HIFA 2015 is almost upon us! The HIFA Box Office opened on Monday, so it’s time for you to rush on down to Avondale or National Gallery, and secure tickets for your favourite shows!
Because HIFA is so big and so busy, it is easy to get discombobulated in the middle of it all. We’re prepared this guide as a way to help keep you sane and to guide you through a week of HIFA pleasure.
HIFA Website
HIFA Programme Online
Download HIFA Programme
http://www.hifa.co.zw/data/pdf/HIFA_2015_Programme.pdf
Main HIFA Site
The main HIFA site is at the Harare Gardens. The main entrance to the Harare Gardens site is on Julius Nyerere Way, under the billboard, through the Crowne Plaza Monomotapa HIFA Main Gate. An alternative entrance for ZOl Main stage only is the gate opposite les Brown swimming Pool. Entrance to the HIFA Box Office presented by stanbic Bank, iWayAfrica and Portnet Corporation is to the left of the entrance billboard as you’re standing on Julius Nyerere Way.
HIFA Box Office / Tickets
Box Offices Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Box Office Venue: Avondale shopping centre (in front of Nando’s), and Harare Gardens (along Julius Nyerere Way, next to Crowne Plaza Monomotapa Hotel).
HIFA Android App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zw.co.c2.hifa
HIFA on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/officialhifa
HIFA on Twitter
Handle: @hifa_Official The HIFA 2015 Hashtag: #HIFA2015
Map of HIFA venues
HIFA Venues
There are 15 HIFA venues, focussing on different areas of programming as follows:
Name of Venue |
Location |
Programming |
Avg Ticket Price |
| ZOL Main Stage | Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Live music. Main festival performance venue. Capacity of about 4,000 people. | $20 |
| Coca Cola Green | Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Outdoor stage with live music performances and DJ parties. Main place to get food at HIFA. | Free* |
| British American Tobacco Global Quarter | Harare Gardens, next to National Gallery of Zimbabwe See map & schedule | Crafts, fashion shows. | Free* |
| HandleBards Glade | Behind ZOL Main stage. See map & schedule | Theatre | $10 |
| Harare Gardens | Harare CBD See map & schedule | Site Stalls, clowns, home to many of the other venues. | Free* |
| Hivos Poetry Lab | Global Quarter, Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Workshops, spoken word performances. | $8 |
| Lays Global Stage | Global Quarter, Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Live music venue with seating for about 300 people. | $10 |
| National Gallery of Zimbabwe | Julius Nyerere Way, Harare CBD See map & schedule | Fine art exhibitions, photography exhibitions and crafts. | Free* |
| OSISA 1st Street Stage – Live Music on Harare’s 1st Street. | 1st Street Mall, Harare CBD See map & schedule | Live music. | FREE |
| Royal Norwegian Embassy Dome | Global Quarter, Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Fashion shows and workshops | $8 |
| Simba Youth Zone | Harare Gardens See map & schedule | Food & drink stalls, stage for performances to young people, face painting, clowns, games. | Free* |
| NMB Recital Room | The Dutch Reformed Church on Samora Machel Avenue, near the intersection with Leopold Takawira Street. See map & schedule | Classical music. | $10 |
| The Standard Theatre | The Dutch Reformed Church on Samora Machel Avenue, near the intersection with Leopold Takawira Street. See map & schedule | Theatre. | $8 |
| ZB Bank Reps Theatre | 2nd Street Extension Shopping Centre. Coffee, teas, snacks available. See map & schedule | Theatre. | $8 – $15 |
| ZB Bank Reps Theatre Upstairs | 2nd Street Extension Shopping Centre. Coffee, teas, snacks available. See map & schedule | Theatre. | $8 |
All venues marked Free* require you to have a $6 day pass.
HIFA Contact Details
+263 4 309 999
+263 4 300 977
+263 4 300 984
+263 4 300 119
+263 772 978 763
Best place to get HIFA show reviews
A Few Tips because we like you
Most HIFA shows are sold out before the actual performance so it’s advisable to buy tickets in advance. Make use of the HIFA programme and the HIFA app to map out your shows.
Depending on availability, tickets may be sold at venues 30mins before the show – only if it’s not sold out, so don’t bank on this.
All HIFA tickets entitle you to free entrance into the Harare Gardens site on the day on the show. Just be sure to be tagged at all venues if you intend to visit the site before the show.
Site Admission tickets are for entry into the Harare Gardens only and are going for $6 at the box office. Get one of these if you just want to get into the Harare Gardens on a day that you have no show to watch For evening shows, bring something warm as it can get a bit chilly.
