Cape Town Carnival road closures announced

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Saturday, 12 March will see the 7th annual Cape Town Carnival explode onto the Green Point Fan Walk with dazzling floats, foot-stomping and dancing. Hundreds of dancers, performance groups, celebrities and dignitaries will come together under the theme "street life", taking inspiration from the energy and dynamics of Cape Town's streets.

Public transport

Getting to the Cape Town Carnival with public transport will be easy as MyCiti will offer extra buses on each of the following routes in addition to the standard schedules.

• Three trips departing from the Cape Town Stadium station every hour to Cape Town Station - at 10.30pm, 11.30pm and 12.30am please note the normal MyCiti charges with myconnect apply.

Spectators are encouraged to visit the MyCiti website for further details on the available public transport options.

Carnival-goers will have the freedom of the city streets from 3p and can enjoy the variety of food, crafts and special kids’ activities on offer along the Fan Walk. The streets will be closed for final preparations at 6pm before the magic begins with an explosion of fireworks at 7pm.

Road closures

Residents affected by the road closures are kindly requested to make use of – and park their vehicles in – alternative roads and side streets while the Carnival is in full swing on the Fan Walk. The following road closures will be in effect from 12pm on Saturday, 12 March to 1am on Sunday, 13 March 2016: