Read more about Women's Day in Cape Town 2008.

Women´s day celebrations in Cape town and South Africa plus a special way to celebrate Women's day 2007 in Cape Town. Wondering about the special way? It's spending a night with incredible South African Women. Read further for the full details.

What is the history and meaning of Women's Day? Women’s Day celebrates our women in South Africa as this day commemorates 9 August 1956 when women participating in a national march petitioned against pass laws. This was legislation that required African persons to carry a document on them to ‘prove’ that they were allowed to enter a ‘white area’.

Of course Women’s day celebrations in South Africa are taking place in many places. Below some of the events happening in and around Cape Town before or on Women's Day:

4th August also the Cape Town WOW Butterfly Ball at the Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town. The Butterfly Ball is an evening of black tie and ball-gowns, entertainment, dining, fine wine and dancing. The evening is a dedicated charity fundraiser in aid of Lelieblom House.

National Women's Day Celebrations in Cape Town’s V & A Waterfront on 9th August is a tribute to the achievements women everywhere. The celebration in the V&A Waterfront includes performances by Cape Town's top female performers.

Some of the Women’s day celebrations in Cape Town are Fund raisers for example the fundraiser event for Women’s day in Somerset West at Somerset College & the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West from 8am.

South Africa's Woman's Day is also the start of the Hout Bay Seafood Festival & Snoek Derby.

Treat and indulge the special lady at Cafe Maxim in the Waterkant this Thursday on Woman's Day in Cape Town between 10h00 - 16h00 for a special treatment. Also in De Waterkant at the Beaulah Bar (Women only) from 14h-19h with prices to win such as weekend away, make overs, movie tickets.

Women's Day Parties in Cape Town:
Wednesday night in Cape Town there is an invite only; Cape Town Fashion Designer Darkie is having its Fashion Week After Party in FTV. It will be pumping.

Wednesday as well: Bliss Party in Adam's Club Roosevelt : You know what to expect from Bliss… Bliss brings you the hottest DJs playing the hottest tracks in the hottest club in town Roosevelt, taking you into Women's Day in South Africa.

On Thursday night in Cape Town there is a Women’s day party in Cape Town's Fashion TV (FTV), dubbed the Ultimate Ladies Night hosted by the Cape Town Fashion Week from 8pm, a DJ Basil’s Women’s day Party Bash at Ignite Bar in Camps Bay from 9pm.

On Friday night in Cape Town a very promising Cape Town Fashion Week Cosmopolitan Lingerie Party in Roosevelt again. Cape Town's hottest clubs are certainly celebrating the women of Cape Town........

Spend a Night with South African Women on Women’s Day; Molo knows that is the strong women of South Africa have helped build this country. Why not, as tribute to that character, support the entrepreneurial spirit of township women by spending the night in one of the great Township B&B's owned and run by women (and their husbands)?

Discover some amazing South African women and spend the night at a Township B&B. Most of them are run by incredible South African women (and their husbands). You will not forget the warmth, hospitality, stories, dinner and night's sleep.

Take your girlfriend, wife, boyfriend or husband and spend a night in Cape Town’s townships. Meet inspiring women like Maneo of Maneo’s B&B , MaLebo of Malebo’s B&B , Vicky of Vicky’s B&B or Thope Lekau of Kopanong B&B .

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