The Joburg City Tourism Association will host the very first Joburg City Festival scheduled for the week between Joy of Jazz and Arts Alive, meaning the inner city will come abuzz with activities for 3 weeks straight.
The Joburg City Festival was launched on 17 – 19 May 2013, where the Joburg City Tourism Association, along with their members and partners JDA; Gautrain; Joburg Tourism Company and Gauteng Tourism, invited and hosted 76 journalists from stretches as far and wide as Botswana to Cape Town, to give them a taste of what the official festival in August will display.
The festival will run over 9 days and the official programme will offer something for everyone! From art and cultural activaties; tours; music; dance parties; street sports; fashion and lots more.
"We are excited about the very first festival as it is ideally scheduled to link the two big cultural festivals, Joy of Jazz and Arts Alive, giving tourists, city dwellers and suburbanites an opportunity to explore their city. We hope that in future these 3 weeks of festivities will put Johannesburg on the map as a destination for winter breaks. The city has been undergoing a massive rejuvenation and the Joburg City Tourism Association endeavours to promote this and the city's heritage through the festival," said Margeaux Swartz, JCTA Director and spokesperson.
