Cape Town weekend highlights, August 20 – 22 comment count

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• August 20, 2010 ∥
• By Cape Town Tourism

The famous Athlone cooling towers, which will be imploded at noon on Sunday. Photo courtesy Damien du Toit

The biggest event in Cape Town this weekend will be the demolition of the two Athlone cooling towers at noon on Sunday.

The fifty-year-old towers, which are 80 metres high, will be reduced to dust in a matter of around 10 seconds. The City of Cape Town will allow up to 4 000 people to watch the implosion from the Clyde Pinelands soccer field, but will close the area once capacity is reached. Other suggested viewing points include the top of Table Mountain (accessed via Table Mountain Cableway), Table Mountain National Park, Rhodes Memorial and the University Of Cape Town.

Other Cape Town highlights for this weekend include:

Symphonic Rocks

What: Top South African musicians, including Macstanley, Watershed, Louise Carver, Just Jinjer, Gang of Instrumentals and aKING will join a 65-piece symphony orchestra for the Symphonic Rocks concert at the GrandWest Casino in Cape Town on Saturday night. Read more about Symphonic Rocks.
Where: Grand Arena at GrandWest Casino
When: Saturday, August 21, starting at 20h00
Tickets: R150, available from Computicket

The Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair

What: According to entertainment guide The Next 48 hours “a variety of items including jewellery, glass, ceramics, silver, toys, books, and paintings will be on sale.”
Where: Alphen Centre, opposite Constantia Village, Constantia
When: Sunday, August 22, from 10h00 until 16h00
Contact: +27 (0)84 626 7499

Encounters Film Festival

What: Organisers say: “It’s all about documentaries now for the next 17 days, so sit back and laugh, be provoked, excited, challenged and moved … and then come back for more!” Read our event entry for the Encounters Film Festival.
Where: The V&A Waterfront
When: Daily events from August 20 – 29
Cost: R39
Contact: +27 (0)86 124 6362