Colourful events across the city will celebrate all things Durban in a festival on Sunday. The Durban Fest will include shopping, eating, drinking, dancing, fashion and fun.
The main focus will be a celebration of fashion and music in the Botanic Gardens, and satellite marquees across the city will highlight everything from the rich fashion and textile heritage in Victoria Street to a culinary celebration in Florida Road.
Stalls will allow passers-by to experience the “tastes of Durban” – from eastern Indian cuisine to traditional African cuisine, from spicy samoosas and chilly bites to African specialties like “runaways”. MasterchefSA judge Benny Masekwamemg will do four cooking demonstrations.
The Botanic Gardens will have all things creative, from traditional arts and crafts to fashion. Designers who will be taking part include Sandile Mlambo’s House of Alfalfa, Sharon Pottier’s Shaz, Mxo Mkhize’s House of St Luke, Shaun Dugen’s Nguni Shades and Madelain Clark’s Mads Exclusive. The event will also feature young designers Nomfundo Mdlala, Ashleigh McEwen, Ayanda Mthembu, Vusumuzi Chilliba, Lungelo Mashaba and Msizi Lutuli.
Two shows, produced by Decamm Productions, will take place on Sunday at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets at R150 a person are available at Computicket. There will be pop-up shops in the nearby marquee and, once all the creations are back on their hangers, there will be an after-party featuring artists, comedians, DJs and dancers, including Ifani, Big Nuzz, Dreamteam, DJ Dimples, Black Coffee, Moneoa, Museeq IQ and isicathamiya Group, Zulu Messengers.
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Lifestyle Reporter