Metro launches Spring-in2-Summer campaign
As home to over 200 water bodies, the City of Ekurhuleni is surely a leisure destination on hot summer days outdoors.
This Tourism Month the metro launched its Spring-in2-Summer campaign, themed “Expect only Amazing”, at the annual Rock Da Shades spring picnic and, this weekend, the Ekurhuleni Spring Fiesta is set to turn up the temperature.
The Ekurhuleni Comes Alive Jazz evening – held every second Friday of the month – features only the cream of the crop of South Africa’s music scene.
On October 9, Sibongile Khumalo will headline the event, which will also see Flatoe and comedian Thapelo Mametja on stage.
The Wild Waters complex will again set out to cool the summer heat on October 10, with the H2O Final Wave.
Choral music lovers will be serenaded by the angelic voices of choristers competing for the number one spot in the Melting Pot National Choral Festival, at Carnival City, on Wednesday and Thursday (October 30 and November 1).
The competition is held annually in honour of the late Freeman of the City, Oliver Tambo.
There is also something in store for sportsmen and women as the City of Ekurhuleni hosts the 5150 African Championships on November 1.
This year marks the third that the pristine Germiston Lake Park hosts the triathlon.
“Spring-in2-Summer is the city’s seasonal tourism lifestyle campaign, which seeks to demystify the image that Ekurhuleni is the industrial site of Gauteng, if not Jo’burg,” said Member of Mayoral Committee for Economic Development, Thumbu Mahlangu.
“It is intended to promote domestic tourism by informing local citizens of the leisure offerings in their own backyard.
“Furthermore, these lifestyle events attract a number of visitors to Ekurhuleni, which, in turn, contributes to our economy.”
To usher in the New Year, Ekurhuleni will again be the host city of the South African Open Golf Championships, which will be held from January 7 to 11, 2016.
