Upcoming Events
CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival is renowned as one of South Africa’s premier showcases of musical youthful talent.
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
South Africa’s oldest and largest comedy festival, established in 1997 and still going strong.
RISE ’76: THE STORY OF JUNE 16TH
Commissioned by The Market Theatre and The Baxter Theatre to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprisings...
Commission Continua
Commission Continua is another striking theatrical offering by Phala Ookeditse Phala & Bonani Tony Miyambo. At the heart of this production is South African society’s struggle for real change and reconciliation.
Constellations by Nick Payne
Presented by multiple-award-winning South African Theatre Company – How Now Brown Cow - Constellations is a two-hander play by the British playwright Nick Payne.
CTCS PRESENTS CHARL DU PLESSIS – MOZART, MAMBO & MERLOT
The Cape Town Concert Series presents a season of concerts focused around it’s Steinway Grand Piano - which turns 65 this year and is considered one of the finest recital pianos in the country.
Mehfil-e-Yaaraa
Anjumara Khan presents a Musical Gathering of Friends - a collaboration between Indian musicians and local artists...
Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra - Youth Day Celebration
Join the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and conductor Liam Burden in celebrating Youth Day in Symphonic Adventures
Kurt Schoonraad - Funny Side Up
Celebrated South African comedian Kurt Schoonraad brings his hit one-man show Funny Side Up back to Cape Town for a highly anticipated return season at the Baxter Theatre in June 2026.
Morning Melodies - TBC
Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.
Puss in Boots
From the producers of last year’s hugely successful Jack and the Beanstalk at the Baxter Theatre, and 20 sold-out award-winning pantomimes in Durban and Johannesburg, KickstArt Theatre bring you Puss in Boots...
ROCKING AT 50 – BY ALISTAIR IZOBELL
Join Alistair Izobell for an uproarious, music-fueled night as he celebrates being fifty and keeps on rocking.
Dalin Oliver - Stuck In Dubai
South African comedian Dalin Oliver is back home and ready to hit stages with his brand-new stand-up comedy show, Stuck in Dubai
SAMTHING SOWETO presents Good Morning Live
Samthing Soweto’s Good Morning Live is the official live launch of his album Touch Is a Move: Good Morning...
Schalk Bezuidenhout - Hey Hey Divorcé
Have you ever gone through a divorce? Well, Schalk has! And lucky for you, he has to talk about it. Actually...
FMR Music Awards
The Fine Music Radio Music Awards were established by the Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation for the purpose of providing scholarships, bursaries or awards for students studying for a performance diploma or degree in music.
Manana – Mending Broken Hearts Tour
Manana brings his first-ever nationwide theatre tour!
In Memoriam: Martin Watt
Amici de Lumine presents a tribute concert in honour of Dr Martin Watt, celebrating his contribution to South African choral and compositional life.
Prima Facie
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working-class origins to the top of her game:
Ergonomix Percussion Ensemble
The UCT Percussion Ensemble “Ergonomix”, featuring students, staff and alumni of the South African College of Music, performs an exciting contemporary programme spanning Classical, Middle Eastern, Eastern and Jazz styles.
5th Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition
The final round of the Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition invites full-time Opera UCT students to compete for solo arias and duet prizes.
Grant McLachlan: a 70th [birthday] celebration
The South African College of Music, UCT, celebrates the 70th birthday of award-winning South African composer Grant McLachlan with a concert showcasing the very disparate nature of Grant’s music from several decades of work.
UCTSO Concerto Festival
Some of the top performers from the SACM who successfully auditioned to perform at this festival will play alongside the University of Cape Town Symphony Orchestra (UCTSO) under the baton of Brandon Phillips.
25th Schock Foundation Prize for Singing
25th Schock Foundation Prize for Singing: the annual competition awards prizes for Best South African Song, Opera Aria, Art Song, Oratorio Aria and an Audience Prize, judged by leading professional musicians.
Nathi Mankayi – The Buyelekhaya Tour (Cape Town)
Nathi Mankayi – The Buyelekhaya Tour (Cape Town)
UCT Strings Competition
The UCT Strings Competition, open to string players across South Africa in Junior and Senior categories, offers a supportive platform promoting excellence, with finalists presenting 30-minute recitals that showcase outstanding young talent.
Homegrown - South African Music Showcase
This student showcase concert features a selection of Classical performance and composition students of the South African College of Music, as well as works by South African composers.
Neues Lied Art Song Duos Competition
The Neues Lied Competition for Art Song Duos, established in 2022, invites UCT and Stellenbosch singers and pianists to perform a five-song multilingual programme across two rounds, culminating in a final where top duos compete.
19th Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music
The nineteenth Schock Foundation Chamber Music Competition features top ensembles selected from the year’s chamber concerts competing in the final round of this annual showcase of chamber music at UCT.
Alessandro Baricco Lecture Recital
Renowned Italian novelist, playwright and essayist, Alessandro Baricco, talks about one of his great passions, opera! With musical examples interwoven by Opera UCT, these events promise to be both enlightening and entertaining.
UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra presents Fragments of Sarah
The UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra presents Fragments of Sarah, an interdisciplinary performance reflecting on the life and legacy of Sarah Baartman through sound, movement, memory and storytelling.
23rd Laura Searle Prize for Piano Concerto Playing
The 23rd edition of the Laura Searle Prize for Piano Concerto Playing is open to all SACM piano students, with the opportunity to perform with the UCT Symphony Orchestra next year as part of the prize.