The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year

Name: The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
Start: 2013-08-16T10:36:36+02:00
End: 2013-08-16T10:36:36+02:00
Location: South Africa

Programme

Friday, 18 October 2013

17:00 – Opening of festival market and entertainment

Saturday, 19 October 2013

08:00 – Zumba Dance Exercise Group

Market and demonstrations of handicraft, Book stalls, Boere-orkes marathon

09:00 – Tug-of-war competition kick-off

10:00 – 10:30 - Boer War re-enactment at the fort

13:00 – Launch of Ideas 100 and tour of the terrain

19:00 – 21:00 - Evening performance programme

Ceremony with torches, flags and lighting of the monument

Schools performance: music and dance

Prize-giving ceremony of ATKV writing competition

Sunday, 20 October, 2013

06:30 – 07:30 - Sunrise reflection at monument

17:30 – 20:00 - ATKV Christusfees

Here is a link to the full programme: www.vrouemonument.co.za/blog/2013/08/05/100-year-celebrations

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2013, August 16). The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/U-0096313

South African History Online (2013) 'The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year', South African History Online, 16 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/U-0096313 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/U-0096313, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year." South African History Online, 16 Aug. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/U-0096313. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year." South African History Online. August 16, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/U-0096313.

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