About The Pink Walk & Food Festival
| Event Details | |
| Date | Saturday, 12 October 2019 (end of the 2019 national Breast Cancer Week) |
| Month | Breast Cancer Month |
| Venue | Bidvest Wanderers Stadium |
| Walk | 7.5km. Start at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium to James & Ethel Gray Park and finish at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium |
| Time | Walk start 06h00 and end time 10h00 |
| Max | 5000 walkers and 3000 food festival goers. Total capacity of 8000 |
| Fee | Yes. Price to be confirmed. Registration fee is inclusive of the entrance to the festival. |
| Registration | Compulsory registration via an online and completed registration form for walkers. Tickets sold at the gate for non-walkers |
| Acceptance | First come first served subject to signing of an indemnity form |
| Walker # | Upon payment of the registration fee, a walker number will be issued |
| Gift bags | A gift bag to be collected a week before the walk or on the day containing registration number, official t-shirt and cap. Proof of ID required when collecting gift bag. Gift bag will be collected at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium Gate 3 between 09h00 – 15h00 a week before the walk. |
Other planned activities include:
- Pink Food Festival after the walk from 11h00 – 17h00 at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium food court area and grass area.
- Food, art, craft and drinks will be on offer throughout the day.
- A breast cancer counter will be available where more information will be shared throughout the day.
Guests who intend to come for the festival will be charged an entrance fee.
The Route
Walkers will park on Upper Rugby, School, Melrose Arch, Gym etc and will enter on Gate 3 Bidvest Wanderers Stadium and walk around Open East, Centenary, Memorial and Grass Area.
Walk will start from Gate 1 Bidvest Wanderers Stadium down Corlette Drive. Right on Irene Rd. Right on Kemick Ave. Left on Westwood Ave and onto James & Ethel Gray Park. The estimated route is 1,5km from Bidvest Wanderers Stadium into James & Ethel Gray Park.
Full road closure between 04h00 – 10h00 for all the roads used.