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Hit a cocktail party, a kasi carnival or ride on an icy slide with the kids. Phumlani S Langa ensures your holidays are far from boring.
JOBURG
MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
Hot In The City
The Lyric Theatre
December 16 to January 6
R100 at computicket.com
Guests will have the opportunity to once again experience this epic show. Directed and produced by Jared Mackenzie, this hour-long musical extravaganza stars multitalented singer and actress Bianca Le Grange and stage veteran Gary Burts.
COCKTAILS
Friday Night Sessions at Blu
Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel
December 22, 4.30pm
Call 011 286 1000 for reservations
Get your friends together for a little evening hang-out. Let your hair down and get down to the resident deejays on the rather suave sun deck.
THEATRE
The Boy Who Cried Ninja
Auto & General Theatre on the Square
Until December 22
R100 at computicket.com
Tim is a young boy who sees a few strange things happen in his neighbourhood. He tells this to his parents, who punish him with chores as they don’t believe him. He comes up with a plan to put a stop to this, but will it work or will this young homie spend the rest of his days raking leaves in the yard?
FOOD EXPERIENCE
SAB Food Pairing
World of Beer
December 22, 1pm
R414 to R509 at webtickets.co.za
What food goes well with beer? How come Zamalek was brewed in Canada before South Africa? Had I gone to the SAB World of Beer then I might already have these answers.
SOWETO
FESTIVAL
Makhelwane Festival
Poka Street, Orlando West
December 16
R150 at webtickets.co.za
Omakhelwane transform their houses into eateries, where a food trader will be allowed to occupy the inside/outside of the yard to whip out the tastiest meals. Houses will be transformed into galleries, where art exhibitors can extend their creativity throughout the contours of a yard or outside of a yard. Houses will be transformed into fashion boutiques and the street as a whole will be turned into a commercial hub.
THEME PARK
Kasi Carnival Theme Park
Mofolo Park
December 16, 12pm
R55 to R75 at ticketpros.co.za
The whole family is welcome to this day of fun, food, live music and more than a few surprises awaiting you.
FASHION FESTIVAL
Soweto Street Trends Fashion Festival
Bapedi Hall
December 16, 9am
R30 to R100 entrance
The organisers spent a few months reaching out to as many fashion designers from the hood as they could with the idea for them to showcase at this event. You could end up rocking South Africa’s next big brand months, or years, before it really takes off.
DRINKS FESTIVAL
Soweto Cocktail and Shots Festival
Walter Sisulu Square, Kliptown
December 21, 12.30pm
R80 to R100 at ticketpros.co.za
You should know that you can’t bring a cooler box or any food into this event, but that’s because the drinks on sale will be chilled to perfection and the food easily available. It should be a good time.
PRETORIA
WEED CONVENTION
The Cannabis Expo
The Maslow, Time Square
December 16, 10am
R150 at computicket.com
You know you can blaze at home freely now, right? Things are slowly changing in South Africa when it comes to Mary Jane and there is even a full-blown expo on this plant and its various uses. Learn a little about the business behind the plant and explore what the exhibitors have on showcase. It is high time we spoke about this more.
MARKET
Munchies Market
Railways Cafe
December 16, 1pm
R30 at quicket.co.za
Look, after the trees expo you might be hungry, yeah? This even has the word munchies in it...
COMEDY TOUR
Goliath Comedy Road Trip
Sun Arena, Time Square
December 22, 8pm
R100 at computicket.com
This trio has been in the business of laughs for quite some time now. Their tour makes its way around to Pretoria this month, with Eric Jansen as their opening act.
ELSEWHERE
CAPE TOWN
Canal Walk’s Ice Slide World
Canal Walk
Until January 13
R35 to R100 entrance
Cool the kids off this summer with an icy slide experience during the school holidays. This could work well for those who are looking to get some serious shopping done without having to entertain the kids too. Or you could be a real one and join your kids in the fun.
DURBAN
Capitec Live Better Festival
Kings Park Stadium
December 16, 12pm
R200 to R750 at ticketpros.co.za
This line-up is starlit-up ruckus, with Lady Zamar, Zonke, Kwesta, Nasty C and many others. Proper December party this, trust.
Trail of Lights
Durban Botanic Gardens
Until December 30, 6.30pm
R50 at webtickets.co.za
Every year this gorgeous garden gets lit up with thousands of lights and becomes a sight to behold. I just hope the coal cliff won’t impact the experience.
Michael Jackson HIStory Show
Sibaya Casino
Until January 6
R250 at computicket.com
A two-hour musical experience that takes audiences on a musical journey back to MJ’s days as a member of the Jackson 5, his ground-breaking theatrics in the 1980s and his continued reign as the King of Pop into the 21st century.
EAST LONDON
Gospel Emonti Music Festival
Buffalo City Stadium
December 23, 12pm
R150 to R400 at computicket.com
Benjamin Dube, Dr Tumi, Lebo Sekgobela, Betusile, Dumi Mkokstad and Veliswa Skeyi, among others, will grace Buffalo City Stadium for this much-anticipated gospel festival.
