KAROO NEWS - All roads will lead to Nieu-Bethesda this coming weekend when the Karoo Handmade Festival will make its debut. The festival opens on Friday 3 December and will run until Sunday 5 December and promises to intrigue, surprise and delight visitors.
This 3-day outdoor artisan market will showcase some of the finest craftsmanship: everything from woman and baby fashion, footwear and beauty, jewellery, furniture and décor, ceramics and art, food from the traditional jaffles, roosterkoek en pancake to amazing Wagu beef and charcuterie and superb wine from some of the finest wine farms.
The Oude Pastorie in Nieu Bethesda has partnered with SA's premier artisan market platform, KAMERS Makers, to create the new Karoo Handmade concept - an event that will feature all that is inventive, creative, beautiful and delicious.
The Oude Pastorie's beautiful gardens will be filled with colour and creativity and guests will have the ideal opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Dozens of South Africa's finest Makers - from Riebeck Kasteel to Cape Town, Stellenbosch to Gqeberha, Graaff-Reinet to Nieu Bethesda - will be in residence selling their handmade items. This would undoubtedly be the absolute perfect place to go and buy unique gifts for a special occasion.
Karoo Handmade opens from 09:00 to 17:00 on Friday and Saturday (for Makers) while the food stalls will run until 19:00. On Sunday it will be open from 09:00 until 12:00.
So come and sample SA's finest crafts and design in Nieu Bethesda. There will also be live music by Archie and his band and toddlers will have a field day in the Kids Zone with a jumping castle, face painting, sand art, a puppet show on Saturday, candy floss and waffles while their parents can just drink and eat in the peace and purity and discover one of the country's most special places. The art exhibition opening and cocktail party at Die Waenhuis on Friday at 19:00 is a must and is free. Something not to be missed is the wine tasting at Die Waenhuis on Saturday evening.
Other attractions in the village worth visiting are Helen Martin's Owl House, which closes at 19:00 on Saturday, the Kitching Fossil Centre, the River Bed fossil tour, the Bushman Heritage Museum and Art Centre.
Entrance day pass tickets cost R50 and include a souvenir day-out shoppers bag.
For more information call Albert on 083 278 9372 or info@karoohandmade.co.za.
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