Cape Town, 29 March: Comic Con Cape Town announces The Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham will be joining the festival in April.

Kat Graham is an American actress, singer, and dancer who rose to fame for her role as Bonnie Bennett in the hit TV series The Vampire Diaries, as well as starring in Honey 2. More recently, Graham starred in the Netflix original Love in the Villa.

Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy the company of Kat Graham through Q&A session, main stage panels, photo ops, and autograph sessions. Times on these will be made communicated via the Comic Con Cape Town social media platforms.

Comic Con Cape Town is taking place at CTICC 2, from 27 to 30 April 2023. Tickets are available on Howler through this link: https://bit.ly/CCCT2023_Tickets

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About Comic Con Cape Town 

The four-day festival focusses on all elements of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers to South African shores where they meet fans, sign autographs, and have photo ops. Pop culture is growing rapidly in South Africa and the standard of our Cosplay is world class. Packed with championships, competitions, super show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek. 

We are passionate about developing local fandoms and services and pop culture. In 2018 the South African Comic Con journey began when the annual Comic Con Africa was launched in Johannesburg to much excitement and with great success. In 2019 Comic Con Africa reached 71,000 guests over four days. (www.comicconcapetown.co.za)  

About the City of Cape Town 

The City of Cape Town is a local government entity with authority over the greater city of Cape Town.  Wrapped around a mountain range and nestled between two oceans, Cape Town boasts an array of attractions including one of the New7Wonders of Nature – Table Mountain - which provide a memorable experience for its residents and visitors.  

Cape Town is the undisputed DigiTech hub of Africa and has earned a reputation as a premier events destination by successfully hosting major events. It has been recognised as the World’s  

Leading Festival and Event Destination 2018, 2020 & 2021 and Africa’s Leading Festival and Event Destination for three consecutive years by the World Travel Awards. 

About FanCon

The first FanCon was held in 2016 to great success and has now established itself as a must-attend event on the South African geek calendar. The multi-day event focuses primarily on comics and comic creators but includes all and every kind of geek fandom – FanCon is an energetic and vibrant showcase of all things Pop Culture!

Visitors to FanCon can expect an entertaining and lively experience, where every aspect of comics, pop culture, and geekdom in general will find expression in a diverse range of activities, including an artist alley, featuring local, national, and international comic book talent. Attendees can interact with creators and artists, purchase comics, prints, original artwork, and commission art pieces. Welcome to geek heaven!

About Cape Town International Animation Festival African animation continues to grow and shine on the global stage! The continent is filled with incredible storytellers, artists and creatives all with new and interesting stories to share. If you are one of those creatives then join us in 2023 at The Comic Con event (27 – 30th April 2023) and again at Fame Week Africa (4-6th September 2023)

There’s something for everyone including pitching competitions, screenings, studio focus and industry panels.

Keep an eye on the Comic Con Cape Town social platforms for more: 

Facebook: /ComicConCPT 
Twitter: @ComicConCPT 
Instagram: @comicconcapetown 
Web: https://comicconafrica.co.za/comic-con-cape-town/ 

Exciting Comic Con content can be found on YouTube @ComicConAfricaOfficial 

Keep an eye on the FanCon social platforms for more: 

Facebook: @FanConCapeTownComicCon 
Twitter: @FanConComicCon 
Instagram: @fanconcapetowncomiccon
Web: www.fancon.co.za