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Mampoerfees Mampoer is Culture, just like Boerewors, Vetkoek, Pannekoek, Voortrekkers, and folk dances. It is part of our shared heritage, our traditions, and our story.
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Pure Kultuur. Festivals and events, visit mampoerfestival.co.za of mampoerfees.co.za Mampoer Festivals in South Africa. Mampoer, a white spirit distilled from fermented fruit, is the South African equivalent of moonshine. In the Western Cape, it’s commonly known as Witblitz (white lightning), while in the northern provinces, it’s called Mampoer. Named for an African chief, and first distilled on t

he back of an ox-wagon, is it any wonder that thirsty travellers on mampoer tours end up telling tall tales? DID YOU KNOW? Legend says the word 'mampoer' is derived from Mampuru, the name of a Bapedi chief. Mampoer tours are a fun way of experiencing local culture and the age-old tradition of home-brewed liquor. Nineteenth-century Cape colonists routinely distilled brandy from the bi-products of their wine industry. When Afrikaner pioneers left the Cape and trekked north they lost their access to grapes but not their desire for a strong drink at the end of a long day. The pioneers experimented with a variety of regionally available fruits and wild berries, and a powerful alcoholic drink (it seldom has an alcohol content of less than 50%) called 'mampoer' was born. In addition to mampoer’s recreational benefits, its ‘medicinal’ qualities were prized. Novelist Herman Charles Bosman has forever linked Mampoer with the tiny hamlet of Groot Marico in the North West Province. Still, you’ll find mampoer distilleries to tour from Pretoria to Prieska. The Marico tourism office runs a tour, which includes up to three farm visits, and mampoer tasting sessions, after which you may never be quite sober again. The Monate Sitruskelder (citrus cellar) makes 23 mampoers in the Magaliesberg. Their flagship mampoer is called Adoons (a colloquial term for a baboon), and you can taste fruit liqueurs, brandy and alcoholic fruit beverages. May we suggest a designated driver or a night in one of the area's guesthouses? When next you’re in Plettenberg Bay, Nyati Distillery JJJ, based at the Buffalo Hills Private Game Reserve, offers distillery tours and a mampoer called Jack’s Jungle Juice, with a potency-rating (60%) equivalent to a charging nyati (buffalo). Wherever fruit is grown in South Africa, you’re bound to find a local mampoer distillery to tour. Klerksdorp Museum makes a karee-berry mampoer; Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum near Cullinan hosts mampoer-making demonstrations and the annual Mampoer Festival. Prince Albert in the Swartland, Oudtshoorn, and Philippolis are all renowned for their mampoer. Mampoer tours aren’t only about alcohol. The real fun is deciphering the cryptic and crazy local names given to the brews, and participating in off-the-wall activities like BokDrol spoeg - a competition which involves spitting mampoer-soaked kudu droppings as far as you can.

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Join us for a full day of unforgettable country fun at the Mampoer Festival, taking place at the historic Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum near Rayton on Saturday, 6 June 2026, from 08h00 to 20h00. This family-friendly festival welcomes adults, friends, families, and children — and even your do...

TRADITIONAL MAMPOER FESTIVAL 2026Join us for a full day of family fun, music, heritage, adventure, and good old South Af...
19/06/2026

TRADITIONAL MAMPOER FESTIVAL 2026

Join us for a full day of family fun, music, heritage, adventure, and good old South African hospitality at the Traditional Mampoer Festival!

Willem Prinsloo Agri Museum, Rayton, Pretoria
Saturday, 27 June 2026 - 08:30 – 20:00

Entrance Fees: Adults – R80 Kids – R40 Pensioners – R40 Pre-school Children & Doggies – FREE

What's Happening on the Day?
Ketelkraal Beer Garden, Live Entertainment featuring: • Rea le Roux Music, Joey Lane, Boerewors Orkes, Ketelkraal Boere Orkes and other surprises.

Ox Wagon & Tractor Rides, SAACA Doggy Show, Horse Show, Drone Displays, Kiddies Zone, Petting Zoo, Mampoer Rally & EXPO of Old Cars, Bikes, Horse & Donkey Carts, Tractors & Old Engines (HVTEK), Pretoria Caravan & Camping Show, Protea Displays, Traditional Mampoer Tasting, Delicious Food Stalls, Craft Market ...and lots more!

Bring the whole family, your friends, your camping chair, and even your dogs for a wonderful day celebrating South African traditions, country living, great music, and unforgettable memories.

📍 Easy access from Pretoria, Cullinan and Bronkhorstspruit.

For more information visit: 🌐 www.mampoerfees.co.za Tickets online at Howler.co.za/mampoerfees or at The Gate.

Die jaarlikse Tradisionele Mampoerfees is volgende naweek by Willem Prinsloo Landbou DITSONG MUSEUMS OF SOUTH AFRICA, in...
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Die jaarlikse Tradisionele Mampoerfees is volgende naweek by Willem Prinsloo Landbou DITSONG MUSEUMS OF SOUTH AFRICA, in Rayton Meander, Pretoria.

R80 volwassenes, R40 kids en Pensioenarisse, voorskool kinders en honde is gratis - hou hul net aan leibande.

Willem Prinsloo Landbou Museum is bekend vir sy Transport Museum met ossewaens, donkie en perde karre, Ou stoom trekkers en ou enjins.

More is daar 'n veiling by Willem Prinsloo Landbou Museum van die oudste voertuie in Afrika - Die PERD!!

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14/06/2026

Mampoerfees
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Wil jy deel wees van n musiekvideo?Televisie en video opnames van n nuwe musiekvideo by die Tradisionele Mampoerfees op ...
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Wil jy deel wees van n musiekvideo?
Televisie en video opnames van n nuwe musiekvideo by die Tradisionele Mampoerfees op 27 Junie 2026
Willem Prinsloo Landbou Museum
Meander Dinokeng Tourism
Rea le Roux Musiek
Maak kontak met Rea by [email protected]

Kom kuier by die regte Tradisionele Mampoerfees en kom kyk hoe die boere orkes saam met HVTEK Highveld Veteran Tractors ...
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Kom kuier by die regte Tradisionele Mampoerfees en kom kyk hoe die boere orkes saam met HVTEK Highveld Veteran Tractors and Olde Egines musiek maak.
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Who was at the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum in Rayton Meander over the weekend? Thanks to almost a 1000 people jo...
10/06/2026

Who was at the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum in Rayton Meander over the weekend? Thanks to almost a 1000 people joining the Fun in the Sun. Thanks to the BeetleManiacs, the ox wagon and 26 oxen, the TracN4 Rally Crowd, the mountain bikers and trail runners.
Super fun and see you all back at Willem Prinsloo Agri Museum
Dinokeng Tourism

Opstokertjies en Trekkertjies. Alamal wonder wat aangaan. Hou die spasie DOP.
08/06/2026

Opstokertjies en Trekkertjies. Alamal wonder wat aangaan. Hou die spasie DOP.

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