Bastille Fest this weekend
2006-07-13
RAISE the tricolour, don your red and blue berets and head for Franschhoek on Saturday or Sunday.It’s the annual Bastille bash and the country’s Gourmet Capital will be pulling out all the stops.
The picturesque main road will be dressed up in red white and blue, to welcome visitors and celebrate the town’s French Huguenot heritage.
The theme is great food and great wine. The country’s finest award-winning chefs and winemakers are setting up stalls in the town centre, offering delicious fare from oysters, sushi, local and imported cheeses to charcuterie, hand-made chocolates and salmon trout from the valley, complemented by Franschhoek’s fine wines.
The town’s famous restaurants, craft shops, galleries, boutiques and food shops will be offering specials and guests will also be able to try their hand at boules (NG church grounds), listen to musicians or shop up a storm at market stalls in and around the town hall.
There will also be barrel rolling in Dirkie Uys Street, behind the town hall.
Kids' playground
Children of all ages will be entertained in the grounds of Franschhoek High School with a fun and play area.
Swings, jumping castle and a mini-train will be operational during the festival, with DVD screenings at 12:00 and 15:00 daily.
There will also be cooldrinks, sweets and boerewors rolls available for the active kids.
Parents can enjoy a cup of filter coffee (with a mini doughnut) and view a once-off Bastille art exhibition by the pupils of the primary school section.
For more information contact Franschhoek Tourism on 876-3603 or info@franschhoek.org.za.
* Fly fishing fun can be enjoyed at local farms including Dewdale, La Motte and Normandie (enquiries 876-2755).
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