Cape Town readies for the Mother City’s biggest Pride Parade and Mardi Gras
Residents and motorists are advised of rolling road closures along Somerset Road and Green Point Main Road from 10:30am to 1pm on Saturday, 1 March.
The Cape Town Pride Festival will come to an end this coming weekend, with the annual Cape Town Pride Parade and Mardi Gras. The City of Cape Town-supported festival hosted several events over the past month.
It will mark the culmination of a month-long pride festival celebrating diversity, inclusion, and raising awareness of LGBTIQ+.
The pride parade, taking place this Saturday, 1 March, is an occasion where allies, family and friends come together as a community for Africa’s biggest parade, celebrating LGBTIQ+ awareness, diversity, and inclusivity.
Here's where to be:
Where: Gathering from Prestwich Street Primary School, Alfred Street, De Waterkant
Time: 11am
Residents and motorists are advised of rolling road closures along Somerset Road and Green Point Main Road from 10:30am to 1pm.
The procession, organised by Outreach Africa, starts in De Waterkant’s Alfred Street at 11am, making its way to the Green Point underpass via Somerset Road.
It is free for everyone to join.
The parade will be followed by the Pride Mardi Gras, the final event of the 2025 Pride Festival calendar.
Taking place at Green Point A-Track, the event starts at 11am and runs until 9pm.
Tickets are available at Quicket.
There will be a village of stalls selling LGBTQIA+ goodies, food, and drinks, along with bars, refreshment stations, a children's area, and chill-out areas.
With an exciting lineup of local entertainers, including Jimmy Nevis, Cee Vee, 3 Tons of Fun, Craig Lucas and Jarrad Ricketts hitting the stage, the Pride Mardi Gras is the perfect send-off for a Pride Festival that has hosted over 30 events over the past month.
"Cape Town Pride has been shining a spotlight on LGBTIQ+ issues and promoting human rights for the last 30 years. It serves as a platform for raising awareness, educating and advocating for the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community - not only in the country, but across the entire continent. The City of Cape Town’s support for Cape Town Pride is our commitment to building an inclusive city, home to a diverse group of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, creeds and sexual orientations. We are looking forward to welcoming the thousands who will be taking part in the parade this coming weekend, to show support for an important cause."
- JP Smith, City’s Mayoral Committee Member - Safety and Security