Crayfish festival celebrates 10 years
The Lüderitz Town Council will this year honour Crayfish Festival patrons Dr Libertina Amathila and mayor Hilaria Mukapuli for their dedication and commitment over the last ten years.
The council has lined up a lot of activities for the tenth anniversary of the festival, which is so popular that people travel from all corners of the country to attend it and sample the local delicacy.
The CEO of Lüderitz, Aunie Gideon, describes the event as a unique festival with a lot of activities to entertain the participants.
“We have beach parties that will be held throughout the festival and we have also added new activities. We will even have fireworks this year for the first time,” she said.
One of the new activities on the programme this year is a display of live crayfish after the official opening for visitors who have never seen a crayfish.
“This is an exciting initiative for us. We will be giving out interesting facts about live crayfish and this is a spectacular event not to be missed,” Gideon said.
The town council says the Lüderitz Waterfront Harbour Square will be filled with local exhibitors selling food and promoting their brands. The seafood delicacies that will be for sale include pickled fish, fresh oysters and lobsters.
For entertainment, the council has planned a Miss Crayfish beauty pageant featuring contestants from the region.
“We are also glad to announce that we will be screening the film shot in Lüderitz titled 'Fish Out Of Water'. It makes us proud that out of all the places in Namibia, they found our town suitable to tell their story.
“We will have local artists performing on both nights,” she added.
Other forms of entertainment will include soccer matches, boat cruises and visits to the historic town of Kolmanskop.
The Crayfish Festival will take place from today until Tuesday at the waterfront.
JUNE SHIMUOSHILI
The council has lined up a lot of activities for the tenth anniversary of the festival, which is so popular that people travel from all corners of the country to attend it and sample the local delicacy.
The CEO of Lüderitz, Aunie Gideon, describes the event as a unique festival with a lot of activities to entertain the participants.
“We have beach parties that will be held throughout the festival and we have also added new activities. We will even have fireworks this year for the first time,” she said.
One of the new activities on the programme this year is a display of live crayfish after the official opening for visitors who have never seen a crayfish.
“This is an exciting initiative for us. We will be giving out interesting facts about live crayfish and this is a spectacular event not to be missed,” Gideon said.
The town council says the Lüderitz Waterfront Harbour Square will be filled with local exhibitors selling food and promoting their brands. The seafood delicacies that will be for sale include pickled fish, fresh oysters and lobsters.
For entertainment, the council has planned a Miss Crayfish beauty pageant featuring contestants from the region.
“We are also glad to announce that we will be screening the film shot in Lüderitz titled 'Fish Out Of Water'. It makes us proud that out of all the places in Namibia, they found our town suitable to tell their story.
“We will have local artists performing on both nights,” she added.
Other forms of entertainment will include soccer matches, boat cruises and visits to the historic town of Kolmanskop.
The Crayfish Festival will take place from today until Tuesday at the waterfront.
JUNE SHIMUOSHILI
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