The Fringe
Music
BREATHE: African Consciousness
Kgalalelo Creatives
Where untold stories come to light & music transforms silence into understanding
Theatre
uNyana wolahleko - The Prodigal Son, A Storytelling Experience by Vuyisa Sigonyela & Asakhe Cuntsulana
Vuyisa Sigonyela & Asakhe Cuntsulana
A homecoming for the soul.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Neurospicey
Tarryn Light Productions
The story of a spicy neurodivergent theatre kid...
Music
Going Up The Memory Lane...
Tinklay Productions
A Musical Journey of Becoming, Collaboration & African Musical Innovation
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Ubuhle Bendalo Indigenous Ensemble
Kwazulu Natal Top Model SA
A mesmerising fusion of indigenous music, classical harmonies, and vibrant storytelling!
Music
isiGqibo: Changes of Becoming
Kwantu Designs, NPC
A multidisciplinary choral journey of home, healing, memory and belonging.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Igazi lika nina
Lisakhanya Bodla
A tale of resilience in the face of cruelty
Theatre
A Scar Named Home
Postgraduate Studies, AFDA JHB
When the system fails you, survival becomes the crime and home becomes the scar...
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
The Piano has Something to Say
CASSTI - Campus and Schools Safety Training Institute
Eighty-eight keys, ten fingers, and one hilarious conversation
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Call me a Diva
Origen Productions
Honouring the queens of music, past and present.
Music
That's The Way It Goes: Music for Saxophone and Piano | Novo Duo
Novo Duo
Classical, Contemporary, and Everything in Between: A Recital by Novo Duo
Music
5 Years, 5 Musicians
PentaFusion
Five years. Five creative minds. One unforgettable PentaFusion.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Dear Tata... What Makes a Man a Man?
Living Glory Entertainment
Questions of manhood asked by a son to his father.
Music
Ntsiki The Guitarist Live Tour
86zero1 Pty Ltd
Storytelling through strings, soulful vocals, and heartfelt lyrics.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
BRENDA AND I
Wela Kapela Productions
To love a legend is easy. To become yourself is the real song.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Nina - the high priestess of soul
Wela kapela Productions
A powerful experience celebrating the life, music, and legacy of Nina Simone.
Theatre
Children of the Buffalo Thorn Tree
The Market Theatre Laboratory
Those who are dead are not dead.
Theatre
Igazi Lase Senqu II (R5 Cow)
Pioneers Arts Movement
Untold Stories from the source of the Orange River
Theatre
Ubaba - The Father
Chillies Records And Entertainment Media
How can a man create his own killing machine?
Theatre
THE LAST KNOCK
Solplatjie University
When silence echoes through generations, the truth becomes the final knock.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Nothing But the Oil
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY
Is it everything you wished it would be?!
Dance & Physical Theatre
Tears of Revolution
ACASS iYunivesity Walter Sisulu
Victory was declared, reality disagreed
Comedy
Jayden Brand, My Life, My Stage
Jayden Brand
Laugh, live, and relate – Jayden Brand shares stories from his life!
Illusion & Magic
It's All In Your Head
Morgan Blake Productions
Not everyone leaves in the same role they arrived in
Illusion & Magic
It's a Kind of Magic
Li Lau - One Crazy China
Discover the Magic Within the Impossible.
Theatre for Children & Young People / Family Fare
The Playroom
StoryHouse and Projects
Every child has the potential to shine!
Theatre for Children & Young People / Family Fare
The Circus
Kids Edutainment NPC
All animals are equal but some animals are equal-er
Comedy
TEASING with TEECEE 3
Sesiu Media Production
A hilarious tease with TeeCee to strip you of your stress!
Comedy
Dalin Oliver: Stuck In Dubai
Dalin Gerard Oliver
SA’s favourite “official unofficial international news correspondent” who saw live missiles while Stuck in Dubai
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Journey to Oom Kris
Kgosi Mampuru II Unitas DCS Choir
Seven ropes. One lever. Fifty-two steps to the trapdoor, the altar of Oom Kris.
Theatre
Mwana KuChema
TX Theatre Hub
A narrative that transcends time & space, interweaving the past, present & future.
Theatre
Adam's Ale
TX Theatre Hub
A conflicting journey through memory, masculinity, survival, and the spirit of water.
Theatre
Down Second Avenue
Metric Productions
Marcus Mabusela presents the memoir of Professor Eskia Mhpahlele.
Illusion & Magic
Charlie Quinn: The Rock n Roll Magician
Charlie Quinn Magician
Where Music Meets Misdirection.
Theatre
Love me, Feed me, Never Leave me
Origen Productions
The modern dating play you never knew you needed.
Theatre
You Should Go In
Origen Productions
This is a story about forgiveness - and the complicated road toward it.
Theatre
In(hair)itance
N/A
The Girl Child navigates an identity crisis, rooted in her relationship with her hair.
Dance & Physical Theatre
ONTNEEM/BEREFT/UYOLUPHALA
First Physical Theatre Company
a prelude to a life without them
Theatre
Please, I Promise
Spark in the Dark
Is it lost if it’s still in front of you, can you grieve if they haven't gone?
Comedy
Sophie Joans is (not) a Real Comedian
Rondebosch
She’s done many things. But now she’s doing stand up.
Theatre
Midnight in Pyjamas
Department of Creative Arts University of Zululand
Prisoners of our own dreams
Theatre
The 8th Bag
Wits Theatre
A metaphor for the toxic cycle of masculinity, which is repeated, inherited, normalised.
Theatre
The Rise Of Nkosi Jongumsobomvu Maqoma
Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
The historical story of Chief Jongumsobomvu Maqoma
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Welcome to Burlesque
Tarryn Light Productions (pty) Ltd
Show a little more, show a little less, add a little smoke, welcome to BURLESQUE
Theatre
Uthunzi Lo'Thando
The Brand Poet South Africa In Partnership With Emalahleni Civic Theatre.
One Way Road To Love
Theatre
Mqambi weNyembezi Vuka
Isiba Arts Collective
A poignant exploration of love, loss, and the enduring power of family.
Theatre
A Childhood in Chalk
Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company, Rhodes Drama Department and the Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education
What the years forgot
Theatre
Nonzwakazi
IYunivesithi Walter Sisulu - Queenstown
Your bullets will not stop us : A recollection of 1985 Queenstown Massacre.
Theatre
All Protocol Observed
Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, Tshwane University of Technology
When corruption meets protocol, chaos takes minutes.
Theatre for Children & Young People / Family Fare
Disney's Aladdin JR
Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts
An Adventure Awaits
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Afrika Sings! The Late Legends
Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts
Celebrating the Legends. Inspiring the Future.
Theatre
Many Women's Tales
Emalahleni Civic Theatre HUB in collaboration with Bokamoso Youth in Theatre
#redemption unfolds
Dance & Physical Theatre
PANTSULA LOVE STORY
Northern Cape Provincial Pantsula Forum
Love doesn't speak English or slang — it just moves.
Theatre
Markus (en die brandblusser op die derde verdieping)
Spark in the Dark
This isn’t a “slice if life”…It’s the crumbs under the toaster.
Theatre
The Fool's Guide ... to living and dying...
Mouthpeace
the fool meets tech... what could possibly go wrong...?
Theatre
The Ugly Noo Noo
Mouthpeace
A classic of South African physical theatre and political satire
The Black Power Station Session
The Muffinz
The Black Power Station
A day of collaboration with The Muffinz
The Black Power Station Session
The Life of a Councillor by Zanekhaya Andile Hoyi
The Black Power Station
The ongoing struggle to build accountable and people-centred governance.
The Black Power Station Session
Jazz According to Asanda Mqiki
The Black Power Station
Jazz According to Asanda Mqiki
The Black Power Station Session
Abantwana BeNgoma
The Black Power Station
A celebration of heritage, friendship and the power of collective storytelling through sound.
The Black Power Station Session
INYIKIMA THE SONIC PERFORMENCE EXPERIENCE BY SISONKE PAPU (KHNYSA)
The Black Power Station
A multidisciplinary experience where poetry, sound, movement, breath, and collective song converge.
The Black Power Station Session
UKUGQABHUKA KWENYONGO
The Black Power Station
Melodies and rhythms of Nguni heritage
The Black Power Station Session
INYIKIMA | Book Launch + Sonic Meditation By Sisonke Papu
The Black Power Station
An invitation into the emotional and atmospheric world of INYIKIMA.
The Black Power Station Session
Zizipho Bam presents Sunflowers For My Lovers
The Black Power Station
A poetic journey that offers sunflowers as poems to all the versions of ourselves at each intersection of re-membering.
The Black Power Station Session
Exiles in Exodus
The Black Power Station
Witness the journey of a poet, lyricist, orator, and cultural voice in motion.
The Black Power Station Session
kitso seti
The Black Power Station
sons of perdition: umdyarho wamabuzi
Visual Art
Carinus Visual Art, Design, & Craft Exhibition
Johan Carinus Art Centre
Celebrate the winter break with us by warming your heart with distinguished artworks at Carinus.
Visual Art
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
LONG TABLE RESTAURANT
Vibrant art reflecting multiple perspectives and an exciting range of media light up the walls of the Long Table.
The Black Power Station Session
Internet Athi
The Black Power Station
A sound that feels both intimate and expansive.
The Black Power Station Session
Wamkelwa Namanyange - IMimoya
The Black Power Station
Rooted in the spirit of Ubuntu, awakening our common humanity.
The Black Power Station Session
Walk With Art 2026
The Black Power Station
Where Nature Meets Creative Expression
Film
The Power Beneath Our Feet
Black Girls Rising
It takes courage to be a girl, especially when fetching water
The Black Power Station Session
Ubukhulu Bendalo: My Journey Through African Spirituality and Universal Healing
The Black Power Station
The path to healing often begins with recognising the sacredness of our own story.
Theatre
Sins of the Blood
Rhodes University Drama Department
An epic stage saga in the spirit of Games of Thrones.
The Black Power Station Session
Echoes from Home
The Black Power Station
Listening to her music feels like being invited into a sacred space.
The Black Power Station Session
Jabulile Majola
The Black Power Station
Intimate storytelling and emotional honesty.
Music
Sihlalo Children's Traditional African Music
Sihlalo Promise NPC
Reviving African Music And Instruments
The Black Power Station Session
Intshayelelo
The Black Power Station
A festival grounded in culture, community, and collective memory.
The Black Power Station Session
The FAM JAM – Festival Edition
The Black Power Station
Creating family through creativity.
The Black Power Station Session
Andile Yenana and Dumza Maswana duo in Ihambo yeNgoma
The Black Power Station
A musical journey rooted in storytelling, memory, jazz and African song.
Theatre for Children & Young People / Family Fare
Nompilo - a story of courage
ASSITEJ South Africa
Yes means Yes and No means No!
Theatre for Children & Young People
Stinkie Los Uit! Don't Touch!
Skebenga
A curious cleaner is left alone and turns a simple list of chores into a hilarious adventure of chaos, mayhem and play.
The Black Power Station Session
Business Beyond the Festival
The Black Power Station
What happens after the festival ends?
The Black Power Station Session
iNtyatyambo Elityeni: Women’s dialogue in leadership
The Black Power Station
Transforming society despite obstacles.
The Black Power Station Session
Kids Love Jazz
The Black Power Station
Jazz belongs to every generation!
