2nd Avenue in Harfield Village is the place to be on Saturday 2 April 2016. That’s when the annual Harfield Village Carnival comes our way and as always, it’s jam-packed with live entertainment, interesting crafts, delicious food and a vibey street party. The street will be closed off from 09h00 to 18h00 and filled with approximately 150 stalls ranging from food, arts and crafts, clothing, jewellery, homeware and novelties. The street party will take place in the restaurants area from 18h00 to 23h00.

This year, the stalls have been removed from the restaurants area to create more seating for Carnival-goers. The change in layout will create one large food / beer court area which will also feature live music and DJs. The market area will be extended to Purley Park where there will also be entertainment. The Kids area which was a huge success last year, will be in Wesley street again with jumping castles, crafts games, face painting and shows and is sponsored by Remax Premier in Claremont.

The opening ceremony will kick off at 11h00 with a march by the Young Guiding stars sacred string band followed by various carnival parades, stilt walkers, puppets, unicycles and jugglers, creating a real festive carnival atmosphere.

Uber will be on call and you can use the code “Harfield Carnival” to get your first ride of up to R200 free.

And remember, it’s all for a good cause. All funds raised at the free carnival which is hosted by The Harfield Village Association, will be going back into the improvement, greening, schools, charities and general upliftment of the area, according to HVA chariperson, James Fernie.