The CTICC One of Africa’s most flexible and functional venue spaces

For almost 17 years, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has been a leading world-class venue host offering state of the art facilities, with the ability to accommodate a diverse schedule of conferences, exhibitions, meetings, galas and concerts.

The CTICC has a reputation for excellence, and is a leading venue in Africa. This, complimented by the centre’s location in one of the world most coveted tourism destinations, Cape Town, makes it the venue of choice for both local and international clients.

The centre’s expanded complex can seamlessly host a variety of events concurrently, and has enabled clients to grow their events. The conferencing and hosting venue’s adaptability allows it to host smaller gatherings of 10 people to concerts with over 37 000 in attendance.

2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale A significant event on the CTICC calendar was South Africa’s leading thoroughbred auction, the 2020 Cape Premier Yearling Sale. The event saw over 200 thoroughbreds auctioned with total sales of over R56 million. CTICC 1’s exhibition halls were transformed into stables to house South Africa’s top yearlings, who received 24/7 care by over 150 groomsmen, tasked to look after the race horses.

This event is the only major yearling sale held in a convention centre in the city, and another demonstration of how the CTICC innovates and pushes boundaries in order to create memorable experiences.

Africa Mining Indaba From stables to mining, the CTICC transitioned the centre’s exhibition halls to host the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba. The Indaba saw delegates and exhibitors descend on the conference centre, making full use of various meeting, conferencing, exhibition and auditoria spaces to connect, collaborate, share ideas, knowledge and products.

Flexibility for all events The shows highlighted above are the perfect examples of how the venue’s flexibility can be utilised for a variety of events. The CTICC is the ideal venue choice, who’s offerings include a 2 000 m² ballroom seating 1 300 guests banquet-style, or 1 500 for cocktail functions to modern raked auditoria accommodating 1 516 in Auditorium 1 or 612 in Auditorium 2, among others. The 70 m Skybridge links CTICC 1 and CTICC 2, ensuring delegates experience a seamless event, which can utilise the complex’s full suite of venues.

In addition, the conservatories are perfect for smaller launches, while the vast exhibition halls with 11 399 m² column-free exhibition space in CTICC 1 and 10 000 m² multipurpose conference and exhibition space in CTICC 2. This includes almost 3 000 m² of formal and informal meeting venues.

The centre’s flexibility enhances its position as a premier events hosting venue in Africa, an integral attribute that enables the CTICC to attract events from across the globe in various catalytic sectors. These events in turn allow the CTICC to positively impact South Africa through contributing to job creation and economic growth.