Gardens light up for festive season

MAKE the festive season extra special by visiting the annual Durban Botanic Gardens’ Trail of Lights from 14 to 30 December, where Africa’s oldest botanic gardens will be lit up with thousands of lights, loads of outdoor fun and festive activity.

Following on from last year’s glittering success, the Durban Botanic Gardens Trust and event organisers have extended this fun-filled event to two weeks over the festive season, incorporating an even larger portion of the gardens.

In addition to the trail which will feature magical Christmas characters, a talking tree and the Remembrance Tree of Light, there will be live music by some of Durban’s best local talent every night between 7.30pm and 8.30pm, and a food garden with some of the city’s best local vendors offering a range of food options.

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The Trail of Lights gives the public an opportunity ‘to give something back’ during the season of giving, in a safe and secure environment. Support the worthwhile work being done by KZN-based charities by visiting the kids’ activity garden with pop-up stalls, cupcake decorating and other education stations.

This year’s charities include CROW, Feeding the Furballs, Cupcakes of Hope and TAFTA.

Tickets are R50 if booked online at www.webtickets.co.za or at a Pick n Pay Store. Children under two enter free. Limited tickets will be available each night at the door at R70.

Visit: www.trailoflights.co.za, follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DurbanBotanicGardensTrailofLights/ or call the Durban Botanic Gardens Information Centre on 031 322 4021.

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