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Festive family fun in Joburg – where to take the kids during the holidays

18 Oct 2024
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If you're staying in Joburg over the holiday season this year and are worried about how you're going to keep both your teen and toddler happy, our guide to festive family fun in Joburg is for you. 

Note: This is an annual list, and we're working on updating it for 2024/2025. Check back soon!

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Food, fashion and craft markets

Bryanston Market
40 Culross Rd, Bryanston
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Bryanston Market is Joburg's original outdoor market, in existence for more than 40 years and still offering a superb range of organic goods and products in a …
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Food, fashion and craft markets

Fourways Farmers Market
Arden Rd, Modderfontein Reserve, Modderfontein
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When landscape architect and botanist Greg Straw launched the original Fourways Farmers Market his idea was to introduce Joburg to a relaxed picnic park, in …
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Boutique shopping centres

44 Stanley – a visitor's guide
44 Stanley Ave, Braamfontein Werf, Johannesburg
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A former light industrial complex from the 1930s transformed into a boutique lifestyle destination, 44 Stanley opened in 2003 and offers a selection of …
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Malls

Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square
Cnr Sandton Dr and Rivonia Rd, Sandton Central
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With easy access to the Gautrain and hundreds of stores, the Sandton City megamall is Africa's most prestig
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Malls

Mall of Africa
Lone Creek and Magwa Crescents, Waterfall City
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South Africa's largest shopping mall is home to more than 300 local and international brand-name stores. Built in a single phase (opened in 2016) Mall of …
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Museums and places of interest

Johannesburg Zoo
Jan Smuts Ave, Saxonwold
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Walk on the wild side on 55 hectares of protected land to view nearly 2 000 animals at Johannesburg Zoo. Founded in 1904 in the pretty suburb of Saxonwold, the …
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Malls

Melrose Arch
Melrose Blvd, Melrose
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Streetside cafe culture and high-street shopping mix in this popular modern urban precinct designed around a live, work and play lifestyle. Built around a …
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Theatres

Joburg Theatre
163 Civic Blvd, Braamfontein
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The city's largest theatre venue. Stages popular mainstream productions including comedy, dance, musicals, drama and musical tribute shows. The annual …
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Adventure Sports

Acrobranch Melrose
Melrose St Ext, James and Ethel Gray Park, Melrose
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Hidden in the forest at James and Ethel Gray Park in Melrose is the aerial wonderland of Acrobranch. The first Acrobranch park established in South Africa, …
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Kids activities and theme parks

Bounce
Waterfall Lifestyle Centre, Cnr Woodmead and Maxwell Drs, Midrand
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Crazy trampoline fun for both kids and adults. Bounce off the walls, practise your flips and generally jump around on more than 100 interconnected trampolines …
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Kids activities and theme parks

iJUMP
Clearwater Crossing, cnr Hendrik Potgieter and Christiaan de Wet Rds, Strubensvalley, Roodepoort
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This trampoline arena at the back of a nondescript shopping centre in Roodepoort consists of 1000 square metres of bouncing fun, including plenty of small …
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Kids activities and theme parks

Gold Reef City Theme Park
Cnr Northern Parkway and Data Crescent, Ormonde
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The theme park is open Thu–Sun from 09:30 and on extended dates during school holidays. Tickets must be booked online in advance and cost R250 per person. Note …
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Wildlife and the great outdoors

Jozi X
Cnr Main Rd and Sloane St, Bryanston
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Catering for super active kids from 5 to 75 years old Jozi X offers loads of physical fun for fans of extreme adventures. There's mountain boarding, a …
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Swimming

Zoo Lake Swimming Pool
Cnr Prince of Wales and Lower Park Drv, Parkwood
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A real gem if ever there was one, the historic Zoo Lake Swimming Bath is a local favourite. Built in the 1930s the pool retains its original features and is …
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Museums and places of interest

Montecasino Bird Gardens
Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways
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With fascinating birds species, from domestic to exotic, birds of prey plus a huge pelican and a sloth who gives slothfulness a good name this is a super …
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Parks, Gardens, Nature Reserves & Hiking Trails

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Malcolm Rd, Roodepoort
EDITOR'S PICK
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One of Gauteng’s most beautiful nature reserves, these gardens are home to an abundance of wildlife, including an estimated 240 bird species. From the …
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Markets, Shopping & Food

Field Berry Farm
De Deur, Walkerville
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Pack the car with friends or family and take a drive in the warmer months (Jan – May; weekends only) to Field Berry Farm, a raspberry farm in the south of …
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Malls

Fourways Mall
Cnr William Nicol and Fourways Blvd, Fourways
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Fourways Mall was given an extensive facelift in 2016 to make the space brighter and glitzier, while a huge ongoing extension plan will see the mall double in …
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Theatres

Market Theatre
Cnr Lilian Ngoyi St and Miriam Makeba St, Newtown
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Historically known as 'South Africa's Theatre of the Struggle', during apartheid the Market Theatre was one of the few South African cultural institutions to …
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Theatres

People's Theatre
Cnr Loveday and Hoofd Sts, Braamfontein
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Located in the Joburg Theatre Complex (formally the Johannesburg Civic Theatre) the People’s Theatre is South Africa's flagship theatre for young people, …
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Kid-friendly

Joy Jozi
51 Eastwood Road, Dunkeld
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For kids, this is the best of the best. Adults will love it too. A first in Joburg – Joy Jozi is 'a place where kids can take their adults’. The family …
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