Festival Tickets in Demand

30 September 2009

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Festival Tickets in Demand

Dunedin Rhododendron Festival organisers are thrilled at the response so far from the festival programme which was released a month ago.  Thousands of programmes have been distributed throughout New Zealand and interest in the festival has been high.

Festival Co-ordinator, Victoria Bunton, said “It is exciting to see that the public are getting in early to book festival events.  A number of the workshops on during the festival are almost sold out so I advise people to get in early to avoid disappointment.”

Events that are heavily booked so far include:

·         The Joseph Jones Floral workshop

·         The Dennis Greville events

·         The Janet de Wagt painting workshop

The 2009 Dunedin Rhododendron Festival takes place from 18 – 26 October and includes over 50 events. There are events to suit all ages and budgets and a number of events are free for the public to attend.   

BACKGROUND

The Dunedin Rhododendron Festival has a well established history as a favourite community event.  In 1984 a week long celebration focused on the Botanic Gardens' Rhododendron Dell, which is acknowledged as one of the world's most significant plantings of rhododendrons.  Today the Dell covers 15 acres of land where there are over 3500 rhododendrons comprised of 178 species and over 200 named hybrids.   

The Dunedin Rhododendron Festival is now a weeklong celebration that encourages residents and visitors to the city to experience and enjoy Dunedin’s rhododendrons and gardens.  This is achieved by creating a well-balanced programme of events relating to rhododendrons, gardening and associated leisure activities. 

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