Events Calendar
Download our annual calendar of events in pdf format. Other key City events also included for information.
Event Logistics
Check out our hire section for all your event logistics requirements from Crowd Barriers to traffic cones...
Africa's largest family beach series offering a choose of no fewer than 7 family friendly events on mostly alternate Sunday mornings throughout Summer in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Join us and take part in either a 400m, 1km, 2km or 3km Ocean Swim, 5km Beach Run, 5km Beach Walk or the Kids 1km Beach Run at PE's premier Hobie Beach, starting a 9am.
One of South Africa's top open water swimming venue's hosts the annual Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics sanctioned open water swimming Series hosted by Zsports Events NPC.
Join us a Marina Martinique for this Swimming SA sanctioned event open to both novice and elite open water swimmers.
10km | 7.5km | 5km | 3km | 1km & 500m distances available.
A fun family beach event which sees teams and individuals racing between the 4 beaches of Port Elizabeth. Swim from Pollok to Hobie to Humewood to Kings Beach and then Run back to Pollok Beach.
A festival of fun and entertainment including sporting activities suitable for the whole family. Host to Africa's oldest open water swimming event, The River Mile. Includes 5km family Fun Run, kids swims, wetsuit and disabled miles.
South Africa's Most Beautiful road race comes to Nelson Mandela Bay for the 27th year on the first Saturday in March for the SPAR Women's 10km Challenge and 5km Fun Run for ladies.
Open Water World Tour - Round 1 - Africa's ultimate Indian Ocean swim - a 5km sea swim from Pollok Beach to the nautical bell buoy and back in some of the most difficult ocean currents is ROUND 1 of the Open Water World Tour.
South Africa's dirtiest 5km fun trail run suitable for all ages and abilities - come run, crawl, climb and jump through muddy obstacles in this untimed group and/or individual event. Presented by Haval Port Elizabeth.
A unique team relay night race for running and walking teams in the settings of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Just 3.5km per lap for the 5 runners or 3 walkers in a team. Takes place 2nd Tuesday of the month during May, June, July & August.
Nelson Mandela Bay's half triathlon distance Individual and Team race comprising 2km Swim | 90km Cycle | 21km Run for the People. Fun & Affordable.
Sunday 20th September 2020 - entries limited!
Also features a shorter distance race comprising 500m swim | 30km Cycle | 8.4km Run
Zsports Events NPC
We are the vibrant brand behind much of Nelson Mandela Bay's exciting sports scene. Zsports is a non-profit company which specialises in the production and management of sporting events for the whole community.
Committed to delivering high calibre entertaining sporting events offering high value experiences for our participants and spectators alike whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle and physical activeness for the whole family.
As a non-profit company we are able to ensure that all funding for events go towards ensuring sustainability and growth of the events. Through the many sporting events which Zsports is involved with we are able to offer our sponsors a fantastic return on their sponsorship investment.
The only professional non-profit sport event organisation in the Eastern Cape offering exciting, and often different, sport events for the greater community.
