NG KERK MERWEVILLE
DANKFEES
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ANNUAL EVENT
- Location: Church Street, Merweville
- When: 30 April 2027
Festival Highlights
- Traditional Fete and Market: Stalls offer homemade rusks, cookies, cakes, pancakes, and local crafts. A variety of food stalls.
- Famous Meat Sales: A core focus of the fundraising is the sale of quality Karoo Lamb from local farms as well as other quality meat products.
- Community Fellowship: Includes communal food preparations at the church hall, local talent showcases, and an auction.
- Church Service: The weekend officially centers around a special Sunday morning worship service followed by a traditional lunch.
For over a 100 years the church has held and annual fete which they call a Dankfees (Direct translation would be something like Thanks Festival). It is held on or the closest weekend of 1 May and the Fete starts on the Friday and culminates with a Sunday morning church service and a lunch in the church hall. The income from the Fete is for the upkeep of the church building as well as other administrative expenditure associated with a church.
Be sure to book accommodation early, a year in advance is recommended.
