Let’s celebrate Durban

From September 1-30: Celebrate Durban, halala Ethekwini – celebrating our cultural diversity through music, arts, dance, culture, sport, food and heritage.

Get your dancing shoes on for a month-long feast of music, dance and exciting events across the city to celebrate the wonderful mix of ingredients that make Durban so unique. Feel the heart and soul of Durban, and leave refreshed, renewed and inspired.

Aug 20-Oct 3: International Cultural Exchange Programme (Indian Experience) – Indian Consulate. Tel 031 335 4221.

Sep: The Arts Bus. Promoting support for all art galleries and exhibitions – Durban Art Gallery. Tel Durban Tourism 031 304 4934.

Sep: Community based schools and street children arts and poetry workshops – DUT – Arts for Humanity.

Sep: Photographic Art Exhibition – Durban Art Gallery (with McCord Hospital). Tel Carol Brown at 031 202 3072.

Sep: Celebrating our sports achievements. The Sports and Recreation Unit will identify and celebrate all our sports achievements within our municipality. Tel Gopaul Pillay at 031 311 4377.

Sep/Oct: 100 ward-based cultural programmes. Tel 031 311 2051.

Sep 3: Official opening of the Natural Science Museum – Inaugural Memorial Lecture by Dr Ian Player. Tel Neena Nair at 031 311 2445.

Sep 3: Red Eye Jomba: Durban Art Gallery, Zulu Jazz Lounge and Playhouse Foyer. Tel Jenny Stretton 031 311 2262.

Sep 3-5: International Sister City Festival and Pavilion Africa Meets Europe – ICC and Durban Exhibition Centre. Tel Shelley Gielink at 031 311 2049.

Sep 4: SATMA Street Parade with mobile floats etc – Durban CBD. Tel Dumasani at 082 515 1773.

Sep 10: Living Legends Awards and Traditional Music Festival – ICC. Tel Mlungise Ngubane at 031 311 2222.

Sep 11: Indian Ocean Festival – Blue Lagoon. Tel Seelan Archary at 083 563 7367.

Sep 12: Coca Cola Bunny Chow Barometer 2010 – Blue Lagoon. Tel Shirley at 083 795 8513.

Sep 16-Nov 4: (Every Thursday 7:30pm) World Symphony Series – KZN Philharmonic Orchestra – City Hall. Tel 031 369 9438.

Sep 17: Miss eThekwini 2010 – City Hall. Tel Wiseman Gabela 083 749 6480.

Sep 24: Jabulani Circus – Gugu Dlamini Park. Clowns without Borders. Tel Kim 031 563 4562.

Sep 24: Cell C Durban Music School: Celebrate Durban Music Festival – 21 Diakonia Avenue. Tel Werner Danewitz 031 304 1001.

Sep 24 and 25: Durban World Music Festival including the Emerging Sounds of Durban – ICC. Tel 031 305 4528. Booking through Computicket.

Sep 25: Celebrate Durban “Be proud of being an African” Float Parade. Tel Skumbuzo 031 909 1832.

Sep 28-Oct 3: Durban International Blues Festival – Wilson’s Wharf. Tel Themi Venturas 031 305 6889.

Sep 30: National Youth Concerto Festival – City Hall. Tel 031 369 9438.

Oct 2: Heritage Awards: The Heritage Arts Festival/Kizo. Tel Nathi Gumede at 031 566 4324.

Oct 2: Multi Media Arts Event & Young Designers Fashion/eThekwini Fashion Experience. Dark Child Brandz. Tel Patricia Ntuli 031 301 4304.

Oct 2: KwaMashu Music Festival (Kwa-Mufest) – K-CAP Community Arts Centre KwaMashu. Tel 031 504 6970.

Oct 3: Halala eThekwini Reggae Meets Kwaito Bands Showcase – The Mediators. Tel 082 758 1411.

Oct 3: South African Traditional Music Awards 2010 – Selecting and awarding recognition of all genre of traditional SA music. Tel Dumisani Goba 082 515 1773.

Oct 3: Health, Traditional Healers & Environmental Expo – eThekwini Department of Health. Tel Tobias Mkhize 031 311 3540.

Info provided by Rose Strydom. NB: Please note programme subject to change. Watch press for details. Further details contact Events & Protocol: eThekwini Municipality 031 311 2047