Jamestown: Festival
Title
Jamestown: Festival
Subject
Organised community festival
Description
The Jamestown Strawberry Festival is a local festival held in November of every year. It’s a popular festival and showcases local talent and is famous for the vibrant cheerful atmosphere of the festival and community members. Interesting fact: Street names such as Everbearing, Festival, Nared, Pajaro, Rolinda, Tiobelle, Titan, Torrey, Tribute and Whiteheart in the residential area are based on strawberry varieties, after the main crop grown there since 1902. Other crops grown there include beans, lettuce, potatoes and tomatoes.
Creator
Strawberry Festival Committee
Collection
Citation
Strawberry Festival Committee, “Jamestown: Festival,” RADA , accessed November 21, 2024, https://collections.sun.ac.za/rada/items/show/499.