Kouga is gearing up for four weeks of non-stop fun at the first Kouga Summer Festival.
Set to take place from December 9 to January 1, the festival will feature live entertainment, a colour run, beach sport, Christmas carols, and kiddies’ entertainment.
“We are very excited to be hosting so many activities at one festival right here in Jeffreys Bay,” said Mayor Horatio Hendricks.
“Kouga has set out to become the events capital of South Africa to increase tourist numbers and a festival like this puts us solidly on the right track.”
The festival will kick-off with a tourist welcoming campaign at the entrances to Kouga on December 9.
The official opening of the season will take place at Dolphin Beach in Jeffreys Bay on December 10.
Locals and visitors can look forward to kids’ entertainment from 09:00-12:00, followed by a street float parade from 14:00-16:00. The festive lights will be switched on at 21:00, followed by fireworks at 21:10.
The Beach Sports Tournament will take to the beach from December 16 to 18, while the Colour Run will ensure heaps of fun on December 17.
Not stopping there, the Kouga Summer Festival Roadshow will take to the streets from December 19 to 22 – visiting Hankey, Patensie, Loerie, Thornhill, Humansdorp, and Sea Vista.
An outdoor picnic and Christmas carols event, with guest artist Stephanie Baartman from Getroud met Rugby, will be held on December 23, followed by the popular Marina Mile on December 30.
The festivities will continue with a New Year’s Eve Celebration on December 31 – live entertainment from 18:00 to 23:50 and fireworks at 00:00.
There will also be plenty for the younger set to enjoy.
“The Kouga Summer Festival, a family festival, is the first of many,” said Hendricks.
- For more info, visit Kouga Municipality’s Facebook page.
