October flashes

10 & 11: Furniture, art, jewellery, silverware and antiques will be on auction at Stephan Welz & Co.’s premises in Constantia. Public viewing of the lots runs from 6–8 October; go to stephanwelzandco.co.za.

14: Cheese, wine, craft beer and boerekos await at the Big Farm Taste at Sandringham Farm, Stellenbosch. Tickets cost R80 from Computicket; check out livestock.org.za. November issue of Home on sale! 16:

20 & 21: Enjoy live music, an air show, wine tastings, curio stalls and much more at the Hamlet Arts and Culture Festival in

Prince Alfred Hamlet; go to hkkf.co.za. 20–22: Taste award-winning wines from almost 30 wineries at the Wine on the River Festival in the Robertson Wine Valley. Early birds can get a weekend pass for R250 from webtickets.co.za; visit

wineonriver.com for more. 20–22: Feast your eyes on gorgeous floral art done by members of the Western Cape Association of Flower Arrangers, with tea and lunch to be served in the beautiful gardens of Trovato House, Wynberg. Tickets cost R50; call 021 852 2656. 26–28: Get a head start on Christmas shopping at the Pretoria East Nederduitsch Hervormde church’s Christmas market; call 083 259 9510.

28 & 29: Join the festivities and explore the charms of 11 prestigious wine farms in the

Durbanville Wine Valley at the Season of Sauvignon Festival. Tickets cost R50–R100 from webtickets.co.za; for more details, visit durbanvillewine.co.za. 28 & 29: Don’t miss

the Cape Town International Kite Festival in Muizenberg. Tickets cost R40; call 021 447 9040.