HEIDELBERG NEWS - The 2019 Giant Pumpkin Festival is taking place at Heidelberg show grounds on Friday and Saturday 8 and 9 March.
For the first time, there are big prizes to be won.
The biggest pumpkin at the show will earn R17 500 and if your pumpkin breaks the SA record, it can earn you R20 000. If your pumpkin weighs more than 750kg, you can take home R50 000, and if it breaks the world record, you can win a whopping R150 000.
In addition, prize money of R40 000 is up for grabs for the top 15 pumpkins. Besides the first prize of R17 500, the second prize is R8 000, the third prize R4 000, and so on, with pumpkin number 15 winning R300. The most beautiful and ugliest pumpkin will each also earn R300.
Many activities will be available, including food and drink stalls, live music and dancing, MTB races and a trail run, a 4x4 competition, golf, bowls, a potjiekos competition, a fun fair for the kids and lots more.
Visitors are welcome to stay in the tented camp on the show grounds, or bring their own camping equipment.
Bok van Blerk will be performing at 19:00 on Friday. Gates open at 16:00 and the entrance fee of R150 includes the show.
Entrance fee on Saturday: R20.
The Giant Pumpkin MTB races:
- 100km (Mini-Fondo) cycle race – R350
- 60km cycle race – R250
- 25km cycle race – R150
- 15km trail run – R150
Enter online or at Spur in Heidelberg from 18:00 to 21:00 on Friday, or at the show grounds from 06:00 to 07:00 on Saturday.
Grootpampoen-feesprogram
Vrydag 8 Maart
16:00 – Hekke open, nagmark, kosstalletjies, pretpark en vele meer
17:30 – Junior John Jackson
19:00 – Bok van Blerk en orkes
21:00 – Musiek en dans in die biertuin
Saterdag 9 Maart
06:30 – 07:30 – Bergfietsren en veldren registrasie en wegspring
08:00 – Hekke open en Saterdag se fees begin
11:00 – Junior John Jackson
12:30 – Gert Sandberg
13:30 – Junior John Jackson
15:00 – Lollos en Lettie
16:00 – Pampoen-weeg en potjiekosbeoordeling
19:00 – Franja du Plessis en Ruan Josh
20:00 – Musiek en dans in die biertuin
Vir meer inligting, besoek www.pumpkinfestival.co.za
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