Mangaung African Cultural Festival

Mangaung African Cultural Festival

music festival

Official website	http://www.macufe.co.za/

A Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE) e la yuoni zaa bone ko a African arts, culture ane a sports disciplinesnang taa eebo ko a Bloemfontein, South Africa. O e la tigikpong kaŋa nang be a Africa; O taa la baabo yagrong ne noba 30 000 a 1997 te ta 140 000 a 2015.

Events

MACUFE Main Stage 2007

• Miss Glamorous Free State is a provincial beauty pageant that takes place during MACUFE. The pageant was established in 2014 under the Dipalesa Pitchov Foundation. Dipalesa Mbola represented the Free State in Miss South Africa 2014. The pageant is open to women between the ages 18 and 27 who seek to further their academic studies. The aim of the pageant is to empower the women with the means to attain their tertiary education.

• MACUFE Comedy Festival is a comedy show showcasing both the new and well established stand-up comedians of South Africa. The show takes place at The Dome, Old Greys in Bloemfontein and has had the likes of Trevor Noah, Loyiso Gola and Kagiso Lediga perform there.

• African Footprint is South Africa's longest running musical; it started showcasing in 1999. The multi-award winning musical takes place at the Civic Theatre. Produced by Richard Loring, the musical is slowly becoming an annual event at MACUFE.

• MACUFE Arts & Craft Market sees over 80 exhibitors showcasing, making and selling their various crafts. Their products include wire products, wool products, clothing, shoes, leather products and a multitude of beauty, health and home decor products. The market is held inside a marquee. There is also a food court with a beer garden, live music and cultural performances.

• MACUFE Gospel Concert takes place on the Sunday of the festival at The Dome, Old Greys in Bloemfontein. It brings together gospel artists all around South Africa for an entire day and night of praise and worship.

• Main Music Festival takes place at the King's Park Rose Garden, Bloemfontein. It is the highlight of the festival as it has both national and international artists taking the stage. It is the last musical event that takes place during MACUFE and has seen national artists such as Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya,Zonke Dikana , Lira, and Mafikizolo take the stage. International artists who have performed at the main music festival include Maxwell, Angie Stone, Karyn White, Andy Narell, Randy Crawford, Bebe Winans and Joe Sample.

• Sparta MACUFE Cup is a soccer game that takes place at the Free State Stadium. It is the last event to take place during MACUFE. The game brings two teams in the Premier Soccer League to play against each other for the Sparta MACUFE cup. Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. were the reigning champions between 2012 and 2015; they were then beaten by Kaizer Chiefs F.C. in 2016 who currently hold the cup.

Sonsomba ane media coverage

A Department ko Arts ane Culture ane a Department ko Sports, Arts, Culture ane Recreation kyaare Free State la e anang na sonna ba, na mang nyԑrԑ tona nang e 20 million yuoni zaa. Sonneba mine meng la SA Express, Standard Bank, Vodacom ane a National Lotteries Commission.

Lesedi FM radio, Daily Sun, Sunday Sun, A Sowetan, A New Age ane A Africas News Network e la a boŋkponne mine na mang sonna a tigiri. A SABC meng da paale la a broadcasters a tigiri poɔ.

Meng laa kyԑ

• National Arts Festival
• Department of Arts and Culture (South Africa)

Ziiri mine liŋkiri

• Official website