West Coast festivals

Lambert's Bay Crayfish Festival, Lambert's Bay - Cape West Coast.
When: March/April.
Kreef is Afrikaans for crayfish, and a fees can be both festival and feastand at this time, Lamberts Bay takes pride in celebrating their Crayfish and Cultural Festival.

Obviously crayfish is the main attraction and is sold at a ridiculously low price to make it available to all festival visitors.

Lambert’s Bay is the crayfish mecca and this delicacy is prepared in true West Coast style. Crayfish are not affected by red tide and is completely safe to eat. Although the crayfish season will be closed, crayfish will be available in abundance.The crayfish are served in a crayfish and Graça wine garden. Other food stalls will also be available for the varied pallet.

For the thirsty over 18’s a cash bar is available. Girls, bring your wallets for all the goodies that you can buy from jewellery to clothing and something fun for the kids. Activities include paint ball, quad biking and bow & arrow shooting. Entertainment will be available for the younger festival goers.

Music plays a very important part of this festival and we have some of the country’s best artists performing at our festival in this little village.

West Coast Lagoon Festival

When: March
Where: Langebaan
Categories: Annual Festivals / Concerts & Shows / Entertainment / Food & Wine / Outdoor Events

The West Coast Lagoon Festival held at Club Mykonos in Langebaan is an exciting weekend festival held annually in the West Coast resort town of Langebaan.

The Festival is filled with music events, lagoon sports and the popular Silver Falcon Air Show. An ideal festival for the family to enjoy together, the Lagoon Festival features a childrens tent with stimulating activities especially for kids which include a puppet show, craft activities, a special clown to do face painting for the little ones. Jumping castles, biscuit decorating, balloon modelling and mini Olympics are just a few of the activities that will keep youngsters entertained whilst parents can enjoy the serious business of partying up a storm.

One of the festival highlights, dont miss the spectacular air show on Saturday 28 March at 11h00 in the main Festival area when the Silver Falcons will wow you with their skills. Formation Aerobatics teams in the South African Air Force have risen and fallen, but the one whose name has endured, is the Silver Falcons. Do not miss this spectacle.

Other highlights include food and wine stalls with cooking demonstrations, a beer tent, Miss Lagoon competition and plenty of beach activities.

M.O.L. Musiek Oppi Lande- 24 August to 26 September 2007
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The Swartland is going mal over the M.O.L. with wine and wacky music

Musiek Oppi Lande festival in Malmesbury pulls big names on stage. Make sure to be part of a fantastic line-up in the Swartland, and go merry with some locally fermented juces.

The M.O.L. festival is guaranteed to be a success, so raise your glasses and tune in to a weekend of wine and merriment. Riebeek Wine Cellar, Babylon's Peak, Pulpit Rock and Lammershoek will offer their awarded juices of the Gods.

Not into just sitting back and kicking up your feet? For the more active jollers, there is a 4x4 route of 15 km taking participants into pure Swartland nature. Children will also have their very own entertainment line-up to make sure they will get a giggle or two out of this family event.

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Clanwilliam Wildflower Show- 23 to 29 August 2007
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View more than 500 species at the annual botanical gathering in Clanwilliam

There is no spring in the Cape unless the whales breach for joy and the wild flowers bloom heavenwards: literally in the Flower Church of Clanwilliam. Be sure to visit the annual kaleidoscopic flower arrangment of this Namaqualand district.

What makes the flowers of Clanwilliam so special is the region's varied topography: to the north of the picturesque Cedar mountains there is a typical Karoo environment; at the foot of these mountains there is the valley area of the Olifants River; and to the west there is the Sandveld with its own unique habitat. Come see the annual explosion of colours, reflected in all the pretty Mesembryanthema or Vygies ...

A special botanical division displays all the flowers on show with their botanical, as well as their common names. It is alleged that the greatest variety of wild flowers in one district in the world happen to make their appearance in the area around Clanwilliam. The flower fête includes concerts, art and food stalls, and a street carnival.

For more information view Clanwilliam Flower Show
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Riebeek Kasteel Olive Festival
Where: Riebeek Kasteel
When: May
Website: www.riebeekvalley.info

The Riebeek Kasteel Olive Festival takes place in the Swartland area of the Western Cape in May. A feast of wine and the best olives in SA, the festival also has an art competition, live entertainment, stalls and lots of food. As the largest of its kind in Southern Africa, the Riebeek Valley Olive Festival is hosted by the beautiful twin hamlets of Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel and falls on the first weekend of May each year.

Highlighting the region’s prosperous olive industry the weekend also offers an opportunity for visitors to sample the product of the neighbouring wine farms. The Riebeek Valley has established itself as the primary olive oil and olive producing region in South Africa. Riebeek Kasteel not only boasts four of the top olive producers in the country, it is also home to two Italian trained olive oil graders. The wines from the Swartland are also of an extraordinary quality and very much in demand winning prestigious local and international awards.

The festival includes:

• Olive grove tours
• Olive and olive oil tastings
• Wine cellar tours and wine tastings
• Cheese tastings
• Farmers market offering local olive products, fresh produce and local delicacies
• Olive inspired menus at the participating restaurants
• Art exhibitions
• Performances by well-known musicians