A 50-piece brass band, drummies, great
entertainment, celebrity MC’s and succulent foods are just a taste of what
can be expected at the opening evening of the 2006 Adderley Street Night
Market.
This 14-day event kicks off on 16 December 2006
with a procession from the Central City Improvement District (CCID)
offices in Bree Street where representatives of the Cape Town Partnership,
CCID and City of Cape Town will be dancing their way into Adderley Street
where the Adderley Street Night Market will officially be opened. The 2006
theme for the Night Market is “Fourteen Nights of Festive Frenzy” and this
is carried through the market from the products, food, entertainment and
craft for the 14 nights from 16 - 30 December excluding 25 December.
Shop till you drop as
Adderley and Darling Streets will be lined with 180 gift, jewellery,
clothing and food stalls and the “Cape Town Cares” Craft Market which will
host over 70 emerging crafters and craft NGO’s selling proudly Cape Town
craft products and supported by the Golden Acres Centre.
Nightly entertainment will be hosted on two
mobile stages placed at Bureau and Strand in Adderley Street with popular
local artists such as Black Noise, Redds and the Street Band, the Ashwin
Willemse
Orient Community Development minstrels,
Vernon Castle, Leslie Klein-Smith and many more. For a full entertainment
line-up visit
www.capetowncid.co.za.
“Come and celebrate our City and its people.
Cape Town will come alive with culture, music and entertainment for all”
says an excited Derek Bock, Chief Operations Officer of the Central City
Improvement District.
By public demand, the
Adderley Street Night Market will once again be hosting the Voice Search
and Karaoke Competitions. The Voice Search is for the youth between the
ages of 9 and 17 years from 26 until 30 December 2006. We would like to
provide a platform where kids can showcase their talent. Awesome prizes
for the winners and runners-up are up for grabs.
Self-proclaimed karaoke
kings and queens are invited to claim their five minutes of fame in the
Adderley Street Night Market Karaoke Challenge from 17 until 24 December.
The winners and runners up will receive fabulous prizes including a limo
drive. For more information and to register contact 021 – 447 9108.
Adderley Street will be
closed off between Strand and Bureau Streets. Darling Street will be
closed off to traffic at Plein Street as it will be transformed into the
new Darling Street Interactive Zone where various events and interactive
activities such as a festive season safety campaign, celebrity cook-off,
soccer goal scoring challenge and kids play pen will be hosted.
Free parking will be
available in the Golden Acre Centre and Boston House between 19h00 - 24h00
to festival goers and traders. Other parking facilities will also be
available at the Grand Parade, Greenmarket Square and the Picbel Parkade
in Strand Street. We have improved cleansing and ablution facilities at
the market. Strict security will be enforced by the SAPS, metro police,
CCID security and an additional private security company for the duration
of the market.
The City invites all to the Adderley Street
Night Market to come and experience this festive and frenzied tradition of
Cape Town!!!
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