The Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival in Cape Town will celebrate its 20th anniversary from March 1-14, with a selection of ocean activities, the Wavescape Artboard Charity Auction, and several film screenings.
Since its inception in 2004, the Wavescapes Film Festival has morphed into the Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival, with emphasis on community upliftment and ocean conservation, while celebrating the aspirational power of surf and beach culture.
The festival’s ocean-focused events include an open air film screening with The Galileo Open Air Cinema at Kirstenbosch and a screening at Scarborough; beach clean-ups; a queer surf session; the Wesgro Ocean Film Symposium; and its annual flagship Wavescape Artboard Project, comprising an exhibition of artistic surfboards auctioned for ocean charities.
The auction takes place at Jack Black’s Taproom on Wednesday March 6, and will be emceed by auctioneer and comedian Nik Rabinowitz.
Festival Director, Shani Judes, said she was…
