The City of Cape Town is gearing up for its Festive Lights Switch-On, scheduled for Sunday, 30 November 2025 on the Grand Parade.
The municipality expects more than 80 000 people to attend
the free open-air concert to officially usher in the festive season. The
open-air concert, hosted by Joe Barber, Bubblegum & Boere Jules, and Carl
Wastie as MCs, will kick off at 16:00 and will run until 22:00. The festival footprint will be open from
13:00 with access through 13 chutes on Adderley, Castle, Lower Plein,
Shortmarket, Longmarket, Hout and Church streets.
Multi-award-winning music producer DJ Zinhle will headline
a concert line-up that also includes GoodLuck, Kurt Darren, Tarryn Lamb, Karabo
Mogane, Early B & Justin Vega, DJ Masoodah and Heavenly Quartez. Emo Adams,
Loukmaan Adams, Alistair Izobell, Jody Abrahams and Fancy Galada, along with
the Street Stylers dancers, will come together for tribute performance that
celebrates Cape Town’s rich cultural legacy and its people’s enduring spirit of
hope.
COURTESY: X - @CTFestiveLightsThe six-hour event will also include the official switch-on
of the lights on Darling and Adderley Streets, as well as a video mapping
projection on City Hall.
‘’The Festive Lights Switch-On is an event that scores of
people across the city look forward to every year. Months of planning go into
making sure everyone can enjoy the show in a safe, welcoming, and
well-organised environment. Our teams, in collaboration with service providers,
work tirelessly across every detail from production and logistics to safety,
security and transport management to ensure we deliver an excellent show for
the around 80 000 residents and visitors who will join us for the evening,’’ said
JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
‘’The City’s safety and security personnel will be keeping
a close eye on the event from the ground, with some help from an eye in the
sky. As always, we’re ready to respond swiftly to ensure the event runs smoothly
from start to finish,’’ he added.
Patrons will be searched while going through the chutes and
they are reminded that alcohol, illegal substances, fireworks, and weapons are
not allowed at the event. They will be confiscated, and patrons in possession
of the items will be turned away. Umbrellas, gazebos, gas spray cans or any
other corrosive materials are also prohibited.
Parents and guardians attending with minors are encouraged
to make use of the KID SMART Project, which will be onsite on the Grand Parade
with its monitoring system to help reunite any lost children with their
parents.
Children will be kitted out with a temporary ‘SMART’
bracelet on arrival at the event, with contact details of their parents. This
is not compulsory, but the City encourages parents and guardians to make use of
this free service.
Water points will be available inside the event footprint,
including four on the Grand Parade, one on Upper Adderley Street and one on
Lower Adderley Street.
Motorists and residents are advised that roads in the
vicinity of City Hall will be impacted during build up, event day and post the
event.
Done By: Elona Sibunzi
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