White Mountain 2010 Festival
23 - 27 September 2010
Escape to White Mountain
If you want to escape the city and chill out in a superb mountain setting while listening to acoustic performances by some of the country’s top artists, then look no further than the annual White Mountain Folk Festival.
Coinciding with Heritage Day and the start of the school holidays, this intimate, family-friendly festival runs over three days from September 23 to 27 and is held at White Mountain Lodge near Giant’s Castle in the beautiful Central Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal, only 200km from Durban and 430km from Johannesburg on tarred roads.
Other attractions range from abseiling, paintball, nearby horseriding and helicopter flips to fishing, boating, hiking and a zip line across a nearby 100m-wide gorge. There’s also a beer market featuring several local breweries, colourful arts and crafts and a variety of food stalls catering for all tastes. Festival-goers can also make full use of the lodge’s facilities, including a restaurant, pub, games room, swimming pool and satellite TV.
Now in its fifth year, White Mountain is KZN’s only acoustic music festival and has quickly become a firm favourite on the events calendar.
For more information, visit www.whitemountain.co.za or contact Pedro at 082 892 6176.
Splashy Fen 2010 Festival
Preparations are already well underway for next year’s Splashy Fen Music Festival, which will be held over the Easter weekend (1 - 5 April 2010) on a scenic farm 18 km from Underberg in the Southern Drakensberg region.
Established in 1990, Splashy Fen is the longest-running music festival in the country and each year brings thousands of people together for what has become the ‘ultimate outdoor experience’. This five-day event offers a line-up of the country’s hottest acts, fun activities for the whole family, arts and crafts, a wide assortment of food and drink outlets, camping facilities and a tent hotel. Splashy Fen has something for everyone; in fact there’s nothing else in South Africa quite like it! As such, it offers a number of exciting opportunities for potential sponsors and we’d like to invite you to be a part of this unique event.
For more information about artist submissions, craft and food market or the special 21 festival celebrations planned for 2010, visit www.splashyfen.co.za or contact Pedro at 082 892 6176.
KZN Live Music Venues
Durban & Surrounding Areas:
Bat Centre - 031 332 0451
Burn Nightclub – Delia Drewett 031 312 4268 or 082 876 8521
Café Vacca Matta – Shabeer 031 368 6535 or 082 871 3228
Centre for Jazz & Popular Music, University of Natal - 031 260 3385
Chain & Sprocket (Westville) –
Durban Botanical Gardens -
Gateway Theatre of Shopping (Palm Court Umhlanga Rocks) – 031 566 2332
Giba Gorge -
Highfield House (Hillary) - 083 787 5388
Krakatoa (Sibaya Casino) – 031 580 5000
KwaSuka Theatre – Ian 084 843 0055
KZNSA Art Gallery – Wendy 031 201 9969
Lavender Blue Studio (Botha’s Hill) - Debbie 072 280 1949
Lazy Lizzards (Hillcrest) -
Lords & Legends (Amanzimtoti) - Bruce Lithgow 083 262 4767
Luna Lounge (Kloof) – Debbie 072 280 1949
Northwood Crusaders Sports Club – Karl Dauth 031 564 4621
Phansi Museum –
Primi Polo Restaurant (Hillcrest) -
Snap Wine Bar - Andya & Liesl 031 309 4160
Station Masters Arms (Hillcrest) - 031 765 6647
Raffles (Umhlanga Rocks) - 031 561 7730
Rainbow Restaurant & Jazz Club (Pinetown) - Neil Comfort 031 702 9161 or 083 463 8044
Scaramouch (Hillcrest) -
Society – 031 312 3213
Suncoast Casino - Eugene Boniface 031 328 3000
The Barnyard Theatre (Umhlanga Rocks) - 031 566 3045
The Beat (Hillcrest) -
The WaveHouse (Umhlanga Rocks) – Ryan Watkins 031 5709200
Thunder Road Diner – Laurence Dinsdale 031 303 3440 or 083 709 3083
U’Shaka Marine World -
Vagabond Café (Salt Rock) - 032 525 4968 or 083 618 5596
Winston Hotel - Belinda 031 202 6539 or 083 714 4793
Willowvale Hotel -
Zacks (Wilsons Wharf) –
Pietermaritzburg & Outlying Areas:
Café Vacca Matta – 033 342 7619 or 072 112 1863
Cliffy's Country Pub - Cliff Bennett 033 396 6710 or 073 183 2391
Cock & Tail (Margate) -
Maritzburg Musicians Club - Dee Bedingfield 084 555 6830 or 033- 3441275
Newcastle Musicians Club – Angus Burns 034 318 6158 or 084 400 1234
Pecanwood (Howick) -
Pietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
Red Door - Jamie Visagie 084 555 3112
S’khumba Crafts (Southbroom) - 039 316 8212
Splashy Fen Music Festival - Pedro 082 892 6176
Stables Wine Farm (Nottingham Road, Midlands) - Ian Shoebotham 033 266 6781
The Forgotten Falls Music Club (Howick) – Pia, Kéch and Tony 033 330 5328
The Jam (Margate) - Barbie 082 496 3545 or Heather 082 494 0350
White Mountain Folk Festival – Pedro 082 892 6176
Sound Hire Companies in KZN:
Kingston Sound: Brett 031 765 3490 or 082 463 7080
Central Hiring Services: Kemmy 039 682 7432 or 078 398 7700
Function World: Prakash 039 682 0926 or 083 288 8177
Gearhouse SA: 031 700 8911
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