Bastille Festival This Weekend

Franschhoek’s Bastille Day Festival Celebration is happening again, and because of the winding down of the event that Fifa will not allow me to mention on a public website without paying them for it, we are sure that this year’s festival will be packed to absolute capacity.

All the usual fun activities will be taking place again.

There is the fun run and walk from the Victor Verster Prison. The Franschhoek Wine Valley has throughout the years been linked with the pursuit of freedom, as the destination where the French Huguenots sought refuge from persecution. Aside from the European legacy, the connection with freedom is also evident in a local context with the Drakenstein Prison (formerly Victor Verster), the prison from which the iconic Nelson Mandela was released, situated between Franschhoek and Paarl. This year in particular will be more significant as it commemorates the 20th anniversary of Mr Mandela’s release from the exact prison.

The Franschhoek minstrels will parade through the village on Saturday Morning. There will be the Barrel Rolling Competition where Franschhoek’s Wine Estates take part in rolling Franschhoek’s finest wine barrels to victory.

The ever popular Boules Competition will again take place in fine style as members of the public compete in teams for the coveted title of Boules Champions for 2010. Click here to book by email in the Boules Competition

A farmers’ market, craft market stalls, musicians and children’s activities are also included in the line up of festival celebrations.

So make sure that you book early for the Food & Wine Marquee.
Tickets can be obtained from the Webtickets Website Here.

As usual our video camera will be there to capture all the action of this year’s event.

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We are always excited for the weekend as the tasting room is packed full of jovial folk from the fairest cape and beyond. This year the real Frenchies will no doubt be wanting to celebrate and forget their team’s performance in the World Cup. Let’s hope a Frenchman can take the stage at the Tour de France to reinstate some French pride.

If you want make your way to the farm for a tasting, please be sure to call in advance as it is going to be jam packed all weekend. Make sure to use the contact form in the top banner.