Johannesburg
Coca-Cola Dome
The Coca-Cola dome, hailed as one of South Africa’s most versatile special event and exhibition venues, is ten years old. Carol Weaving, Managing Director of the Thebe Exhibitions and Events Group, who manages the dome, says a decade of constant attention to every detail required by exhibition organisers, event coordinators, concert promoters and visitors certainly paid off. “With the wide variety of exhibitions and events that we offer, we have certainly managed to draw the support of a wide variety of visitors - as a matter of fact, more than six hundred thousand visitors a year cannot be wrong! “A decade ago the prophets of doom branded the dome as unnecessary and predicted that such a facility would never get the support of the exhibitions and events industry. Add to it that the design was criticised as being too complex from a layout, crowd management and acoustics point of view and the fact that the then residential nature of the area was perceived to be invaded, and the dome had no chance of survival. However, the success of the dome has proven these prophets completely wrong. “Persevering – and succeeding - in a very competitive market environment has certainly proven to be worth our while. The dome is now seen as a landmark on the Gauteng skyline and visitors know that they receive value for money – and very importantly - a great experience. “This is due to understanding the market that we operate in, understanding the customers’ needs and what they would like to experience when looking for entertainment – the WOW factor if you wish. For being able to reach this point, a dedicated team is essential, and we definitely have this at the dome. With this team, I look forward to achieving even more success in the next decade,” says Weaving. The Sasol Pension Fund, owners of the dome, renewed the management contract for the venue with the Thebe Exhibitions and Events Group until 2014.Location
Cnr. Northumberland Road & Olievenhout AvenueNorth Riding
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 794 5800
www.coca-coladome.co.za
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Hall Etiquette
Cameras, video equipment and tape recorders are not permitted. Please ensure that all mobile phones and pagers are switched off before entering the Arena. The venue is a no-smoking area. Cans and glass bottles are not allowed into the venue for health and safety reasons. Please do not distribute leaflets. Late comers may not be admitted until there is a suitable break in the performance.How to get there by car
The Coca-Cola dome is situated adjacent to Northgate Shopping Centre on the corner of Olievenhout Avenue & Northumberland Road, in Johannesburg’s northern suburb of North Riding. The North Riding area is just North of the N1/ Western Bypass highway.DOWNLOAD DIRECTIONS
The ease of accessibility to the Coca-Cola dome is due to the following:
- Situated just off the R28 dual carriageway, connecting Krugersdorp and Pretoria,
- Situated off the N1 ring road connecting the Northern Suburbs, Midrand, Johannesburg, East Rand, Soweto and Southern Suburbs,
- The venue is flanked by two dual carriageways,
- It caters for drop-off for cars, coaches and taxis, while being within walking distance from Northgate Shopping & Entertainment Centre,
- Beyers Naude Drive - Northcliff, Melville, Muldersdrift
- Hans Strydom Drive - Randburg, Bryanston, Sandton, Lanseria
- Christiaan De Wet - Roodepoort, Florida, Dobsonville, Krugersdorp
- Witkoppen Drive - Fourways, Diepsloot, Rivonia, Kyalami
Parking
The Coca-Cola dome has ample parking controlled by a successful paid parking system which creates a safe environment.The parking areas are:
- Tarred
- Lit for night time use
- Linked to Main Entrances
- Easily accessible from four major intersections
- The paid parking system offers secure, fenced off parking areas and is supervised by an appointed contractor who is responsible for traffic control, vehicle access and safety in these paid parking areas
- There are disabled parking bays available in the major parking areas
- There is ample space and accessibility for busses and taxis to be parked, in supervised parking areas
- Parking to be paid by clients (pricing to be confirmed)
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