Infogaytion is a local LGBTQ+ guide to Cape Town, helping people discover venues, events, guides, and community resources across the city.
It brings together listings and curated content to make it easier to explore Cape Town's LGBTQ+ spaces.
This page is the starting point for navigating the city's LGBTQ+ community and inclusive places.
Areas in Cape Town
- De Waterkant — 42 venues
- Green Point — 17 venues
- Cape Town CBD — 7 venues
- Observatory — 3 venues
- Sea Point — 3 venues
- District Six — 2 venues
- Camps Bay — 1 venue
- Durbanville — 1 venue
Guides
- Best LGBTQ+ Things to Do in Cape Town — Cape Town offers far more than LGBTQ+ nightlife alone. From guided tours and mountain hikes to kayaking, running clubs, beaches, drag shows
- Is Cape Town Safe for LGBTQ+ Travellers? — A comprehensive safety guide for LGBTQ+ visitors to Cape Town, covering neighbourhoods, nightlife, transport, and practical tips.
- De Waterkant LGBTQ+ Area Guide — De Waterkant is Cape Town’s LGBTQ+ hub — a walkable neighbourhood known for bars, cafés, stylish stays, and easy access to the city.
- Cape Town LGBTQ+ HUB — Cape Town is widely recognised as Africa’s LGBTQ+ capital and Infogaytion’s first featured city. Explore all Cape Town LGBTQ+ city guides i
- Pup Culture in Cape Town — A grounded guide to pup culture within Cape Town’s LGBTQ+ community — exploring identity, community structure, consent culture, social gathe
- Cape Town Pride — History, Growth & Cultural Impact — A long-form look at the history, evolution and cultural role of Cape Town Pride — from post-apartheid visibility and early marches to commer
Upcoming Events
- Book Launch: ‘Seuns weet’ by Frederick Botha — Saturday 13 June 2026 • Oude Leeskamer, 182 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
- The Evening Tease — Saturday 13 June 2026 • Honey and Dora
- The Winter Opulence Ball at Zer021 Social — Saturday 13 June 2026 • Zer021 Social Club
- Queer Surf Cape Town — Sunday 14 June 2026 • Surfers Corner, 56 Beach Road
- Pride Movie Night — Sunday 14 June 2026 • The Rainbow House
- Squash (Cape Town) — Sunday 14 June 2026 • 2nd Floor, 61 Loop Street, Cape Town
- Sunday at Zer021 Social — Sunday 14 June 2026 • Zer021 Social Club
- Drag Bingo Night @thedoppery — Monday 15 June 2026 • 100 Voortrekker Road
- Lesbian Speed Dating at the Duchess Lounge — Monday 15 June 2026 • Duchess Lounge
- Bingo Bonanza — Thursday 18 June 2026 • Gers boogie bar
- CTL Queer Book Club – 20 June 2026 — Saturday 20 June 2026 • 1 Parade St, Cape Town City Centre
- LGBT Market Day in the Winelands — Saturday 20 June 2026 • R44 Road The Vow
- Jacks Sunday Session — Sunday 21 June 2026 • 4 Engine Avenue
- B*tchy Bingo — Tuesday 23 June 2026 • Duchess Lounge
- Magic of Drag at Tiger’s Milk GrandWest — Thursday 25 June 2026 • 1 Jakes Gerwel Drive
- The Royal Celebration — Friday 26 June 2026 • Duchess Lounge
- Squash (Stellenbosch) — Friday 26 June 2026 • Cnr Alexander St &, Bird St, Stellenbosch
- FLTH — Friday 26 June 2026 • 354 Albert Rd
- 2FIERCE Drag Cabaret — Sunday 28 June 2026 • Bokeh Karaoke Sea Point
- HotBox Cabaret — Friday 3 July 2026 • Roxy Woodstock
- Langa LGBTQI+ Pride 2026 — Saturday 4 July 2026 • Washington Street Langa Cape Town, 7455
- The Unofficial Pink Party – July 2026 — Saturday 4 July 2026 • 54 Queen Victoria Street
- CTL Queer Book Club – 11 July 2026 — Saturday 11 July 2026 • 1 Parade St, Cape Town City Centre
- Bridgerton Masqurade Ball — Saturday 18 July 2026 • District Night Club
LGBTQ+ Venues in Cape Town
- Cafe Manhattan — De Waterkant • restaurant
- Crew Bar — De Waterkant • bar
- Duchess Lounge — Observatory • lounge
- Honey and Dora — De Waterkant • cocktail bar
- Mingles by Zer021 — Woodstock • bar
- Opium Lounge — De Waterkant • nightclub
- Pink Candy Night Club — De Waterkant • nightclub
- Rainbow Nation Shop — De Waterkant • shop
- Shaft Cruise Zone — Observatory • men's sauna
- Stargayzers — Parow • nightclub
- The Rainbow House — Observatory • community centre
- The Village Café — De Waterkant • café
Support and Resources
- Triangle Project — mental-health
- Gender DynamiX — legal-rights
- Pride Shelter Trust — housing