WIN: Light to shine in the Gardens after a dark year
Visitors can look forward to nightly entertainment, kids holiday activities, charity activations, new displays, two food gardens and a festive market, offering an eye-watering selection of local and authentic gifting and decor.
THE Trail of Lights is back at Durban Botanic Gardens this festive season, and will take place from 11 to 30 December, excluding Christmas Day.
Visitors can look forward to nightly entertainment, kids holiday activities, charity activations, new displays, two food gardens and a festive market, offering an eye-watering selection of local and authentic gifting and décor.
“We have never been so excited to start work on any event,” enthused Martin Clement, Curator of Durban Botanic Gardens. “It was touch and go as to whether the event would be able to take place, but we are thrilled to have received the go-ahead, clearing the 2020 Durban Botanic Gardens Trail of Lights for take-off. This has been a challenging year in every way and this year’s event offers a celebratory moment for us all.”
Event organiser, Alene Naidoo, said the Trail of Lights is arguably Durban’s most popular festive season event and now in its fourth year, is firmly entrenched on the City’s festive season calendar.
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“With the Gardens festooned with millions of lights, 2020 will see the return of some fan favourites, along with new lighting displays and activations, Live@theTrail pop-up entertainment, a bigger festive market, two food gardens, Santa’s Grotto and the opportunity to give back to a host of worthwhile charities in the charity-driven Santa’s Workshop. This year’s Trail of Lights couldn’t be more anticipated after a year fraught with the stresses of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.”
To meet protocol requirements and ensure the safety of patrons, key operational changes have been made to this year’s even, including the introduction of three entry times at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm respectively. This will allow for social distancing as families can navigate their way around the trail before the next group arrives. There will also be no ticket sales at the door.
The community-directed ethos of the Trail of Lights is a vital part of what makes it so special, with the strong charity element, a hallmark of the event’s community focus. Funds made from the Santa’s Workshop and other charity-driven activations this year will benefit charities including TAFTA, Feeding the Furballs, KZN Cerebral Palsy Association and SAAMBR, among others.
Tickets are available from www.webtickets.co.za or Pick ‘n Pay at R80 per person with entry at 6pm, R70 for those entering at 7pm and R60 for people attending at 8pm. Children two years and under enter for free.
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