Darling Wildflower Show in Darling, Western Cape

Don't miss the Centenary Show!

The Darling Wildflower Society has been around now for more than a century and the Society’s Show takes place annually over the third weekend in September in the beautiful town of Darling. It celebrates an integral part of the Cape Fynbos Kingdom comprising of Renosterveld, Rietveld, Sandveld and Strandveld where more than 1200 different species of flowers can be found.

Theme

This year’s show will be the 100th, the Darling Wildflower Society’s spectacular Centenary Show! The display will focus on the Wildflower Society’s development through the past 100 years as well as the Herbarium Project.

With more than 100 food and craft stalls, everyone’s taste buds and shopping needs will be catered for and the live entertainment includes music from famous local artists such as Klassik, Nedine Blom and PetraMans! Kids will have a weekend of fun in the playpark area with entertainment ranging from face-painting to rides plus there are special children’s workshops from the !khwa Ttu San Culture & Educational Centre about fynbos and its links to the San culture. In addition, there will be a shuttle driving through Darling and stopping at places of interest such as the Darling Museum and Evita Perron.

Activities

Landscaped Hall
Orchid Display
Tractor-drawn wagon ride to Oude Post, not normally accessible to the public and may only be visited during the Show
A Craft & Gourmet Food Market
Veteran Tractor/Car Display
Flowers on the Stoep “Tussie Mussie” Workshop
Prof Peter Linder “Reeds in the Sandveld” Workshop
Simply Bee Talk
Live Music

Admission

Dates : Thursday, 14 September to Sunday, 17 September 2017

Times : Thursday to Saturday 09h00-17h00 and Sunday, 09h00-15h00

Venue : Darling Golf Club, Jacaranda Street, Darling

Tickets : can be purchased online at https://www.quicket.co.za/

Prices : Adults R60, Scholars R40 & Pensioners R40 (Thurs & Fri only), Kids 13 years & under Free

Your entrance fee to the Darling Wildflower Show will help to conserve our endangered floral kingdom for future generations.