Looking for activities and events in Johannesburg to keep the entire family in the festive spirit this festive season? Look no further than the Santa Land Adventure at Fourways Mall. This year’s edition is better than ever with a wide range of immersive and entertaining experiences and activities that are guaranteed to surprise and delight all members of the family.
The entertaining Santa Land Adventure runs from 4 to 22 December 2024 and ventures through the mall with interactive experiences at five fantastical zones.
How does Santa Land at Fourways Mall work?
Choose a booking slot and purchase your tickets via Quicket – adults require a ticket too. On the day of your booking, head to the Ticket Office, located in the Centre Court, just opposite the entrance of the Mainland Zone.
Here is where you register, and each member of your family receives a wrist band which gets you access to each of the five zones. Then you can collect your own adventure map and begin your journey.
Zone 1 – Mainland Santa Land & Courtyard
Located in the Main Centre Court, Mainland is where the festive fun begins! Here you can get a family portrait done and check out Santa’s bedroom, pen a postcard to the North Pole, decorate Krispy Kreme doughnuts, enjoy story time at Exclusive Books, and explore Santa’s Courtyard with games, toys, and face painting from Hamleys, Toy Kingdom and Build-a-Bear.
This zone has everything to keep the young, and the young at heart adventurers entertained.
Zone 2 – Santa’s Milky Lane
Opposite Cotton On, this treat-filled zone invites families to make sweet memories by building a magical trail bag for Rudolph and indulging in a festive creation together. It’s the sweetest spot on Santa’s trail.
Zone 3 – Santa’s Igloo
Experience the North Pole in Santa’s Igloo, Santa Land’s newest high-tech addition. Step into this immersive zone and feel the magic as you journey through a digital winter wonderland.
Zone 4 – Santa’s Ball Playground
Situated outside Crocs at Fourways Mall, this interactive playground is full of bounce and boundless fun for all ages. It’s a surefire way to spread some festive cheer whilst the kids get active.
Zone 5 – Santa’s Wishing Wall
Located near Checkers Hyper, the wishing wall is a great opportunity for families to reflect and share their hopes for the new year. Write down your dreams, hopes and resolutions, post it on the wishing wall, and cross your fingers that it comes true.
WIN free shopping vouchers to spend at Fourways Mall
As you complete each of the five zones, you can collect a sticker and place it on a tear off entry form, fill in your details and drop it off into the entry box located just outside Mainland activation to stand a chance to win your share of R10 000 in Fourways Mall shopping vouchers.
Extra Festive Fun
The fun does not stop at the Santa Land Adventure. There are so many more festive activities taking place at Fourways Mall, from making memories with Father Christmas, to festive markets, live music, tasty bites, and opportunities to give back.
Make new memories with photos with Father Christmas
Christmas photos are a special memento of cherished memories that stay for years to come. Father Christmas is stationed just behind the Mainland zone this year from 3 to 24 December to give you the chance to capture your special Christmas memory. Though photo sessions are closed between 2pm and 3pm daily for Santa to have a cookie and hot chocolate break.
There are a range of photo and trinket options available to make the most of your photos. Do note that this offering does not form part of the ticket price of the Santa Land Adventure and must be purchased separately. Costs for photo-ops vary depending on the package and trinkets on offer.
A Festive Market and live music experience
Attendees also have the opportunity to get on top of their Christmas shopping and discover artisanal gifts at the Festive Fourways Market running from 10 to 23 December.
Fourways Mall is also giving everyone a live music experience over the festive season, inviting talented musicians to perform toe-tapping tunes and singalong Christmas songs to accompany your Christmas shopping.
Where to snack and eat at Santa Land
Food and snacks are available in the multiple food stalls throughout the mall and the Food Court, such as Oh My Cake, Cotton Candy Lane, Milky Lane, Pizza Hut, and Seattle Coffee Co. However, no eating or drinking is permitted in the Santa Land adventure zones.
Opportunities to give back this festive season
While the holidays can be all about fun, gifts, and family, it’s also about paying your way forward and giving back, which you can do at Fourways Mall this festive season.
Get your gifts wrapped at R10 per gift at stations at the Info Desk and in front of Sportscene and Truworths. What you pay will go towards life-changing surgeries for children with the Smile Foundation.
You can also donate a toy to The Angel Network and Safripol or support Reach For A Dream at the Disney Chari-tree.
Here’s how to book your Santa Land tickets
Space is limited, and bookings for tickets must be purchased via Quicket. If you arrive late, you will only be allowed to join what remains of the session time booked.
Santa Land is fully cashless and only card payments are welcome. All Santa Land play zones are closed between 2pm and 3pm daily to allow for deep cleaning.
Cost: R40pp per two-hour session from 4 to 12 December | R50pp per two-hour session from 13 to 22 December | Book via Quicket
When: Running from 4 to 22 December 2024 | 10am to 7pm from 4 to 12 December | 10am to 8pm from 13 to 22 December | Note that final slots are for the day are 1.5 hours long.
Where: Fourways Mall, 11 Ruby Cl, Witkoppen, Fourways, Sandton
Website: fourwaysmall.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 011 465 6095
Facebook: @FourwaysMallSA
Instagram: @fourways_mall
