Win Tickets: Trail of Lights to light up festive season
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year the festive season event has grown into a must-see attraction, drawing crowds from all over SA.
DURBAN’S longest-running festive light show, the Trail of Lights, returns to the Durban Botanic Gardens from December 9, marking its 10-year anniversary.
The show has been a part of the Durban and KZN landscape for the past 10 festive seasons and is a must-see festive attraction for visitors from across the country. This year’s show is held under the theme ‘10 Years of Wonder’.
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“Ten years ago we set out to give Durban families a festive tradition of their own,” explained founder and organiser Alene Naidoo. “A decade on, we’re not just celebrating what we’ve built – we’re stepping into a completely new era. This isn’t an anniversary edition, with a few new additions. It’s a brand-new show, from the ground up, with lights and features never before seen in Durban or anywhere else on the continent.”
Naidoo added that this year’s displays promise a scale and level of interactivity that pushes the Trail of Lights beyond a light show and into a full sensory experience for the whole family.
The event also support a variety of worthy causes this festive season.
For more information follow them on Trail of Lights on their Instagram page.
What visitors can expect
- Two Food Gardens
- Live Entertainment – setting the festive mood every evening
- Santa’s Grotto – a chance to meet the big man himself
- Zipline Adventures – soaring under the canopy of the Gardens’ ancient trees
- Santa’s Village – exciting kids’ activities and retail zone
- Virtual Reality Activation – a host of holiday-themed VR content and family-friendly experiences
When does it open
- The Trail of Lights begins on December 9 and runs until January 2, 2027
- Time-18:00 and 19:30
- Tickets cost R85 per person with pensioner and group discounts available. Tickets at the gate are R120 per person. Children U2 enter free.
- Ticket are available through webtickets.co.za and in-store at Pick n Pay and Boxer stores.
- Early Bird tickets available until the end of October.
Win tickets with Caxton Local Media
Caxton Local Media and the organisers have 24 tickets to give away across all titles and one family can win four tickets.
2026 Trail of lights
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