Cape Town What's on
Cape Town summer symphony season
The Cape Philarmonic Orchestra (CPO), one of South Africa's three symphony orchestras, performs a series of concerts every Thursday at City Hall until the end of November.
31 Oct. Conrad van Alphen...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Films to be screened during the festival are from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the...
Accra What's on
Choreographer Faustin Linyekula from the Democratic Republic of Congo dances his new solo work Le Cargo.
The work is a sort of self portrait worked out within the context of the history and the vio...
Cape Town What's on
Rossini's opera buffa is a contribution to Cape Town's Movember, a worldwide, month-long event, when men grow a moustache to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer.
This new production i...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Race for the Cure in Dar es Salaam
In Dar es Salaam the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure to promote awareness of breast cancer is a 5-km walk that starts and ends at Ocean Road Cancer Institute Grounds. The walk starts at 07.30.
The...
Addis Ababa What's on
Using computer motherboards as inspiration Elias Sime has created Tightrope out of recyclable materials.
The exhibition is curated by Meskerem Assegued and is on show at the Alliance Ethio-Fran&cce...
Addis Ababa What's on
Trans Continental Cooperation in Africa
Our readers what's on:
- Call for Applications - International Conference Trans Continental Cooperation in Africa "The Future of the Millennium Development Goals in the African Union" (Addis Aba...
Lagos What's on
Africa International Film Festival
The screen adaption of Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Adichie's novel about the Nigerian civil war was expected to open the third edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). But it w...
Cape Town What's on
Cape Town contemporary art fair
Cape Town's first contemporary art fair, Art for Me, is organised in conjunction with Fiera Milano, which opened a company in South Africa last year.
About 40 galleries will show work by 150 South...
Arusha What's on
Lecture at Arusha's Museum of Natural History
A Brief Pre-History of Mankind. The evolution of technology.
A lecture by Philippe Calliet, paleontologist from Nice archaeology in France about the prehistory of mankind before the invention of w...
Cape Town What's on
Maboneng Township Arts Experience
Art in private homes and public spaces in Gugulethu township. The two-day cultural event includes films, visual arts, dance, theatre and music. This year it coincides with the first Cape Town Arts Fai...
Nairobi What's on
Standard Chartered Nairobi marathon
The 11th Nairobi marathon is sponsored by Standard Chartered again this year. The start is at 06.30 at Nyayo National Stadium. There are 42-km, 21-km, 10-km and 6-km runs. The marathon started in 2003...
Nairobi What's on
The Phoenix Players in Apples from the Desert by award winning Israeli author Savyon Leibrecht. Set in Israel this is a timeless tale about tradition and modernity, about a young woman falling in love...
Addis Ababa What's on
Alemu Aga and The Fendika in Addis
Concert by Alemu Aga and The Fendika. Alemu Aga is a master of the begena or ten-string lyre, sometimes called King David's harp, which is one of the country's oldest instruments. It is used in religi...
Cape Town What's on
The first Color Run in Cape Town opens at Sea Point Promenade at 14.00.
Started in the US in 2012 the 5 km-run is not a competitive race but a fun event to colour competitors with as much powdered...
Lagos What's on
The Rotary Club in Nigeria is organising a series of biking events to mark World Polio Day and to raise funds for the fight against polio in Nigeria.
The country has the third highest rate of polio...
Maputo What's on
Vozez da terra. Reinata Sadimba and Mapfara. Modern sculpture inspired by Makonde traditions. Sadimba grew up making everyday clay utensils and then became a serious ceramic artist. During the civil w...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Fashion show in Dar promotes education
An initiative linking fashion and school launches on 12 October with a fashion show in Dar es Salaam. A street show is the first event in a fund raising effort to sponsor 100 children a year in the ci...
Accra What's on
Ghana's fashion and design week
Local and international designers meet at the Movenpick Ambassador hotel. The catwalk shows are on 11-12 Oct and there are also trade shows and fashion accessory exhibitions.
Sarah Duah (Germany),...
Cape Town What's on
The triathlon takes place on Robben Island for the second year. The swimming is in the harbour and the cycling and running track is around the island, taking in many of the landmarks, including the ha...
