Welcome to Umdwebo 2008
The Umdwebo 2008 is a festival celebrating of the art of fine living which takes place on the scenic KwaDukuza Coast, in and around the coastal town of Ballito, from November 09 to 17, 2007.
Umdwebo is the Zulu word for ‘to create art’ or to ‘underline something beautiful’. This concept was initially created to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Ballito in 2003, and to attract people who appreciate the finer things in life to Ballito, as well as to celebrate the art of inspirational living under the Dolphin Coast skies. Due to popular demand, Umdwebo has become a proud annual asset for the Dolphin Coast.
Umdwebo 2008 is being produces by Swank Projects, KwaDukuza Municipality and the Dolphin Coast Publicity Association, in conjunction with Tourism KwaZulu-Natal.
The Umdwebo 2008 festival will be hosted by well-known and much-loved radio personality, our KZN’s very own Nazarene Khan.
With 4 years of tremendous growth to celebrate this year, the ten-day annual Umdwebo Festival, the country’s only lifestyle festival, will boast a magnificent programme to celebrate the art of fine living!
To live up to its name, the festival will present a variety of beautifully produced lifestyle-related events. These exciting events range from the BCX Opera concert and Barefoot Gala Dinner on Salt Rock Main Beach, to tequila and whisky tastings, a blackjack educational-demonstration at Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom and the legendary Ladies that lunch, and off course the popular poetry, port & pudding evening with Gcina Mhlophe are expected to draw a crowd of some 6500 people to the gorgeous North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
Wine is a big part of the celebrations this year and will flow at the festival, and all the wine is supplied by KZN reining and award winning wines from The Stables Wine Estate. Come and meet the wine maker at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping inter-cultural Cook off.
A highlight of Umdwebo 2008 will definitely be the Former President FW de Klerk Retrospective lecture at the Luthuli Museum. For the first time in KZN’s history, a Noble Peace Prize Laureate will speak a Noble Peace Prize Laureate’s home.
With such an exciting line-up for this year, please watch the Press for details!
