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FEATURE

GARDEN TOWN STELLENBOSCH

One of the country’s most prominent garden-themed lifestyle festivals returns to
Stellenbosch, again pulling out the stops for a ten day festival that will transform its
streets and surrounding countryside from 27 October to 5 November 2023.

arden Town Stellenbosch will
encompass everything from
Ghorticultural tours to flower
art, dining, hiking and guest garden
specialists. Other activities include
flower arranging, wine tasting, painting,
guided nature walks, wreath crafting
and drawing.
Garden Town Stellenbosch is an
initiative of Visit Stellenbosch, which
comprises the region’s tourism
stakeholders and partners, including
the Stellenbosch Municipality and
Stellenbosch Wine Routes. The objective
is to grow the tourism economy in
Stellenbosch for the benefit of all
communities. It draws in many well-
known properties and personalities
including the Dylan Lewis Sculpture
Garden, Rupert Museum, Lanzerac and
Babylonstoren, while also touching the
lives of people in the communities of
Kayamandi, Ida’s Valley, Klapmuts and
the Dwarsrivier.
Flower parade and
gardens on show
One of the highlights of the programme
will be a grand flower parade, where
visitors can dress up to the theme and
Flower art at Garden Town stellenbosch join the festive parade marching along
the historical streets of Stellenbosch,
on 31 October. The parade will stop
at the Stellenbosch Town Hall where
the winners of the Mayoral Gardening
Competition will be announced and
celebrated.
Private home gardens will open
to visitors on Friday 27 October and
3 November, and Saturday 28 October
and 4 November. This is an exclusive
opportunity when beautiful private
home gardens are opened to plant
lovers. Visitors are advised to check the
programme to see which gardens are Private home gardens will be open to visitors
open and when. A weekend ticket for
R200 gives access to all the gardens.
For more information about
festival events and bookings, go
to VisitStellenbosch.org or call
021 886 4310. The Garden Town website –
www.gardentown.visitstellenbosch.org
– goes live on Spring Day, September 1,
providing dates, times, locations and
relevant costs.
Information and photos supplied by Visit
Stellenbosch, info@visitstellenbosch.org
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