UPDATE: The annual minstrel carnival has been postponed until next Saturday (10 January).

 


Are you working in the CBD tomorrow or planning to visit it? You may want to take note of these road closures for the annual minstrel carnival taking place on the 5th January 2015.

The carnival will begin at 12:00 pm and continue throughout the day until 23:30 pm, making its way through the traditional Bo-Kaap course.

Visitors or those working in the city are being advised that no parking will be allowed in Keizersgracht, Darling, Adderley, Wale and Rose streets from 6:00 to 11:00 on the day. Also, there will be no access to public transport on these routes and only accredited traders will be allowed through.

Roads temporarily closed between 10:00 and 23:00 on Monday 5 January 2015:

– Darling Street/Keizersgracht between Chapel and Adderley Streets

– Tennant Street between Caledon Street and Sir Lowry Road

– Sir Lowry Road between Darling and Tennant Streets

– Primrose Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Canterbury Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Harrington Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Buitenkant Street between Caledon and Strand Streets

– Parade Street between Caledon and Stand Streets

– Corporation Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Plein Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Lower Plein Street between Darling and Strand Streets

– Parliament Street between Longmarket and Darling Streets

– Adderley Street between Wale and Strand Streets

– Castle Street between Burg and Adderley Streets

– Hout Street between Burg and Adderley Streets

– Shortmarket Street between Burg and Adderley Streets

– Longmarket Street between Long and Parliament Streets

– Church Street between Burg and Adderley Streets

– Wale Street between Pentz and Adderley Streets

– Burg Street between Longmarket and Wale Streets

– Long Street between Church and Dorp Streets

– Bree Street between Church and Dorp Streets

– Van der Meulen Street between Dorp and Wale Streets

– Rose Street between Wale and Strand Streets

– Helliger Lane between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

– Church Street between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

– Longmarket Street between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

– Shortmarket Street between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

– Hout Street between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

– Castle Street between Chiappini and Buitengracht Streets

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