The City of Cape Town will partner with Comic Con Cape Town for the next three years, following a Council resolution on the event’s sponsorship.
The Council has granted approval for the Events Department to enter into an agreement that will see the City supporting Comic Con Cape Town for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 events.
“Comic Con Cape Town is the mother of all pop culture events, with four days of the best in gaming, comics, shopping, cosplay and international celebrities under one roof,” the City said in a press release.
The new agreement will commence this year, with the event scheduled to take place over the Freedom Day week.
Following a successful event in 2023, Comic Con Cape Town will this year add a fifth day to accommodate more fans.
Over four days last year, the event provided trading opportunities to around 235 businesses in the exhibition, and drew 27 484 attendees who collectively spent over R24 million (€1.1m) in Cape Town.
“The event exceeded all…
