For exact dates and
details, please visit the individual websites provided with the
information below. February / March: FNB
Vita Dance Umbrella, a festival of contemporary choreography and
dance, at the Wits Theatre, University of the Witwatersrand in Braamfontein
and The Dance Factory in Newtown. March to April:
South African Gay
& Lesbian Film Festival, Cinema Neuveau, Rosebank.
Easter period: Rand Easter Show,
South Africa’s largest consumer exhibition, with 30 exhibition
themes varying from furniture to sport to homeware to hobbies, attracts
500,000 people each year. Music concerts, over 800 exhibition stalls,
stage acts, and amusement park rides. Corner of Rand Show and Nasrec
roads, Nasrec. Easter period: Five
FM Easter Rock Festival, a strong line up of South African bands,
Randshow, at Nasrec Showgrounds. Early August:
Decorex, home decor and design exhibition, Gallagher
Estate, Midrand. August: New Dance,
a festival of South African and international contemporary dance
at the Wits. End of August:
Joy of Jazz, part of the Joannesburg International Festival, at
Johannesburg Market Theatre Precinct. September:
The Star
Getaway Show, a yearly national showcase for all outdoor product
suppliers, as well as travel and tourism linked marketers and operators,
the Dome @ Northgate, Corner Olievenhout Avenue, Randburg. |