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The Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE) is an annual showcase of African arts, culture and various sports disciplines that takes place in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is one of the largest emerging festivals in Africa; it grew from having an audience of 30 000 in 1997 to 140 000 in 2015.
The Bloemfontein Theater Group and Bloemfontein Repertory Society used the 464-seat venue to host ballet, opera, and drama. It later became the first headquarters of Sukovs (United Arts Society of the Orange Free State).
Old Presidency: In Bloemfontein, was the official residence of the former Orange Free State. The stables at the back of the building are thought to be haunted with several reports of people hearing carriages moving into the stables. The premises reportedly house the ghost of a dog with many people hearing ephemeral barking at night.
The Sand du Plessis Theatre (Afrikaans: Sand du Plessis-teaterkompleks) is located on Markgraaff Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is a large, multipurpose theater center opened on August 1, 1985 [1] as the home of the Regional Council of Sukovs (Orange Free State Performing Arts Society). It covers a whole city block and includes two ...
Springbok Park, Chevrolet Park, Goodyear Park, and OUTsurance Oval, is a cricket oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. It is the home of the Knights cricket team. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1989.
Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses" for its abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city is situated in the middle of the country; hence it is referred to as "Central South Africa". [12] [13] [14] The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs".
Bloemfontein Celtic The Free State Stadium ( Afrikaans : Vrystaatstadion ), currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park , is a stadium in Bloemfontein in the Free State of South Africa , used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for association football .
In 1971, it ceased to be used, and in 1972, it was closed. Since the University no longer needed the building, the municipality of Bloemfontein took over the site and it remained empty for a few years. In 1978, the municipality made the space available to Sukovs for experimental theatre. [1] The crescent-shaped venue seated 119.