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Spectators to bask in the warmth of the Tsogo ‘Sun’ in 2015

The Cape Town Carnival is blessed to have some very committed corporate sponsors and Tsogo Sun have once ...

Expect something fishy at Carnival 2015

January finds our design and production teams hard at work creating the magnificent floats and costumes t...

Elephant-sized spectacle awaits on Carnival Day!

The theme for Cape Town Carnival 2015 is ELEMENTAL – Earth, Water, Fire and Air. Each section of the par...

Championing enduring values provides a cornerstone for youth

For more than 80 years, the URC Brigade has been giving young people of Scottsdale in Kraaifontein focus ...

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Cape Town Carnival 2024: Fan Walk to transform into a vibrant extravaganza with over 1000 performers

The Fan Walk in Green Point will once again be transformed into a colourful spectacle as large floats, da...

Message from our Sponsors at the Cape Town Carnival Media Launch 19 January 2023

Cape Town Carnival’s Afr’Energy to light up the city

The Cape Town Carnival will rid you of your load shedding blues when it returns to Green Point’s So...

From Cleaner To Team Leader Of Massive Event – A South African Success Story!!!

Ten years ago, Maluva Gandiwa started a job as a cleaner; now the incredible South African is the team le...

Cape Town Carnival finishing touches taking shape as preparations kick up a gear

With just over a month to go before the Cape Town Carnival parade makes a return to the Fan Walk in Green...

Message from the Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

The Cape Town Carnival has for more than a decade been an occasion where people from different background...

Championing enduring values provides a cornerstone for youth

For more than 80 years, the URC Brigade has been giving young people of Scottsdale in Kraaifontein focus ...

Turning Cape Town into Shape Town

When Rukaya Galant founded bioRithm SA as a community dance-fitness group, it was part of her personal jo...

Local youth dance group is committed to breaking the curse

When poet and singer Aiden Boogie performed Breaking the Curse for a Lavender Hill community group, he ha...

Tenacity is dancing in the rain – because giving up is not an option

Tenacity Movement is a group of dancers from Uitsig on the Cape Flats who dance, not just for the sake of...

Home is where the art is

The Heideveld Theatre Company (HTC) is so passionate about performing arts that when they lost their prac...

A leap of faith leads Bridgetown youth towards a brighter future

An unexpected request from a group of teenagers in 2016 changed the course of Bridgetown resident Michell...

A wellspring of creativity in the Karoo

The tiny Karoo town of Richmond in the arid Northern Cape is not only home to thorn trees and tortoises. ...

The life changing power of connecting with your culture

Growing the Portuguese Dance Society into the dynamic dance group it is today has provided co-founder Oct...

Inspire those around you: authenticity is the key

2021 marks Eoan Crew’s 88th year of keeping kids inspired and off the street through teaching dance, move...

A beacon of hope…telling a story through ancestral body language

Rieldans is an indigenous Khoisan dance of celebration and storytelling, considered one of the oldest dan...

Forget ‘every man for themselves’: it’s every woman working together.

Drum majorettes or “drummies”, first appeared in the 1970s with marching girls performing in street parad...

Masizakhe Youth Art Project – Building Each Other, one day at a time

The Masizakhe Youth Art Project situated in the small disadvantaged community of Phola Park in Gugulethu ...

Dance dedication brings opportunity & positivity

Do you love to dance? It gets you fit, enhances cognitive and physical capabilities and can even expand y...

Dancing out of the box and into the future

Ithemba labantu translated to English means “the hope of the people”. iThemba Labantu holds 300 yo...

A sisterhood blossoming in Atlantis

The Avondale Majorettes is a group of girls that call themselves the sisterhood. Being a majorette is an ...

Find your rainbow: turning passion into possibilities

Since June 2010, the Rainbow Academy has mobilized and transformed the lives of over four hundred youth t...

EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH PASSION

Disciplined through dance, Kuyakhanya cultivates role models. It is important for a child to grow up in ...

Marching your way to success

When you march, you feel a strange sort of power that flares up within you, when you march together, you ...

Discovering personal power through Belly dancing

The pressure on women to conform to unreasonable ideas of beauty is unforgiving in the age of filters, In...

Marching and dancing to the same beat

If you were in a band, what instrument would you play? Would you drum, play marimbas, cymbals, or trumpet...

We challenge South Africans to remember the promise of freedom and to creatively imagine an African future

The power of thinking differently to imagine a different future on the eve of Freedom Day. We held the se...

Empathy and openly acknowledging their vulnerabilities are driving women to successfully navigate incredible change.

The enormously popular Cape Town Carnival has been forced to contend with unprecedented challenges in how...

Cape Town Carnival scheduled for March 2021 postponed to next summer

Due to the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, the Cape Town Carnival scheduled for 20 March 2021 will not t...

Cape Town Carnival uses Umswenko to illustrate the power of self-expression

Cape Town Carnival held the fourth of its triweekly workshops aimed at stimulating and connecting Cape To...

Hat trick for Cape Town as Africa’s events capital

Cape Town was named ‘Africa’s Leading Festival and Events Destination’ at the 2020 World Travel Awards on...

Carnival celebrates SA’s famous, fabulous ’50s-era music and dance as inspiration for today

The Cape Town Carnival held its third Cultural Creative Workshop on Saturday 24 October 2020 in their col...

Cape Town Carnival explores creativity in our African cultural roots

The second of an eight-part Cultural Creative Workshop series was held on Saturday by the Cape Town Carni...

Cape Town Carnival hosts its first Cultural Creative Workshop online

The Cape Town Carnival, the annual showcase that celebrates the diversity of Cape Town and South Africa, ...

Cape Town Carnival fosters greater connection and creativity despite lockdown

Following two months of steep learning in increased online activity, Cape Town Carnival today hosted thei...

Pride of Strandfontein to light up Carnival

Strandfontein Secondary School will be showing they have what it takes at this year’s Cape Town Carnival ...

Heritage dance form to shine at Cape Town Carnival

The Kingdom Connected Campers (KCC) from Richmond in the central Karoo, which uses dance to develop youth...

Khoi mouthbow playing by Glen Arendse soundscapes deeply spiritual artistry of South Africa’s first people.

South Africa being home to the earliest evidence of early humans creating marks with meaning – found in t...

Youth to bring incredible power of the toyi-toyi to Cape Town streets

If the haka is synonymous with New Zealand, then the toyi-toyi is South Africa’s official protest dance. ...

Carnival brings Sophiatown’s vibrant defiance back to life

In the oppressive shadow of 1950s apartheid South Africa, Sophiatown became a beacon of defiance for blac...

Collaboration and creativity in final push before annual event

This year’s Cape Town Carnival theme, “Incredible Journey: Sounds of South Africa”, will combine a pulsat...

For the love of dance Swartland youngster’s striking dance talent.

As young as he is, Tyron Zoutman has already won a string of local and international awards for dance, ch...

Homegrown Miss Universe thrills Cape Town with colourful Cape Town Carnival performers

On the Cape Town leg of her nationwide homecoming victory tour, Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi thrilled cro...

Cape Town Carnival celebrates the hero in each of us

VUKA UKHANYE 2019 theme highlights Carnival’s capacity for social commentary through the arts Cape Town, ...

EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR ANNUAL CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL IN MARCH

Cape Town, 23 January 2018 – “This year’s theme is VUKA UKHANYE: Arise and Shine!, a call to action to sh...

Cape Town Carnival makes impact across the city

Our year-long programme of collaboration with a wide range of performing groups from throughout the Penin...

Cape Town Carnival short spray painting course images.

Angie Petersen beloved colleague passed away on 28 July 2018.

Angie Petersen beloved colleague passed away on 28 July 2018. Angie has been instrumental in supporting c...

Creative crew developing concepts.

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Cape Town Carnival Images 2018

Cape Town Carnival 2018 PROGRAMME

Welcome to the Mother City’s Cape Town Carnival 2018. Join us as we celebrate our African identity, our d...

Environmentally, economically and socially sustainable

Cape Town, 22 February 2018 – The Cape Town Carnival is a spectacular experience of colour, creativity an...

Cape Town Water Crisis & Cape Town Carnival

Dear Cape Town Carnival participants, visitors and guests The Western Cape is in the midst of an unpreced...

EVENTS CAPITAL OF AFRICA

Cape Town, 23 January 2018 – Cape Town has won accolades across the board, from “number one city in Afric...

Vendor Applications are closed for 17 March 2018 and will reopen Nov, 2018.

PLANNING FOR AFRICA’S COLOURFUL AND DIVERSE STREET PARTY

Cape Town, 14 December 2017 – The Cape Town Carnival, which takes place on 17 March 2018 has become a mus...

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CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL CHANGES LIVES FOR THE BETTER

Cape Town, 30 November 2017 – The Cape Town Carnival plays a vital role in bringing people together in ma...

CELEBRATING THE MOTHER CITY AND MOTHER NATURE

Creatively exploring the natural wonders of the Cape Cape Town, 27 October 2017– Cape Town is known globa...

PROFILE: Choreographer, Mbovu Malinga

33-year old Mbovu Malinga is an arts-and-development consultant and freelance dance teacher from Pelican ...

JHOOMKAR’S JOURNEY OF CREATIVE DISCOVERY

Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams. Story: Veena Sukha. The ability to participate and to step out of one’s comfor...

Chinese Community of Cape Town Participate for the first time

This year the Cape Town Carnival was delighted to welcome the participation of the Chinese community of C...

PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN MEET IN SUNKEN SHIP & COSMIC SQUID SPECTACULAR!

In 2017, the Cape Town Carnival designed an ambitious 2-part float for the first time – Sunken Ship...

Cape Town Carnival Documentary 2017!

Celebrating Carnival Participants!

Cape Town Carnival IMAGES 2017

The Cape Town Carnival 2017 PARADE STORY

CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL·MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017237 We start at the beach & the edge of the sea, then surf ...

Cape Town Carnival Activation with Biorithm SA

If you were at the V & A Waterfront Amphitheatre on the 18 of February Saturday afternoon, you may ha...

40 DAYS UNTIL CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL’S OCEAN ODYSSEY COMES TO LIFE

40 DAYS UNTIL CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL’S OCEAN ODYSSEY COMES TO LIFE Cape Town Carnival’s crew hard at work Cap...

Muizenberg High School getting ready for the Cape Town Carnival

Rehearsals with Muizenberg High School are going so great! We’re so proud of our talented participa...

CAPE TOWN HOSTS AFRICA’S MAJOR STREET PARTY

Cape Town, 24 January 2017 – Everyone’s invited to this year’s Cape Town Carnival on Saturday 18 March on...

Cape Town Carnival 2017 Activation with SA Navy

Chairperson’s Cocktail Event pictures

On the 26 of October 2016,Cape Town Carnival launched its theme for 2017 AMAZA Ocean Odyssey. Here are th...

2016 Chairperson’s Cocktail Event images

CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL 2017 TO SHOWCASE A DAZZLING SEA OF BLUE MYTHOLOGY

AMAZA! – Ocean Odyssey, to honour our oceans Cape Town, 21 October 2016 – With its 2 ...

Cape Town Carnival supports the Cape Town Marathon 2016

On Sunday, 18th September 2016, Cape Town Carnival lead performers lined up in the streets of Cape Town t...

Cape Town Carnival at International Coastal Cleanup Day 17 September 2016

On Saturday, 17th September 2016, Cape Town Carnival lead performers showed their support for the Two Oce...

Regular meetings with the participating groups.

Jhoomkar Indian Dance group won the social media Challenge!!! Phathizwelethu Marimba b...

Carnival 2016 Images

2016 Cape Town Carnival Documentary release

Having won 3 SAFTAs for the 2015 documentary on the Cape Town Carnival the F.I.L.M. programme is proud to...

2016 Cape Town Carnival to celebrate South Africa’s rich diversity

The streets will light up with colour, music and dance when the 7th annual Cape Town Carnival comes to to...

Spectators to bask in the warmth of the Tsogo ‘Sun’ in 2015

The Cape Town Carnival is blessed to have some very committed corporate sponsors and Tsogo Sun have once ...

Expect something fishy at Carnival 2015

January finds our design and production teams hard at work creating the magnificent floats and costumes t...

Elephant-sized spectacle awaits on Carnival Day!

The theme for Cape Town Carnival 2015 is ELEMENTAL – Earth, Water, Fire and Air. Each section of the par...

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