The line-up of this year’s outdoor arts festival Slenterfees, which takes place on the Neethlingshof estate outside Stellenbosch on 4 March, is jam-packed with fun-filled activities.

South African artist Heike Davies holds her first solo exhibition since 2005, “Good-Night” at the Barnard Gallery.

Literary art meets wine legends when the Stellenbosch Wine Routes teams up with the 2012 Stellenbosch University Woordfees for a Word-and-Wine Celebration at participating wine estates from 9 till 11 March.

The 9th edition of the Absa Cape Epic will take place from 25 March to 1 April 2012, and will once again see riders battle the natural elements of South Africa’s harsh mountain biking terrain for the coveted championship title and prize purse of R 721 500 (the largest prize purse in the world of endurance mountain biking).

David Kramer returns to the annual Franschhoek Oesfees stage and joins local musical greats Theuns Jordaan, Emo Adams and Chris Chameleon.

Created onstage in the Big Apple by comedian Steve Solomon, this uproariously funny one-man play tells the story of an Italian-Jewish family and the crazy characters that surround it… and drive our hapless hero straight into the therapist’s chair.

In March 2012, the Eco Design Initiative’s second annual Sustainable Design Showcase will take place at the Cape Town City Hall.

This February Cape Town plays host to the country’s only and largest extreme sports lifestyle event, Ultimate X 2012 on Saturday 18 February 2011.