Mbombela’s Curro Carnival delivers fun for all

The carnival hosted well-known and popular rapper Early B and DJ Vega as well as a mass of games and food stalls.

August 8, 2022

Chelsea Pieterse 1 minute read

Children and parents have fun on go-karts.

The Curro Carnival proved a spectacular day of great fun, delicious food, dazzling entertainment and a mass of exciting activities for young and old on Saturday July 30.

Held at the school grounds, the carnival opened its gates to the Lowveld on Saturday morning and started off first with a trial run through The Rest at 08:00, followed by 2km fun run at 09:00.

One of the many highlights was the electric and energetic performance by rapper Early B, who was joined on stage by DJ Vega.

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The day included food stalls, carnival games, a mechanical surfboard for children to ride, an inflatable maze, inflatable slides, go-karts, water rollers, a diesel train and a climbing wall, to name but a few.

Hope Rathaga had her face painted by the talented Janene Bladwell.

The carnival also held a raffle with some of the prizes being R5 000 in cash, R10 000 in cash, R20 000’s worth of vouchers from Westend Shopping Centre, four new tyres, R20 000 in cash, two nights’ accommodation for two people at Arathusa Safari Lodge, fuel for a year to the value of R24 000 and Curro School fees worth R50 000.

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Curro’s Amanda Steven-Jennings said the event was a great success and was very well supported by both the Curro and Mbombela community.

“We will definitely make this an annual event and have already set a date for the next carnival. It will be held on the last Saturday of July next year,” she said.