Lots of entertainment and activities for the whole family at the Lowveld Citrus Festival
The Lowveld Citrus Festival will boast a variety of hand-picked food stalls, loads of fun activities, exhibitions, DJ for all day entertainment and a live line-up guaranteed to get Lowvelders excited.
There is no rain forecasted and the necessary measures have been taken to ensure that if it does rain, the festival can still go on. It is going to be epic and an outing everyone can enjoy.
What you can expect:
- Local talent – all-day entertainment.
- DJ – music filler, Friday night exhibitors, dance and announcements
- Orange Parade – school and exhibitor challenge – best orange “float”
- Best-dressed Orange
- Master and Miss Orange Pageant
- Everything Orange colouring competition
- Best exhibit competition
- Mr Lowveld Lekke Legs
- Orange treasure hunt
- Best citrus display
- Target shooting
- Local school choir performances
- Kids’ enclosure (safe and secure)
- ClemenGold Colour Splash Fun Run.
Exhibitors
Exhibitors will showcase and/or demonstrate their products and services, get a chance to interact with festival attendees and establish collaborations with other companies and individuals. Exhibits will consist of agricultural equipment, implements, crop optimisation products, machinery, etc.
Choir performances
Local school choirs have been approached to attend and sing at our festival. Each choir will sing three songs. Elana Burger Dance School will open the stage with a ballet recital.
Kids’ zone
Your kids will be safe and entertained! Jumping castles, face-painters, balloon twisters, soft play area, colouring activities, TV games area, kids’tables and chairs, and child minders to look after the little ones.
Festival citrus parade
Local schools and exhibitors are invited to build a citrus-coloured float to brand and market their school or company. The float parade will make its way through Mbombela, Rocky Drift and White River. It will end at Fiesta Farm’s festival grounds and will be displayed to boast each establishment throughout the festival.
Fun run
ClemenGold Colour Splash Fun Run – 4.9km trail run/walk.
Target Shooting
Lawrence Baird of Nelspruit Schools Shooting Academy will present pellet gun target shooting. The fun will continue with luminous targets for night shooting.
INEOS Grenadier
Join us and view the INEOS Grenadier on the 4×4 tracks.
Best-dressed orange
All festival-goers are invited to dress for the event! Mystery judges will be scanning the festival for the best-dressed orange! You can dress in any citrus colours! There will be 5x cash prizes to be won every day!
Stalls and food stalls
Quality hand-picked stalls will display original handmade creative products. From dresses, shoes and leather products to kids’ clothing, handmade toys, skin products, home-made candy, to name a few categories. Mouth-watering food stalls and vendors will keep your tummies full and nourished! Lekker bites, like waffles, doughnuts, pancakes and more will be available.
Live entertainment
Come and enjoy some local live entertainment and some great vibes. Local artists include: Martin Bester Band, Jimmy Stonehouse and the Airlink Pumas, The Acoustics, Sole Taxi, Moonshine, Tiffany Steyn, Dare to Believe, Debbie K and Bianca
