Exciting news, Joburg! Melrose Arch is lighting up the city once again this silly season. Destination Christmas returns for its 2024 instalment! Not only will there be stunning light displays and family fun for all ages over the next few weeks, but they are also extending their trading hours to ensure you get all your Christmas shopping done in time. Happy holidays!
Melrose Arch Lights Up This Festive Season
Sparkle with Holiday Joy this festive season at Joburg’s favourite lifestyle destination- Melrose Arch. Celebrate Destination Christmas with a host of holiday activities, activations, spoils and surprises for the whole family!
From 15 November 2024 to 9 January 2025, Melrose Arch is the perfect place for gifting, getting together with friends and family, and spreading holiday cheer over the festive season.
Carols on the Piazza With The Mzansi Youth Choir
As part of its annual Destination Christmas celebration, Joburg’s premier lifestyle precinct, Melrose Arch will host its popular Carols on the Piazza on Saturday, 23 November at 6:30 PM.
This year’s event promises to be an unforgettable experience as it will feature none other than the Mzansi Youth Choir, fresh from their global acclaim on America’s Got Talent and known for sold-out shows across the world. Plus, the funds raised will help bring a touch of sparkle to those who face challenges with vision—the most precious gift of all.
A Festive Experience For The Whole Family
Set to take place in the heart of Melrose Arch’s vibrant piazza, Carols on the Piazza will offer audiences the chance to sing along to cherished Christmas classics with the beloved choir, whose powerful voices captivate audiences.
Surrounded by the stunning glow of Melrose Arch’s renowned festive lights – the biggest and brightest display in Johannesburg – attendees can expect a truly enchanting evening as the choir’s harmonies blend with the twinkling night sky.
The Season Of Giving
Embracing the spirit of the season, all who attend this glorious evening will be helping to give the gift of sight. This year, Melrose Arch’s Carols on the Piazza aims to give back to the community by raising funds for the visually impaired and proceeds will be shared between two beneficiaries.
The first is the South African Guide Dogs Association, that breeds, trains, and places both guide and service dogs. This empowers individuals with visual, physical, and developmental disabilities to lead more independent lives.
Then, guide dog owner, Cornelle Leach, who suffers from Stangardts Dystrophy and requires a second surgery to restore her vision, will also benefit. Leach works at a company in the precinct and has inspired South Africans with her perseverance and bravery, in aiming to restore her sight, by pursuing electro stimulation therapy, that incorporates new advances in biotechnology.
“Carols on the Piazza is an event we look forward to hosting every year at Melrose Arch. Not only because it’s a wonderful gathering filled with beloved songs, joy and unity, but also because it enables us to help uplift those in need,” says Khanyi Moyo, Marketing Manager at Melrose Arch.
“Investing in our community and being a friend to those in need is at the heart of what we stand for. Providing a platform for South Africans to come together for the greater good, by embracing the festive spirit of generosity, is the driving force behind this special evening,” she concluded.
Tickets are now available now through Computicket, for R 200 per person. Join Melrose Arch for a festive season celebration that combines music, marvel, and a shared spirit of compassion – all set in one of Johannesburg’s most exquisite lifestyle destinations.
For more information about Melrose Arch, its retailers, and the Destination Christmas festive programme, visit www.melrosearch.co.za.
Extended Trading Hours
Expect to enjoy extended trading hours will apply from Friday, 29 November 2024 to Monday, 23 December 2024. The trading hours will be as follows:
Extended retail trading hours to retail stores on the High Street:
- Sunday – Wednesday: 09h00 – 19h00
- Thursday – Sunday: 10h00 – 20h00
- Public Holiday (16 December 2024): 10h00 – 19h00
Extended retail trading hours to the balance of retail stores:
- Thursday – Saturday: 09h00 – 19h00
- Sundays and Public Holiday (16 December 2024) | 09h00 – 18h00
When Is It?
Friday, 15 November 2024 to Thursday, 9 January 2025.
Where Is It?
Melrose Arch Precinct, Corlett Drive, Melrose North, Birnam, Johannesburg.
How Much Is It?
Entry to Destination Christmas is FREE. However, do take cash along with you to do some shopping, indulge at one of the many restaurants throughout the precinct and to pay for parking.
Also, some activities and performances may have an entrance fee.
For More Information
For more information about Melrose Arch or Destination Christmas, visit www.melrosearch.co.za.
You can also contact them on 011 684 0000.
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