{"id":2967,"date":"2026-07-14T10:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=187332"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:58:23","slug":"so-much-in-store-as-ballito-pro-heads-into-second-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/so-much-in-store-as-ballito-pro-heads-into-second-week\/","title":{"rendered":"So Much in Store as Ballito Pro Heads Into Second Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Entertainment_FQI-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/div>\n<p>The 57th Ballito Pro Presented by O\u2019Neill has delivered an exceptional opening week, with thousands of visitors soaking up the action at Willard Beach, KwaDukuza. The surfing has produced standout performances, with the Challenger Series kicking off on Sunday. This excitement has been matched with family entertainment, beach activations, and community events on the festival side\u2026 with so much more to come!<\/p>\n<p>SA\u2019s best skateboarders also competed in the O\u2019Neill Ballito Pro Skate Jam at The Lot Skate Park, Level 2 in Ballito Junction where Tylor Houston top the top spot! The excitement continues next week with the Surf &amp; Turf Tag Series (Thursday, 16 July), where professional surfers will team up with former Bafana Bafana stars in a relay competition celebrating the FIFA World Cup spirit. Music fans can look forward to the free Ballito Pro Music Concerts Presented by Corona at Salt Rock Main Beach (16 and 17 July), featuring an incredible line-up of South African artists, alongside the popular Corona Sunset Sessions, Battle of the DJs, and vibrant After Dark Parties.<\/p>\n<p>Festivalgoers can also enjoy the bustling Retail Village, delicious food vendors, beach games, volleyball and soccer activations, Jive With Jen children\u2019s activities, yoga and Pilates sessions, beach rugby and judo, the Ballito Arts Showcase, SeaHer women\u2019s surf activations, tourism experiences, and conservation initiatives including Litter4Tokens and the new Stop the Strangle campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out! 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The surfing has produced standout performances, with the Challenger Series kicking off on Sunday. This excitement has been matched with family entertainment, beach activations, and community events on the festival &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[406,403,405],"class_list":["type-post","category-mypr","tag-africa","tag-entertainment","tag-myprafrica","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}