Cape Town Dragon Boat Festival
13 - 15 February 2009 at the V&A Waterfront
The Cape Town Dragon Boat Festival is held at the popular V&A Waterfront each year . Teams of paddlers compete for the victory in their colourful boats, where the bow has been fashioned into the head of an angry dragon.The sport originated in China over 2400 years ago but was only introduced to South Africa in 1992 when Cape Town’s sister city in Taiwan donated two dragon boats. The sport commemorates the life and death of one of China’s foremost patriots and poets, Qu Yuan, who flung himself into a river after the Emperor refused to take his advice on various reforms.
The Women's Show
20 - 22 February 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
The annual Women's Show is to celebrate all things feminine be it business, fashion, health and beauty or food and wine.Women are invited to exhibit their products, interact at workshops or simply network. Over 120 exhibits are planned and 140 live events are scheduled with even comedy and dance firmly on the agenda.
Tickets - R60
Cape Town Pride
20 February - 1 March 2009 in the streets of Cape Town
Cape Town Pride is 10 days of festivities including the launch cocktail party, art exhibitions, fashion shows and the main event, the Pride Parade.This year the "Mother of All Parades" will take place on the streets of Cape Town on 28 February to celebrate the local gay community. Brightly coloured and brilliantly designed floats are the centrepiece of the parade but keep a watch in the local newspapers for the dates and venues of the plentiful parties planned for the fortnight.The festival has been an annual event since 1994 when South Africa's new constitution protected gay rights.
Mining Indaba 2009
February 9 thru February 12, 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
Convention Square - 1 Lower Long StreetThe world’s largest gathering of miners, explorers, project developers, mining analysts, fund managers, investment specialists, financiers and many other professions will reconvene at Mining Indaba 2009. Don’t miss 2009’s signature forum for mining industry opinion-shapers!
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