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Nat Geo Kids \u2013 Weird But True! Exhibition<\/h3>\n

16 June 2019 to 14 January 2020<\/strong>
\nThis is for children and adults alike! A wild and entertaining interactive exhibition is waiting for you. Weird But True! invites you to share in crazy, entertaining, brain-bending, visually stunning photos, graphics, games and installations.
\nVenue: Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Helen Joseph St, Newtown<\/a>
\nTime: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm
\nCost: Museum entry rates apply
\nTel: 011 639 8400\n<\/div>\n

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Cirque Rock \u2013 a Rock Extravaganza<\/h3>\n

15 November \u2013 30 December 2019<\/strong>
\nCirque Rock is an extravaganza you don\u2019t want to miss!
\nIt\u2019s mind blowing with skateboards, ladders, crates and its signature silk, poles and acrobatics. It\u2019s a visual experience, with dramatic dance routines set to classic rock music. Party to the music of Boston, Van Halen and John Miles. Revel in the 80s and 90s styled music from Mr Mister and Kings of Leon. Thrill to the music by Queen, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Pink and the Black Eyed Peas.
\nVenue: Barnyard Rivonia
\nTime: Tuesday to Saturday 8pm | Sunday 2pm
\nCost: R130-R195 | Tuesday shows buy one get one free\n<\/div>\n

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/h3>\n

28 October 2019 to 22 December 2019<\/strong>
\nCharlie and the Chocolate Factory is a play based on the original classic by Ronald Dahl.
\nMeet Charlie Bucket who lives in poverty with his parents and four bedridden grandparents in a ramshackle old house at the edge of town. Meet the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Meet the Oompa Loompas and experience the fantastical inventions of the most amazing candy factory in the world. You\u2019ll love this play and so will the kids.
\nVenue: Main Theatre at National Children\u2019s Theatre, 3 Junction Avenue, Parktown, Johannesburg
\nTime: Various
\nCost: R70-R120
\nTel: 011 4841584
\nEmail: bookings@nctt.org.za\n<\/div>\n

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The Snow Goose<\/h3>\n

30 October 2019 \u2013 24 November 2019<\/strong>
\nThe Snow Goose is a sensitive and hauntingly beautiful adaption of Paul Gallico\u2019s classic novella which is played out in the desolate Essex marshes and is set against the background of the miracle of Dunkirk. With the use of masks and creative staging, this play tugs at the heart strings with its poignancy and vulnerability.
\nA wounded snow goose brings a young girl, Firth, and the recluse Philip Rhayader together in a moving story of friendship and courage.
\nVenue: Studio Theatre, Montecasino, Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways, Sandton
\nTime: Wednesday to Friday 8pm | Saturday 4pm and 8pm | Sunday 3pm
\nCost: R130-R180\n<\/div>\n

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Jack and the Beanstalk<\/h3>\n

30 October 2019 \u2013 22 December 2019<\/strong>
\nJanice Honeyman, queen of the pantomime, is at it again! With her usual brilliance, she tells the classic fairytale of Jack and the Beanstalk. It is a tale about a poor country boy, Jack, the family cow, magic beans, an unfriendly giant, an enchanted goose and an enormous beanstalk. This panto will delight you and the kids!
\nVenue: Mandela Theatre at Joburg Theatre
\nTime: Various from Wednesdays to Sundays
\nCost: R275 \u2013 R395
\nTel: 011 877 6800\n<\/div>\n

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR<\/h3>\n

2 November 2019 \u2013 22 December 2019<\/strong>
\nFly through the air with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr!
\nBatty inventor, Caractacus Potts begins to restore an old race car with the help of his children, Jeremy and Jemima. They discover the car has magical properties, including the ability to float and take flight. Things go wrong when the evil Baron Bomburst decides he wants the magic car for himself. The family joins forces with Truly Scrumptious and nutty Grandpa Potts to outwit the wicked Baron and Baroness and their evil henchman, the Child Catcher.
\nVenue: Peoples Theatre, Cnr Loveday and Hoofd St, Joburg Theatre Complex, Braamfontein
\nTime: Monday to Friday 9am and 11am | Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10.3o am and 2.30pm
\nCost: R149 | Peoples Theatre Kids Club Members R100\n<\/div>\n

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The Woods Paintball<\/h3>\n

The Woods Paintball range is open for anyone ranging from beginners to experts. There are four different fields and a shooting range that is set in a pine forest and there\u2019s an area designated for spectators.
\nVenue: The Woods Paintball, Rose Rd, Knopjeslaagte, Midrand
\nTime: 9am to 6pm
\nCost: R100 \u2013 R150 (may change)
\nTel: 079 387 4217\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Wits Planetarium<\/h3>\n

The lights dim slowly, as the stars appear like magic in front of the audience. What a wonderful opportunity to explore the planets, stars and galaxies of the universe with the experts. Shows usually last approximately one hour.
\nVenue: Wits Planetarium, University of Witwatersrand, Yale Rd, East Campus, Braamfontein
\nTime: Book for times
\nTel: 011 717 1390\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Wonder Cave \u2013 Cradle of Humankind<\/h3>\n

The single-chamber Wonder Cave, deep under the Witwatersrand, is situated in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, on of the world\u2019s richest hominid fossil sites. This is the home to fossils of rodents and birds among other small animals, and beautiful rock formations.
\nAfter an initial 90-step descent with the help of a tour guide, visitors take an elevator down to the chamber of the 60m deep cave. This natural wonder has spectacular cave formations. Features include rimstone pools, cave pearls, and stalactites and stalagmites up to 15m in height, most of which are still growing. The cave also has its own colony of bats.
\nWonder Cave offers a variety of tours and entrance is by guided tour only. Which an option of a day tour, a night tour and an opportunity to experience an 18m abseil, visitors are able to enjoy this experience to its full extent.
\nVenue: Kromdraai, West Rand, Gauteng
\nTime: Monday \u2013 Friday 8am to 5pm | Saturday and Sunday 8am to 6pm
\nCost: R90 | Pensioners R80 | Children U13 R70 (may change)\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Origins Centre<\/h3>\n

The Origins Centre is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the history of modern humankind, telling the story of the emergence of human beings and humanity in Southern Africa. Origins is home to a vast array of palaeoantropological, archaeological and genetic materials charting the origins, evolution, and the development of humankind. These materials include ancient stone tools, artefacts of symbolic and spiritual significance, and examples of the region\u2019s visual rock art.
\nVenue: Origins Centre Museum, Yale Rd and Enoch Sontonga Ave, Johannesburg
\nTime: Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm | Saturday and Public Holidays 10am to 4pm | Sunday closed
\nCost: R81 adults | R40 students & children | R66 pensioners (may change)\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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