Festival Programme
09.00 Garden stalls commence set up in the Makana Botanical Gardens.
15.30 Pam Golding Hall and Annexe at the RU Environmental Learning Centre (ELC) open to Flower Competition exhibitors.
18.30 Closure
SATURDAY 6th October
07.00 Garden stalls continue set up.
07.30 Pam Golding Hall and Annexe open to Flower Competition exhibitors.
09.00 Garden Stalls, Food Court, Festival Restaurant and Children's FunFest open to the public in the Makana Botanical Gardens.
Pam Golding Hall and Annex close to exhibitors.
09.00 - 17.00 Art Exhibition - artworks by local artists on show and for sale in Ornee Cottage
09.30 - 10.30 Judging of Flower Competition exhibits.
10.00 - 15.00 Open Gardens - All entrants in the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition.
10.45 - Flower Competition in the Pam Golding Hall and Annexe opens to the public.
11.30 - Nikki Köhly & Mike Powell: Setting up a Thicket Garden in 5 Easy Steps, ELC Amphitheatre.
12.30 - 13.30 St Andrews' Pipe Band, Main Avenue, Makana Botanical Gardens.
15.00 Guest speaker, Di-Di Hoffman: How to Dream, Plan, Do your own Organic Food Garden, ELC Amphitheatre.
17.00 Closure
SUNDAY 7th October
09.00 Festival grounds open to the public.
09.00 - 14.00 Art Exhibition - artworks by local artists on show and for sale in Ornee Cottage
10.00 - 14.00 Open Gardens - All entrants in the Gardens of Grahamstown Competition.
11.00 - Guest speaker, Di-Di Hoffman: 7 Disasters waiting to happen when cooking with herbs and spices, ELC Amphitheatre.
11.00 - Children's Workshop: Milagre & Zoë Lang: Worm farming for Kids, ELC Potting Benches.
11.30 St Andrews' Prep Marimba Band, Food Court, Makana Botanical Gardens.
14.30 Prize-giving in the ELC Amphitheatre
Festival closes after the Prize-giving
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