Five Cities. One Van. Unlimited Fun.
Gumball’s Van Tour hits South Africa’s biggest cities to celebrate the launch of Cartoon Network’s brand-new series, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, on 6 October.
Elmore’s quirkiest duo is packing their bags, loading up the van, and heading to South Africa for a road trip bursting with fun, mayhem, and wonderfully weird Gumball mischief!
To celebrate the arrival of Cartoon Network’s brand-new series, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (premiering 6 October), our favourite 12-year-old and his brother are hitting the road, bringing a truckload of games, laughter, and Elmore-style chaos with them.
Tour Dates
Catch the Gumball Van in these cities:
- Pretoria: 22–28 September
- Durban: 1–6 October
- Johannesburg: 8–12 October
- Gqeberha: 15–19 October
- Cape Town: 22–26 October
Wonderfully Weird Fun at Every Stop
Each city will get a full dose of Elmore energy, with activities only Gumball and Darwin could dream up:
- School Shows: High-energy 15-minute stage sessions with dance-offs, ‘How well do you know Gumball & Darwin?’ quizzes, and minute-to-win-it games. Plus, each school visited will receive a Wonderfully Weird Games Pack stuffed with sports and play items
- Mall Takeovers: Weekend fan events featuring meet & greets, iPad gaming, claw machine prizes, arts & crafts, slingshot and buzzer games, and even a mini screening zone.
- Sports Club Pop-Ups: Surprise character appearances at local clubs — imagine bumping into Gumball at your Saturday game!
- Giving Back: At every city stop, the van team will visit the SPCA or local shelters to donate blankets, toys, and food — with photo ops alongside Darwin, Gumball, and shelter staff.
Whether it’s selfies with Gumball, cheering on your teacher in a dance-off, or winning prizes cooler than a Watterson family dinner, there’s no telling what wonderfully weird fun will unfold when the van pulls up.
Welcome Back to Elmore, Where Weird Is Wonderful
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball picks up where The Amazing World of Gumball left off, but cranks the chaos to eleven. Back in Elmore, the laws of reality are a joke and family life is anything but ordinary. Whether battling an evil fast-food empire, fending off a lovelorn AI who won’t stop texting his mom, or trying to convince Banana Joe that pants are, in fact, mandatory, Gumball Watterson drags Darwin, Anais, and the rest of the gang into adventures that defy logic.
With bigger twists, bolder stories, and the same surreal humour that made them global fan favourites, this spin-off is weirder, wilder, and more inventive than ever.
Join the Chaos
This is your chance to step inside Gumball’s wonderfully weird universe, meet your favourite characters, play, laugh, and maybe even cause a little mayhem of your own. And don’t forget: The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball premieres Monday, 6 October 2025, on Cartoon Network Africa, DStv channel 301.
It’s not just TV, it’s a wonderfully weird adventure.
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