Have you booked your accommodation for the 2014 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival? The festival attracts more than 60 000 visitors each year and, with many new events planned for this year’s festival from 4 to 13 July 2014, you’d best click through to www.exploreknysna.com to find your perfect B&B, guesthouse, self-catering or boutique hotel accommodation.
The diverse programme offers something for everyone, whether you’re attending the festival as a family, as a foodie, or to participate in one of the many sports competitions. This year will see the re-introduction of past favourites like the Fun Fair – taking place on George Rex Drive – as well as the Marketplace Stalls, which will be incorporated into the Knysna Grainmill Organic Market on the corner of Long Street and Waterfront Drive.
A number of improvements to the most popular events have also been planned – such as the Pick n Pay Flavours of Knysna gourmet evening and the Big5 Sport Challenge which will, for the first time, include a Big 5 Yellow Jersey Ceremony for each event as well as a final awards ceremony where all finishers will be honoured. The Big 5 LITE, which opens up the playing field for athletes who want to compete in a multi-disciplinary competition across shorter distances, has also been added.
Cyclists can look forward to the new Night Cycle event on 8 July at the pristine single track route at the Dormehl Farm on the Barrington/Karatara Road, and active teens can take part in three new events – the Junior Golf Tournament on 9 July, the first Teens Triathlon on and around Leisure Island on 11 July, and the Junior Sit-On Canoe Relay from 12-13 July.
On the more relaxing side of things, art enthusiasts will enjoy Woodmill Lane’s Wood Art Exhibition which will include sculptures, furniture, and more by local artists and crafters. And there’ll be more reasons for laughing this year, with more comedy acts lined up with the new Comedy Festival on 5 July and the Comedy Shuckle on 10 July.
Registration costs and ticket prices vary for each event, and many events are free. For more information, including the Festival Programme, visit www.pnpoysterfestival.co.za.
In short, the 2014 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival offers a full programme of more than 100 events from 4 June to 13 July. Not to be missed highlights include the Knysna Wine Festival on 7 & 8 July – where up to 50 of South Africa’s best wines will be on offer, the Pick n Pay Flavours of Knysna gourmet evening on 9 July – where Knysna restaurants will compete for cash prizes with their best oyster recipes, and the Comedy Shuckle on 10 July where the Oyster Shucking & Eating Competitions will take place. Plus, the Pick n Pay Women’s Walk will take place on Sunday 13 July, a 5km fun walk to raise funds for the PinkDrive, an organisation that provides free breast cancer screening and health education.
So, to be sure that you join in all the fun, visit www.exploreknysna.com today to book your festival accommodation!