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2010-12-08 : 18 DECEMBER: Mother City Queer Project is spreading the love!!

The first party in 1994 set the standard for the best and most interesting costumes seen at a single event – ranging from over-the-top store bought creations, to fabulous hand-made masterpieces. And since you had to attend in a ‘team’ of two or more matching costumes, the MCQP Costume Party became an instant cultural and visual spectacle.

he MSQP has become institutions within Cape Town party culture. And of course the mere scale of the event has set it apart from other South African parties and has seen it be compared to international events in Sydney, London and San Francisco. "There's so much to celebrate this year," MCQP director, Ian McMahon adds. "As well as hosting the best ever World Cup in our brand new perlemoen-shaped stadium, we also celebrate 150 years of flower sales at the Adderley street flower sellers market and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the half a million people who descended on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the Woodstock Festival – so there's lots to feel flowery about. And what better way to celebrate than a trip down memory lane to the sixties theme, Summer of Love."

Now in its seventeenth year, the MCQP have played a huge role in putting SA on the pink tourist map with 31% of last year's attendees coming from out of Cape Town and 12% abroad. This year's bigger and better venue will help push the event close to Sydney Mardi Gras and Rio Carnival status and set the stage for the stadium's long-term post-World Cup goal of becoming the premier destination in South Africa for sports, cultural, music, entertainment and community events