Carnival featuring seven funfair rides
Santa Claus, Go-Karting, Drive-in movies, Live music and more
for shoppers this festive season
Eastgate’s Festival of Fun is set to return to the centre this festive season, this time featuring seven funfair rides. Additional to the carousel, tea-cup ride, bumper cars, kangaroo’s, aeroplanes, this year, visitors will also get to enjoy a Ferris wheel and bee carousel from 16 December right through till 2 January 2022. Ride tickets cannot be bought, but are rather provided as added value, with one ride ticket allocated for every R50 spent at any outlet in the centre. The carnival will also be open on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for those looking for a special family outing on these days.
Eastgate has lined up an array of exciting festive entertainment, which includes live music on the piazza every weekend from 26 November to 18 December, where popular artists can be enjoyed while having a meal or drink at one of the restaurants, or by passers-by. For those who enjoy Christmas Carols, a String Quartet will do a performance of Carols in their unique style on Wednesday 15 December from 6:00 PM, also on the centre’s piazza.
Santa Claus himself will be visiting Eastgate, and will be available for photographs in the Strelitzia Court from 3 – 24 December during the centre’s trading hours. Photography packages enable this special moment to be treasured on an array of festive memorabilia.
From 26 November, stores in the centre will operate with extended trading hours. Shoppers will be spoilt for choice at over 200 retailers trading from 9:00 – 19:00 from Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 – 21:00 on Fridays and 09:00 – 19:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. A gift-wrapping station in the Krispy Kreme court will enable shoppers the ease of beautiful gift packaging with proceeds going to the Bedfordview and Germiston SPCA.
For thrill seekers, South Africa’s biggest indoor go-kart track recently opened at the centre and will be open throughout festive season. The new IndyKart track offers 475 metres of exhilarating track to zoom around, and no less than thirteen corners of various technical levels in fourteen brand-new Sodi RT8 Karts. The track is open to children from the age of nine years old or those with a minimum height of 1,4 metres.
The Eastgate Drive-In will be open on 10, 11, 17 and 18 December, showing a variety of family and festive films. Movie lovers can enjoy refreshments from the catering booth or one of the centre’s many food outlets, enhancing the experience even further. Alternately, the Ster-Kinekor cinemas in the centre will also be open throughout the season, showing the latest blockbusters on their big screens.
“The Festival of Fun was a huge hit with families last year, and we are thrilled to be taking this further with more rides, and more added value” said Kelly Belman, General Manager for Eastgate Shopping Centre, commented. “Our extended trading hours at our wide range of premium retailers, gift wrap service, live entertainment and unique experiences will cater to everyone this festive season,” she added.
For further enquiries about Eastgate Shopping Centre and its tenants, visit https://www.eastgateshops.com.
