#WeekendEvents: A bubbly fest, car boot sale and more

Friday, 25 May

• Enjoy live music at The Market at the Ballito Lifestyle Centre. Zoe Strugen will be performing from 3pm – 5pm, followed by Deon and Durango from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

• Help the Sugar Dance crew qualify for the Hip Hop World Cup in Poland by getting your Mexican on at their Fiesta fundraiser at Breaside Weddings and Functions venue. Tickets cost R250 and include a two course Mexican inspired meal. There will also be a prize for best dressed and of course some craft tequila.

Saturday, 26 May

• Head down to the Ballito Saturday Car Boot Sale and browse for locally made products, knick-knacks and second hand items at great prices. The event is held in the park next to the NG Church and Ballito Bay Mall parking area. Entrance is free to the public.

• Every Saturday morning Forest Hills German Shepherd Club Ballito holds dog training for all breeds at Townsend park, Ballito. Times are as follows: 7:50am advanced; 8.30am beginners. Contact chairperson Gaby Lyle on 082 925 6481.

• Enjoy live music at The Market at the Ballito Lifestyle Centre. Leila Spangenberg will take to the stage from 9.30am – 11.30am, followed by Louie Rencken from 12pm – 2pm and Rob Stories from 2.30m – 4.30pm. Enjoy Handmade Music with Dave Charles from 5pm – 7.30pm.

• The Litchi Orchard and Vinimark Wine Company will be hosting the 2018 Bubbly Festival from 12pm to 5pm. There will be 16 producers bringing you their world-class MCC and Sparkling Wines for interactive tasting. Select food and drink on sale from onsite vendors and restaurants.

• The Ballito Dolphins Rugby Club will go head to head with their South Coast nemesis’ this Saturday in Uhvongo at the Warriors Rugby Club. The second team will start play at 2pm while the first team match will kick off at 3.30pm.

• The Dolphin Coast’s Amanda ‘Mad Dog’ Lino is foaming at the mouth for this weekend’s power clash at Sibaya. Mad Dog will go fist to fist with Morocco’s undefeated bantamweight contender, Rizlen Zouak, with the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) women’s bantamweight world championship on the line. Also featured on the fight card is Ballito’s Martin de Beer, who takes on Hassan in the flyweight division. All this and more exciting prelim fights will be lighting up Sibaya on Saturday night. For tickets to Saturday night’s historic clash, visit Computicket online. The fight will also be broadcast on SABC at 9.30pm.

• World-famous Belly Dancer Shahrzad, and Tabla-player Marshall Bodiker, from Washington DC, are making their way to Durban this weekend for two stand-out performances. The highlight of the weekend is the Egyptian Kaleidoscope show at the iZulu theatre, Sibaya on Saturday May 26 at 8pm, featuring Shahrzad, Marshall and top South African Belly Dancers. Tickets are R100 through Computicket.

Sunday, 27 May

• Enjoy live music at The Market at the Ballito Lifestyle Centre. From 10am – 12pm will be Liam on piano, followed by Marc Maurel from 12pm – 3pm.

• The Dolphin Coast has many beautiful churches to choose from. From quiet and reflective services in a beautiful setting, to cheerful songs of praise radiating from a packed auditorium, visit our Churches on the North Coast feature to find the perfect one for you.

Keep an eye on upcoming events by clicking on the events calendar below. You don’t want to miss out!