Locals enjoy Gin Festival

The event was held at Emperors Palace for the second year in a row.

Boksburg musicians Joe Fourie and Tommy Ackerman joined their fellow 4AM band members Nathan van Deventer and Marc Ballstein at the East Rand Gin Festival. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep.

Boksburg and Benoni residents were among hundreds of attendees at the fourth East Rand Gin Festival at Emperors Palace on May 6.

Held at the Palace of Dreams for the second successive year, the event was bigger and better, with numerous stalls selling a variety of craft spirits and other beverages.

The crafters also sold delicious food and craft items like cheese boards, jewellery and handbags.

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Among the revellers who enjoyed the live entertainment and tasty craft refreshments were Alana and Juan Patton, and Mariska and Ian Wolmarans from Benoni. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep.

Mikayla and Jena van Biljon from Boksburg show off the stamps they collected on their gin stops while enjoying the live entertainment at the East Rand Gin Festival. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep.

Boksburg’s Jeanetta Rademeyer and Lauria Leeson of Benoni were among the hundreds of Ekurhuleni residents who flocked to the East Rand Gin Festival. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep.