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Special Events Cape Minstrel Carnival (strolling bands parade through city), 2-3 Jan 2001, city centre and Green Point Stadium J&B Metropolitan Handicap (Western Cape's premier horserace), 21 Jan, Kenilworth Racecourse Shakespeare Season, mid-Jan, Maynardville Open Air Theatre, Wynberg Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts (open-air jazz, classical, ethnic music, opera), Dec-Mar, every Sun at 17h00, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Cape Argus/Pick'n'Pay Cycle Tour (world's biggest bicycle race with over 40,000 amateur and professional participants), Mar Human Rights Day (commemorates martyrs of apartheid), 21 Mar, various locations around the city Freedom Day (commemorates South Africa's first democratic elections), 27 Apr, various locations around the city Youth Day (commemorates anniversary of the 1976 youth uprisings against apartheid), 16 Jun, various locations around the city National Womens' Day (celebrates the role of women in the anti-apartheid struggle), 9 Aug, various locations around the city Cape Town One City Festival (celebrates the diversity of Cape Town's people through music, drama, dance, and other cultural and religious events), Sep 2001, various locations around the city Reconciliation Day (day of national unity across political lines), 16 Dec, various locations around the city Christmas Festival of Lights (Christmas lights with uniquely African theme light up city centre), Dec-Jan, Adderley Street Carols by Candlelight (mass audience participation in Christmas carol singing, led by choir), throughout Dec, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Company Gardens and other locations |