Xmas gift fest for Cape Town
20 October 2008
With the Christmas season approaching, the Cape Town International Convention Centre is set to host the Xmas Gift Shopping Festival – the ultimate shopping experience for those in search of imaginative presents.
The Xmas Gift Shopping Festival, organised by World Wide Exhibition Services (WWES), takes place from 12 to 21 December, which is perfect timing for those who tend to leave their Christmas shopping until the last minute. It also makes the experience a lot easier than is usually the case.
The Festival promises to be an all-inclusive, unconventional shopping extravaganza, offering an interactive entertainment programme for the whole family.
110 000 visitors
When WWES identified the need for an exhibition for Christmas shoppers in 2007, they could hardly have imagined how successful it would be. Last year's festival drew a massive 110 000 visitors, and the organisers believe they will better that figure this year.
Exhibitors come from far and wide, including international exhibitors from countries like Egypt, India, Pakistan, Turkey, the UAE, Thailand, Syria, Jordan, Iran, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia. And that's above and beyond the widely diverse offerings from all over South Africa.
The selection is wide and goods included, among others, decorative items, fashion accessories, jewellery, handicrafts, brassware, books, ornaments, and toys for all ages.
Children's entertainment
Children's entertainment includes an ice rink, jumping castle, belly dance shows, and a big-screen TV.
In addition, there is a restaurant area where tea, coffee, cakes and a wide variety of cooked foods will be available.
The exhibition is also an opportunity for exhibitors to recruit new distributors, demonstrate their products, and get strong exposure of their goods.
The doors are open from 11am to 10pm each day, which means everybody has an opportunity to stop by and take a leisurely stroll through the many exhibits.
Adults pay a R20 entrance fee, while children under 12 years of age are admitted for free.
The show is open to the general public, as well as trade buyers.
SAinfo reporter
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