The official Tweede Nuwe Jaar street parade takes place through Green Point on Monday, 5 January, with the event expected to have a significant impact on several roads in and around the Green Point area.
This event – organised by the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association – will see around 20,000 performers march from Chiappini Street, entertaining crowds along the 1,2 km stretch of Somerset Road before heading into the DHL stadium. Both the route and date were decided by the organisers.
Somerset Road, Green Point Main Road, Prestwich Street, Ebenezer Road and Waterkant Street are among the other major roads affected by road closures between 06:00 and 21:00. Access will only be provided for residents, permit holders, hotel guests and staff.
Spectators are advised that there will be no parking allowed on side streets in Green Point. Vehicles parked illegally, in designated no-stopping zones or in front of residential properties will be towed away.
Free public parking will be made available in P9 and P10 on Bill Peters Drive in Green Point. Spectators are also advised of paid parking at the V&A Waterfront, which has open-air and underground parking bays available to the public.
The street parade is free of charge to the public, while tickets for the Minstrel competitions, taking place inside the DHL Stadium, are available for purchase.
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The City has reiterated that Tweede Nuwe Jaar is a completely separate event not to be confused with the court application brought by a different minstrel organisation – the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association, which relates to the CTMCA’s “late and incomplete event application for the use of Vygieskraal stadium.”
The City says it has already offered to assist the CTMCA with available dates for Athlone stadium and awaits provisional bookings and permit applications in this respect. Troupes affiliated with the CTMCA held a protest parade in Bo-Kaap on Saturday, 3 January.
