Cape Town will be spoiled in May with two renowned international artists performing in the Mother City. The ever popular rock band Bon Jovi will be bringing their signature rock ‘n roll to all their faithful fans at the Cape Town stadium on Tuesday, 7 May 2013 and teenage pop star Justin Bieber will be here to entertain and steal the hearts of teenage girls all over Cape Town on Wednesday, 8 May, 2013.

World famous American rock band, Bon Jovi, will be playing live in Cape Town on Tuesday 7 May as part of their worldwide “Because We Can” Tour. Audiences can look forward to legendary hit songs including “Living on a Prayer” and “It’s My Life” as well as debut songs from their new album “What About Now”. Sexy lead vocalist, Jon Bon Jovi, and his talented band members have performed over 2700 concerts in more than 50 countries, this is sure to be one memorable concert.

Teenage girls from around the world have fallen in love with Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber, who was discovered on Youtube at the age of 13. In 2009 The singer and song-writer was the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record (My World) to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. He has since sold more than 15 million records worldwide and has won many accolades including Artist of the Year at the 2010 and 2012 American Music Awards. Bieber will be performing live in concert on Wednesday, 8 May, 2013.

Are you coming to Cape Town for Bon Jovi and Justin Bieber Concerts in May? Do you prefer partying into the early hours of the morning and crashing at a hotel instead of driving back to your place? Need accommodation? Don’t worry, Leisure Hotels has a special offer to suit your needs.

Leisure Hotels offers a single room at the prestigious 4 Star deluxe Strand Tower Hotel for only R750 per night or a double room for only R850 per night. Both offers include a full buffet breakfast.

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If you want to feel the heartbeat of Cape Town then the Fountains Hotel is the place for you. For only R700 per night for a single room or R800 per night for a double room including breakfast, there is no other place you would want to be.

Take advantage of these fantastic offers, which will be running from 6 – 12 May 2013. Please email reservations at Leisure Hotels to make a booking.

Cape Town is home to numerous wonderful elements and hosts many great (annual) events, such as the Cape Town Jazz festival and the Cape Argus Cycle Tour. We’re sure many of you already know that Cape Town will host a must-see soccer match between nineteen time English premier league champions Manchester United and our very own Urban Warriors – Ajax Cape Town on Saturday, 21 July 2012, at the Cape Town Stadium.

The news of this game has been buzzing all over Cape Town and the country for the past few months. Huge hype has been created online and offline. Many locals feel that this is a unique opportunity – to see Manchester United taking on our Urban Warriors live in our Mother City.

“The City is proud to be associated with a leading brand such as Manchester United and this association helps position Cape Town as a premier events destination. Matches such as this act as a great unifier of people and hence will have a very positive impact on the city,” said Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing.

With thousands of tickets sold to date, the City of Cape Town has reported their plan to attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of people singing collectively in one place. They would like to urge all spectators to sing “Happy Birthday” to South African icon, Nelson Mandela in honour of his 94th celebration.

This event will give Capetonians (and other supporters) the opportunity to re-live the soccer fever coupled with the 2010 FIFA World Cup. And those who went to the soccer games during the World Cup will remember how fun the Fan Walk to the stadium was and how hectic traffic was, therefore so supporters are urged to arrive early and make use of the MyCiTi bus.

Kick off time is at 15h00  and there will be no parking available at the stadium so it would be wise to make use of the numerous public transport options  (including the MyCiTi bus) available on Saturday.

With the picnic basket and cooler box packed, the That’s Cape Town team embarked on a trip to explore one of the most beautiful and fascinating parks in Cape Town over the weekend — the Green Point Park and Biodiversity Gardens which is situated in Green Point next to the Cape Town stadium.

Upon arrival, while taking a long slow walk through the park we noticed all the amazing facilities available. These include an outdoor gym, a section perfect for cyclists, a learning park for functions (business or pleasure), clean toilets, drinking fountains and a cordoned off play park for the little ones which is completely safe. Not only is the Green Point Park a beautiful setting for people of all ages, it is very educational as well.

Educational boards can be found clearly marked throughout the garden. These boards provide useful information about the wildlife and vegetation found in the garden.

The lovely picnic tables, benches and green grass are perfect spots to enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, picnics and even birthday parties.

Entrance to the park is free and open to everyone, however there are a few rules (by the City of Cape Town) which should be adhered to at all times:

The Green Point Park is open every day from 07:00 until 19:00.

Picnics are permitted

Swimming, skateboarding, fires, braais, camping, loud music, flower picking and alcohol are not permitted

Dogs are welcome in the park, provided that they are on a lead and owners pick up and dispose of their excrement. Dogs are not allowed in the biodiversity garden

Parking is available near the entrances on the corner of Beach/Vlei Roads; on Bill Peters Drive (near the entrance to the Virgin Active gym); and on Bay Road (near the Mouille Point lighthouse).

There are also numerous pedestrian links to surrounding areas 

The park has an outdoor gym and play park

Every inch of this magnificent landscape should be explored and absorbed, so be sure to spend an entire day there when visiting. Your children will love it.