The Mother’s Day Concert has been taking place at the Johannesburg Zoo for the past 26 years. Between 10 000 – 12 000 people attend this annual event. The purpose of the Concert is to celebrate Mothers of the City of Joburg.
Mothers attend the Concert with their families, and are given special treatment throughout the day.
For the first time, JCPZ has partnered with Battalion, an Events Company, in order to ensure that the event is a memorable one for the mothers of Joburg and their families.
There will be entertainment for the whole family. The kids’ entertainment areas will be set up to ensure the enjoyment and safety of the little ones and will include jumping castles, face painters, child minders, colouring in pads and crayons, and a lot more. These areas will be managed by JCPZ staff members.
Entertainment for the adults will include, among others, the sultry sounds of jazz singer, Langa Mavuso, and local acapella group, The Soil. To ensure the safety of cars for the visitors, parking will be offered at the CID offices, War Memorial, Zoo Lake, Upper Park and Saxonwold Primary School.
The gates to the Zoo will be opened to the public at 08h00. The programme for the day will start with an hour’s guided tour of the Zoo to the Big Five areas. This will be followed by 30 minute slots of animal talks and feeding sessions, and a snake demonstration at the bandstand. The music concert comprising music played by DJs and live performances will start at 11:00 and end at 15:00. Visitors are therefore encouraged to dress comfortably, and to wear walking shoes for the tour around the zoo, and the dancing that will follow.
To ensure that the residents of the Zoo - the animals - are not adversely affected, an Acoustic Consultant and Curators will monitor the wellbeing of the animals for the duration of the event.
Vendors with the City’s accreditation have been added to give the visitors a choice of different foods. Visitors can also bring their own picnic baskets with food and beverages in plastic bottles only. Regrettably, alcoholic beverages and drinks in glasses or cans will not be allowed. Also not allowed will be animals, balls, balloons, and any items that may harm the animals in the zoo.
To promote accessibility to the concert, the entrance fee will be R100 for adults and R70 for kids between the ages of 3 – 12 years and pensioners.
Visitors must come prepared to conquer their fears of gigantic anacondas, and to see among others the poison dart frogs, creepy tarantulas, moustache monkeys, Siberian tigers, and a whole lot more. A walk through the fresh water aquarium must also not be missed.
Tickets can be bought online at www.webtickets.co.za or at the Zoo on the day of the concert. I urge people to buy their tickets online to avoid disappointment, and to get to the zoo early to avoid congestion, and maximise their time there.
I hope to see many of Joburg’s mothers there.
For all Media Enquiries, please contact:
Jenny Moodley
Spokesperson: Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo
T: 011 712-6600/082 803 0748
E: jmoodley@jhbcityparks.com
W: www.jhbcityparks.com
