Live entertainment and guests at Opium Lounge
Events We Host

Occasions worth
remembering.

De Waterkant's most atmospheric address takes whatever form the occasion demands — from a close gathering in the candlelit garden to a full-venue spectacle for five hundred. Bespoke menus, curated bottle service, live entertainment and a team that handles every detail without being seen.

Corporate Christmas Birthdays Bachelor Bachelorette Wrap party Film & photo Promoter Private Fashion
Corporate VIP bar celebration at Opium
01 · Business

Corporate Events & Product Launches

Where a room earns its place in the narrative. Floor-to-ceiling LED for brand moments, a stage for reveals and interiors that photograph as well as they perform.

Product launches, brand activations, press evenings, influencer dinners and corporate networking — AV, screen content and lighting states shaped precisely around your run-of-show.

Full AV & LED branding · run-of-show support
Christmas and year-end function crowd at Opium
02 · Festive Season

Christmas & Year-End Functions

The season deserves a room that rises to meet it — an evening with presence, not just a dinner, but an occasion the team carries into the new year.

Welcome drinks in the wisteria garden flowing into the main room; seated tables or standing celebrations; themed productions, awards presentations and DJ-driven dancing until late. Catering, bar, entertainment and décor handled in full — or we work seamlessly alongside your chosen suppliers.

Groups of 30 to 500 · festive dates secure early
Friends celebrating at a theatrical Opium private party
03 · Celebrate

Birthdays & Private Celebrations

Milestone birthdays, engagements, anniversaries — from a candlelit snug for a dozen to a night that gives the entire venue over to you alone.

A private bar, dedicated DJ, fire performers, cake presentation and bespoke theming shaped to the guest of honour. Every element arranged so the evening feels entirely singular.

From 12 guests · intimate booths to full venue
Bachelor and bachelorette party at Opium
04 · Send-Off

Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties

One last night deserving of full ceremony — for every couple and every kind of guest list. VIP booths, private DJs, bottle service and a venue that belongs to your group alone.

A private snug for twelve, the lounge given over to a bachelorette evening, or the whole venue reserved for a send-off without compromise. We handle the logistics; your only task is the celebration.

All orientations welcome · 12 to full venue
Promoter club night with live dancers
05 · Nightlife

Promoter-Driven Events

A fully loaded club ready to open its doors — Pioneer DJ systems, a complete PA, LED walls, moving-head rigs, lasers and effects, with a proven De Waterkant crowd already in residence.

Straight venue hire, door-share or full partnership — bring your own billing and production, or integrate with ours. Arrangements shaped to every commercial model.

Club-ready · hire, door-share & partnership
Private function with live entertainment at Opium
06 · Exclusive

Private Functions

Complete command of the venue — gala dinners, awards evenings, fashion presentations, brand pop-ups and wedding after-parties that belong to no one else.

Exclusive access to the entire building places layout, timing, guest list and atmosphere entirely in your hands. Our team works with quiet precision — visible only in the flawlessness of the result.

Up to 500 guests · exclusive use
Wrap party with performers at Opium
07 · Production

Wrap Parties

After weeks on location, cast and crew deserve a room that matches the ambition of what they made — cinematic, atmospheric and unmistakably Cape Town.

Intimate toasts in a private booth or a full-building celebration across the main room, wisteria garden and lounges. Bar, catering, DJ and production theming available — or dry hire for your own unit to take over.

Film · television · commercial · content
Yellow velvet chair nook — film and fashion shoot location Opium Lounge
08 · Location

Film, TV & Stills Shoots

Seven distinct interiors at one De Waterkant address — antique entrance, wisteria garden, zebra-print lounge, LED club floor, pop-art VIP booth, Alligator cocktail bar and collage mural.

Commercials, music videos, fashion editorials, catalogues and social campaigns. Existing lighting rigs, LED infrastructure and self-contained mood pockets throughout — production dry hire, or stay for the wrap party when you call it.

Packages

Three ways to host

A private corner of the venue or the whole building — reserve a signature space or commission the night in full. Every package begins with your brief.

Corporate & Year-End

Functions & Celebrations

The venue becomes an extension of your brand — dressed, serviced and produced to your standard.

  • Intimate evenings to five-hundred-strong gatherings
  • Curated menus, bottle service & signature cocktails
  • Live entertainment, DJs & themed productions
  • Year-end parties, launches & team celebrations
  • Full AV, LED branding & event management

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Birthday Packages

Mark the Occasion

A room that belongs entirely to you — personalised from first arrival to final toast.

  • Powder Room, Saloon or VIP booth hire
  • Champagne service & bottle presentation rituals
  • Live music, DJs & fire performers
  • Cake service & bespoke occasion theming
  • From twenty-first milestones to full-venue nights

Enquire for Birthdays

Venue Hire

Your canvas, our craft

Reserve one signature space or commission the full venue — every room reconfigured around your vision.

  • Champagne Garden, Saloon, Alligator Bar or Vault
  • Full Opium Lounge & Crew Bar exclusive use
  • Full-service or dry hire
  • Film shoots, wrap parties & promoter nights
  • Twelve to 500 guests — every layout designed to purpose

Tour the Spaces

12

Intimate from Twelve

Private booths and candlelit snugs accommodate gatherings from a single table.

500

Up to Five Hundred

Full exclusive use for large-scale galas, productions and grand celebrations.

Shaped to Your Brief

No standard template — every event conceived and delivered around your vision.

And More

Weddings & after-parties · fashion shows · album launches · pride celebrations · engagement parties · anniversaries · influencer content days · brand pop-ups · gala dinners · themed masquerade nights

The venue welcomes all ages and orientations for private hire. If you can picture it here, we can build it — De Waterkant's most configurable event address.

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