Knysna Tourism on Friday confirmed that the Pick n Pay 2017 Knysna Oyster Festival is going ahead as planned on July 7-16. Speaking on behalf of the sponsors‚ the Knysna Municipality and the event organisers‚ board chairperson Elmay Bouwer said that while the Garden Route town suffered extensive damage in this week’s devastating fires‚ plans for the Festival are continuing. Marketing director for the Momentum Knysna Cycle Tour‚ Andrew Finn said that while Knysna has taken a big knock‚ the Knysna Cycle Tour is still on track with planning and organisation. "Once all the fires have been extinguished‚ we will be able to assess the situation to see whether it is necessary to alter any of our routes and plans‚ and all entrants will be updated by email‚" he said. "We are looking forward to a great event." Organiser of The Momentum Knysna Forest Marathon‚ Leon Brown confirmed that the marathon would also go ahead. "We are dedicating the event to all the people who lost everything in the fi...
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