Lusito Land is back

Lusito Land, Joburg’s hottest family festival is back in 2014 with some of the finest South African musicians and bands taking to the stage as well some of the city’s tastiest Portuguese cuisine sizzling on the grills.

Lusito Land first opened its doors in 1981 as a festival that celebrated the Portuguese tradition and culture. Over the last 34 years, it has evolved into a festival celebrated by the many cultures that make up Johannesburg and Gauteng. The Portuguese tradition has however been sustained in the wonderful traditional flavours of the fine cuisine that is an important facet in the Portuguese heritage.

Lusito Land has proven to be a crowd-pleaser and was voted no fewer than 11 times as “Best Festival” by Leisure Options Magazine readers. 160,000 visitors annually walk through the gates and proving it to be the ideal family day out ahead of Gauteng’s winter months.

Tickets are available at a cost of R60 for adults and R30 for children under the age of 12 and pensioners while children under three get in for free. Festival hours are as follows: between 10am and 10pm on weekdays, between 10am and 11pm on weekends and public holidays. The festival will close at 7pm on the last day. All proceeds from Lusito Land go to the Lusito Association for the Physically and Mentally Challenged.

For more information follow the festival on Twitter – @LusitoLand.