The Bloemfontein Rose Festival activities will be centered around the Loch Logan Waterfront from 17 to 20 October 2013.
The Waterfront will play host to mass flower displays created by local nurseries as well as the official municipal rose festival display built by the Dept of Parks and cemeteries of the Mangaung Municipality.
The Free State Rose Society’s champion Rose Cut Competition will also be hosted in the Mall, with approximately 700 entrants from across the country expected to take part.
Loch Logan Waterfront will also host the Miss Volksblad Rosebud competition, held in conjunction with the Volksblad daily newspaper. This competition is for little ladies between the ages of three and four and attracts hundreds of entries from all over central South Africa.
Other activities in the city include a gardening competition and bus tours from the Waterfront to the winning gardens.
For more information, call Merryl on 051 448 3607 or 082 416 7837.