Lusito Land is back this year

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 as some of the city’s tastiest Portuguese cuisine sizzling on the grills.

The festival will run from April 24 to May 4 at Wemmer Pan at Pioneer Park in La Rochelle in the south of Johannesburg.

“This year’s festival promises to be the best one we have ever put on and we have gone all out to make sure all our visitors have a great time that exceeds all expectations,” said Noemia Contente, spokesman from the Lusito Association for the Physically and Mentally Challenged.

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, proving it to be the ideal family day out ahead of Gauteng’s winter months.

Tickets are available at R60 adults and R30 children under 12 and pensioners. Children under three gain free access.

The festival will be open from 10am to 10pm on weekdays and from 10am to 11pm on weekends and public holidays. On Sunday, May 4, it will close at 7pm.

All proceeds from Lusito Land go to the Lusito Association for the Physically and Mentally Challenged.

For more information, visit www.lusitoland.co.za