LEGACY The Pageant Ball
Cape Town’s iconic ballroom celebration returns with a night dedicated to love, pride, and chosen family.

Pageantry is a core pillar of ballroom: where beauty, ritual, performance, and cultural history meet. It’s a space where queer and trans communities step into their self-beautifying and self-crowning in a world that often denies them that freedom.

Legacy honours this tradition, celebrating the artistry, identity, and resilience that make ballroom a powerful space for self-expression.

WHAT IS BALLROOM?
Ballroom culture, also known as Ball Culture, was born in the 1980s within New York’s Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ communities. It emerged as a powerful response to exclusion, creating a space where people could be seen, celebrated, and free to express themselves. Today, ballroom is a global movement celebrating identity, resilience, fashion, performance, and community. Participants “walk” in categories ranging from high fashion to dance performance, competing for trophies, prizes, and cultural recognition.

WHO IS THIS FOR?
LEGACY is for everyone. We celebrate queer and trans individuals, women, femme-presenting people, and allies. Whether you’re walking a category, cheering from the sidelines, or living your best life at the afterparty, you are welcome here.

PROGRAM & CATEGORIES
20:30 Doors open
21:30 Function starts
01:00 After Party

BEST DRESSED: Evening Wear OTA
Male Figure / Female Figure
Suits and gowns! You are competing in the most prestigious pageant event, and you want to take home the Grand Prize. Bring your best pageant-inspired evening wear to the runway. Elegance, glamour, and excellence are a must. Show the judges that you are the ultimate pageant fantasy!

RUNWAY: Wear your crown OTA (European/All american)
VOGUE PERFORMANCE OTA (Old way/Vogue femme)
HANDS PERFORMANCE for your 10s | OTA Embellished Hands
It’s time to tell a story with your hands! Bring your most crystallized, embellished gloves to the floor and serve Hands Performance for your 10s. After that, be ready to battle through the elements for the Grand Prize. The question is… can you Vogue Hands Down?

LIP SYNC PERFORMANCE OTA
Do you think you can match your mouth to a Pageant Classic? Then step up and prepare for the ultimate Lip Sync Smackdown! Contestants will draw 1 of 5 songs from the hat. Precision, drama, and star power are key!
Sign up form: https://forms.gle/qRsfWkzXcT25P8Ro8

BODY: Swimsuit OTA
Athletic (male/female figure) / Luscious (female figure) / Big Boy (male figure) / Model
Is your body TEA? It’s swimsuit season, and your body is the canvas! Bring a pageant-worthy swimsuit look that highlights your physique, confidence, and charisma. Show the judges that your body deserves the crown!

SEX SIREN: Bring it in a Sash
Femme Queen / Female Figure / Male Figure / Lion Babe

FACE: Pageant Hair & Makeup OTA
Drag Face / Femme Queen Face / Butch Queen Face
Create a pageant hair and makeup look fit for a winner! Think glamour, beauty, and perfection from head to toe. Remember what they say: the bigger the hair… the taller the crown sits. Let the judges see the face of a champion!

JUDGES
The Legendary Amber Vineyard (Amsterdam)
Valentina LE CAP / Chad NINJA / Eva 007 / Matte 007 / Viva 007 / Alyssa 007

PRIZES
R500 Lip Sync Category
1 x ticket to Honey & Dora 1st May show + drink & meal voucher
1 x ticket to The Loft
1 x ticket to The Destino Royale Ball
1 x bag makeup Foschini

DRESS CODE
The theme is mainly for those walking categories or those who really want to go all out. The dress up is part of the fun and energy of ballroom, but it’s absolutely not a requirement. Come as you feel your best!
Coat check available at Entrance

ABOUT LEGACY
LEGACY is a love letter to the late Kirvan Fortuin, also known as Kirvan Le Cap, founding mother of the House of Le Cap and a pioneer of African ballroom culture. Co-created by Rori Bingham and produced by Edition Events, LEGACY was designed as a safe, joyful, and affirming space for Cape Town’s trans-feminine and gender non-conforming communities.

LEGACY stands on three pillars:
– Celebrating Kirvan Le Cap’s visionary legacy
– Honouring the journey of the House of Le Cap
– Growing Cape Town’s ballroom community

LEGACY is not just an event. It is history, culture, and future vision in motion.

ABOUT EDITION EVENTS
Founded in 2020, Edition Events is a creative production company dedicated to building safe, inclusive, and culturally impactful experiences across Cape Town. From underground ballroom functions to large-scale brand activations, Edition is rooted in community, creativity, and care.

JOIN US
Walk. Vogue. Celebrate. Dance. Experience the power of community and chosen family at LEGACY.
Happy hours on SPECIALS until 10 PM!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Admission rights reserved. This is a private event. Entry is at your own risk. The organisers are not liable for any loss, injury, or damage. Strictly no: Weapons & Outside alcohol. Security reserves the right to search bags. By entering this venue, you consent to being filmed and photographed for promotional purposes.
For enquiries or accessibility needs: info@edition-events.com. Follow us on Instagram: @edition_events @legacyball_ct