Port Alfred – With only two weeks to go before the PORT ALFRED EASTER FESTIVAL kicks off, there is much excitement in the air. The entries are open for the Rip Curl GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup, the Bands At The Beach Music Fest is good to go, and the Good Time Fair On The River will be a big hit.

Surf Events

The entries are open for the RIP CURL GROMSEARCH and the RIP CURL CUP, and the registrations have been swift. It has been really encouraging to see the number of younger surfers who have entered the GromSearch also entering the Rip Curl Cup. This Surfing South Africa Open Speciality Event is presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, and has R75k in prizemoney.

Good Time Fair

As part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, The GOOD TIME FAIR will come to the Kowie from 10 am to the evening on Friday 29 March, uniting Wharf Street and Van Der Riet Street for the first time. All shops and restaurants will be open to join in the celebration. Get ready for a day filled with entertainment, delicious food, refreshing drinks, live music, and bustling markets.

The fun starts on Van Der Riet Street with a jumping castle, Easter Egg hunt, and mouth-watering breakfasts and lunches from 10 am to 3 pm. Then take a stroll over Putt Bridge to Wharf Street from 3 pm for an afternoon and evening of live music, a second market, vibrant lights, tasty street food, two landmark restaurants to cater to your every whim, karaoke, a wife-carrying competition (win your wife’s weight in beer!) and even a thrilling walk-the-plank challenge right into the Kowie River!

Bands At The Beach Music Fest

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On Saturday, the BANDS AT THE BEACH Music Fest will feature some of South Africa’s top bands, including Georgetown, Arno Carstens, Wonderboom, aKING and December Streets. The event aims to raise funds for Port Alfred’s NSRI Station with a target of R150 000 from a portion of ticket sales and to host an exciting music fest on an action-packed weekend during the Port Alfred Easter Festival. The Bands At The Beach Music Fest will have a kiddie’s play area with childminders and a jumping castle, so you are welcome to bring the whole family along.

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