The Drinkery
Bars & Taprooms · City Centre
Contemporary cocktail bar on Shortmarket Street with a terrace over the historic Heritage Square courtyard.
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First Thursdays Cape Town
Curated guide Next: Thursday 1 October, 17:00–21:00
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8 stops
~0.9 km
12 min walk
On the first Thursday of every month the galleries, studios, shops and bars of the Cape Town CBD stay open into the evening. This is the walking route: north to south down Bree, Loop, Long and Church, across Greenmarket Square, east to Harrington Street, and up Kloof Street.
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The Blue Room
Live Music · City Centre
Live music and cocktail lounge at 103 Bree Street, given over to jazz and the blues. Booking recommended.
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WORLDART
Art Galleries · City Centre
Long Street gallery working since 2004 as a pioneer of urban art from Africa, with a consistent programme of emerging and established artists.
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99 Loop Gallery
Art Galleries · City Centre
Contemporary gallery on the corner of Loop and Church, focused on painting and on artists working from intimate lived experience.
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The Cape Gallery
Art Galleries · City Centre
Church Street gallery dealing in fine art rooted in the African tradition — painting, sculpture and graphics carrying the continent's cultural stamp.
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AVA Gallery
Art Galleries · City Centre
Non-profit, membership-based arts organisation on Church Street, advancing South African contemporary art and artists for over fifty years.
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SMAC Gallery
Art Galleries · City Centre
Contemporary African art gallery founded in Stellenbosch in 2007, back in the Cape Town City Centre on Church Street since 2023 after a decade in Woodstock.
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St George's Cathedral
Attractions · City Centre
The 'People's Cathedral' of the anti-apartheid struggle, on Wale Street, open to the public on First Thursdays with a programme of performances.
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