CELEBRATION FESTIVE LIGHTS

 

If it’s Durban and it’s December... it has to be Trail of Lights time!! CELEBRATION is this year’s theme for South Africa’s largest and most popular festive light extravaganza!

Celebrating eight years of brilliant awe and wonder, this year’s luminous event offers a double-whammy to visitors – the Durban Botanic Gardens is proud to mark their 175th anniversary milestone, in collaboration with the Durban Botanic Gardens Trust and the Trail of Lights, which is the Trust’s biggest annual fundraiser.

Bringing enchantment and joy to visitors of all ages in Africa’s oldest surviving botanic garden, the show runs from December 6, 2024, to January 3, 2025. Organisers are promising a host of sparkling new attractions, from a re-imagined Santa’s Workshop and Grotto and Build-A-Bear Workshop, to a variety of themed areas, including the iconic Whale Tails created by SAAMBR (SA Association of Marine Biology Research).

The popular Paws and Claus evenings are also back in the mix for 2024, with the nights of December 8 and 12 earmarked for when visitors can bring along their ‘fur babies’ (sorry, dogs only), to join in the festive fun! Ticket sales from these evenings go to Feeding the Furballs charity Tickets on the Paws and Claus nights are R50 per pet, when booked with a full-paying adult ticket.

While the technical and lighting teams have already started laying the groundwork for one of the City’s biggest seasonal events, visitors can start planning their holiday schedules around the enhanced offering the family-focused show will bring to all ages - from the really young, to the young at heart!

-Entertainment and live music each evening

-Two food gardens offering food and beverages to suit every palate

-Mail off your Christmas Wish List at the North Pole Mailbox

-Festive shopping with some of Durban’s most talented makers

-Wheelchairs will be available to hire on a first-come first-served basis

 

Ticket prices range from R70 - R90 per person, depending on the time you visit and are available through Webtickets or at select Pick n Pay outlets. Tickets are available at the door, subject to availability, at R120 pp (card payments only) and are limited, so early booking is advised in order to secure your preferred date. Pensioners tickets are R60 per person (Proof of ID required).

The Trail of Lights runs from December 6, 2024, to January 3, 2025, from 18h00-22h00 each evening and will be closed on December 9, 10, 11, 25 and 31.