Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
Great line-up of parties in City and surrounds to welcome 2019
V&A Waterfront bash begins at 6.30pm on New Year’s Eve and ends with fireworks
CAPE Town’s biggest free New Year’s Eve party takes place at the V&A Waterfront, with the entertainment beginning at 6.30pm when a range of performers, bands and colourful Cape Town Carnival characters will entertain revellers from the Amphitheatre and children’s playground area to the Alfred Mall, Nobel Square, the Clock Tower, all the way to the Silo District.
As always, the spectacular midnight fireworks display is co-sponsored by the City of Cape Town and the V&A Waterfront.
Restaurant seats need to be booked in advance, but the food court will be open till late and various food trucks will be positioned across the property, which will open for trading from 9am.
The theme is Mother Earth, and you’ll be able to spot characters like tree nymphs, giant flowers, bees the Flower Power squad, roaming spirits, tree stilt walkers, butterfly floats, puppets and drumming crews.
For more information, see www. waterfront.co.za, call the information desk at 021 408 7600, or follow the social media channels.
Bid farewell to 2018 with a lavish New Year’s Eve bash with all-night entertainment, bottomless flutes of bubbly, canapés and tapas at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate in Franschhoek. Guests will be spoilt for choice with tasty and bountiful morsels available from 8pm.
A line-up of live entertainment, fire performers and DJs will take them through to the magic hour to welcome 2019.
Tickets are R2 600 a person and prepaid booking is essential. Email events@grandeprovence.co.za or call 021 876 8600.
5FM’s Secrets of Summer New Year’s Eve Beach Party, brought to you by Corona, will be held at the River Club Golf Estate in Observatory and promises to be the biggest production yet, with four beautifully themed stages and dance arenas and a man-made beach oasis complete with soft beach sand, palm trees, day beds, splash pools, geodesic domes and DJ lifeguard towers.
The line-up of South Africa’s finest groove masters and international stars will ensure you hear the music you love – deep and tech house, disco, hip hop, commercial, Ibiza house and EDM and Brazilian bass.
Headliners are Shapeless (Brazil) and Wolf Player (Brazil) and South African favourites Kyle Watson, Locnville, Chunda Munki, Pascal & Pearce, Mark Stent, Strange Loving, The Kiffness, Dean Fuel, Apple Gule, Mogey, Minx, DdoubleJP, Khord and Gary Night. 5FM celebrity performers include Das Kapital, Rob Forbes, Nick Hamman and Ryan the DJ.
Limited early bird tickets are available online at www.howler.co.za/ sosnye, from R420 (general access) to R880 (VIP). Diamond VIP tickets are R2 000 (300 only), which includes unlimited free drinks served in the platinum lounge as well as access to the VIP dance floor.
For more information on the Raised Gold & Platinum VVIP table packages, call or WhatsApp David: 074 680 0222. Gates open at 12pm on December 31, and the event closes at 4am on January 1.
Celebrate at the Sky Villa Boutique Hotel New Years’ Eve party – 6.30pm for 7.00pm – the most lavish and entertaining party in Plett, with no better view than from the rooftop bar with its pool and large booth-seating areas.
Entertainment includes William Ferreira, a local musician from Sedgefield, and Doppelgänger, a lively electronic duo playing the sounds of house, jazz and electro.
JayKay on decks and JoeSmash on the sax have performed on some of the biggest stages in the Eastern Cape, playing covers – with a twist.
Buffet-style party food will be served throughout the evening, and just before midnight you can count down the last seconds of 2018 with a glass of Boschendal MCC in hand to toast in the new year.
Tickets are R600 a person including a welcome drink, a Boschendal MCC toast drink and food throughout the night.
Booking is essential: call 087 550 2967 or email info@skyvilla. co.za. More information at www.capesummervillas.co.za
For a chilled vibe head out to Stanford Hills Estate near Hermanus on January 2 for Louise Carver and Ard Matthews in concert.
Two of South Africa’s most talented singer-songwriters with multiple radio hits between the two of them, decided to come together to create another magical sunset concert at a beautiful, scenic estate to celebrate the new year. This show will include Carver and Matthews’s well-known hits plus some very special collaborations.
Tickets are R185 (adults) and R95 (children under 12), available online at http:// louisecarver.com/ Buy-Tickets. Gates open at 2.30pm and the show begins at 5pm.
There will be two 45-minute sets with a 30-minute interval in -between. Take old blankets to sit on, as there will be an Animal Welfare collection point on the day for you to drop them off after the show.
For more information, email events@ louisecarver. com.