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SUMMARY:AfrikaBurn Decompression 2025
DESCRIPTION:Artwork in image: Time To by Elparo\nOriginal photo: Richard Ahlstrom\nThe life Tankwatic was an incredible underwater odyssey, a deep dive into imagination and wonder – even if it was just for a week! Now that we’ve surfaced from the depths, it’s time to gather once again and share our tales, treasures, and currents of creativity at the 2025 Decompression event.\nJust like Tankwa Town, Decompression is your open sea – a blank canvas where you’re the captain, the artist, and the performer. So cast off from the shores of the everyday, bring your wildest costumes, shimmering art, and bubbling ideas, and let’s dip our toes back into the blue one more time!\nWhen: July 26 2025, 4pm to 2am\nWhere: The Castle, Cape Town\nWHY THE CASTLE?\nThis year, we have chosen the Castle of Good Hope as the venue for AfrikaBurn’s Decompression event on Saturday 26 July. Given that it is a site of historical violence and trauma, it is incumbent upon us to acknowledge this and to figure out together how Decompression can amplify the Castle’s efforts towards being “unapologetically decolonial, inclusive, brave, challenging, and educational”. \nIn this process, we are consulting with indigenous Khoe and San ’Burners’ on how we can work together to foster legitimate acts of radical inclusion as a creative community, recognising that it doesn’t erase or remedy past and present genocide. \nBy centring the voices of and honouring First Nations Aboriginal South African artists and elders, we are inviting restorative presence and co-creation. This is an opportunity to reclaim spaces in remembrance, to reclaim energy and restore earth connection.\nGET INVOLVED\nDo you have a pearl of an idea, an art piece, or an activity you want to launch into the mix? Seahorse racing? Mermaid pageants or parades? Sunset cruises or midnight melts? We want to hear your call across the waves! Email decompression@afrikaburn.com ( mailto:decompression@afrikaburn.com ) to find out how your Creative Project can be a part of the event.\nTICKETS\n\nR300 online\nR350 at the gate (if not sold out online)\nR30 Anathi Tickets – (please request via illumanathi@afrikaburn.com up until the 22nd of July, and when approved, purchase at the door)\nKids 14 years and under (must be accompanied by an adult): FREE! \n\nTickets are on sale now — https://www.quicket.co.za/events/318579-afrikaburn-decompression-2025/\nStrictly limited to 1000 tickets\nWHAT TO EXPECT?\nDecompression is your underwater reef of creativity—just like Tankwa Town, you chart the course for performance, art, sound, and all the nautical nonsense. Bring what you love to do and share it with the community.\nGot a Mutant Vehicle? Bring your octopus on wheels! Got a costume? Wear it like the shimmering mermaid you are!\n\nSound stages (whale songs optional)\nLive music \nFood trucks \nArtworks \nDJs spinning tunes deep into the night\nA wild, underwater adventure starring: you!\n\nAMENITIES\n\nBars stocked with enough grog to sink a ship\nFood trucks with flavours from around the world\nCoat check and Lost & Found\nSecure parking \n\nVOLUNTEER\nJust like Tankwa Town, this event is a ship built by all hands on deck. It takes many skilled sailors to navigate this vibrant community carnival to shore. If you have skills and some time to spare, step up and help chart the course for this unforgettable day.\nInterested? Send your signal to decompression@afrikaburn.com ( mailto:decompression@afrikaburn.com ) or sign up directly for shifts?\nWe can’t wait to see you, celebrate together, and create even more memories Out Of The Blue.\n
URL:https://www.afrikaburn.org/afrikaburn-events/afrikaburn-decompression-2025/
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LOCATION:Castle St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
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