Events and Family Fun Archives

It’s Comrades Time!

06/06/2019

Comrades marathon, Comrades Marathon 2019, Florida Rd UIP, Sizonquoba

This Sunday 9th June sees the 98th running of the Comrades Marathon – an up run this year from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. The Florida Rd UIP wishes all locals and visitors taking part on this epic run all the very…

Holiday Fun @ Mitchell Park

05/06/2019

Cara Reilly

eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road

The Mitchell Park Trust and EThekwini Municipality Park department is hosting educational holiday fun-days in June at Mitchell Park. Bookings directly with the Parks department on nonnie.ngwabe@durban.gov.za

Al Fresco Revolution

29/05/2019

Cara Reilly

Businesses, Community and Development, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Food on Florida, Place-Making and Marketing

Daily Maverick, Florida Fields, Florida Rd, Food on Florida

Great article in the Daily Maverick on the alfresco dining revolution in Durban and the role Florida Fields is playing in driving it.

Durban Book Fair 2nd June

29/05/2019

Cara Reilly

Community and Development, eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Events and Family Fun

#DBF, Durban Book Fair, Florida Rd, Mitchell Park

This month, the Durban Book Fair will be celebrating 25 years of freedom with a fantastic line-up of authors, songwriters, book launches and up and coming authors marketing their books. Join this passionate organisation at Mitchell Park on 2nd June…

Indaba Alive On Florida Rd

03/05/2019

Cara Reilly

Businesses, Community and Development, eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Food on Florida, Place-Making and Marketing

Florida Rd, Florida Rd Indaba 2019, Indaba 2019, SA Tourism, We Do Tourism

It’s Indaba time in Durban as the City plays host to one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar. Showcasing the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products the event runs until 4th May at the Durban…

Making A Difference

12/04/2019

Divinia

Events and Family Fun, News and Updates, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

Senior Security Officers Mongezi Mbotshwa and Sibusiso Xulu having been rewarded for their actions which led to the arrest of a suspect linked to a break-in on Florida Road. Whilst conducting their shift handover on the 15th of March, both…

The Hospice Tree Of Light

07/12/2018

Divinia

Community and Development, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, News and Updates

The Tree of Light is a very special fundraising event for the Highway Hospice and an opportunity for people to remember those loved ones lost too soon! The event has been taking place since 1992 in Durban. The ceremony will…

FLORIDA RD BRINGS THE FESTIVE SPIRIT

28/11/2018

Divinia

Community and Development, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, News and Updates

The Florida Rd UIP, local businesses and the eThekweni Municipality will be bring the festive spirit to Florida Rd, with the installation of phase 1 of a long-term festive lighting project ready to shine by 1st December. The 2018 installation…

Bronze Busts Unveiled

09/11/2018

Divinia

Community and Development, eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, News and Updates

On Thursday the 8th of November 2018, bronze busts of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuZulu, Former President Nelson Mandela and the Sivananda Peace Pillar were unveiled. The unveiling ceremony took place at 11am in Mitchell Park and was attended by…

Unveiling Of Heritage Monuments At Mitchell Park

06/11/2018

Divinia

Community and Development, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, News and Updates

As per our previous posts earlier in September, the unveiling of the heritage monuments at Mitchell Park has now been rescheduled. On behalf of the Sivananda World Peace Foundation and the eThekwini Municipality (eTM) we would like extend the invitation…