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
- LGBTQ+ History & Rights in Cape Town — A documentary guide to LGBTQ+ history, activism and rights in Cape Town and South Africa — from apartheid-era queer life and decriminalisati
Upcoming Events
- Harringtons Quiz Night — Tuesday 2 June 2026 • Harringtons Cocktail Lounge
- Please, Don’t Call Me Moffie — Tuesday 2 June 2026 • D.F. Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
- Queer Fridays After Work at Jordan Ways of Cooking — Friday 5 June 2026 • Jordan Ways of Cooking
- Dirty Mary presents Dirty Disco — Saturday 6 June 2026 • Crew Bar
- Brunch Club at Hard Rock Café — Sunday 7 June 2026 • Hard Rock Café Camps Bay
- Sunday Funday at Crew Bar — Sunday 7 June 2026 • Crew Bar
- Bingo Bonanza — Thursday 11 June 2026 • Ger’s Boogie Bar
- The Evening Tease — Saturday 13 June 2026 • Honey and Dora
- Squash (Cape Town) — Sunday 14 June 2026 • 2nd Floor, 61 Loop Street, Cape Town
- 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
- B*tchy Bingo — Tuesday 23 June 2026 • Duchess Lounge
- Squash (Stellenbosch) — Friday 26 June 2026 • Cnr Alexander St &, Bird St, Stellenbosch
- 2FIERCE Drag Cabaret — Sunday 28 June 2026 • Bokeh Karaoke Sea Point
- 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
- CTL Queer Book Club – 15 August 2026 — Saturday 15 August 2026 • 1 Parade St, Cape Town City Centre
- Doek On Fleek Pride Picnic Cape Town — Saturday 5 September 2026 • Castle Street, Castle of Good Hope
- CTL Queer Book Club – 19 September 2026 — Saturday 19 September 2026 • 1 Parade St, Cape Town City Centre
- The Unofficial Pink Party – September 2026 — Tuesday 29 September 2026 • 54 Queen Victoria Street
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