All systems go for uMhlanga Summer Festival
The theme for this year’s festival is, It’s Cool to Care – with all aspects of the season aimed at caring for people and the planet.
A FUN-FILLED festive season is on the cards for uMhlanga. On Wednesday, 21 October, the annual Umhlanga Summer Festival was launched at the plush Breakers Resort.
The festival runs run from Friday, 14 to Friday, 23 December 2018 and this year’s theme is, It’s Cool to Care.
The festival has been running for more than 10 years and takes place annually at Main Beach during the popular December holidays when thousands of visitors flock to Umhlanga Rocks.
According to organisers, Umhlanga Tourism, there will be daily clean-up for the duration of the festival where all beach-goers will be encouraged to take part in cleaning up the beach.
“The ever-popular Sharks Board offers educational and informative packages to learn more about the magnificent beasts who reign supreme in our beautiful Indian Ocean. Guided walks through the beautiful coastal forest and lagoon nature are offered. The ancient forest dates back more than 800 years, boasting unusual indigenous plants and animals that live in this unique and vulnerable ecosystem many of which are on the endangered species,” said Umhlanga Tourism’s Peter Rose.
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One of the highlights of the festival is the annual Miss uMhlanga Beauty Pageant which will take place at 11.30am on Monday, 17 December on the Millennium Stage. Registration is at 10.30am and the event will be on stage until 2pm featuring a bevy of the potentially best ambassadors to represent uMhlanga. The Miss uMhlanga is open to teenagers from age 15.
Next up will be Carols Under the Stars at Granada Centre on 20 December at 6pm followed by a Waitronathon taking place on Sunday, 23 December where waitrons from participating uMhlanga restaurants and hotels will make their way to the beach and take part in an entertaining obstacle race. Dressed in branded waitron uniforms and carrying trays with cocktails, the waitrons will have to negotiate a variety of hurdles – mini Olympics style – without spilling their drinks
For the full uMhlanga Summer Festival timetable, visit their website on www.umhlangafestivals.co.za
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