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Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2020 Postponed

Cape Town International Jazz Festival Postponed

Celebrating the 21st festival of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Africa’s biggest gathering of Jazz talent, will have to wait. Due to the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (CODVID-19), the jazz festival has been postponed.

The event was scheduled to take place on the 27th and 28th of March 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Initially, the festival was scheduled to go ahead as planned, as the outbreak of the virus wasn’t yet dangerous. However, the organisers made an announcement on Friday, 13 March, to rather cancel the event.

The festival’s director, Billy Domingo, made the following statement:

"This has been a difficult decision and one we have not made lightly. As a flagship event for South Africa, with over 40 000 local and international attendees, we are committed to acting in the best interest of our loyal Festinos, performing artists, service providers, employees and the public at large."

He also added:

"After 20 years of bringing some of the top local and international artists to the Mother City, we are deeply disappointed to cancel this year's event at such late notice. However, protecting the health of the public is the most responsible course of action at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience and will assist our loyal Festinos to navigate the refund process in order to make it as seamless as possible."

The event is implementing safety procedures because of the outbreak of the coronavirus and unfortunately, other large festivals including Coachella and SXSW were also cancelled due to the outbreak.

According to the festival, they’re taking steps to ensure staff- and artist shuttles and stage equipment are sanitised.

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How to Get a Refund

Attendees can find further information on how to refund their purchased tickets on the Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s official website.

If you purchased Hospitality Packages, get in touch with espAfrika via email [email protected] or their hotline on 021 671 0506, to get assistance from their team.

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