With Human Rights Day affording South Africans a public holiday yesterday, many Joburgers will be enjoying a long weekend.
Celebrate this occasion with these fun events.
Earth Hour 2024 celebrations
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), that seeks to encourage people from all walks of life to take environmental action.
This year, the occasion will be commemorated today, March 23, worldwide, as the international organisation prompts people to protect the planet.
Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-out event in Sydney, Australia, back in 2007. Over the years, it has grown into the global grassroots movement that it is today.
An Earth Hour celebration will be taking place in Johannesburg this weekend with an outdoor cinema experience under the stars.
Hosted by WWF South Africa, in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi), the movie that will be screened is Wall-E, a 2008 animation with a powerful environmental message.
Attendees are encouraged to bring along a picnic basket as well as a chair. There will also be food and beverages for sale.
Where: Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort.
When: Saturday, March 23, from 4pm.
Costs: Tickets range from R50 to R100 and are available at Webtickets.