One City Many Cultures Festival

This Cape Town Festival was established in 1999, by then Cape Times Editor, Ryland Fisher, to address the political and racial divides blatantly evident in the City of Cape Town. The Planet Hollywood bombing in the previous year catalyzed the need to address issues of cultural diversity, tolerance and the inculcation of the concept ‘ONE CITY, MANY CULTURES’. The Cape Town Festival was established therefore, as a platform to encourage dialogue, cultural exchange and understanding through cultural and artistic expression.

2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the official cultural festival of Cape Town and the festival is digging deeper into our perceptions of race, our understanding of diversity and how we can combat the persistent cultural divide.