Check out some of these cool upcoming events to attend at SA’s top gardens!
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens
Cape Town
The Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts will be featuring some of the best local and international talent every Sunday through to the month of April. Gates open at 4pm, and concerts are held between 5:30pm and 7pm.
Merchandise such as CDs and Tshirts are usually on sale as well, and if you’re fortunate enough you could even meet your favourite artist and get their autograph!
Here’s the lineup for the upcoming performances:
Goldfish – 3 March 2013
Adults: R110 / Youth (6-21yrs old): R80
Jeremy Loops – 10 March 2013
Adults: R85 / Youth: R60
Ringo Madlingozi – 17 March 2013
Adults: R110 / Youth: R80
Shadowclub & Gangs of Ballet – 24 March 2013
Adults: R85 / Youth: R60
Mi Casa & Natasha Meister – 31 March 2013
Adults: R110 / Youth: R80
Johnny Clegg – 7 April 2013
Adults: R110 / Youth: R80
TICKET SALES
Online: www.webtickets.co.za
Telephone: 021 761 2866 / 021 799 8782
At the Venue: Tickets go on sale on the Tuesday preceding each concert, from the Visitors’ Centre Ticket Office. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of concert if they’re not sold out.
Forget DVD nights and spend the evening under a ceiling of stars with the Galileo Open Air Cinema.
Films are screened every Wednesday until April.
One Day on Earth – 6 March 2013
7:30pm – 9:30pm
City of God (with English subtitles) – 13 March 2013
7:30pm – 10pm
Life Cycles / I Believe I Can Fly – 20 March 2013
7:15pm – 8:50pm
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – 27 March 2013
7:15pm – 9:30pm
Searching for Sugar Man – 3 April 2013
7:15pm – 8:45pm
The Motorcycle Diaries (with English subtitles) – 10 April 2013
7pm – 9:15pm
Congo – Grand Inga Project – 17 April 2013
7pm – 8:20pm
Pulp Fiction – 24 April 2013
7pm – 9:45pm
TICKET SALES
Price: R60 – R85
Bookings: www.webtickets.co.za
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
Johannesburg
The Walter Sisulu Gardens regularly hosts walks, talks and workshops about plants and animals for all ages by knowledgeable guides. Walks include frog, bird, scorpion and even spider hunts!
Frogging at Night – 9 March 2013
6pm – 8:15pm
Bird Walk in the Garden – 23 March 2013
6am – 9am
Fee: R30 members, R60 non-members
Bookings: Email Karen Carstens – botsoc@sisulugarden.co.za
Are you an art enthusiast?
Check out the “Art in the Garden” painting exhibition held on the last Sunday of every month where you can browse and purchase works on display.
10% of all proceeds go to the Botanical Society towards improving the garden.
There’s no additional entrance fee – just the normal admission to the Gardens.
Durban Botanic Gardens
Durban
The Old Mutual Music at the Lake concerts are held once a month on a Saturday or Sunday at the gardens.
These open-air performances are yet another platform for some of the best local and international talent, catering for all music tastes from rock, pop, folk and even orchestral groove!
Prime Circle & Gangs of Ballet – 10 March 2012
2:30pm
R50 – R125
