There seems to be a glimmer of hope for the City’s events calendar for this year.
According to the City, the Events Permit Office has issued more than 430 permits to host events since the start of the financial year in July 2021.
A majority of the permits this financial year were issued in March when 64 events were approved by the permit office for that month. This has more than quadrupled compared to the previous year when only 91 permits were issued in the 2020/21 financial year.
The City’s mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, said this financial year has provided the perfect foundation for the industry to fully recover from the impact of the pandemic. “This development is testament to the fantastic partnerships between the Events Department, various event organisers who have shown resilience and continue to showcase Cape Town’s expertise in hosting successful, world class major events,” he said.
The events include, among others:
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon
Africa Energy Week
Loeries Creative Week
Absa Run Your City races
British and Irish Lions Tour
Cape Town Cycle Tour
Absa Cape Epic
Suidoosterfees
Silwerskermfees
Red Bull King of the Air
FAME Week Africa
South African International Ballet Competition
Miss South Africa
National Youth Music Competition
International Public Art Festival
SA Innovation Summit
Cape Town Carnival
South Africa Disabled Golf Open
Africa Travel Week
Investing in the Mining Indaba
Mitchell’s Plain Festival
“This increase in permits also shows the appetite for events and the need to relax restrictions on event capacity, which will in turn assist organisers to earn livelihoods and bolster a struggling economy,” he said.
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