Lusito Land, one of Joburg’s hottest family festivals, is back in 2015 with some of the finest South African musicians and bands taking to the stage as well some of the city’s tastiest Portuguese cuisine sizzling on the grills. The festival will run from April 24 to May 3 at Wemmer Pan at Pioneer Park in La Rochelle in the south of Johannesburg.
“This year’s festival promises to be the best one we have ever put on and we have gone all out to make sure that all our visitors have a great time that exceeds all expectations,” says Noemia Contente, spokesperson from the Lusito Association for the Physically and Mentally Challenged.
Lusito Land first opened its doors in 1981 as a festival that celebrated the Portuguese tradition and culture. Over the last 34 years, it has evolved into a festival celebrated by the many cultures that make up Johannesburg and Gauteng. The Portuguese tradition has however been sustained in the traditional flavours of the fine cuisine that is an important facet in the Portuguese heritage.
Lusito Land has proven to be a crowd-pleaser and was voted no fewer than 11 times as “Best Festival” by Leisure Options Magazine readers. 160000 visitors annually walk through the gates and proving it to be the ideal family day out ahead of Gauteng’s winter months.
Lusito Land is at Wemmer Pan, Pioneers Park, corner of 11th Street and Turf Road, La Rochelle.
* Times: Open from 10am to 10pm on weekdays; 10am to 11pm on weekends and public holidays; and 10am to 7pm on Sunday, May 3.
Cost: Free – R80 per person
For more information on the festival, visit http://www.lusitoland.co.za/.
All proceeds from Lusito Land go to the Lusito Association for the Physically and Mentally Challenged. The Lusito Land festival is an important part of the Lusito Association as it is the primary fundraiser for the organization. 100% of all funds raised from the Lusito Land Festival go directly to the maintenance and building of the Lusito School for the Challenged. (Visit www.lusitoassociation.org.za.)
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