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128:. CubaDupa describes itself as "a creative playground blurring the lines between audience & performer." It attracts up to 100,000 people. The festival is managed and produced by the non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust. It is held each year over a weekend (Saturday to Sunday) in late March. The festival features a dozen music stages, parade groups, street theatre performances, visual art installations, and food and beverage vendors. Some central city streets are closed with Cuba Street in the centre, creating a large pedestrian festival zone. Many artists participate in the CubaDupa programme, including acts from all over the world. In 2023, over 1,200 artists were signed up to perform, in 41 different venues around the city centre.
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Drew James is the "founder and creative force" behind CubaDupa. He began as
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They are also progressing toward being a Zero Waste event, and in 2023 are implementing measures such as being plastic bag free, having dedicated waste and recycling bin stations, requiring compostable packaging from all participating street food stalls, supplying reusable cups to all drink vendors,
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The festival was revived in 2021, after COVID-19 cases had fallen significantly and lockdown restrictions had been lifted. It had over 120,000 attendees on the
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In 2017, the CubaDupa festival was reported as having 250 events from Samba performances, opera, dance, steampunks, and virtual reality tours and 90 street food stalls.
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