Only a few more days left until the South African Food & Wine Festival! South African wine makers Tyrell Myburgh of Joostenberg Wines and MAN Vintners and Gordon Newton Johnson of Newton Johnson Wines will be here to represent their wines. We have amazing entertainement, great food and a Market Tent filled with wonderful South African spices, arts & crafts. Even the good weather we ordered is on it’s way!
Join us!
For a celebration of South African culture, wine, food & music!
Taste and purchase South African wines, from rare finds to iconic blends
Live South African music and dance performances by JuxtaPower and friends
Discover the exotic, multi-cultural cuisine of South Africa
Shop The Market for spices, arts & crafts imported from South Afirca
Enter for a chance to win two round trip tickets to South Africa, compliments of South African Airways!
Artist Spotlight: David Jenkins
David Jenkins – musician, singer, songwriter. Called the “White Zulu” from Empangeni, South Africa, David is an acknowledged master of traditional Zulu maskandi music. Read more on our festival Web site!
Artist Spotlight: Nomsa Mazwai
A SAMA award winning artist, Nomsa weaves the rhythms and melodies of jazz, afrocentric, drum ‘n bass, electronic and neo soul music into her own unique style. Visit Nomsa’s Web site and take a listen (we love them all, especially “Nguwe.”)
What about the weather?
So far, it looks good! Mostly sunny Saturday with only 10% chance of rain – a little higher for Sunday. Check weather.com with our Gum Spring zip code 23065 or look for weather updates on Grayhaven’s Web site. Remember Gum Spring weather can be quite different from D.C., Richmond or Charlottesville. The event is on rain or shine!
Purchase Tickets
Save $5 per ticket by ordering in advance (ends Thursday.) Visit our festival Web site to purchase:
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