensemble, Spike Parker and Lindsay Davids Dance Trio all from Hangberg. The Dance Project’s dynamic young group of Hip-Hop dancers will also perform at this dance extravaganza.

For reggae music lovers “THE RIVERTONES” will be jammin their reggae vibes on Wednesday night in the Hout Bay Harbour Festival Tent from 8pm. Entry is only R30 for adults and R10 for children under 12 years – so come let your hair down & boogie to your favourite Bob Marley songs – live!!

For the full programme of events go to: – http://www.oceanahoutbayseafoodfestival.com.

Cycle the Red Sock Tweed Ride

Colourful characters participating in the Red Sock Tweed Ride

Visitors to the Mother City tomorrow could be forgiven if they think they are hallucinating when they see a number of strangely dressed people riding bicycles through the streets of the City.

In fact the cyclist will be participating in the 7km Red Sock Tweed Ride and this year’s theme is “spring”.

The start finish is at the Truth Coffee Roasting in Buitenkant Street and all participants are asked to wear spring tweed themed clothing for the ride. The entry fee is R100 and includes a pair of Red Socks and a coffee.

The significance of the red footwear is linked to Red Sock Friday, a movement dedicated to spreading hope and positivity.

All proceeds goes to the Community Chest, who is assisting the participants of the Unogwaja Challenge, a 10-day cycle ride from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg culminating with the cyclist running the Comrades Marathon on the 11th day.

It’s a fun ride for the not so serious cyclist and there will be loads of prizes up for grabs.

Date: 06 Sep 2014
Time: 09:00 – 12:00
Venue: TRUTH. Coffee Roasting HQ
Location: 36 Buitenkant Street | City Bowl
Price: R100p/p
Phone: +27 (0) 83 391 2422
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/693125690745675/

Excitement builds as Engen’s Cycle in the City gears up.

Excitement builds as Engen Cycle in the City gears up for the City.

Excitement is building as the inaugural Engen Cycle in the City event gears up, the first event is set to take place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on October, 04 before heading for the Mother City (25 October) and Durban (8^th November).

This event is the first of its kind in South Africa and this festival type cycling event has the cycling industry abuzz with its unique fusion of entertainment, fast-paced racing for those with a competitive spirit, as well as the fun-themed rides suitable for all ages.

The Engen Cycle in the City events combine the excitement of short circuit racing with festival type entertainment, taking place from midday and running into the evening. Spectators won’t be feeling left out and can expect some fun at spectacular settings in the three iconic cities; Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.

The cycling festivals include live entertainment, craft-beer and good market food as well as tons of inner-city fun. 

Engen Group Sponsorship Manager, Brad Bergh said, “We are excited about this new format of spectator-friendly racing and we look forward to the next chapter in our continued support of cycling.”

The wide appeal of the event is evident with several professional road cycling teams confirming their entries.

This is cycling in its most exciting format appealing not only to road cycling enthusiasts, but creates an opportunity for all to race and ride.

Entries are limited per category, so enter now to secure your time in the saddle.

Engen will be donating 100% of all the entry fees raised from the Engen Cycle in the City in Pretoria to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust.

 Entries are now open. For more information visit www.engencycling.co.za