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The National Arts Festival (also known as Grahamstown Festival) is the second largest arts festival in the world. Each year for two weeks of July, the art is at its best: theater, dance, opera, music, visual arts, readings and more. I invite you to learn a unique festival that brings the great South African cultural spirit with each heartbeat.

The National Arts Festival is not a single event, but many. The National Youth Festival Jazz lover and Awards Standard Bank young artists are also part of this event.

It began in 1974 as a project of the Grahamstown Foundation, arriving today to be the second largest arts festival on the planet.

If you have the opportunity to attend the festival, you will see more than 120,000 participants for 10 days fill the “University City” (where Rhodes University) making a unique artistic display, a burst of creative talent nurtured by the most diverse cultures throughout South Africa.

Day and night without stopping, without interruption, you can enjoy live music, street performers, and walking tours, readings, etc. In addition, always never rest the endless craft markets, ideal to buy many souvenirs dating back to you once you experience the journey again.

The “green” city
Known as the most important tourist routes in the region, Grahamstown has a history dating back to colonial days, so it has an incredible display of Victorian style marked more than 40 churches, forts and other buildings.

It is also considered a “green” city because it has thousands of acres dedicated to nature and conservation of flora and fauna, you can visit with a guide. You will take an unforgettable experience.

Grahamstown is also a city for lovers of birds. Thomas Baines Nature Reserve is just outside the city, like the Great Fish River Reserve, and both offer a wide variety of rare birds that jaw-dropping.

For lovers of hiking or “trekking” is the path of “Oldenburgian”, which took two days to cover, beginning and ending at the gates of the city. Other routes are known and smaller and Gowie Dassie Krantz Kloof. Ask for them to locals.

A festival out of this world
The festival takes place between late June and early July so the weather is rather cold, because of that everyone wears coats, scarves and gloves.

It will see both foreign and native artists. The population of the city of Grahamstown is doubled for 10 days Imagine! Not for nothing is one of the biggest festivals in the world. Nearly 50,000 people migrate to the city in those days, hungry for entertainment, cultural entertainment, souvenirs and recreational activities.

Every hall or large room becomes a theater, with each park and sports field fit a traditional market and the whole city, which does not allow you to escape more than 500 shows ranging from opera, theater and jazz up comedy style stand-up “(monologue) and African folk music.

Eye young people and lovers of electronic music have their place in this festival so great. All the time there is a giant industry where rave parties are held to the sound of a punch-punch ending.

For the more exotic are the medieval banquets, where it all goes back to a bygone era filled with noble fantasy. You can dress up, dance and laugh until mad.

As you can see there is room for everyone. You can attend with children, engaged in activities including those between 4 and 13 years to learn the art and culture are protagonists. You will not regret.

The city of Charleston, South Carolina United States is a big city is a mix and ancient traditions. The city was one of the five largest cities in the country in the seventeenth century and is known as The Holy City for its many churches and parishes.

The city was founded in 1670, and took less than 100 years to become one of the richest cities of colonial America, at that time. It was one of the largest and most important ports during the colonial era and a model city of the resistance of the South during the Civil War.

To see the great heritage of this city are recommended to visit the Charleston Museum, the oldest in the country founded in 1773. The museum is at 360 Meeting Street, street fixtures in the historic district. Another symbol of the city and one of the most noteworthy is the church of San Felipe.

During the holiday seasons are celebrated many festivals and exhibitions. Every spring marks the Festival of Houses and Gardens, the festival of the houses and gardens, where one can see the most exclusive homes in the city, many of them colonial, beautifully decorated with lush gardens.

Waterfront Park is a charming place to stroll and relax while you absorb the spirit of the city. Here is one of many symbols of the city, a pineapple-shaped fountain. Nearby is a beautiful mansion with green stairs, which today is home to the Daughters of the Confederacy.

The hotel 2 Meeting Street Inn is one of the best known. This little gem from 1890 is one of the most majestic facades of the city, and even the inside is decorated with the finest materials in the Victorian style of Queen Anne High ceilings, oak paneling and decor attract many English tourists Southern colonial experience the atmosphere.

Today the city is a rich mixture of various cultures, between the old houses decorated in colonial times, churches, and the currents were adjusted in this city with the arrival of more cultures. This city is mixed French and Spanish culture with African and Caribbean, all blending with the colonial.

The unique blend of different traditions in the city is noted in the local cuisine, as centuries of historical gyrations have left an impressive selection of flavors. Many restaurants open their doors to those who come to taste the delicacies of the city, and delicious vegetable dishes with seafood sauce ripe create a unique atmosphere.

What stands out most of the city is the Poleto Festival USA, where you can see the whole environment cultural the country for about 17 days. For over 30 years, there have been representatives from the world of opera, dance, music and theater. Each square, church or park is full of singers, dancers and artists, hundreds of stalls and thousands of beats, surrounded by people all over the country.