It’s such a honour to have people like @isabelfrewen in our Middelburg community who are able to share the skill of spinning wool from a fleece into yarn! What a magical activity to watch! Well done and thank you for being so willing to share your knowledge with us!
We can’t wait to share the wonderful magic of the wool festival with all of you through an awesome Fiesta episode dedicated exclusively to the Karoo Winter Wool Festival!
Be sure to catch it !!
Kyknet - Sunday - 18:00
One of the highlights for so many people coming to the Karoo Winter Wool Festival from towns and cities is learning how a sheep is shorn and to see the relaxed and gentle manner in which this is done.
Thank you so much Cor for being such an important part of the Karoo Winter Wool festival and educating so many people and debunking so many sheep shearing myths.
We can’t wait to have @sumendrachetty from @merchantsonlong join us at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival for the Fashion Showcase.
This is an absolutely exquisite experience that you do not want to miss!
Friday 14th June 2024
Tickets available on Quicket under general admission.
One of the Highlights of the Karoo Winter Wool Festival is the Phenomenal line of incredible speakers that join us in the Karoo for the weekend! This year is no exception as we bring to you an amazing line up of world class speakers on not only one day but two days!
Be prepared to be blown away by our phenomenal speakers :
Friday 14th June 2024:
13:00 : Kate Otten, Opening of Threads Art Installation.
14:00 : Welcome by Dan Kriek, General Manager of the National Wool Growers Association
14:10 : Professor Bruce Rubidge, Prof Rubidge will be sharing fascinating information about the Karoo’s rich fossil history.
15:00 : Willie van Heerden, Merino SA
Die geskiedenis van Wol in Suid Afrika en die Karoo.
Saturday 15th June 2024
#Fibre Focus
10:30: Opening by Deon Saayman of Cape Wools
10:40 : Peter Akroyd, Chief Operations Officer of the Campaign for Wool
11:30 : Jackie Burger in conversation with Sumendra Chetty discussing the shift towards the use of sustainable/ naturally fibres in South African fashion.
12:10 : Kate Otten and Frances van Hasselt takes us through the story of the threads installation and how art and craftsmanship using natural fibres can tell stories of shared history and heritage.
#Boerepraatjies
13:30 Opening by Standard Bank
13:40 Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Bussiness Chamber of South Africa
14:20 Mondi Mtembu of Tianyu Wool
14:50 Karoo Lamb Consortium on the recently gazetted Karoo Lamb Geographic Indicator
Speaker Programme included in general admission ticket available on Quicket.
Have you bought your Run / Ride or Hike tickets for the Sunday Charity event on @beskuitfontein ? Exploring this spectacular terrain is a must for all our KWWF visitors!
Take your time and explore the Karoo with your family and friends this Father’s Day! All proceeds of this event will go towards a newly developed KWWF initiative which aims to educate children in the Middelburg Karoo region on the wonderful ways of wool and farming that is good for the environment and good for community.
Make sure you get the full Karoo Experience!
Date: Sunday 16th June 2024
Time : 8:00 onwards
Tickets available on Quicket (link in Bio)
A not to miss speaker at this years Karoo Winter Wool Festival!
@wandilesihlobo brings such a level of intellectual rigour to our speaker program and we just can’t wait!
Be sure not to miss Wandile at the Boere Praaitjies - 1pm onwards at the Speaker Tent - Dwarsvlei
Saturday 15 June 2024
Tickets on Quicket
One of the most loved activities of the Karoo Winter Wool Festival is the shearing demonstration with Cor Uys! This is your opportunity to learn and experience for yourself the beauty of the skill that is shearing a merino sheep!
Live shearing demonstrations will be held on both Friday 14th June and Saturday the 15th June!
Don’t miss it!
We can’t wait to celebrate wool with you @capewools ! It’s a weekend for celebrating everything amazing about this beautiful fibre!
@stellabasson8 from @ovk is excited to join us at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival ! Are you ?
We have an amazing collection of workshops available at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival! With just over 4 weeks to go have you booked your workshop space?
You can find workshop tickets and timetable available on our website , www.karoowinterwoolfestival.com
We are thrilled to have connected with Landbou Weekblad this year to bring the Familiboerderymeesterklas to Middelburg! Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to learn from the experts on how to refine your Family Farming enterprise! Spend Friday morning as part of the meesterklasse and then enjoy the rest of the weekend at the Wool festival experiencing a true Karoo celebration.
All Familieboerderymeesterklas tickets include a general admission ticket to the Karoo Winter Wool Festival.
FAMILIBOERDERYMEESTERKLAS BY DIE KAROO WINTERWOLFEES! As jy droom oor ’n suksesvolle familiebesigheid is Landbouweekblad se familieboerderymeesterklas saam met Theo Vorster die ideale geleentheid om jou besigheid/boerdery op die wenpad te plaas.
Kom sluit by ons aan:
14 JUNIE – Middelburg
Feestoegang is by kaartjieprys ingesluit.
Kaartjies is beskikbaar by https://qkt.io/FB2024Wolfees.
Spaar tot R500 as jy jou kaartjie vroeg koop.
Navrae: [email protected]
