BFS catches festive fever
Friday, December 06, 2019
Now to capitalize on the festive fever, the event organisers have set a new date PIC: BFS
Now, to capitalise on the festive fever, the event organisers have set a new date, December 23, as their last event for the year.
Normally hosted every last Sunday of the month, event organiser Lucy Ranko, told Arts & Culture that the shutdown event will be held two days before Christmas in order to appreciate everyone who supported BFS this year. He said they would not be hosting on a Sunday but rather on a Monday. “We would have liked to keep with the tradition since Sundays are regarded as the most chilled day of the weekend,” he said.
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