Picnicking cannot be more fun than that at the Cape Country Picnic Festival which is a three day event that takes place in Cape Town in February, the picnic festival is a great way to relax and enjoy with family and friends. It is held in Franschhoek, Cape Town and features a large number of stalls including food and drinks stalls, art and craft stalls, games and activities for all and live music provided by local musicians.
Picnic Time For the Family
An event for the whole family, the Cape Country Picnic Festival is held in Cape Town in February for 3 days. The venue for the Cape Country Picnic Festival is Bien Donne Farm in Simondium, which lies en route from Paarl to Franschhoek.
The large lawns of the farm dotted with shady oak trees serve as an ideal place for a picnic festival. Visitors to the Cape Country Picnic Festival in Cape Town can expect a wonderful time at the festival. There are various kinds of stalls, music performances, games and activities for everybody. Those who do not wish to participate in the games and activities can just relax and enjoy the serene atmosphere of the beautiful surroundings.
Eat, Relax and Enjoy
Visitors at the festival are not allowed to bring any kind of food item or alcohol from their own homes. However, the visitors can carry their own picnic baskets and fill it up with various kinds of food and drinks available for sale at the venue. Otherwise, they can also buy their
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picnic baskets, cutlery, picnic blankets and other necessary items from the festival grounds itself. Highlights of the Cape Country Picnic Festival are as follows:
Food and Wine Stalls including Spier Deli, Zest Gourmet Foods, Boschendal, Ceres Fruit Juices, De Volkskombuis Restaurant, Vrede en Lust, Pesto Princess, Eikendal Vineyards, Rietvallei, Simonsig Family Vineyards, Ashanti Wine Estate
- Art and craft stalls, stalls selling wine glasses and other cutleries, stalls selling picnic blankets, stalls selling outdoor activities and camping products.
- Kiddies Corner for children
- Games and activities organized for the young as well as the older people.
- Live music performed by local musicians.
Festival Information
The festival opens and closes at particular times on each of the three days. Cape Country Picnic Festival tickets, Shoprite Checkers and Computicket, are available at the gates. The tickets are priced at R 45 per person. Entry is free for children aged 12 years and under. Visitors are recommended to purchase the tickets prior to the beginning of the festival. Tickets can also be bought online.
Cape Country Picnic Festival offers the local people as well as tourists in Cape Town an opportunity to interact socially, enjoy the pleasing natural milieu and have a wonderful time picnicking with family and friends.
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