The Festival of Lights has performances from the Joburg Ballet, Mzansi Youth Choir and Brenda Mtambo lined up for the festive season. Image via Pixabay
The Festival of Lights at the Joburg Zoo is back and there are a number of performers lined up for the month-long event.
The Festival of Lights has performances from the Joburg Ballet, Mzansi Youth Choir and Brenda Mtambo lined up for the festive season. Image via Pixabay
The festive season is set to kick in South Africa soon and the Festival of Lights returns to the Joburg Zoo in Parkview, Johannesburg. There are several performers lined up for the event including the Joburg Ballet, Mzansi Youth Choir and singer-songwriter Xoli B who will be making his Festival of Lights debut.
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Speaking to Creative Feel in 2019, the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Joburg City Theatre, Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema said the idea for the Festival of Lights came after attending the Garden of Lights in Berlin and seeing the wildlife lights concept.
“We thought we could make it a festive treat by using fascinating LED and energy-efficient lights to make our own night market experience at the Joburg Zoo, a treat for all ages.”
At the time, the MMC (Master Municipal Clerk) of Community Development at The City of Johannesburg Nohlanhla Sifuba said they were working closely with the animal welfare and conservation staff to ensure the animals aren’t discomforted by the lights.
According to In Your Pocket, the Festival of Lights at Joburg Zoo will light up every evening except Mondays until 2 January 2022.
The Festival of Lights opened on 26 November with a performance from the Joburg Ballet. There are still other spectacular performances that you can still catch!
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Tickets for the Festival of Lights are R150 for adults, R75 for kids under 12 and R90 for pensioners. Kids under three years old are free. Tickets are available here.
The festival will start at 19:00 and end at 22:00 every day.