Ficksburg Cherry Festival |
08 Nov 2010 |
Come and join the food and wine Cherry Festival 2010 that will be taking place on 18 November 2010 to 20 November 2010 in Ficksburg. The festival will be surrounded with lots of events, activities, entertainments for young and old.
Accommodation in Ficksburg
Here's the cost of accommodation in Ficksburg on the evening of the 18th November 2010. Book your Ficksburg Accommodation here. The prices shown below are the minimum we could find, and are subject to change.
from R105 |
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from R170 |
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from R210 |
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from R250 |
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from R250 |
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from R350 |
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Prices and conditions are subject to change.
Flights to Bloemfontein
These are the best prices we could find to get you to Bloemfontein for the Ficksburg Cherry Festival on the 17th November. Prices will be different on other dates, and all prices are subject to change. Book at www.southafrica.to/bookings.php5 (except where there is a link to a specific airline below).
Flight route |
Departure date |
Return date |
Cheapest Airline |
Price |
Amsterdam to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
British Airways |
R7,476 |
Durban to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
R2,886 |
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Cape Town to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
R1,567 |
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Dubai to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Ethiopian Airlines |
R7,373 |
East London to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R3,520 |
Frankfurt to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
R8,209 |
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Geneva to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
British Airways |
R9,397 |
Johannesburg to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R2,064 |
Hong Kong to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
R10,440 |
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Lagos to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R6,351 |
Lisbon to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
British Airways |
R8,699 |
London to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
R8,272 |
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Madrid to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
British Airways |
R8,592 |
Mumbai to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Ethiopian Airlines |
R6,826 |
Munich to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
British Airways |
R8,152 |
Nelspruit to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South Africa Airways |
R3,740 |
New York to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R9,399 |
Paris to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Egyptair |
R9,590 |
Port Elizabeth to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South Africa Airways |
R3,370 |
Rio de Janeiro to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R8,668 |
Rome to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Egyptair |
R7,707 |
Seoul to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
South African Airways |
R10,556 |
Tel Aviv to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Air France |
R10,178 |
Tokyo to Bloemfontein |
17 November 2010 |
21 November 2010 |
Egyptair |
R11,999 |
Car Hire in Bloemfontein
We priced the cost of hiring a car from Bloemfontein Airport from 13h00 on the 17th November 2010 until 13h00 on the 21st November 2010
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First Car Rental |
Car Trawler |
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Total |
850 |
840 |
1139 |
1035 |
Per Day |
213 |
210 |
285 |
259 |
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
By Alice Kühne
Take a drive down to Ficksburg for the 43rd annual Ficksburg Cherry Festival, taking place 18-20 November 2010. This Free State town is situated at the foot of the Imperani Mountain, on the border with Lesotho (Coordinates: 28°52′25.3″S 27°52′41.2″E). The Cherry Festival attracts around 30,000 people and is the oldest crop festival we have in South Africa.
There is a jam-packed programme scheduled for the festival: a cherry stone spitting competition; the Mr Cherry Pip and Miss Cherry Blossom pageant; the Cherry Festival half marathon; plan-a-wedding workshops; cheese-making workshops; goose plucking workshops; Huis Genoot cooking classes; equestrian events; beer tents; wine stands; and of course, various food stalls.
If you get bored with the events at the festival, you can also join one of the official tours. Highlights include tours to cherry farms to pick your own cherries, tours to an asparagus farm including an asparagus “Big Eat” of local recipes, you can go on a cruise on the Meulspruit Dam that also takes you through a game reserve, book a tour with the Pellissier Gallery to see their collection of South African art and the treasured Pierneef mural paintings, or take the kids on a Steam Train tour and see a private collection of train and farm equipment. (Browse the official Cherry Festival website )
Although Ficksburg is only about a three-hour drive from Johannesburg, there is also a fly-in option: fly from Wonderboom Airport, Pretoria or Lanseria, Johannesburg to Ficksburg Airport so you can enjoy the festival without the driving. Flights costs R1650 return, and the plane can take 12 people. You can book your tickets through Computicket.
Did you know that all the glazed cherries in South Africa are produced in Ficksburg? But although South Africa produces around 220 tons of cherries, our love of cherries has to be sustained by Italy, as we consume a total of 2100 tons of cherries! The Cherry Festival will probably not be a glamorous event (the festival website warns that “Ficksburg does not have a Woolworths”), pack your appetites, be prepared for some old-fashioned celebrations, and feast on cherries to your heart’s content!