Mr Price Pro Ballito to heat up KwaDukuza in 2010

South Africa

As winter descends on South Africa in July surfers, sun worshippers and music lovers alike will be toasty warm when they head to the sub-tropical coastline of KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast for this year’s Mr Price Pro Ballito.

Taking place between July 1 and 11 the Mr Price Pro Ballito is steeped in history as one of the longest running professional surfing events in the world. It attracts many of the world’s top ranked surfers and South Africa’s best to the sun kissed shores of KwaDukuza.

The 5-star rated Mr Price Pro Ballito is a pillar on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour and the ASP Africa circuit offering elite surfers the promise of valuable ASP ratings points as well as R1 million in prize money at the end of a week long battle in the world-class waves of Ballito.

As high performance surfing and finely chiseled bodies keep spectators glued to the surf by day a selection of South Africa’s finest live acts will have audiences rocking by night at the Music Concerts on July 9 and 10.

Farryl Purkiss, Nibs van der Spuy, Ard Matthews, Prime Circle, Flash Republic, the Dirty Skirts and Pixie Bennett and more will perform live on a massive stage under the stars at Salt Rock.

And if that’s not enough to keep you fired up in July then the KwaDukuza Municipality will once again work with the local community and host a beach festival with a range of activities that will have something for the whole family including the Ballito Jazz and Prawn Festival from July 2- 4.

Make sure you don’t miss out on all the hot action at the Mr Price Pro Ballito 2010!

Kagiso Media/East Coast Radio, Durban

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