Lighting up the sky for a festive December

Every December a spellbinding Garden of Lights is displayed at Emperors Palace, lighting up the sky with a colourful array of light.

Television and radio presenter, Jen Su of Dainfern involves guests in helping her and Peermont Gaming and VIP operations executive, Bob Yearham and head of Department: Economic Planning and Development at Ekurhuleni metro, Caiphus Chauke, countdown to the official 'switching on' of the spectacular Garden of Lights at Emperors Palace’s D’oreale Grande Hotel on Thursday evening, December 4. Photographer: Yolanda van der Stoep.

This year, once again, they will not disappoint, and they will treat visitors to a fun night until January 4.

The beautiful array of lights boasts since 2007 more than 800 000 visitors and over 200 character lights and 100’s of kilometres of lighting.

The themes of this year’s Garden of Lights will be Happyland, which is a funfair filled with rotating cars, the epic Tilt-a-Whirl, the one of a kind Rotor and Jump and Smile.

Complex operations executive for Emperors Palace, Nigel Atherton seen here at one of the spectacular displays with Santa’s helper, Tania Knoop.

A Ferris wheel at the entrance of the garden provides the most incredible views of the Garden of Lights and younger guests will be entertained on the Runaway Train, Boat Ride and Cartoon Cars at the Freeway Fantasy area.

The whole family can take a stroll through the beautifully decorated garden of the D’oreale Grande hotel, while the little ones meet Santa, his helpers and other festive characters along the way.

Be a good Samaritan and bring sunshine into the lives of those less fortunate, while you celebrate going into the new year, by donating toys for Reach for a Dream and ‘back to school’ goodies for a local Ekurhuleni charity.

Sean Wittstock, brother of Princess Charlene of Monaco, and his wife Chantell and their one-year-old son, Raigen of Benoni who are pictured here at one of the stunning displays.

There will be collection bins located in and around the Entertainment Emporium, and at the Garden of Lights entrance.

The Garden of the Lights, a massive annual holiday event, will take place from 7pm till 10pm in the gardens at the D’oreale Grande hotel, weather permitting.

In the event of cloudy and rainy weather, please contact 011 928 1000 to enquire if the Garden of Lights will be open.