The City’s Events Permit Office has approved 39 events taking place this week. Here are some highlights of what to expect, Cape {town} Etc reports.
This week, Cape Town will host grassroots football, Premier Soccer League football, the kite festival and a music festival on consecutive days, to mention a few.
The 39 authorised events are expected to attract around 105 000 spectators and participants.
The Cape Town Central Business District and surrounding areas are likely to be busy over the weekend, with at least nine events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
‘We are heading into a busy season of events in Cape Town, especially around the CBD area,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith.
‘This uptick in events represents many opportunities for SMMEs, hotels, restaurants, retail, suppliers, artists and general workers who benefit from the greater events ecosystem. We hope that residents and visitors will take advantage of the good weather to experience the entertainment, vibrancy and energy brought by the events in Cape Town. We also understand that events have an impact on our roads and some residential areas. The City’s events teams work closely with event organisers to mitigate the effect on traffic and on businesses.’
Cape Town Country Music Festival
The two-day Cape Town Country Music Festival, which takes place at the DHL Stadium, kicks off a packed weekend of events in the city centre and surrounding areas.
The festival will take place over two days on October 26 and 27, featuring eight foreign country acts and ten local country musicians.
The Zac Brown Band, Brothers Osborne, Kip Moore, Craig Morgan, and many more will perform at what is billed as the world’s largest Country Music Festival outside of the United States.
Coke Cup Finals
The SAFA Cape Town Coke Cup Finals, the pinnacle of amateur football in the Mother City, is taking place at Athlone Stadium on Saturday, 26 October 2024.
A platform for emerging footballers, the tournament pits together 580 senior men’s clubs, 82 senior ladies clubs and 340 youth clubs over six months of competition.
The finals will see the top two teams in each category battling for the opportunity to be crowned champions and win some prize money.
The 2024 under-18 final will see Antalyaspor JPM Cape Town go up against Hanover Park FC at 1pm.
The ladies final will be a battle between UCT and Philippi’s Dangerous Heroes Football at 4:30pm.
At 6:30pm, Mitchells Plain’s FC Tafelzucht and Parow’s Vasco Da Gama will be playing the decider in the senior men’s final
Tickets are available at Quicket for as little as R10. Spectators can also purchase tickets at SAFA Cape Town’s office in Johnston Road, Rygate.
Gates open at 12pm.
Cape Town City FC
On Sunday, the Citizens will face Magesi FC of Limpopo at Athlone Stadium in the Betway Premiership.
The game is part of Cape Town City’s #FreeFootballForAll partnership with the City of Cape Town, which provides free admission to 10,000 spectators for eight home league games at Athlone Stadium.
Free game tickets are available at Cape Town City’s offices at 54 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town CBD during game week and at the Athlone Stadium ticket office on game day.
Kick-off is at 3pm.
Cape Town International Kite Festival
Cape Mental Health will have its Cape Town International Kite Festival Pop-Up Fly this weekend to raise awareness about mental health.
The event, which will take place on Melkbosstrand Beach on Sunday, encourages residents and visitors to fly kites of various shapes and sizes in support of mental health awareness.
Furthermore, the event provides a secure environment for people to discuss mental health and their personal experiences with it.
The Kite Festival’s 2024 theme, ‘Hope On A String,’ strives to break down barriers, stereotypes, and stigma around mental health, ultimately providing hope and help to those in need.
The Pop-Up Fly will take place at Melkbosstrand Beach between 10am and 3pm.
For more of what’s on in and around Cape Town, visit our events page.
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