It’s only  a few weeks until Willunga Jigsaw Mania is on again, bigger and better than ever. 

The annual fundraising event for the Willunga Recreation Park will happen there on Saturday 30 April. 

Organisers say the Willunga Jigsaw Mania is the missing piece in any jigsaw enthusiast’s life. 

A new event sponsor, Ravensburger, will provide exclusive 500-piece jigsaws for solo puzzlers and teams of two or four to tackle.

The team events will be held in the morning starting at 11am, with three hours to complete their brand new 500-piece puzzle. 

With appetites whetted by the fun had in teams, they want as many as possible to have a crack at a different Ravensburger puzzle on their own in the afternoon solo competition. 

The mania sets in as the time winds down, with great prizes for the winners in all categories. 

The first South Australian to complete the solo 500-piece puzzle will go on to represent the state at the national event in Melbourne later in the year. 

The national winner wins a trip to Ravensburger in Germany to compete at world level.

The fun and prizes don’t stop there. Puzzlers are encouraged to dream up creative team names and don fancy dress. 

Some favourites from last year were UN Piece Keepers with their blue berets, The Perpetually Puzzled and Under Pressure. 

In the lead up to Willunga Jigsaw Mania, the community will again be invited to complete a mega jigsaw. 

After an 18,000-piece one in 2021 was such fun, organisers have secured two this year – a 13,200-piece Disney-theme and a 9,000 piece arty-style jigsaw for puzzlers who like lots of stormy sky. 

Work on these starts in March and will be done on Wednesday mornings and Friday evenings in the CWA Rooms. 

These and the 2021 jigsaw will be on display on 30 April. Community puzzling times are on the Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/WillungaJigsawMania/ 

Once again, there will be a monster raffle and a jigsaw puzzle swap exchange.

A licenced bar will operate with tea, coffee and catering on site.  It’s also fine for entrants to take their own ‘brain food’. 

Willunga Jigsaw Mania is one of the four major fundraising events for the redevelopment of Willunga Recreation Park, a facility owned by the community for the community. 

The event will run from 10.30am to 6pm at the Festival Hall, 5 Main Road Willunga. Register to join the manic jigsaw fun via TryBooking.