Entertainment Attractions
The South African Mint
The South African Mint Company is a leading coin-maker, minting all South Africa’s coins and supplying coin blanks to many other countries.... Read more
Overview
As far as fun goes, Gauteng is a veritable play ground! There are numerous places dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure in this province. Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World, Emerald Resort and Casino, Gold Reef City and Monte Casino are four such one-stop entertainment centres offering gaming and an abundance of other options including cinema, theatre, concerts, boxing matches, amusement parks and even game drives and a zoo. These leisure activities continue to keep the crowds flocking in.
At the Johannesburg Zoo, opened in 1904, over 2000 animals can be seen. The Pretoria Zoo is the largest in South Africa. Both zoos delight scores of visitors and help to educate people around environmental and conservation issues. Apart from the animals, the beautiful grounds make a glorious backdrop for the birds and beasts that live there.
Live music venues such as Kippies International Jazz Club at the Market Theatre are legendary for featuring local and international musicians and partying at this venue continues until the early morning hours. The Blues Room in the Village Walk has also hosted some famous musicians. If it is night life you are after, the northern suburbs are full of clubs and hot spots with Rivonia being the hub of adult entertainment.
Featured Entertainment attraction
Melrose Arch
Melrose Arch is a spacious and trendy shopping and entertainment complex in northern Johannesburg. Popular with local celebrities, executives and those with offices in the area, Melrose Arch is a vibrant shopping and eating-out destination.
Alexander Theatre
Although smaller in size than its nearby and more renowned counterparts, the Market Theatre and Joburg Theatre complex, the Alexander Theatre has a rich history in Johannesburg’s entertainment industry.… Read more
Balalaika Hotel
Nestled in the heart of Sandton, the Balalaika Hotel has been a landmark for 60 years and is a favoured meeting place and watering hole for locals and tourists alike. The lovely building was originally a country estate and was here long before the… Read more
Bidvest Wanderers Stadium
The 34 000-seater Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg, is the premier cricketing stadium in South Africa and one of the best in world cricket. The stadium, home to the Highveld Lions, was built in 1956 to… Read more
Bird gardens at Montecasino
Montecasino in Fourways, northern Johannesburg, is renowned for its gaming and entertainment facilities. The complex also houses a variety of exquisite boutiques and fine restaurants that serve sumptuous local and international cuisine. But… Read more
Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World
Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World is one of the busiest entertainment centres in Gauteng. It boasts top-class entertainment and gaming facilities, restaurants, retail outlets, two hotels, conferencing facilities and child friendly… Read more
CSIR International Convention Centre
The CSIR International Convention Centre is situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria, within walking distance of the Gautrain… Read more
Emerald Resort and Casino
The Emerald Resort and Casino is a top gaming and entertainment centre in the Sedibeng area of southern Gauteng. The resort, on the banks of the Vaal River in Vanderbijlpark, offers a mix of first-class accommodation and dining, and conference and… Read more
Fourth Avenue, Parkhurst
Parkhurst is an eclectic neighbourhood-cum-tourist venue that sports a vibrant sidewalk cafe culture and some of the best restaurants in… Read more
Garden World – a world of things to see and do
The beautiful lawns of Garden World in Muldersdrift, lined with rose bushes and magnificent trees, have always been hugely popular for weddings. The setting is exquisite both outside and inside, where the reception area is set up around a sparkling… Read more
Gold Reef City
Themed around the Johannesburg gold rush in the late 1800s, Gold Reef City is an entertainment complex that comprises a theme park and casino. History, entertainment and imagination all come together at the complex, which is situated on an old gold… Read more
Ingwenya Country Escape
Located in the scenic area of Muldersdrift in Gauteng, Ingwenya Country Escape is the epitome of African luxury. The lodge boasts a lavish African Spa, several conference venues, three restaurants and a chapel for romantic… Read more
Joburg Theatre Complex
South African theatre played a very crucial role in the struggle against apartheid. A number of apartheid-themed plays were written and staged at various venues across the country, helping to sensitise citizens from both sides of the racial divide to… Read more
Johannesburg Planetarium
The Johannesburg Planetarium’s website cites its history as beginning in 1956 when a festival committee was tasked with finding ways to celebrate Johannesburg’s 70th birthday. The idea to build the first full-sized planetarium in Africa was adopted… Read more
Linder Auditorium, University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand’s Education Campus, situated at 27 St Andrew’s Road in Parktown, is known to far more people than those who teach and learn at this institution. The campus is home to the Linder Auditorium, the Space Frame Foyer… Read more
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
There are few sights in South African sport quite as impressive – and as intimidating – as a stadium full of Blue Bulls supporters. Particularly when that stadium is Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. When the local Blue Bulls franchise team takes to the… Read more
Maponya Mall
The R650-million Soweto shopping centre, Maponya Mall, was officially opened on September 27, 2007 by former South African president Nelson Mandela. It is the first such shopping centre in Soweto and the first to be blacked-owned. With more than 200… Read more
Melrose Arch
Melrose Arch is a spacious and trendy shopping and entertainment complex in northern Johannesburg. Popular with local celebrities, executives and those with offices in the area, Melrose Arch is a vibrant shopping and eating-out destination.… Read more
Michelangelo Hotel
The Renaissance architecture of the luxury Michelangelo Hotel – centred around an airy atrium – is far removed from the hectic pace of Sandton, the nearby hub of tourism, business and… Read more
Montecasino
Montecasino is located in the north of Johannesburg in Fourways and prides itself as a “one-stop entertainment shop”. It opened in November 2000 and was extended in May 2007. Here fun is for everyone, young or… Read more
Mystic Monkeys and Feathers Wildlife Park
The Mystic Monkeys and Feathers Wildlife Park is situated in the Dinokeng Game Reserve, 85km north of Pretoria. It is home to one of the largest private primate collections in South Africa, as well as a host of exotic bird species and predators,… Read more
Nelson Mandela Square and the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square
Nelson Mandela Square opens off Sandton City shopping mall, a world-class centre to which tourists and locals flock for some of the best shopping in Africa. A major drawcard to the bustling, cosmopolitan square is the 6m high statue of Nelson Mandela… Read more
Radium Beer Hall
Whether it’s open-mic Monday, half-price pizza Tuesday or classic jazz masters on a Friday, the Radium Beer Hall is the perfect place for good music and great food. The oldest surviving bar and grill in Johannesburg, this landmark on Louis Botha… Read more
Sandton City
Sandton City is the four-storey cosmopolitan shopping centre situated in Africa’s “richest mile” – the upmarket Sandton central business district in northern Johannesburg. With more than 300 leading local and international brands on sale in the… Read more