During a recent press conference dedicated to briefing the media on this year’s Makgabaneng International Creative Arts Festival (MICAF), the organisation vowed to revisit ticket prices following concerns that their tickets were overpriced.
MICAF is a three day festival which brings together creatives to learn about various aspects of the creative industry, to network amongst the industry giants and to mingle.
Last year, patrons had to pay close to P1700 to attend all three sessions which included: masterclasses which went for P500 each, a standard ticket for the music festival at P250 and P1000 for the gala dinner.
“Makgabaneng needs to adopt the ‘drop the price and push the volume’ notion in order to attract more creatives who are in dire need of this platform which is very empowering,” said one of the attendees.
While the team acknowledged this counsel, they stressed that the ticket prices matched the financial effort involved in organising the event. “We will consider your advice, however, don’t expect us to sell tickets for mere 50 Pulas,” said Makgabaneng Director Tony Buru.
The second installment of the festival is slated for October 27th -29th 2023 in Gaborone, at a venue to be announced.
“More details on the different activities, as well as entry requirements for partaking in the show, will be announced on the MICAF social media platforms,” they added.
