Portuguese festival a historic happening

THE South Coast celebrates a rich history of Portuguese heritage, dating back hundreds of years.

With this and many other famous historical stories in mind, come and celebrate centuries of tradition at this year’s Portuguese Mariners’ Family Festival over the weekend of July 9 and 10.

This year’s event will be hosted by Margate Round Table 46 and National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) at The Estuary Hotel and Spa. The event is focused on wholesome family fun, with loads of live entertainment, Portuguese dancers, a treasure hunt and lots more to look forward to.

This year’s event will have a very special Miss Mariners 2016 pageant. Girls aged between 16 and 25 years are encouraged to enter. There are great prizes up for grabs and the honour of becoming the face of the Portuguese Festival 2017.

Search for the Portuguese treasure – on Saturday, July 9 there will be a mini hunt while on Sunday, July 10 there will be the amazing treasure hunt. The entrance fee is R50 per person and R100 per person respectively.

Among many of the hidden gems and famous stories, the legendary wreck of a ship called the Sao Joao sits just off the coast of Port Edward. As the legend goes, Indian spices were among the cargo the Sao Joao was transporting when it sank, so, to pay homage to the legend and our area, this year’s Portuguese Festival promises to be a Mariners’ Festival with a Zulu twist and sprinkled with Indian flavour.

For more information contact Quinton@Estuaryhotel.co.za or 082 7721107 to enter the Miss Mariners pageant and the treasure hunts. Tickets will also be sold at The Estuary Hotel and Spa, all Ugu South Coast Tourism information offices as well as from Jaco Venter at Hyundai South Coast in Port Shepstone.

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