MAYBE you’re not into spooky or creepy, but you adore sweets and chocolates. Or you hate dressing up, but you love any opportunity to have a party with friends. Then, Halloween can still be a load of fun for you. In fact, it’s just taking off in Durban after we’ve watched the US and UK celebrate it for years without taking part. So, why not jump right into the Halloween vibe this year and learn a trick or two, or enjoy a treat or three?
Saturday, October 28
Dance the night and your fears away
Bosse Events, in collaboration with Riverside Sports Club, promises that it will be the Halloween event of the year as you ‘dance the night away as their resident DJ spins spine-tingling beats on their jam-packed dancefloor’.
The Halloween dance blast starts at 18:00 at Riverside Sports Club, 12 Radar Road, Prospect Hall, Durban North. If you’re a club member, you get a 40% discount.
– Join them at 21:00 for the highlight of the night – their Best Dressed Competition. Dress to impress and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes.
– Build your burger with Spur for only R80 or bring your own meat and braai.
– Get your tickets now! Early bird tickets are available for R200, and on the week of the event, tickets will be R250 per person. Don’t wait, secure your spot today!
– Facebook Event Link: https://fb.me/e/63aEHN9qN
– Quicket Ticket Link: https://qkt.io/kOtxB9
For queries, contact Bosse Events on WhatsApp at 063 877 6570 or email info@bosseevents.co.za.
So much to do in Malvern during Halloween season.
A village full of fun
On Saturday, October 28, from 12:00 to 15:00, Oxford Village will come alive with activities for you and your family. There will be goodie bags handed out, sand art, face painting, Trick or Treat in the village and access to a haunted house – all available to ticket holders. Tickets are R100 each and are available at Quicket: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/235156-halloween/. Start at Oxford Village Arena (next to Sliders Bistro). There will be costume prizes and giveaways. The age categories for prizes are 4–7 years, 8–11 years and 12–15 years.
Trick or Treat in Westville – for the kids!
PLEASE NOTE: This has been moved forward to Friday, October 27 due to possible heavy rains on Saturday!!
Bring your Westville community together and trick-or-treat together at the Leigh Cocks Field on the corner of Baden and Westville roads in Westville from 16:30 to 18:00 on October 27. Dress up and bring a table to decorate and a bucket of sweets to hand out to the kids to enjoy their trick-or-treating. There will be jumping castles for the kids. If any companies in Westville are interested in advertising at the event, please contact the organisers on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/166084499862555
Pitt-oween in Summerveld
Looking for a dog-friendly Halloween event? Then Summerveld is the place to be this Halloween. There will even be a prize for the best-dressed dog – but also for the best-dressed human. There is a haunted house to visit, too. The event starts at 10:00 and ends at 15:00 and will be at Summerveld Equine Estate at 15 (D68) Hawkstone Road, Summerveld.
Things to enjoy include live music from Angie Kittel, food and other vendors, tasty dog treats, face painting, the Bloodink Tattoo artist and Pierced by Hex, and a full gin-and-tonic bar and craft beer by Ballito Brewing Company.
The event is hosted by Serendipitty Rescue, Montego Pet Nutrition and Funding the Voiceless. All proceeds go to Serendipitty Rescue and Funding the Voiceless.
The entrance fee is R30 and R50 extra for the haunted house. All dogs should be on leads. For more info, contact Nicole on 083 780 1664.
Cosy community affair in Glenwood
This Saturday, Sica Guest House is hosting a fun family afternoon of Halloween Trick or Treats, followed by rugby.
Since 2014, the creative and community-spirited residents of Ferguson Road in Glenwood have hosted a fabulous family-friendly Halloween party on their road. Part of the fun was the preparation – residents got together to make their own decorations using recycled materials. This annual tradition came to an end over lockdown. . . but is being revived again this year!
Those decorations that have survived the floods are being retrieved from various storerooms and dusted off, and costumes are being dug out of the back of the cupboards and freshened up in preparation for neighbourhood trick-or-treating.
This year, the organisers are keeping the event cosy – with entry being limited to 150 creepin’ kiddies (and their grown-ups) on the grounds of Sica’s Guest Lodge, 19 Owen Avenue, Westridge, from 16:30.
To enter, you need a ticket, which costs R50, and a bag of wrapped sweets to share per participating child. Off-road parking is limited, so car-pooling is recommended.
This year’s event is being hosted by the Manor Gardens Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association, supported by Ferguson Road residents. There will be food and drinks on sale, and the Rugby World Cup final will be televised on a big screen.
In the event of bad weather, the event will be postponed by a week. Check the Ferguson Road Halloween Facebook page for updates and details.
Sunday, October 29
Spooky fun at Fig Tree Farm
On Sunday, October 29, Fig Tree Farm in Hillcrest will be hosting a Spooktacular Day from 12:00 to 16:00. There will be Trick or Treating in the outer field and an amazing show by Dingo Reptile Kingdom at 12:30. The prize-giving for the best dressed will happen at 15:00. The categories for the costume competition are: Best Dressed (under 10 years old), Best Dressed (over 10 years old) and Best Dressed Family.
Tickets are R50 for adults, R150 per child, which includes a fantastic starter goodie bag, and kids under 12 months are free but they don’t get a goodie bag. You can buy tickets via Quicket or email events@figtreefarm.co.za
The event starts at the Main Central Paddock at Fig Tree Farm, Inanda Road, Hillcrest.
Saturday, November 4
Excitement galore at Be UP Park, uMhlanga
Ready for the kids to have an absolute blast – there is just so much to do. Be UP Park (indoor park) at Durban Park in Gateway Theatre of Shopping in uMhlanga is holding a ‘Halloween Mayhem’ on Saturday, November 4. There will be prizes galore for the most ‘spooktacular’ costumes, a dazzling light show, a spooky maze to navigate and a Trick or Treat Extravaganza. Times will be from 17:00 to 19:00 for those kids under 120cm and 19:00 to 22:00 for those kids over 120cm. Book online for R190 or pay R200 at the door. Book here: https://bit.ly/beUPHalloweenDBN
Trick or Treat – or haunted hallway, anyone?
NOTE: The date has now changed from October 28 to November 4, which also means that the Rugby World Cup Final won’t be televised at the event as previously advertised.
Malvern Community Policing Forum will host a Trick or Treat supervised walk around the area, starting at the Parkside Primary School grounds on Saturday, November 4 at 18:00. There will be tons of food stalls selling an array of food, including Thai, desserts and boerewors rolls; inflatables; a craft gin and beer garden, and a spin booth. Entrance to the event is R20 and pensioners and children under 5 are free. A pass to the event, the haunted hallway and the inflatables is R70. There is an after-party from 23:00 to 24:00.
For more information and to book a stall, email depsecretary@malverncpf.co.za.
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