Cape Town – Monday, 26 February 2024 – Good Hope FM, Cape Town’s Original, is proud to support the most fabulous event to hit the Mother City’s streets: The Cape Town Pride Mardi Gras Festival.

This is Cape Town’s loudest, boldest and most beautiful event showcasing the LGBTQI+ community, and will be taking place at the GreenPoint track on Saturday, 2 March 2024 from 11 a.m.

More than 10 000 people are expected to be part of this super popular calendar highlight – unleashing their fabulous feathers and letting their pride take flight.

Good Hope FM will be broadcasting live from the event, with Rinaldo Felaar from the Hit 30 doing a live crossing from the street parade between 11h00 and 12h00, The Matinee with Garth B hitting the airwaves between 12h00 and 15h00, and The Weekend Special with Carissa Cupido bringing the vibe between 15h00 and- 18h00.

The parade will be the highlight of a three week-long Pride Festival, which features a proud 30 events in the calendar, including Book Readings, Film Screenings, Workshops, Mountain Hikes, a Vogue Kiki Ball, Drag Quen shows, Drag King shows, Pride Karaoke, Queer Yoga, a Talent Show and more”.

“It’s a massive privilege for us to rally behind the Cape Town’s LGBTQI+ originals,” says Good Hope FM’s Programme Manager, Gerard Muller, “Good Hope FM not only prides itself on being first with chart-topping tunes and all the biggest breaking news and interviews, but also on inclusivity for the wonderfully diverse group of people who make our city the most beautiful city in the world. We look forward to a massive party. On 2 March 2024, irrespective of the weather, this will be the hottest place to be.”

Also remember to tune in to Good Hope FM, download the Good Hope FM app and follow the station’s website – www.goodhopefm.co.za – and social media pages for more information.

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Good Hope FM frequenciesHout Bay - 94.1, Constantia Berg - 95.3, Franschhoek - 93.9, Paarl - 94.8, Sea Point - 96.7, Simonstown - 93.9, Stellenbosch - 94.1, Table Mountain - 95.8, Tygerberg - 96.2, Hermanus 91.9, Villiersdorp – 90.2, Riversdale – 90.9, Plettenberg Bay – 91.3

About Good Hope FMGood Hope FM is Cape Town's Original - a radio station whose Contemporary Hit Radio format provides a music mix of R&B, Pop, Hip Hop and Dance. The Good Hope FM footprint covers the Cape including the city, surrounding towns and villages the Overberg and Plettenberg Bay, targeting young, global, routed and now generation listeners. The station has a target audience of SEM 5-9, 22-32 year olds.

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