Happy New Year!

31 December

• Ring in the New Year with a feast at Spier in Stellenbosch. The evening will kick off with welcome drinks and canapés, followed by a festive long-table buffet dinner. Music and a supervised play area will ensure that everyone is entertained! Tickets cost R1 400 per adult (includes drinks and a special gift to take home) and R350 per child; to book, call 021 809 1100 or visit spier.co.za. • Share in the joy of the Nieu Bethesda Arts Centre’s New Year’s Eve Festival of Lights. Make your own lantern, or choose one made at the centre, and take part in a parade through the local community, enjoy outdoor theatre performances, a braai and dancing under the stars. Tickets from The Bethesda Arts Centre cost R150 per adult and R75 per child; call 049 841 1731 for more details. • Celebrate the start of 2019 with a New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance in the 1920s-style pavilion at The Marine in Hermanus. Tickets cost R1 100 per person and also include a welcome drink, canapés and a glass of bubbly to toast the New Year. To book, call 023 313 1000 or visit themarinehotel.co.za.