Extras Wanted for Cape Town Carnival Cape Town Carnival invites you! Would you like to participate in the inaugural Cape Town Carnival and be part of the parade? Would you like to be in the limelight of the media? ...   Read More »»   Volunteers wanted! Do you have time on your hands? Would you like to be a part of Cape Town New and exciting Carnival for the City of Cape Town and its community? ...   Read More »»   Fabric, Craft and Recycling Donations Wanted! Do you have unwanted fabric or other sewing items? Do you have leftover paint, wire, old newspapers and glue? Donate them to the Cape Town Carnival Trust! Fabric and crafts will be used towards costume creations and a carnival float. ...   Read More »»   Carnival CD Launch and new Carnival wine range The Cape Town Carnival is proud to announce the launch of its 2010 theme song, “Rhythm, Roots & Boots”. This brand new song, together with 5 tracks based on the various chapters telling the story of Cape Town, were created by a team of multi-cultural and ...   Read More »»   Cape Town Carnival 2010 – all systems go! The Cape Town Carnival, which brings together the city’s diverse communities in an exciting and creative annual event, is scheduled for 18–20 March, with the grand parade taking place in Cape Town’s CBD on the 20th. ...   Read More »»   A letter from the Cape Town School of Songwriting Cape Town School of Songwriting were given the wonderful opportunity to write songs for the five groups competing in the first Cape Town Carnival. ...   Read More »»   100 days to the very first Cape Town Carnival The city is abuzz with anticipation! Costumes are being made; float designs passed on to builders, dance steps choreographed and lyrics and new melodies memorized. Everywhere, everyone is getting ready for the brand new Cape Town Carnival and Thursday, 10 ...   Read More »»   African Footprint's Richard Loring lends his artistic brilliance to the Cape Town Carnival Richard Loring, one of the most acclaimed and successful theatre producers in South Africa, has come onboard as the overall artistic director and producer of the inaugural Cape Town Carnival 2010. ...   Read More »»   M-Net joins Cape Town Carnival in bringing you the biggest party Africa has yet to see! The Cape Town Carnival is proud to announce their newly-formed strategic partnership with Africa’s biggest pay-TV channel, M-Net. The broadcast company will be an official media sponsor of the Carnival in the lead-up to the event. The culmination of the p ...   Read More »»   Getting to know your Cape Town Carnival Parade, 20 March 2010 The Cape Town Carnival is a community project bringing together the diverse cultures of the City of Cape Town through music, dance, and artistic expression, culminating in a weekend of inclusive fun for Capetonians and visitors alike. Occurring every thir ...   Read More »»   Telling the stories from the Cape for the Cape Town Carnival The Cape Town Carnival is an exciting new platform to showcase the heart of Cape Town in an inaugural community event that takes place from 18-20 March 2010. The highlight of the weekend will be a parade of five competing groups of performers, comprising ...   Read More »»   Launch Photos See all launch photos here ...   Read More »»   Cape Town hosts first choreographed carnival Cape Town is set to host its first fully-fledged multicultural, costumed and choreographed carnival on Saturday, March 20. ...   Read More »»   Locnville performs ‘swan song’ at Cape Town Carnival HIP-HOP, electro-music sensation, Locnville*, will give their final public performance in the Mother City at the forthcoming Cape Town Carnival on Saturday, March 20 at Greenmarket Square, before relocating to Johannesburg. ...   Read More »»