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2025 Fees & Wenners
The festival kicked off with a Golf Day at the beautiful Heidelberg Golf Club (Thursday, 27 March), followed by two action-packed days at the Heidelberg Showgrounds (Friday, 28 March and Saturday, 29 March). Festival highlights included a 4×4 competition, a bowls...
2025-Gholfdag
PRYSE TER WAARDE VAN R40 000 KOM “TEE” SAAM MET ONS DIE PAMPOENFEES AF INSKRYWINGS KOSTE BELOOP R5500 PER VIERBAL DIT SLUIT IN: • SPEELGELD • ‘N HEERLIKE STEAK ETE VANAF 12:00 TOT 18:00 • ALLE VERVERSINGS INGESLUIT VIR SPELERS • TOT EN MET 18:00 (KONTANTKROEG NA...
2024 Pumpkin Competition
1. Pieter Conradie 967.5kg2. John Booysen 829.5kg3. Willem Le Grange 758.5kg4. Jacob du Plessis 552.5kg5. Frans-Hendrik van Wyk 481kg6. Jan van Wyk 362kg7. Hendrik Kotze 320kg8. Flippie Naude 241kg9. Stark Ayres 225kg10. Michael Amos 83.5kg11. Karel Stout 42.5kg
2021 Pumpkin Competition
Nie slegs 'n Suid-Afrikaanse rekord nie, maar ook Suidelike halfrond-rekord is vanaand (26 Maart) tydens die mini Pampoenfees in Heidelberg opgestel. Willem le Grange se pampoen het 'n hele 867,5kg op die skaal getrek, 7,5kg meer as Piet Lotz se wenpampoen verlede...
2020 Pumpkin Competition
Due to the Covid-19 Lockdown schedule, the Giant Pumpkins were weighed-in at a closed event on 26 April 2020 in Heidelberg. The Giant Pumpkin Festival will still go ahead in 2020 at a date yet to be confirmed.
2019 Pumpkin Competition
The Giant Pumpkin Festival is taking place on the 8 - 9th March 2019. "Vir die 2019 fees is daar groot pryse op die spel. Die grootste pampoen se prysgeld sal R17 500 beloop. Vir ‘n Wêreld rekord sal die prysgeld R150 000 beloop, SA rekord se prysgeld beloop R20 000...
2018 Pumpkin Competition
The Giant Pumpkin Festival is taking place on the 24th March 2018. "Vir die 2018 fees is daar groot pryse op die spel. Die grootste pampoen se prysgeld sal R14 000 beloop. Vir ‘n Wêreld rekord sal die prysgeld R150 000 beloop, SA rekord se prysgeld beloop R30 000 en...
2017 Pumpkin Competition
“I knew my pumpkin was heavy, but I didn’t expect it to be this heavy. There is a secret as to how I got it this big, but the secret is all mine,” said Van Greunen light-heartedly. “I have participated in this competition for the past five years, but have only once...
Winner of the 2016 Giant Pumpkin
Husband and Wife time win big at Giant Pumpkin Festival in Heidelberg, Western Cape Local Heidelberg Farmer Lourens van Deventer scooped up first prize for the largest pumpkin with a massive weight of 373kg at the Heidelberg Giant Pumpkin Festival and Mountain Bike...
The Heidelberg Giant Pumpkin Festival 2015 Winners
Veels geluk aan die wenners by die Giant Pumpkin Festival in Heidelberg, WC. Die fees was n groot sukses, dankie aan die “pampoen-boere” wat deelgeneem het en al die wat bygewoon het. Die Giant Pumpkin wenners is as volgens: Eerste prys – Pinkie Swart 482kg Tweede...
Giant Pumpkin Champion
Fifteen South African pumpkin growers competed in one of the closest contested competitions yet, for the title of Giant Pumpkin Champion in the 10th Shoprite and Checkers Giant Pumpkin Competition on 14 March. Pinkie Swart from Heidelberg, the current South African...