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Heidelberg awaits that one-tonner…

When does a pumpkin become a tourist attraction? When the scales reach a ton!

Every year, participants and spectators from all over the Garden Route, Boland and Overberg head for Heidelberg’s Giant Pumpkin Festival. Then it is time for the battle of the gigantic pumpkins.

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