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The City’s Festive Lights Switch-On celebrates 50 years with a dazzling line-up this year.

The theme for this year’s Festive Lights Switch-On event is ‘Cape Town: Window to the World’ and the line-up includes a range of artists who will appeal to young and old alike.

The City of Cape Town’s signature event will take place on Sunday, 1 December 2019 on the Grand Parade.

This eagerly awaited free open-air event is set to usher in summer and the beginning of the festive season with a star-studded line-up including performances by Sho Madjozi, Ndlovu Youth Choir, YoungstaCPT and more.

Aside from the acts on stage, the show stopping moments are when the festive lights are switched on, and the fantastic – now legendary – video mapping display is shown.

The artist line-up includes live performances by:

· Young performers from The Zip Zap Circus

· Early B

· The Unknown Dance Crew

· Andries Vermeulen

· YoungstaCPT

· Gemini

· Ndlovu Youth Choir

· Sho Madjozi

Also performing on the day will be the winner of the Festive Lights Switch-On 2019 Music Challenge. Upcoming musicians can enter for a chance to perform by submitting a video online before midnight on Sunday, 24 November 2019.

Enter now: http://flsomusicchallenge2019.co.za/

The Festive Lights Switch-On 2019 is FREE for all. No ticket required. Event details below:

Date: Sunday, 1 December 2019

Venue: Grand Parade, Cape Town

Time: From 16:00

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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