CAPE ARGUS
Christmas lights are turned on in Adderley Street, Cape Town. The official switching on of the lights moves from Adderley Street to the Grand Parade on December 2. File photo: Michael Walker
Cape Town – Cape Town’s festive season night market will be moving to the Company’s Garden this year.
Traditionally held in Adderley Street, stalls will now line the length of Government Avenue.
Kylie Hatton, city communications manager, said the service provider that won the contract for the event was officially appointed yesterday.
She said the market would be able to start earlier, possibly around 11am each day, and there would be little or no traffic disruption.
Before, the market required that several roads be closed.
Hatton said there would be a greater variety of stalls and information about these would be released with the details of other changes later this week.
The market begins on December 14.
It’s not the only change in the city’s traditional festive season activities this year.
The official switching on of the lights moves from Adderley Street to the Grand Parade on December 2.
Mayor Patricia de Lille will switch on the light at 8pm on that Sunday evening.
Grant Pascoe, the city’s mayoral committee member for tourism, events and marketing, said the Grand Parade would provide more space.
The switch-on at 8pm will be followed by a street parade, a Festival Carnival of Lights with costumes and floats.
The parade will comprise 2 000 participants in costume, dancing to music provided by brass, Christmas and army bands.
Red Zebra will perform, along with dancers, giant puppets, stilt walkers, carnival characters and giant wheels – concluding with a special Father Christmas celebration.
The procession will move from the City Hall, up Darling Street, turn right into Adderley Street and disperse in Lower Heerengracht. One of the floats will feature Table Mountain, which will also have its own lights display.
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