Beat the heat with City’s holiday programmes

29 November 2024

The City of Cape Town’s Libraries and Information Services and Recreation and Parks Departments have packed the summer school holidays with hundreds of activities to keep young ones busy and cool.

The holiday programmes start on Thursday, 12 December 2024 to Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at libraries, community centres, recreation facilities, sports grounds, play parks, green spaces and other public facilities.

‘The summer school holiday is probably the most anticipated break for our children. They’ve worked hard all year and our programmes are designed to reward them with fun and safe recreation. They have a legion of activities to choose from that will keep their minds and bodies active. We have hundreds of programmes planned for the next few weeks that will help them stave off boredom’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross.

The City’s libraries are offering a wide range of activities, including a beach clean-up, coding games, a health and wellness workshop for kids and loads of stories, movies and arts and crafts.

Activities presented by the Recreation and Parks Department include loads of indoor and outdoor recreational, sport and indigenous games, a variety of sports tournaments, aquatic activities and adventure activities, such as hikes, nature conservation education and more.

‘There is something for everyone on the programme designed to bust any boredom. I want to encourage parents and caregivers to take the opportunity to keep their children constructively occupied this holiday,’ added Councillor Van der Ross.

Find all the holiday programmes here: www.capetown.gov.za/holidayprogrammes

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City of Cape Town, Media Office