Seventh Annual Patensie Citrus Festival

Patensie Cirtus FestivalDon’t miss the seventh annual Citrus Festival, to be held this year on Saturday 11 June in Patensie.  The festival is hosted and organised by Gamtoos Tourism.

The day will be filled with entertainment, food and lots to do.

Be sure not to miss well known Patensie farmer, Danie Malan’s, entertaining and famous Citrus Orchard Tours!

Fresh Gamtoos orange juice and Strawberry smoothies, good entertainment and home made treats will available.   Art & Craft Stalls will sell mostly original handmade products.  The beer area is under cover, and on the menu for the always hungry is Breakfast sandwiches, Calamari, spiral potatoes, hamburgers, spiral potato, swarma’s, cupcakes and pancakes, to name but a few, as well as beef and kudu curries to take home.

Don’t forget to come and buy your fresh fruit and vegetables at the market hosted by Loerie Dutch Reform Church.

The Agri-expo includes tractors, cars & bakkies, and the kids can spend the day in the play area, enjoy paintball target shooting, face painting, balloon twisting, color in activities, treasure hunt and of course….”trapkarre”

But don’t forget about the Tjiff and Tjaff Show while moms can enjoy a cup of tea in the NG Kerk Gamtoosvallei tea garden.

Die Broers, Cobus & Christo and Nic Stevens are some of the artists of the day, but keep your eyes open for some more surprises like…Odette Myburgh, Rudolph Campher, Elsabet vd Bijl, Angel and Rian Strydom

The Citrus Festival is a day filled with entertainment for the whole family.  Entry fee is R40 for adults and R10 per child.

For more information, contact Nichola Uys via sitrusfees@patensie.co.za or visit www.citrusfestival.co.za / www.baviaans.net

Article – Esti Stewart