PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plans are in place for Plettenberg Bay to host its annual school leaver festival, Plett Rage, after a devastating blow last year when organisers had to cancel the event as a result of Covid-19 regulations and concerns over the safety of festivalgoers.
As with most things during the current global pandemic, the format will however materialise in a different shape this year, taking place over two long weekends instead of over the traditional full week of festivities.
"In planning Plett Rage 2021, we have been working on what we believe to be the most realistic, the safest and the best possible solution under the current restrictions," festival owner and founder Ronen Klugman said.
He said calling off the 2020 festival was the most difficult and "gut-wrenching" decision he and his team have had to make. "We realised that it would have a huge impact not only on the ragers, but also on our suppliers and many of the [Plettenberg Bay] locals who rely on the festival to take place."
It is estimated that the festival boosts the Bitou economy by more than R50-million each year.
Read more on sister publication, Knysna-Plett Herald.
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