Morning all
I thought I could fill everyone in on the upcoming Knysna Oyster festival that is due to take place in Knysna on the Garden Route from the 7th til lthe 14th of July. This is an annual event in the heart of winter here and draws 10s of thousands of people every year.
As the name implies the festival is based on the oyster which is both gathered wild and bred in the knysna lagoon. There is hardly a restaurant in town that does not sell oysters at this time of year and most have a competition of some kind. One of the most famous restaurants is he Knysna Oyster company who breed oysters.
The event has a host of activities some of which are listed below
- The SA navy ships arrive to join in
- The cycle race...
- The mountain bike race
- The half and full marathon
- Oyster shukking comps
- A sports expo
- An extreme sports challenge in the knysna waterfront
- Golf challenges at most of the golf courses
- Various oyster recipes cookoofs (have you ever had an oyster milkshake?)
And many more.
The festival covers most of knysna and has become the biggest festival in this region. Before it started this time of year was dead in terms of tourism and this situation has now been turned around to the benefit of the whole town. The marathon after party at Crabs Creek has become legendary....no less that 5000 people rock up to party away the festival
Having been a few times it is highly recomended and is suitable for the entire family. If you are around in SA at this time of year it is well advised to stop here and visit to enjoy some of our famous oysters generally with as much Champagne as you can manage.
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