Cape Town Carnival
The Cape Town Carnival is an annual street festival in Cape Town.
NB: Not to be confused with the Cape Minstrel Carnival.
The Carnival
Also referred to as the Cape Carnival in some sources, this is an annual event that takes place during March of every year and includes an extravagant parade of costumed performers, musicians and moving floats, organized to celebrate the Cape's African identity with its diverse array of communities and cultures.
Inspired by the success of, and the celebratory atmosphere generated by, the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the first annual Cape Town Carnival actually took place on Long Street, Cape Town, in that year, as part of the festivities surrounding the tournament. A 11 000-strong audience attended that first event, which has - since then swelled to attendance figures in excess of 50 000. To accommodate this, the carnival venue has been moved to what is known as the Fan Walk in Green Point, to allow for increasing opportunities for creative expression, job creation, skills development, social cohesion and economic development.
The event is operated by a non-profit trust.
