Pienk Piesang

Cape Town


Camp and Afrikaans cultures collide at the 'Pink Banana' parties, which have replaced the erstwhile Gat Parties as the gatherings where local gays and lesbians twirl around langarm-style (a local type of ballroom dance) to country-and-western-style tunes. The events take place irregularly at different venues around the Northern Suburbs; check the Facebook page for details.

People go in groups and bring their own food and drink (although there’s always a bar), but if you’re solo it won’t take you long to make friends. The DJs usually play a range of music that anyone can dance to.