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Come and experience the inner city as a car-free playground for the day<\/em><\/p>\n

Main Street Sundays is back on Sunday 9 August, celebrating the people of Jozi, inviting them to join the inner city playground and, more importantly, honouring Johannesburg\u2019s mothers, daughters and sisters on National Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Following the success of the first event in April, which attracted more than 5 000 visitors to the city, Jozi My Jozi\u2019s much-anticipated Main Street Sundays is back! And, with the inner city still buzzing from the inaugural 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk, which saw 25 000 Joburgers appreciating their city on foot and from a whole new perspective on 26 July, it\u2019s time to walk the streets again.<\/p>\n

Come one, come all<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe invite everyone to come out and experience the inner city as a car-free zone for the day on 9 August,\u201d says Dawn Robertson, Visitor and Creative Economy Catalyst at Jozi My Jozi. \u201cIt will be a day in which pedestrians, cyclists, prams, wheelchairs and skaters have total right-of-way, making it a safe, open playground for friends and families.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a commercial event. It\u2019s a charge-free day and there is no need to rush to get to a stage or a performance: it\u2019s essentially about human connection. Main Street Sundays is a chance to meet Jozi at a chilled, walking pace. Not with one eye over your shoulder or through a window inside your locked car, but slowly and appreciatively as you wander down the street with family, friends and colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the city\u2019s people are invited to come through as Jozi My Jozi and its partners \u2013 Young Urbanists, the City of Joburg, Proudly SA and Gautrain \u2013 turn Main Street in Marshalltown into a people\u2019s colourful playground once again.<\/p>\n

Celebrate connection, sharing and walking<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first Main Street Sundays event celebrated connection, sharing and walking the city. \u201cPeople played ping pong right in the middle of the street,\u201d wrote journalist Gus Silber. \u201cKids and grown-ups skateboarded down a ramp. Artists grabbed their brushes and dabbed a circle of bright colours on an intersection. Gone was the chorus of hooting and tooting; in its place, saxophones and trumpets serenaded the walkers who for once walked at their own leisurely pace, taking their time to reclaim the streets of a city that belongs to its foot soldiers too.\u201d<\/p>\n

By turning a major business corridor into a massive inner-city living room for a day, the event aims to reshape how locals interact with the city space. And, with a cohort of marshals, volunteers, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), and emergency services, the event also intentionally ensures that everybody feels safe and relaxed in downtown Joburg.<\/p>\n

There\u2019ll be pure Jozi vibes all the way down the strip \u2013 from 44 Main to Gandhi Square. Dedicated lanes will open exclusively for walking, cycling, roller-skating, skateboarding and pushing prams. There\u2019ll be pop-up markets, live acoustic music, an interactive kids\u2019 play area, street games, a walkable art mile, and a bustling food court located at Gandhi Square, together with a Vintage & Vinyl market for the first time. Talk Radio 702 and VOW88.1 FM (Voice of Wits) will host outside broadcasts during the day to add to the entertainment and keep information flowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an open street vibe so relax, there\u2019s no rush,\u201d says Robertson. \u201cThink of the street as one long delicious fiesta that goes from yoga to hip-hop, skateboarding and cycling to food, design, art and craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Street will be divided into different zones including:<\/strong><\/p>\n