Knysna Oyster Festival ‘Huge Success’

The recent Knysna Oyster Festival was deemed a ‘huge success’ by festival organisers with over 200,000 oysters consumed during the 10 day event. A key tourist destination for Garden Route holidays, Knysna was the perfect spot to celebrate the fruits of the ocean with a lavish festival dedicated to the oyster. Festival Manager Nicci Rousseau-Schmidt announced that the festival held from 3 July to 12 July 2009 experienced the highest attendance in 26 years. Rousseau-Schmidt commented that “numbers were up for all events this year despite our concerns about the effects of the global economic recession”.

Festival goers, both local and international visitors on Garden Route holidays, enjoyed a number of oyster focussed events including the popular oyster-shucking (opening) competition, the ever-popular oyster eating competition and a Mardi Gras style evening of oysters and wine tasting.

While enjoying the gastronomic delights of the festival, participants also raised money for charity. Festival organisers hope to beat last year’s amount raised of R1,16m which Rousseau-Schmidt anticipated due to the increase in participants numbers at this event.

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