GEORGE NEWS - The planning for the 2018 Lights Festival hosted annually by George Municipality is totally switched on this year with the fantastic news that well-known Emo Adams will be the star of the programme.
The talented Adams is best known for his roles in District 6, the musical and recently released his first album Tall, Dark & Afrikaans which combines tasteful Afrikaans lyrics with his fresh take on music and melodies. The festival will take place this year on Saturday 8 December with a children's programme starting at 14:00 with rumoured appearances by Daantjie Kat, Georgie and Smartie, and a variety of entertainment planned for the afternoon.
An events planning committee has been hard at work with all the background details and logistics. Residents may have noticed the municipal electro-technical officials working all hours on repairing the festive lights in the main roads.
"The aim of the Lights Festival is to thank the citizens of George for their continued support of the George Municipality and to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year," said Iona Kritzinger, portfolio councillor for Strategic Services and chairperson of the events committee. "We are working hard at ensuring the programme for the event is as diverse and entertaining as possible."
To ensure the safety of all, the following roads will be closed as of 12:00 on Saturday 8 December: York Street between Hibernia / Langenhoven and Courtenay streets, as well as a portion of Cathedral Street. Directional signage will be in place.
The main event - the switching on of the festive season lights, will take place at 20:00 following an address by George Mayor Melvin Naik. The festival then kicks into high gear with a full 60-minute set by Emo Adams. A number of stalls will be available from 14:00. Stall traders must take note that the closing date for applications is 16 November.
Contact Rosina Munro at the Economic Development Division on 044 801 9099 / rmunro@george.gov.za.
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