The Cape Town Jazz Festival

This weekend, the 30th and 31st of March, Cape Town will be host to one of the world's most famous and celebrated Jazz Festivals. The Cape Town Jazz Festival began during the year 2000 and received a huge turn out, with over 14 000 people purchasing tickets for the event. Last year, record numbers visited the festival, and this year, twelve years since the very first event, Cape Town's Jazz Festival is aiming to have more than 2011's 34 000 visitors.

It's known to be "Africa's Grandest Gathering", and showcases the soul, style and true elegance of South Africa's local Jazz scene, which adds its own twist to the event with a touch of Mzanzi. This year, the festival is set to bigger and better than before - packed with workshops and training sessions by some of the world's greatest and most talented Jazz professionals. 

Ranked number four of its kind in the world by Melodytrip, the Cape Town Jazz Festival will undoubtedly, once again, put on a great show this year. And with a line up of international and local big names, they're already on their way; with the likes of Lauryn Hill, Alfredo Rodrigues and the Alexander Sinton Jazz High School taking the stage and leading tickets to quickly sell out. For a full list of performances, click here. 

Speaking of tickets, you can purchase weekend passes for R550, day passes for R400 and performance passes for R30. You can purchase tickets from Computicket or can purchase passes for selected performances on arrival at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

With over 34 000 locals and foreigners set to visit the event, make sure you book your self-catering accommodation as soon as possible. Making your way to the event shouldn't be difficult however, as it's based in the centre of Cape Town - easy to find, with many private taxi's readily available.