CSAE is the events division of Celebrity Services Africa, a 360 communications, talent, and events agency with offices in Cape Town, Lagos, and Beverly Hills.

The traditional festive season opener for the City of Cape Town, the Festive Lights Switch-On attracts up to 100 000 people and this year includes a major stage in front of the City Hall, a video mapping sequence, a big screen on the Parade and two smaller screens on Adderley Street.

As for production values, this year CSA has secured AKA, DJ Black Coffee, Kurt Darren, DJ Ready D, Matthew Gold, Karin Kortje, DJ Lance Theron, Candice Thornton, and the Cape Town Jazz Stars.

A feature of this year’s event is the Festive Lights Challenge held on indi.com, South Africa’s new talent discovery and brand channel platform, in which aspiring artists from around Cape Town have been encouraged to take part and upload their talent in a chance of winning a cash prize and performing on the Festive Lights stage.

The event starts at 16:00 with executive Mayor Patricia De Lille leading the festive lights countdown at 20:30. 

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