The Mother Of All Parties.

Cape Town offers a wealth of nightlife, clubs, theatre, movies, ballet and gay drag shows.

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It's late November. The Mother City has awakened from her wet and wintry hibernation, her pulse picks up a pace, her many alluring beaches blossom in a show of colour and curves with bronzed bodies donning the latest trends in swimwear (or nothing at all), lazy sundowners stretch out long into the night with cafes and restaurants spilling over onto sidewalks, live music fills the sultry night air and clubs pump until daybreak – and of course, you can't find parking anywhere!

Cape Town is holiday-heaven and a global playground for thrill seekers who want to make the most of their end-of-year break, which is why the Mother City caters to every whim and mood.

Kicking off the summer with the mother of all bashes in an oh-so colourful and gay manner (after all, Cape Town is Africa's gay capital), is the Mother City Queer Project in early December. From here onwards it's party action 24/7. Flashing neon signs along buzzing sidewalks mark the hotspots in town flowing from the city centre along Long and up Kloof Streets; the gay heartbeat of the city pulses strong in De Waterkant; the suave and trendy are spotted in the bars and cafes along the palm-lined Atlantic seaboard, from Sea Point through to Clifton and Camps Bay.

Whether you want to line the stomach before hitting the pubs and clubs, or whether you want to treat your palate to a specific culinary delight, Cape Town has it all. With a choice of about 7000 restaurants, you'll be sure to find something to satisfy your craving, or pocket for that matter.

If a musical menu is more to your taste, you'll find a selection of live music venues dishing up offerings ranging from African to alternative, jazz to contemporary and anything with a beat in between. The city also warmly embraces those cultural devotees with a slightly more sophisticated palate. Savour world-class performances of opera, classical music and ballet at superb theatre complexes such as Artscape, or even at open-air venues such as Kirstenbosch Gardens or Maynardville amphitheatre.

If gay entertainment tickles your fancy, On Broadway's shows of satire, cabaret and drag will have you in stitches.

And those night owls who only starts feasting late into the night have definitely come to the right place to play. A wide variety of clubs offers all kinds of music for all types of crowds.