Bree Street Closure (weekly)
Bree Street Closure Every Sunday
This Sunday is our last one for a little while - so make sure to there - not to mention we will have an action packed programme to help reimagine the street for people, not cars.
Join us for the Weekly Bree and Shortmarket Street Experiment where we close the road(s) to cars every Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM along where we’re inviting Capetonians to reclaim public space and reimagine a safer, more pedestrian-friendly city.
This initiative is supported by the Mayor's office and is not classified as an event or a street festival with food truck—it’s part of a new approach to using tools to create safer streets through temporary installations and hands-on activities to see what works and what doesn’t.
When: Every Sunday
Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Where: Bree Street (Wale to Strand, including Shortmarket St)
How can I get there? MyCiTi runs on Saturdays, you can walk or cycle if you are close by or you can find parking by entering Shortmarket St via Buitengracht St.
Map: here
Activities* - this changes weekly. See below or follow us on Instagram to stay updated.
Survey: we want your feedback: is this good or bad?
Every Sunday, Bree Street becomes a car-free, people-first space filled with community activities—think street games and sports like street cricket, cycling clinics, art installations, and more. For the 30/03/2025 we have the following street activities:
Kids' Play Zones: Two play areas featuring a fun bouncing castle
Street Cricket: Action-packed games for all ages (10 AM to 2 PM)
Pickleball: Try this exciting, easy-to-learn sport (10 AM to 12 PM)
Soccer: Open play for all ages
Chalk Fun: Creative street art and drawing for kids and adults
Skate paradise with Bullyboy and CJ (10 AM - 4 PM)
"Reimagine Bree Street" workshop with Maya Bogaert (10 AM - 2 PM).
Community Picnic Blanket Sewing: Stitch and create a community-scale picnic blanket together. Time: 10 AM – 3 PM. Location: 29 Bree Street (@ the tree at Neighbourhood)
All day on Bree Street – Car-free Bree Street. Enjoy the space, connect, and reimagine the city.
Face painting for kids near Rosetta.
2 bubble machines - why not!
Bouncing Castle near Stellski and Clarkes Dinning Bar.
Skillaboratory by our friend Maya near Rosetta.
Cape Town Swing Club from 1 PM to 2 PM near Heritage Hotel on Bree.
Langa Bicycle Hub will be there from Langa - there will be bicycles to hire and free bicycles for children from 10 to 5.
Silent Book Club is back from 10 AM to 12:30 PM - their friends Cape Town Craft Club and Fair Social with books to hand out!
We will update this later with more planned non-event activities.
We also have our favourite shops, cafe's and restaurants that are open. Check you favourites and for this Sunday we are excited to welcome the following special openings:
House of Machines will be open again with free live music from 1 to 3 PM!
Special activation by Duck Duck Goose with Design Week South Africa called Ask Me Anything. RSVP here.
Majority of shops and restaurants are open - check their IG or on Google to be safe.
Let’s reimagine the streets we share, together!
*No loud music, no commercial stalls—just community, creativity, and safe, open streets.