To celebrate 10 years of #Zando10s, Zando has listed 10 highlights participants can expect to occur during the festival event:
  • Sports players. Over the years, the festival has featured notable rugby and netball players. Participants can expect to see players Jean de Villiers, Rob Fleck, Stefan Terblanche, Corne Krige, Hanyane Shimange, and Conrad Jantjies;
  • Networking opportunities with celebrities. Some of Cape Town's known celebrities, radio personalities, and comedians are all expected to play in the various Zando teams. These include Francois van Coke, Zoe Brown, Irma G, Sibongile Mafu, Carl Wastie, Richard Stirton, and many more. Some comedians will also be at the festival, including the likes of Siv Ngesi, Rob Van Vuuren, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Yaaseen Barnes, YouTube's DevDonDidIt and Sep and Simon duo; 
  • Music line-up. The music line-up includes Francois van Coke, GoodLuck, Arno Jordaan, Sketchy Bongo, The Kiffness, Majozi, Me & Mr Green, the Rockerfellas, and international act The Light Years, who will be coming in from the United Kingdom;
  • Gees. The atmosphere and energy will aim to be palpable over the course of the festival;
  • Fancy dress. According to Zando, participants will be able to spot some 'zany' fashion ensembles from travelling teams as well as locals; 
  • Non-stop sporting action. Seven different sporting codes with 250 teams will compete in rugby, netball, dodgeball, beach volleyball, five-a-side soccer, five-a-side hockey, and Fittest in Cape Town;
  • The music and beer tent. The beer tent will be open to participants, with music playing from DJ’s and a music line-up;
  • A range of activities for children. Entertainment has been lined up for children in a child-friendly and secure children's' area while parents participate in the weekend’s festivities;
  • Cape Town backdrop. The iconic Table Mountain will be in the background; and
  • R100 000 Zando competition. Title sponsors for the 10s series will add their own unrestricted style to the festival and will be throwing in a competition worth R100 000, which will be activated at the festival. 

#Zando10s aims to roll out a strategic plan to manage water consumption over the weekend. Festival organisers, together with their sponsors, and the City recently announced the launch of the '#6BFORME campaign', an initiative that will be utilised to assist with the current water crisis and will be implemented before, during, and after the festival.

The plan includes water trucks, chemically treated toilets, ‘water from air’ process equipment, water purification of non-potable water, no showers, no water misters or splash pools. According to Zando, teams have shown their support and many have arranged their own water, are being active around water saving initiatives, and being socially pro-active and engaging on all social media platforms in support and co-operation.

Participants can email a picture/video with their caption to lisa@klprsa.com to be featured on #Zando10s social media.

Festival event details:

  • Dates: Friday, 2 February and Saturday, 3 February;
  • Venue: Hamilton Rugby Club in Green Point; and
  • Price: from R150.

You can purchase tickets here.

For more information, visit www.10s.co.za