# History events in Johannesburg, Today and Upcoming History events in Johannesburg

- **Subtitle**: All History events in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Johannesburg like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All History events in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Johannesburg like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Johannesburg

- **Event Name**: Gin, History & Magical Modderfontein
  - **Description**: 25 April 2026
HIstory & GIN: Magical Modderfontein

If you love GIN, food, and a little bit of HIDDEN history – this is an experience you won’t want to miss.

Just east of the city center lies the quaint, quiet and green Modderfontein.

As gold fever
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/gin-history-and-magical-modderfontein/200029734538927
  - **Venue**: AECI Dynamite Factory Museum
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  - **Categories**: music, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Fantastic Fordsburg (Foodsburg) Food & History Tour
  - **Description**: 🍽️ What to Expect on Our Fordsburg (Foodsburg) Tour! 🕌🎨🛍️
Food & History
Get ready for a flavour-packed walk through one of Joburg’s most vibrant neighbourhoods!
We kick things off at Shalimar Delights, one of the biggest hubs for traditional Indian s
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 11:00 am (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/fantastic-fordsburg-foodsburg-food-and-history-tour/200029867430551
  - **Venue**: Fordsburg Square
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, art, shopping, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: Foodsburg! (Fordsburg) Food & History tour! MOTHERS DAY!
  - **Description**: 🔥 JOZI FOODSBURG TOUR. Come taste Fordsburg with me! 🔥
Eat. Walk. Discover. Repeat.

Spoil your mom - moms join for R100!

Don’t miss one of Joburg’s most flavour-packed walking tours — where history, culture, and serious food collide in the heart of Ford
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  - **Date**: Sun May 10 2026 at 11:00 am (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/foodsburg-fordsburg-food-and-history-tour-mothers-day/200029766001226
  - **Venue**: Fordsburg Square
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  - **Categories**: shopping, food-drinks, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: The Great Jozi Gold Walk - explore the hidden stories.
  - **Description**: 🇿🇦✨ Freedom Day Walking Tour: Discover the Origins of Johannesburg!

Looking for a unique way to spend Freedom Day? Join us on 27 April at 09:00 for a fascinating 4-hour walking journey through the historic heart of Johannesburg — where gold, revolutionar
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  - **Date**: Mon Apr 27 2026 at 09:00 am (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/the-great-jozi-gold-walk-explore-the-hidden-stories/200029802461249
  - **Venue**: Newtown Junction
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  - **Categories**: art, meetups, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure.
  - **Description**: Step back to 1886… and discover how Johannesburg was born. ⛏️🕰️

Join Timetraveller on an unforgettable walking adventure through the historic heart of old-town Johannesburg. From the gold rush streets of Ferreirasdorp to the power corridors of Marshallto
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 09:00 am (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/the-joburg-hidden-history-exposed-walking-adventure/200029730181755
  - **Venue**: Newtown Junction
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, shopping
- **Event Name**: Tour of Northwards Mansion
  - **Description**: Celebrate Spring with us on a tour of the inimitable Northwards House!


Built in 1904 by Sir Herbert Baker for the flamboyant couple John and Josephine Dale Lace; Northwards is one of the commanding structures on the Parktown Ridge with the most stunning
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Apr 26 2026 at 01:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/tour-of-northwards-mansion/200029730194343
  - **Venue**: 21 Rock Ridge Clos, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, kids, meetups
- **Event Name**: Bronze Age: Life and Death on Bamford Moor - 75th Anniversary Ranger Guided Walk
  - **Description**: 6 miles - booking essential, T&Cs apply
 
Discover the field systems, settlements, cairns and the stone circle that were at the centre of the life and death of Bronze Age farmers living on Bamford Moor from 2400 to 1000 BC. Walk up through an ancient
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat Apr 25 2026 at 04:00 pm (+02:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/bronze-age-life-and-death-on-bamford-moor-75th-anniversary-ranger-guided-walk/200029730182358
  - **Venue**: Heatherdene car park
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  - **Categories**: meetups, dog

## Trending Events in Johannesburg

- **Event Name**: SOS² Reptile Expo 2026
  - **Description**: Come walk on the wild side at the annual SOS² Reptile Expo. If it is reptiles you want, or creepy crawlies, this is the place for you. The largest range of reptiles and arachnids under one roof. Not only will the
  - **Venue**: Emperors Palace
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- **Event Name**: Ultra South Africa 2026
  - **Description**: SA's Biggest Electronic Music festival kicks off in Jo'burg at Expo Centre, Nasrec. 12 Hours, 4 Stages, world-class production and the biggest names in Electronic Music. 

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  - **Venue**: Cnr Rand Show and Nasrec roads, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: J. Cole in Johannesburg
  - **Description**: 🎤 Join J. Cole LIVE at TBA on Saturday, December 12, 2026! 🎤  
Here is the moment you've been waiting for! J. Cole is coming to TBA on Saturday, December 12, 2026, bringing their bi
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- **Event Name**: Comic Con Africa
  - **Description**: Get hyped for Comic Con Africa, the continent’s biggest celebration of Pop Culture and Gaming, back for its 6th epic edition!

Step into a world where everyone’s invited to be unapologetically themselves—no matter their background, ability, or identity. T
  - **Venue**: Cnr Rand Show and Nasrec roads, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: Samthing Soweto in Johannesburg
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Samthing Soweto Live at TBA on Sunday, April 26, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Samthing Soweto is taking over TBA on Sunday, April 26, 2026, and with hits like 10K Yey'nkomo,
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- **Event Name**: Soweto derby Experience!
  - **Description**: 💥⚽️💥 EL KASICO💥⚽️💥

Book now for the #SowetoDerby on April 25th as Orlando Pirates & Kaizer Chiefs battle it out at FNB stadium 🥅

- Matchday ticket 🎟 
- Shuttle with drinks to FNB stadium 🚐 
- Sundowers in 5101 after the game 🌇 
- Complimentary fan g
  - **Venue**: Dlala Nje
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- **Event Name**: Electra Mining Africa 2026
  - **Description**: The Largest Mining, Industrial and Electrical Trade Show in Africa by Montgomery Group Africa. 

Electra Mining Africa is the leading mining exhibition in South Africa. Every two years the event brings together mining companies, industry suppliers, contra
  - **Venue**: Cnr Rand Show and Nasrec roads, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- **Event Name**: Jozi Kota Festival (Newtown JHB)
  - **Description**: JOZI KOTA LOVERS 🥪❤️ Do join us yet again for a Family Day on the 25th of April 2026. We bringing All Kasi Kota Flavors from around Gauteng to one place, it's the Jozi Kota Festival powered by Albany Bread!! 🥪🔥❤️

This is a full jam pack show, featuring w
  - **Venue**: The Station ZA
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- **Event Name**: Shimza in Johannesburg
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Shimza Experience LIVE at Johannesburg Expo Centre—This Saturday, April 25, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Shimza is hitting Johannesb
  - **Venue**: Johannesburg Expo Centre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** Gin, History & Magical Modderfontein (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm at AECI Dynamite Factory Museum), Fantastic Fordsburg (Foodsburg) Food & History Tour (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 11:00 am at Fordsburg Square), Foodsburg! (Fordsburg) Food & History tour! MOTHERS DAY! (Sun May 10 2026 at 11:00 am at Fordsburg Square), The Great Jozi Gold Walk - explore the hidden stories. (Mon Apr 27 2026 at 09:00 am at Newtown Junction), The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure. (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 09:00 am at Newtown Junction).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Johannesburg this weekend April 17–19, 2026?
  - **A:** The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure. (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 09:00 am at Newtown Junction).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Johannesburg in April 2026?
  - **A:** Gin, History & Magical Modderfontein (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm at AECI Dynamite Factory Museum), Fantastic Fordsburg (Foodsburg) Food & History Tour (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 11:00 am at Fordsburg Square), The Great Jozi Gold Walk - explore the hidden stories. (Mon Apr 27 2026 at 09:00 am at Newtown Junction), The Joburg Hidden History Exposed walking adventure. (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 09:00 am at Newtown Junction), Tour of Northwards Mansion (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 10:00 am at 21 Rock Ridge Clos, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Johannesburg on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Johannesburg include AECI Dynamite Factory Museum, Fordsburg Square, Newtown Junction.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Johannesburg include TimeTraveller Adventures, Micro-Adventure Tours, Peak District National Park.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Johannesburg?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Johannesburg.

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