World City Guide

Special Events

Probably the most comprehensive listing of Johannesburg events is on www.jhb.org.za. A major events organising and coordinating company is Gearhouse (website: www.gearhouse.co.za)

FNB Vita Dance Umbrella: A festival of contemporary choreography and dance at the Wits Theatre, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein and The Dance Factory, Newtown, in Feb/Mar (tel/fax: (011) 482 4140; e-mail: georgina@artslink.co.za)

South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2005 (website: www.oia.co.za), Cinema Neuveau, Rosebank, March 2004 and Feb 2005.

Rand Easter Show: Music concerts, stage acts, over 800 exhibition stalls, and stomach-churning amusement park rides. This show, South Africa’s largest consumer exhibition, offers 30 exhibition themes ranging from furniture to sport to homeware to hobbies, and attracts 500,000 people each year over Easter. Corner of Rand Show and Nasrec roads, Nasrec, Johannesburg (tel: (011) 670 2000; website: www.randshow.co.za).

Five FM Easter Rock Festival: A strong line-up of South African bands every Easter. Randshow, Nasrec Showgrounds (tel: (011) 670 2000; website: www.5fm.co.za) Joy of Jazz: Part of the Jo’burg International Festival. Johannesburg Market Theatre Precinct, end of Aug (fax: (011) 636 1858; e-mail: joyofjazz@standardbank.co.za)

The Getaway Outdoor Expo: An annual national showcase for all outdoor-product suppliers, as well as travel and tourism-related marketers and operators. The Dome @ Northgate, Corner Olievenhout Avenue, Randburg, Sep (website: www.getawayshow.co.za)

New Dance: A festival of South African and international contemporary dance at the Wits, Aug 2004 (Tel/fax: 011 482 4140, e-mail: georgina@artslink.co.za)

Decorex (Home decor and design exhibition) Gallagher Estate, Midrand, beginning of Aug 2004 (e-mail: info@gallagher.co.za; website: www.gallagher.co.za)