General Information
		Cherry Trees can be purchased from Potplantland in Ficksburg Contact them on             051 933 6508       All Cherry Festival tours leave from the Imperani Tourism Centre on the corner of McCabe and Lang Streets Shows inside the festival grounds are free once you have paid your entrance fee at the show grounds All entry forms are available on the website; we do not fax forms. Stall applications open in March 2011; applications will be available to download from the website only.
Driving Directions to the Cherry Festival
GPS coordinates S 28º 52'05.7 E 27º 52'22.7
From Johannesburg
		Take N3 to Villiers
		Take exit 169 for R26/R103 toward Villiers(SUID)/Frankfort
		Turn onto R26/R103 continue towards Frankfort
		Turn onto R26/R34
		Passed Frankfort, Once over the bridge, turn towards Reitz
		Drive over the STOP  intersection at Reitz and continue to Bethlehem
		Entering Bethlehem, Turn onto Eeufees St/R26
		Turn onto Commissioner St/R26, Continue to follow R26
		Pass Fouriesburg, Continue to follow R26
		Turn into Ficksburg.
Alternative route from Johannesburg*
		Take the N1 toward Kroonstad
		Take the 394 to merge onto R76 toward Bethlehem
		Turn onto R720 at Steynsrus
		Turn onto R70 toward Senekal
		Turn onto R70/N5 toward Senekal
		Pass through Senekal, then turn onto R26
		Pass Rosendal and continue on the R26
		Turn toward Ficksburg.
Distance is approx 400 kilometres from Johannesburg to Ficksburg.
From Durban
		Enter the N3 toward Harrismith
		Turn at Van Reenen Pass onto N3/R103
		Continue to follow N3
		Take the N5 ramp to N1/Harrismith/Bethlehem/Bloemfontein
		Keep at the fork to continue toward N5
		Turn onto R74
		Continue onto R712
		Turn onto R711
		Turn onto R26 toward Ficksburg.
Distance is approx 570 kilometres from Durban to Ficksburg.
Other Points to Consider
		Warm anorak, rain gear, sunscreen, boots and a good attitude. If you fly in to Ficksburg on the Cherry Festival Tours, a shuttle service is provided to and from the Ficksburg Airfield. Ficksburg does not have a Woolworths. Show grounds are located in town within walking distance of most locations. Parking is provided in designated parking areas. Parking is not allowed inside the show grounds. Special drop-off points inside the show grounds can be arranged for handicapped people. Security is provided in the parking lots and inside the show ground areas.