Celebrate SA Heritage Day in Virginia, USA

For South Africans in the USA, particularly in Virginia, there’s a very lekker SA Heritage Day Festival planned for this Sunday 24 September 2023. This promises to the first of many.

Marianne Postmas, CEO of The Hadeda Box, told SAPeople: “We’re hosting our first annual Heritage Day festival on Sunday 24th, plus we have vendors selling South African curios, clothes and groceries.” (The Hadeda Box provides bespoke SA-themed boxes for people in the USA. The boxes include SA favourites like biltong and Ouma Rusks along with hand-made curios which help support growth in SA.)

For braai-loving South Africans, the festival will have everything you’re looking for – from boerewors to biltong, droewords, peri peri prawns, bunny chow, samoosas, biryani, milktart and more. Beverages include wine, sangria and cider. And for vegetarians there’s a special Snack Pack that includes samoosas and vetkoek!

There will also be rugby screenings and a kiddies’ corner with activities for them; as well as a “raffle with a massive hamper filled with tons of goodies including: Iwisa mielie meal; Iwisa samp; Smarties; Ouma Rusks; Biltong; Droëwors and SO much more valued at over $150.00”, according to Marianne.

There’s also live music, with Chelsea Johnson performing on Sunday afternoon between 12 and 3pm.

VENUE:
Fabbioli Cellars
15669 Limestone School Rd
Leesburg, VA 20176

DATE: Sunday 24 September, 2023

TIME: Vendors will be available from 11am to 4pm (16h00).

You can find details to pre-order below:

MORE info: www.hadedabox.com or contact hadedabox@gmail.com

If you’re having a South African Heritage Day get-together anywhere in the world, let us know… and please send photos afterwards: jen@sapeople.com