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If you're celebrating New Year in South Africa's Cape Town we have the scoop on some of the best parties to celebrate the beginning of 2008.


Welcome in the New Year on the water’s edge of the international yacht marina, below deck in Bascule Whisky, Wine and Cocktail Bar.

Starts: Monday, 31 December 2007 at 9pm
Price: R850 (includes secure valet parking, a welcome drink, abundant eats and world class entertainment)
Dress code: Elegant
Theme: Afro Chic
Contact: +27 21 410 7099.


MCQP is hosting a new year's party in Green Point, where you can expect lavishly gay Cape Town.

Starts: 31 December 2007 at Bambu & Bonzai (OLD CRUZ) from 9pm to 6am
Tickets: Standard = R250 | VIP = R400
Limited tickets available so book yours now!


A spectacular New Year’s Eve Party that captures everything that is vibrant and exciting about nightclubbing right now: an electrifying musical mix of nu wave-electro, minimal, new rave, disco-punk, house, indie and über-urban London sound: dubstep.

Start Time: Monday, December 31, 2007 at 9PM
End Time: Tuesday January 1, 2008 at 5PM
Address: 160 Bree Street, Cape Town
Contact: +27 021 426 0738


Party in the sky this New Year’s Eve (31 floors up).

Receive cocktails and caviar on arrival. Finger snacks throughout the evening. Dance the night away to the beats of DJs Yianni Robin & Basil.

Time: Monday 31 December 2007 at 9PM
Dress: Heavenly
Tickets: R300 per person
Limited Tables: R1000 which includes a bottle of Skyy Vodka
Contact: +27 021 421 0581


Music generated by a world class, state of the art sound system will send waves of heart throbbing pulsating beats, bass and rhythms through your soul.

Theme: Moulin Rouge
Time: Monday 31 December 2007 at Tiger Tiger.
Tickets available at Computicket or at the club.


Basil's New Year's Bash at Ignite in Camps Bay. DJs Garth and Basil on the decks.

Tickets: R250 VIP: R400
Contact: +27 083 444 2428 or +27 021 424 3682

A Decadent Gay New Year's Party

A decadent street party with 3 linked dance floors! Never used spaces and the best in international and local DJs make this one of the events to be this New Year's Eve.

Time: Monday, December 31, 2007 at 10:00pm
Location: Saul's The Venue & The Loft Lounge, Napier Street.
Tickets: Pre-sale tickets available for R200 and VIP Tickets R400 at The Loft, Saul's The Venue. Rainbow Trade, R250 on the night.
Contact: +27 021 4252627 or +27 021 4180118


Date: Monday 31 December
Time: 22h00-02h00
Venue: V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre

Tickets: Available from 17 December at Computicket: R250 and R400 VIP.
Venue: Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock, Cape Town.

Expect 20 DJs and three dance floors. Free Champagne. Designer prizes for the best Mask, Free Champagne at midnight, R&B, House, Electro, Trance, Ol' Skool...you name it. As if that is not enough, you can bring your own bottle and snacks too.

Tickets: R60 per person
Contact: +27 021 7973108


Kirstenbosch Gardens will also be hosting a New Year's Eve Concert.

Other Cape Town Clubs, like FTV, Bang Bang Club and Caprice also have New Year's Eve parties.

Contact your favourite hang outs for information on their New Year's Eve parties. Cape Town is notorious for being very chilled when it comes to giving information on its New Year's Eve parties.

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