PROGRAMME

‘Atropa’: Tom Lanoye, Marthinus Basson en die geselskap in gesprek

Marthinus Basson (regisseur), Tom Lanoye (skrywer en vertaler) en lede van die geselskap van Atropa: Die wraak van vrede gesels oor die produksie, teater as ’n weerspieëling van die wêreld en waar hul inspirasie vandaan kom.

kykNET-leefarea

30 March 2026, 12:30

’n Verdeelde wêreld met verdelende leiers

Leierskap is lankal nie meer ’n gesogte karaktereienskap nie; dáárvoor het ons hopeloos te min goeie voorbeelde.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

1 April 2026, 09:00

#1 Dialogues Across Place and Time: Art Exhibitions Open

For the 30th celebration of the KKNK, the aim is to create a visual arts programme that honours historical aspects of the Klein Karoo yet reaches out to the world and into the future.

Various venues

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

#2 PLEK

PLACE is the main festival exhibition and consists of new works by each of the previous festival artists, as well as work by two previous festival curators from 1996 to today. The fact that an exhibition that brings together artists of such magnitude can manifest in this place (the Klein Karoo), is a small miracle and an exceptional way to celebrate the 30th festival!

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

#3 So, I Let Silence Explain

nomThunzi Mashalaba’s interdisciplinary practice revolves around her personal story. The aesthetics of the book page and the language of the drawn line consistently serve as the foundation of her work.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

A Victor Borge Tribute

Winand Grundling, known as a top organist, is also a virtuoso pianist and someone with a natural instinct for improvisation and comedy.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

28 March 2026, 13:00

29 March 2026, 10:00

Adam Small 90

2026 marks 10 years since Adam Small passed away and would have seen him celebrate his 90th birthday. This project, led by the Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans (SBA), aims to honour the iconic Afrikaans writer.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

31 March 2026, 16:30

After De Jongh

In this exhibition, he turns his attention to the landscapes of popular Dutch South African artist Tinus de Jongh (1885 - 1942) which, as he observes, are “emblematic of that whole genre of kitschy landscape painting that I grew up with, and to which generations of Afrikaners are so attached.”

St. Jude’s Anglican Church

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Akrasia

It’s the one-year anniversary of Reuben’s mother’s death. He hosts an art exhibition titled Rou Moeder. A tribute, or rather a final goodbye, with his mother right at the centre of it all.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

29 March 2026, 15:30

30 March 2026, 20:00

31 March 2026, 17:30

Al die swendelaars

Op die vooraand van speurder Arrie Dogh se aftrede beland ’n oënskynlik doodgewone inbraaksaak op sy lessenaar. En wanneer hy begin ondersoek instel na die inbrekers op Louis Jooste se perdeplaas neffens Wildernis, besef hy daar skuil ’n slinkse slang in die gras.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

4 April 2026, 10:30

Albert Frost en James Grace: Twee wêrelde, twee kitare, een verhoog

The two guitar masters Albert Frost and James Grace share the stage for the first time. This production promises to be an unforgettable musical experience.

Absa Burgersentrum

3 April 2026, 18:00

Alfred Adriaan: Positive Strokes in Afrikaans

Alfred Adriaan’s brand new Afrikaans show is sure to have you in stitches. This South-African comedy sensation, known for sold out shows, is back with his unique outlook on life.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

3 April 2026, 19:30

4 April 2026, 19:30

Amanda Strydom en Je-ani Swiegelaar: Tillie/Mathilda

Two prostitutes, one old, one young and inexperienced. It’s Tillie’s first night. Mathilda, the old prostitute, takes pity on the defenceless girl from the countryside. The two women’s stories become the universal voice of women in all situations.

Absa Burgersentrum

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

Anna Davel en Ilse Klink in harmonie

Music can soothe the soul and bring a message of hope and restoration. It can penetrate the depths of our being with soft notes and melodies, or it can raise words that have been unsaid for too long and make a voice that has been silent roar like a lion.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

30 March 2026, 10:00

31 March 2026, 13:00

Anna Davel en The Melisizwe Plaatjie Collective

Prepare to be swept away by this collaboration between two of South Africa’s most enchanting musical talents – an unforgettable jazz concert that celebrates the rich tapestry of local and world music.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

2 April 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 10:00

Annie’s Art bied aan: Die Karoo is ’n gedig sonder woorde

Ek wil ry tot waar dit reën ... stap deur strate met huise wat nog nooit gesluit was nie, ek wil met jou sit en gesels oor Bach in Afrikaans, oor die statige Audrey en ek wil weet dat jy weet dat dit reg is om waarde aan die goeie in die lewe te heg ...

Queen’s Hotel se konferensiesaal (Baron van Reedestraat)

28 March 2026, 08:30

29 March 2026, 08:30

30 March 2026, 08:30

31 March 2026, 08:30

1 April 2026, 08:30

2 April 2026, 08:30

3 April 2026, 08:30

4 April 2026, 08:30

Antie Wi’oekal

The Dress. YouTube’s comedy hype channel has a conspiracy where “weird Hollywood” is obsessed with pressuring black men to play black women and slam their people.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

29 March 2026, 16:00

30 March 2026, 18:00

31 March 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 20:00

Apple

Onder ’n groen appelboom krap Adam (’n knorrige realis) en Steve (’n uitbundige, emosionele optimis) hul pad uit die grond uit en die wêreld van ontdekking binne.

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 15:30

28 March 2026, 16:30

29 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 12:00

30 March 2026, 11:30

30 March 2026, 12:30

31 March 2026, 15:00

31 March 2026, 16:00

1 April 2026, 11:30

1 April 2026, 12:30

2 April 2026, 11:30

2 April 2026, 12:30

3 April 2026, 15:00

3 April 2026, 16:00

4 April 2026, 15:00

3 April 2026, 16:00

As die mooi aan ons haak

Kristi Steyn is on a journey through Afrikaans to prove that Afrikaans is more than a language. Allow the vocals, piano and cello, intertwined with old and new poetry by known and unknown poets, carry you away.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

29 March 2026, 16:30

30 March 2026, 10:00

31 March 2026, 10:00

Atropa: Die wraak van vrede 

In a world torn apart by war, inequality and the legacy of colonialism, Atropa strikes like an arrow to the heart. Celebrated Flemish writer Tom Lanoye’s reimagining of the Trojan War is not just a retelling – it is a radical indictment of contemporary power, patriarchy and the politics of violence.

Johnny Bisschoff-saal (High Street)

29 March 2026, 12:00

31 March 2026, 19:00

1 April 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 19:00

3 April 2026, 19:00

4 April 2026, 09:30

Badtyd

’n Ou wil maar net sy uitstap mooi maak. Toe hy gebore is, in die bad geverf met muf, het hulle sy ma kom haal. Vandag, jare later, is hulle terug. Dis weer badtyd.

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 15:00

28 March 2026, 16:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 12:00

30 March 2026, 15:00

30 March 2026, 16:00

31 March 2026, 15:00

31 March 2026, 16:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 12:00

2 April 2026, 15:00

2 April 2026, 16:00

3 April 2026, 11:30

3 April 2026, 12:30

4 April 2026, 15:30

4 April 2026, 16:30

Being Here for You

Being Here for You is an exchange across distance which began in 2020, by Dutch artist Rita Hoofwijk and South African artist Hannah Loewenthal.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Beste van alle tye

A satirical look at being an Afrikaner in the 21st century. This piece analyses the political, social, cultural and absurd landscapes in which Afrikaners/“Afrikaners”/Afrikaans speaking people find and express themselves.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 17:30

30 March 2026, 13:00

Biltong en Dior

Biltong en Dior is ’n uitbundige relaas oor die kunstenaar en skrywer Louis Jansen van Vuuren se kleurvolle ervarings as Suid-Afrikaner wat al langer as 25 jaar ’n liefdesverhouding het met alles wat Frans is en vir minstens die helfte van elke jaar in Frankryk woon en werk.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

31 March 2026, 10:30

Blitsteater

If last year’s Blitsteater has taught us anything, it’s that short theatre works can hit you just as hard as a long production – sometimes faster! For KKNK’s 30th birthday, we’re not taking our foot off the pedal, on the contrary, we’re stepping on it.

In the Feesmark

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

Boesman en Lena

Boesman and Lena are two homeless outcasts – at the mercy of each other, the elements and a political system that disregards them. Athol Fugard’s iconic play is a spellbinding exploration of the complexity of relationships and social injustice

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

28 March 2026, 14:00

29 March 2026, 14:00

30 March 2026, 10:00

31 March 2026, 13:30

1 April 2026, 13:30

Boklied

A number of somewhat outdated actors come together in a time of crisis in a closed space – an established, unused hall or perhaps just a prison. Away from the so-called “normality” outside, they reflect on love, life and death.

Johnny Bisschoff-saal (High Street)

28 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 16:30

31 March 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 09:30

3 April 2026, 09:30

Bottega Kunsgalery

Besoek die galery vir ’n keurversameling kuns met ’n verskeidenheid bekende kunstenaars, onder wie Johan Coetzer, Hannetjie de Clercq, Glendine, Theo Kleynhans, Frieda van Zyl, Van Wessels en die juwelierswarekunstenaar Adele van Vuuren.

Oranjestraat 46 (h.v. Oranjestraat en Jan van Riebeeckweg)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Breyten Breytenbach se teaternalatenskap

Feesgangers het vanjaar as deel van die viering van drie dekades van die KKNK nie net die geleentheid om die herlewingsproduksie van Boklied te sien nie, maar ook sy laaste drama, Verwelkingslied.

kykNET-leefarea

2 April 2026, 14:00

Brousels en baksels

The story of a rugged yet fertile land – spirits born from the heart of the Karoo and shaped by the character of its people.

Grundheim (16 km outside Oudtshoorn on the R62)

28 March 2026, 11:00

28 March 2026, 15:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 15:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 15:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 15:00

2 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 15:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 15:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 15:00

Charl du Plessis Trio: 20 jaar

The Charl du Plessis Trio celebrates 20 years on stage with a staggering collection of crossover music – from Baroque to blues and boogie.

Absa Burgersentrum

2 April 2026, 14:30

Comedy by Committie!

Alan Committie returns to KKNK with his latest stand-up material including his usual verbal gymnastics, physical hi-jinks and his trusty flipchart.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

30 March 2026, 19:30

31 March 2026, 19:30

Creative Block

The Spier Creative Block collection has acquired 30 000 original works of art from more than 400 emerging and mid-career artists over the last 21 years.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

CRYBABY

On a perfectly ordinary morning, at a perfectly ordinary daycare centre, three-year-old Samuel experiences the unspeakable destroyer of innocence – the news. He changes in the blink of an eye: From a blissfully happy child to a weary adult, aged decades by dire headlines, tragic events and the fate of humanity that is hopelessly too heavy for his new shoulders to bear.

Johnny Bisschoff-saal (High Street)

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 15:00

1 April 2026, 16:00

2 April 2026, 14:30

3 April 2026, 14:30

4 April 2026, 14:30

4 April 2026, 18:00

Deep Heat

Hedda had to flee the police and the city at dawn. She had no one to call, except her brother, Gizz. Over the course of a morning, we find out how Hedda and Gizz ended up where they are: hiding in a small hut on a Karoo farm.

Iewers (Oval Track)

1 April 2026, 10:00

1 April 2026, 17:00

2 April 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 17:00

3 April 2026, 10:00

3 April 2026, 17:00

4 April 2026, 10:00

4 April 2026, 17:00

Déjà vu

Zabeth Meyer beland op Kronkelrivier om navorsing vir die krimiskrywer Wilbur Sheldon te doen. In sy skatryk familie se Victoriaanse herehuis, Sheldon Manor, kom sy al hulle vreemde tragedies en intriges teë: Eers verdrink die oudste Sheldon-kleinkind, en ’n paar jaar later sterf sewe Sheldons op een dag.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

1 April 2026, 10:30

Destiny Twice Over. And the Fate of a Half-eaten Sandwich.

In this absurdist intervention, five deluded students squabble over a sacred object that sits at the pinnacle of their disjointed reality.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

2 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 15:30

4 April 2026, 17:30

Dharma-dwaas in Doodloopstraat

In Dharma-dwaas in Doodloopstraat is die randfiguur Biko April op soek na sy eie stem in die mededingende wêreld van kunstenaarskap. Enersyds vrees hy eensaamheid en andersyds vrees hy groepdenke en ’n gebrek aan uniekheid wat met eendersheid gepaardgaan.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

30 March 2026, 14:30

Die ‘Real Housewife’

The viewers public were glued to their screens when the TV programme was broadcast. Most people could not believe what they were seeing. Series of The Real Housewives are still broadcast worldwide.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoorn-saal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 19:30

30 March 2026, 13:00

Die ander dogter

A 10-year-old girl accidentally discovers the existence of a sister who died two years before she was born. That girl was Annie Ernaux, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022.

SANW-ouditorium (Park Road North)

31 March 2026, 14:00

1 April 2026, 18:30

2 April 2026, 09:30

3 April 2026, 19:00

4 April 2026, 09:30

4 April 2026, 15:00

Die avonture van Helga Roets

Helga Roets is dalk aan die verkeerde kant van 80, maar jy kan haar steeds deur ’n ring trek, elke dag van die week. Sy woon nou al amper vyf jaar in die Silwerhare-aftreeoord in Pretoria, en hoewel die aanpassing swaar was, voel sy deesdae tuis in haar blyplekkie.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

1 April 2026, 14:30

Die gebed van ’n halfmens

At a landfill outside Oudtshoorn, a prediction of where humanity might be headed, awaits. This drama explores the impact of technology: Spectacle or horror?

Ashoop (Victoria Street, in the direction of the Oudtshoorn Correctional Centre)

30 March 2026, 18:30

31 March 2026, 18:30

1 April 2026, 18:30

2 April 2026, 18:30

3 April 2026, 18:30

4 April 2026, 18:30

Die invloed van tegnologie op die samelewing

Die produksies CRYBABY en Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene ondersoek beide die invloed van tegnologie op die samelewing.

kykNET-leefarea

1 April 2026, 12:30

Die Karoo Kunslied

Die Karoo Kunslied explores how poetry, landscapes and music coalesce in the Afrikaans art song. With music of early composers such as S. le Roux Marais and Pieter de Villiers to more contemporary masters such as Franco Prinsloo, the South African landscape is captured in sound.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

31 March 2026, 20:00

1 April 2026, 13:00

Die kronieke van Buks

In the dusty streets of Paul Roux, Buks barks king. A small white chihuahua who thinks he is as big as a rhinoceros. Buks pitter-patters from house to house, hearing the gossip, and the secrets.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

2 April 2026, 13:30

3 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 10:00

Die lewe en die langpad

An omnipresent theme in the music of Elvis Blue is often the path that each of us must walk. His music and performances often tell the story of the traveller who must find his way through this confused world.

Absa Burgersentrum

28 March 2026, 14:30

30 March 2026, 18:00

Die Onderhoud met Wicus Pretorius

Die aktualiteitsprogram Wie’s Nuus? met Netwerk24 op kykNET bring ’n gespreksreeks na die KKNK wat gratis aangebied word. Wicus Pretorius, wat tans waarneem as aanbieder (in Mia Spies se plek), lei dié gesprekke in die Netwerk24-feeskafee.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

30 March 2026, 12:00

31 March 2026, 12:00

1 April 2026, 12:00

4 April 2026, 12:00

Die opwinding en uitdagings van plekspesifieke teater

Nicola Hanekom en die geselskap van haar nuwe plekspesifieke drama, Die gebed van ’n halfmens, gesels oor die uitdagings van plekspesifieke teater, maar waarom ’n nietradisionele ruimte vir teater ingespan word.

kykNET-leefarea

3 April 2026, 12:30

Die siel van Eugène Marais

A dramatic journey through the inner world of one of South Africa's most complex and tragic literary figures. This cabaret is set against the backdrop of a turbulent period in Afrikaner and South African history.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

28 March 2026, 19:30

29 March 2026, 16:30

30 March 2026, 12:30

Die skuld wat bloed betaal

Twee kinders – een wit, een bruin – beur die lewe in en word gedurende die apartheidsjare in dieselfde plattelandse omgewing groot. Onder dié grond voed die bloed en beendere van voorsate die DNS van die landskap.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

29 March 2026, 14:30

Die spoegvanger

Die spoegvanger is die ontstellende, maar roerende vertelling van ’n jong, wit seun wat groot word op ’n plaas aan die Vaalrivier. Hy is ’n kind met ’n fyn waarnemingsvermoë, vasgevang in ’n wêreld van stilte, geheime en harde waarhede.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

2 April 2026, 10:30

Die spoor van ’n storie

Met Pietman Geldenhuys – sanger, storieverteller, skerpskertser en TV-aanbieder van Oppiestoep faam – aan die stuur, is hierdie ’n program vol lag en lewenslus.

kykNET-leefarea

28 March 2026, 16:00

29 March 2026, 16:00

30 March 2026, 16:00

Die vuur huil

In die vroeë 1970’s onderneem die 21-jarige Jakob Koetaan ’n lewensveranderende reis van die Baai na Kaapstad – ’n stad wat hom sedert sy kinderjare gelok het.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

1 April 2026, 12:00

Die Vyftigers

A group of talented men celebrated their own 50 years around the sun in 2025 – exactly half as old as their beloved first language (Afrikaans).

Absa Burgersentrum

31 March 2026, 18:00

Die Wynmeester: Kom proe saam

The presenter of the popular VIA series Die Wynmeester, Danie van der Merwe, has invited six independent winemakers to the KKNK.

Beans Café (Kerkstraat)

2 April 2026, 18:30

3 April 2026, 18:30

Dom, PasOp!

Welkom in die lewe van ’n Cheese Boy. Hy is ryker as meeste swart ouens en sy sak is platter as meeste wit ouens ... Net sag genoeg om van albei kante die brak se byt te voel.

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 11:30

28 March 2026, 12:30

29 March 2026, 15:30

29 March 2026, 16:30

30 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 12:00

31 March 2026, 15:30

31 March 2026, 16:30

1 April 2026, 15:00

1 April 2026, 16:00

2 April 2026, 15:30

2 April 2026, 16:30

3 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 12:00

4 April 2026, 11:30

4 April 2026, 12:30

Doolhof

A young couple is entangled in love, faith, sexual boundaries and expectations that flame up in every conversation. Ewan wants a future with unfaltering love, a marriage, and all that goes with it.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

2 April 2026, 17:00

3 April 2026, 19:30

4 April 2026, 16:30

Doornkraal

This documentary tells the story of Doornkraal, a working farm in the Klein Karoo and the steadfast relationship between the land, the horses and the women on horseback who manage the farm.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Drie digters delf diep

Poëme is ’n taalreis rondom Wium van Zyl se stamboom. Die leser ontdek die taal van die digter se jeugwêreld, die Overberg, en reste van ’n ouer Afrikaans waarin vergete en amper verlore woorde teruggeroep word.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

2 April 2026, 16:00

Een keer om die son

Dit neem ’n jaar vir die aarde om een keer om die son te wentel. In dié tyd kan geweldig baie gebeur, bitter én soet. Die aangrypende verhaal van ’n gesin wat op die oog af gelukkig is ... Maar dan vind ’n tragedie plaas wat tergende vrae tot gevolg het, en alles verander oornag.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

31 March 2026, 12:00

Een keer om die son: Die klankbaan

The soundtrack of the popular kykNET drama Een keer om die son is brought to the stage. Experience the music from both seasons, as well as the stories that inspired this series.

Absa Burgersentrum

31 March 2026, 14:30

1 April 2026, 14:30

Eerlike digkuns

Kom vind meer uit oor hoe om eerlik oor die self en jou omgewing te dig. In hierdie sessie met drie bekroonde digters gesels Antjie Krog, Bibi Slippers en Danie Marais oor hulle werk.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

28 March 2026, 16:00

Effens anders

Aletta Francina de Kock has always been a little different (effens anders)... Aletta’s brand-new stand-up comedy, Effens anders, offers a comical and honest look at her current life – with all the funny, offbeat and downright bizarre things that come with it.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

28 March 2026, 20:00

30 March 2026, 16:00

31 March 2026, 18:00

2 April 2026, 16:00

Einde en begin

Op ’n sendingstasie in die destydse Rhodesië beleef die kind Marié die wêreld om haar met verwondering, humor, nuuskierigheid en, soos sy ouer word, met groeiende ontnugtering.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

3 April 2026, 14:30

Ek is nie Danie

Albert Pretorius tears to shreds the fabric of a terrifyingly ordinary life, drawing from a failed marriage in the outer reaches of Germany and the privileged mess of middle-class South Africa.

Absa Burgersentrum

29 March 2026, 18:00

30 March 2026, 14:30

Elise en Petra: ’n Grafiese roman

Ná die sukses van Queen (2025) en Domino Gents (2024), keer Karoo Kaarte in 2026 terug met ’n derde grafiese roman: Elise en Petra.

Beskikbaar saam met alle vorige publikasies van Karoo Kaarte by die Karoo Kaarte-galery (langs die Oudtshoorn Toerismekantoor) en voor elke optrede van Spoel

Emotional Black Male

Emotional Black Male is a hilarious, heart-cracking comedy special from the mind of Uncool Tea, the softest hard guy you know. In this hour of pure emotional chaos (and clarity), he tackles toxic masculinity, township tenderness, and therapy-talk with a mic in one hand.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

1 April 2026, 18:00

2 April 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 18:00

4 April 2026, 16:00

Excerpts | Uittreksels

’n Versameling monoloë wat die dekades-oue onderwerpe van Westerse inmenging, sielkundige kondisionering en sensuur, deur ’n Kaapse lens ondersoek.

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 15:30

28 March 2026, 16:30

29 March 2026, 11:30

29 March 2026, 12:30

30 March 2026, 15:00

30 March 2026, 16:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 12:00

1 April 2026, 15:30

1 April 2026, 16:30

2 April 2026, 15:30

2 April 2026, 16:30

3 April 2026, 15:30

3 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 15:00

4 April 2026, 16:00

Feesmark Music Stages: 1 April

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

1 April 2026, 11:00

Feesmark Music Stages: 2 April

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

2 April 2026, 10:30

Feesmark Music Stages: 28 March

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

28 March 2026, 10:30

Feesmark Music Stages: 29 March

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

29 March 2026, 10:30

Feesmark Music Stages: 3 April

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

3 April 2026, 10:30

Feesmark Music Stages: 30 March

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

30 March 2026, 11:00

Feesmark Music Stages: 31 March

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

31 March 2026, 11:00

Feesmark Music Stages: 4 April

It's full-on festival in the Feesmark! Entertainment on the more intimate day stage starts early in the day and will get you in a party mood for the evening's Feesmark stage line-up, with entertainement till late. A delicious variety of eats and something cold to drink is never too far away.

Feesmark Music Stages

4 April 2026, 10:30

Filled

When her private horror becomes public spectacle, reality revolts. Everyone has something to say: Her manager, that woman from yoga – but no one is actually listening.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 13:00

29 March 2026, 22:00

30 March 2026, 15:30

Francois van Coke: Hoe ek dit onthou

Join Francois van Coke for an intimate performance featuring acoustic arrangements of his most famous songs and the stories of his 23-year long music career.

Absa Burgersentrum

3 April 2026, 11:00

Friends & I

’n Uitstalling van ons reis na behoort, deur kleur. Ons is ’n groep vriende van die Tuinroete, wat vreugde vind om saam uit te stal, as ’n kollektiewe geheel. Ons gesamentlike liefde vir kuns het ons paaie oor tyd verweef, wat ons beter maak.

C.P. Nel-museum (Baron van Reedestraat)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko!

Two long-time friends decide to reconnect after seven years of separation. During this reunion, striking differences arise and long-kept secrets between the two come to the surface.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 20:00

29 March 2026, 20:00

30 March 2026, 17:30

GAT

GAT is a raw and powerful dance-theatre work. Traveling on a battered bakkie, the cast embarks on an emotional journey through movement and text, uncovering the soul of a struggling community.

Iewers (Oval Track)

29 March 2026, 19:30

30 March 2026, 19:30

ge-gebergtes

A few days after his 90th birthday, an Emeritus Professor is overwhelmed by life. It was a Saturday, the Springboks were supposed to play that afternoon, and his computer, phone, nothing would work, everything just became too much.

SANW-ouditorium (Park Road North)

29 March 2026, 13:00

30 March 2026, 09:30

31 March 2026, 18:30

1 April 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 18:30

3 April 2026, 15:00

Geagte kampeerders

Wynand van Vollenstee is Oom Frik, caretaker, owner and manager of the Willewaters Camping Site. Thiart Li plays the role of Oom Frik’s loyal right-hand man, Henry. Every December, they stand ready to welcome the vast Transvaler population.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

1 April 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 13:00

3 April 2026, 16:30

Gebou soos Steffi Graf

After all the terrible reports about Wilgenhof, I tried to remember anxieties and trauma from my years spent in Die Plek, but all that came to mind were flashes of fantastic parties, and particularly the weekend with Steffi.

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

1 April 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 14:30

3 April 2026, 14:30

4 April 2026, 14:30

Granaatsap

After her holy dream, Grandma becomes a self-proclaimed prophet. And her home becomes her tabernacle. Where the Our Father lingers and the deceased Albertus lies, the sacred pomegranate tree grows.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 13:00

30 March 2026, 22:00

Gryp elke grasHolm

Grab at every straw of humour, hope or harmony you can find, because the world is in chaos right now! We have to make the comedy and create the laughter ourselves. Gryp elke grasHolm might just help you in this search for funny, tenderness and meaning.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

3 April 2026, 09:30

4 April 2026, 16:30

Haasvoël

Welkom by die Nasionale konferensie van skaars spesies. Op vandag se agenda: Die bespreking en ontleding van die Haasvoël in sy natuurlike habitat.

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 11:30

28 March 2026, 12:30

29 March 2026, 15:30

29 March 2026, 16:30

30 March 2026, 11:30

30 March 2026, 12:30

31 March 2026, 15:30

31 March 2026, 16:30

1 April 2026, 15:00

1 April 2026, 16:00

2 April 2026, 11:30

2 April 2026, 12:30

3 April 2026, 15:00

3 April 2026, 16:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 12:00

Hartsbriewe

Get ready for a journey back in time in this performance steeped in nostalgia, warmth and the soft whispers of love in all its forms.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

31 March 2026, 16:30

1 April 2026, 16:30

Heinde en ver

In this evocative exhibition, painters Frans Smit and Lasse Thorst engage in a visual and conceptual exchange that bridges continents and artistic traditions.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Historiese almanak

Albé Grobbelaar is ’n oudradioman en meesterjoernalis wat sy eie genre geskep het. Historiese almanak is ’n keur uit Albé se radiopraatjies en koerantrubrieke, ’n versameling van sy jare lange belangstelling in die gebeure van die verlede, sedert hy in Februarie 1982 sy eerste radioprogram opgeneem het …

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

4 April 2026, 16:00

Historiese skattejag en skets

Discover the secrets of the ostrich capital in this treasure hunt adventure where young explorers can unravel the rich history and architectural treasures of Oudtshoorn. Each clue has a new story, a new mystery and a chance for your team to win.

St. Jude’s Anglican Church

30 March 2026, 08:00

1 April 2026, 08:00

3 April 2026, 08:00

Historiese wandeltoer

RJ Tours offers a comfortable walking tour of Oudtshoorn, where participants visit various historic buildings and are enriched by historical stories.

Depart from Le Roux Dorpshuis (corner of High and Loop Streets) and ending at Beans Café (Church Street)

28 March 2026, 08:00

29 March 2026, 08:00

31 March 2026, 08:00

2 April 2026, 08:00

4 April 2026, 08:00

Hoort

A semi-autobiographical cabaret that will make you laugh, cry and view your own story through new eyes. It tells the story of Stephanie, the daughter of two pastors, searching for her place in the world amidst her mixed background and our complex history.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

1 April 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 20:00

Hortjies dig: Die storie van digter Peter Blum

In the fifties, Peter Blum was hailed as the most important poetic voice of the decade, but some found his work “decadent” and spoke of a “reaper cult” in his poetry. In 1960, he and his wife, Hetta, exchanged South Africa for England.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street)

28 March 2026, 18:00

29 March 2026, 09:30

30 March 2026, 14:30

Hou die wêreld vas

A young boy has to hold the whole world. And even though he’s scared, he’s willing to learn everything about growing up. On his colourful adventure, he learns the importance of imagination, friendship and being brave.

Klein KKNK-teater

28 March 2026, 10:30

29 March 2026, 15:30

31 March 2026, 13:00

1 April 2026, 15:30

Internet Sensasie 2.0

Like the 2025 debut, but completely different! Mel die Storyteller debuted her third comedy show, Internet Sensasie at the KKNK in 2025. Since then, this show has been performed more than 80 times, and like a clumsy potato going through a hellish time turning into legendary vodka, this show has undergone many transformations.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

28 March 2026, 14:30

29 March 2026, 16:30

Is dit ‘The Godfather’ of eerder ‘Die kadervader’?

Korrupsie in die môre, korrupsie in die aand, korrupsie oral om ons, hoe moet ons dit verstaan? Daar is ongerymdhede in die privaat sektor en in die regering.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

30 March 2026, 09:00

Jak de Priester: 25 jaar van songs

2001 was the year in which Jak de Priester wrote his first big hit, “Sally Williams Nougat”. The following year he won the ATKV Crescendo competition and released his first album. This is also the year in which he brought his first show to the KKNK.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

28 March 2026, 10:00

29 March 2026, 20:00

30 March 2026, 16:30

Jakob

Jakob is an engaging tale about a strange little boy, and about love, light and everything reflected in between. It is the story of a child who is born different and who is ostracised by the community in which he lives.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

28 March 2026, 13:30

30 March 2026, 16:00

31 March 2026, 16:30

1 April 2026, 16:30

Jammer vir die podcast

After two decades of holding the microphone, Hannes Brümmer, like a pilot, has built up his hours and earned his license in talking nonsense – and now the audience can rest assured that they are safe with him at the helm.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

28 March 2026, 16:00

29 March 2026, 18:00

30 March 2026, 20:00

1 April 2026, 16:00

Kafka’s Ape

Kafka’s Ape is a relentless, disturbing confession of a former ape who escaped his cage by learning to imitate “civilised” humans. Trapped in a suit and with impeccable language, Red Peter reports to an academy that analyses him like a guinea pig while simultaneously applauding his “progress.”

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

1 April 2026, 09:30

3 April 2026, 13:30

4 April 2026, 09:30

Kaktus

Kaktus is back! This music concert has been a highlight for many festival-goers since the inception of the KKNK, where various music genres come together.

Feesmark Stage

2 April 2026, 17:00

Kans Karoo

Kans Karoo reminds us of the rare chance that we are all alive at the same moment in time. It is an interactive photographic, sound and textile project by Hannah Paton, in collaboration with the Barrydale Hand Weavers.

Presbyterian Church

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Karoo Kaarte-app

Stap in die lewende stories van Oudtshoorn in deur die Karoo Kaarte-app. Die app is ’n interaktiewe, mobiele argief wat die dorp omskep in ’n plek van geheue, stem en verwondering, gewortel in plek.

Beskikbaar op Android en iOS

Karoo Pops

Karoo Pops is a full-on sound experience led by maestro Richard Cock and a symphony orchestra. Enjoy an evening under the stars with a programme packed with unforgettable moments on stage under the Klein Karoo.

Feesmark Stage

29 March 2026, 20:00

Kaskenades!

What happens to all your lost socks? For every single closet in the whole wide world, there is a Kasmannetjie (closet man) who keeps your closet nice and tidy. Kasper, a proud little closet cadet, together with the seven-and-a-half-year-old, roller-skating Blommie, venture inside her closet doors.

Klein KKNK-teater

28 March 2026, 13:00

30 March 2026, 15:30

31 March 2026, 15:30

Kattekwaad en Koekeloer

It’s always playtime in the world of mischief and peeping (kattekwaad and koekeloer). Woeps and Waps are unlikely friends. Waps hides away in her imaginary world and Woeps is a know-it-all chatterbox.

Klein KKNK-teater

1 April 2026, 13:00

2 April 2026, 15:30

3 April 2026, 13:00

Kenan ennie Klopse

A story about belonging. Kenan stands on a threshold. His people whisper what he must be, but inside him burns another rhythm – the voice of his dreams that can only be heard when all falls silent.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

2 April 2026, 13:00

3 April 2026, 20:00

4 April 2026, 13:00

Kiekies

The exhibition explores the remarkable convergence of three collections of photographs and how they provide insight into Oudtshoorn’s social, cultural, and spatial history between 1950 and 2010.

Karoo Kaarte Gallery (next to Oudtshoorn Tourism Office)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Kiekies: ’n Dorp in foto’s

The print publication extends the exhibition into a collectable zine. Featuring curated images and excerpts from oral history interviews, the zine offers an additional layer of access to the three remarkable photographic collections that illuminate Oudtshoorn’s social, cultural, and spatial history from the 1950s to the 2010s.

Available at the Karoo Kaarte gallery (next to the Oudtshoorn Tourism Office) and before each performance of Spoel

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

KLAWER

With his beloved piano hits, old and new, and the launch of his new book, Klawer, Rocco de Villiers takes the audience on a journey through the small, smaller and smallest of towns across South Africa.

Absa Burgersentrum

29 March 2026, 14:30

Klawer

In Migdol was daar nog nooit ’n klaviershow nie. Ook nie op Baardskeerdersbos nie. Of op Zastron of Vrede nie. Ook nie op Op-die-Berg nie. Totdat Rocco de Villiers ’n konsert soontoe geneem het. Sy duisende besoeke aan dorpe in Suid-Afrika het hom geleer dat elke gehoorlid ’n verhaal het.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

30 March 2026, 16:00

Klein konings

Min weet die staatsamptenare Pixley en Joubert wat op hulle wag toe Minister hulle na ’n vergadering genaamd “Removal of Monuments” ontbied. Dié twee amptenare se agtergrond is so uiteenlopend soos kan kom: Pixley is afkomstig van die Zoeloe-adelstand, terwyl Joubert glo van sy betoorgrootmoeder se kant afstam van generaal Piet Joubert.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

28 March 2026, 10:30

Klimaatsverandering: Sal die Klein Karoo oorleef?

Alarmis? Beslis nie. Die vorige droogte in die Klein Karoo was niks minder as apokalipties nie: Fonteine wat geslagte lank standhoudend was, het opgedroog, damme het leeggeloop en volledige boorde is uitgekap.

Absa Kuierkamer

30 March 2026, 11:00

Kompoun

In the theatre adaptation of Ronelda Kamfer’s novel, the poignant story is narrated by two grandchildren of the McKinney family of Groenplaas, Nadia and Xavie.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

2 April 2026, 10:00

3 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 13:30

Kry vir jou ’n tux, Thomas

Tessa was not born yesterday. She knows that tonight’s event and the ridiculous “Lifetime Achievement Award” she’s receiving, subtly say that her time is over.

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

2 April 2026, 10:00

3 April 2026, 18:30

4 April 2026, 10:00

Kultuursake: Minister Ricardo Mackenzie

Cornelia Faasen (uitvoerende hoof van NATi) gesels met Ricardo Mackenzie (Wes-Kaapse minister van kultuursake en sport) oor kuns en kultuur in die provinsie en hoe hy die pad vorentoe sien ten opsigte van samewerking tussen die staat en die kunstebedryf.

kykNET-leefarea

31 March 2026, 16:00

Kurt Schoonraad: Funny Side Up

After a hugely successful run at The Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and Montecasino in Jo’burg, Oudtshoorn can get ready for a laugh-out-loud experience as one of South Africa’s most recognisable and influential comedians, Kurt Schoonraad ...

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

1 April 2026, 19:30

2 April 2026, 19:30

kykNET: ‘Die oord’-voorskou

Join us for an exclusive screening of kykNET’s brand new drama, Die oord. Waldimar Pelser talks to the series’ lead actors, Jana Strydom and Melissa de Vries.

Kleinplaas Holiday Resort

31 March 2026, 18:00

Lacuna

Screen Dance Works. Lacuna traces the unfilled spaces of the brutalist architecture enveloping the dancer. It is a cinematic study of light and shade, seen and unseen.

Presbyterian Church

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

LAPA Lekkerleesminuut

Each day at 11:30, famous actors and writers read from some of LAPA’s most loved children’s books at the Klein KKNK-teater. Great book prizes can be won.

At the Klein KKNK-teater

28 March 2026, 11:30

29 March 2026, 11:30

30 March 2026, 11:30

31 March 2026, 11:30

31 March 2026, 14:45

1 April 2026, 11:30

2 April 2026, 11:30

3 April 2026, 11:30

4 April 2026, 11:30

Lay of the Land

An artistic conversation between South African painter, Wonder Marthinus, and two female artists, Cendres Delort (France) and Sonia Martins Mateus (France and Portugal).

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Legendes: Sandra Prinsloo en Nic de Jager

Sandra Prinsloo en Nic de Jager het al diep spore getrap. Sandra is vanjaar te sien in ’n nuwe eenvrouvertoning, Die ander dogter, en Nic in die drama ge-gebergtes.

Johnny kykNET-leefarea-saal

2 April 2026, 12:30

Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene, Lemoene

In a South Africa where people are only allowed to use 140 words a day, two young lovers must learn to live with silence, and fight with words.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street)

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 13:30

2 April 2026, 18:00

3 April 2026, 14:00

4 April 2026, 13:00

Liewe Heksie word ‘gescam’

Liewe Heksie has won a prize in a talent competition. Karel Kat wants to teach her to look after her prize money wisely. But oh my, big words like finances, interest and budgets make Levinia’s head spin.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

30 March 2026, 09:30

31 March 2026, 12:30

1 April 2026, 16:30

Lize Beekman: Tussen hier en daar

Singer-songwriter Lize Beekman is back! With her new album and show, Tussen hier en daar, she owns the spotlight with some of her most beautiful melodies and lyrics in Afrikaans.

Absa Burgersentrum

1 April 2026, 18:30

Loki en Margot Live

Loki Rothman is South Africa’s leading guitar virtuoso. His performance is a rare opportunity to see this award-winning producer and musician’s extraordinary talent outside of his studio.

Absa Burgersentrum

4 April 2026, 14:30

Luna Paige: Die reisigers

Luna Paige sings about the “great journey” and the ever-elusive final destination. She explores spaces where movement, stillness of spirit, self-love and acceptance bring harmony.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

1 April 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 14:00

3 April 2026, 20:00

Luxolo Witvoet: Artist in residence

Each year an emerging artist is invited to spend time in Oudtshoorn and explore the local history and landscape to create a body of work that is in dialogue with the space. Luxolo Witvoet, from Cape Town, is the selected artist for this year.

Presbiteriaanse kerksaal

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

LV/xi

A multi-speaker audio installation with digital voices and electronics. This project consists of two distinct parts: the immersive audio instrument and the auditory work itself exploiting the shared immersive nature of the instrument.

Prince Vintcent building

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Lyfluister: Jou innerlike kompas in donker tye

Leierskap- en lewensafrigter Gretha van der Merwe is self deur skokterapie en Stikland. Totdat sy na haar lyf begin luister het. In hierdie boek deel sy haar reis – van spirituele ontwaking, van emosioneel volwasse word, van die taal van haar lyf wat sy moes leer vertrou – om nie net te oorleef nie, maar werklik te leef.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

30 March 2026, 12:00

Magda Louw en haar Erhard: How Louw can you go?

Magda and Erhard planned to dazzle the audience - good stories, good humour, good value for money. But Erhard keeps forgetting his cues, poor Magda has to keep putting out fires, resulting in a dance that is lukewarm at most.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

29 March 2026, 09:30

30 March 2026, 16:00

2 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 09:30

Malema: Money. Power. Patronage.

Julius Malema het sy groeiende politieke mag misbruik om sy party te befonds en om ’n eie persoonlike fortuin op te bou, ten koste van die arm Suid-Afrikaners vir wie hy na bewering veg.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

31 March 2026, 16:00

Markus (en die brandblusser op die derde verdieping)

On the third floor of the Museum of Cakes, Markus sits, cigarette in hand. He has just come off his anxiety medication and is processing his past three years at university with the help of a fire extinguisher.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

1 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 15:30

3 April 2026, 13:00

Mathys Roets: Songs of Leonard Cohen

Mathys Roets is one of the few artists in South Africa who does justice to Leonard Cohen’s music. Included are some of his most popular songs, from "Famous Blue Raincoat" and "Suzanne" to "Hallelujah" and some of the last ones Cohen recorded.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

30 March 2026, 13:00

31 March 2026, 10:00

1 April 2026, 20:00

Messy

Like Love Island without the cash prize, Messy sees Sam, an online sex worker, explore her chaotic relationship with sex, love, and intimacy.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 22:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 20:00

Met die maan gepla

’n Muis wat nog nooit kon droom nie, begin wonder oor die maan. Wat volg is ’n klein verhaal oor groot drome en die dinge wat ons laat opkyk. ’n Visuele, hartroerende storie vir oud en jonk.       

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 11:00

28 March 2026, 12:00

29 March 2026, 15:00

29 March 2026, 16:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 12:00

31 March 2026, 11:30

31 March 2026, 12:30

1 April 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 12:00

2 April 2026, 15:00

2 April 2026, 16:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 12:00

4 April 2026, 11:30

4 April 2026, 12:30

Miniatuur-herinneringe: ’n Borsspeld-werksessie

Every brooch (borsspeld) has a story, including yours. In this creative workshop, participants create two miniature works of art: One text-based brooch (a word, short sentence or phrase) and one image-based brooch, like a small landscape, portrait or abstract form.

Ebony & Ivory Restaurant (89 Baron van Reede Street)

28 March 2026, 10:00

29 March 2026, 14:30

30 March 2026, 10:00

31 March 2026, 14:30

1 April 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 14:30

3 April 2026, 10:00

4 April 2026, 14:30

Myth Machine

How does the light play on the objects we observe and where are the shadows? Where do we take place within reality? Where do we start when we try to understand the world?

Presbyterian Church

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Moederboeke en sustertale

Antjie Krog en Tom Lanoye is twee gevierde skrywers uit verskillende wêrelddele wat vrylik tussen genres beweeg.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

29 March 2026, 10:00

MOORDBALLADES

The award-winning journalist and TV director Chris du Plessis recently got back on his music saddle with melodious versions of Afrikaans verses from the previous two centuries, “rather than the settings of the sexy sixties that are so often served up”.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

28 March 2026, 16:30

29 March 2026, 10:00

Munisipale dienslewering – of eerder diensontbering?

Die woord “munisipaliteit” is vir baie sinoniem met ’n moedelose gesug. Wat baat dit inwoners maak slaggate reg en die munisipale swembad word herstel … as die oudits steeds nie skoon is nie?

Netwerk24-feeskafee

29 March 2026, 08:30

Nabeeld: Vyf jaar van Karoo Kaarte

Die eerste paneel herbesoek die projek se reis oor vyf jaar en verken die ontwikkeling, metodologieë, uitkomste en impak daarvan. Paneellede besin oor hoe die projek sy plattelandse konteks gevorm het – en self daardeur gevorm is – met spesifieke fokus op sy verbintenis tot gemeenskapsgeleide argiewe.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

2 April 2026, 14:00

Netphlix

Netphlix is a fast-paced, high-energy satire of online streaming conglomerates. Performed and written by award-winning theatre-maker and comedian, Sophie Joans, the show uses improv, physical theatre, comedy and sketch to bring to life all your favourite online series.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

3 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 15:30

Oepsie

Oepsie, the show that makes you think: “Did she really write a song about it?!” Christie van Niekerk invites you to a comedy that is equally honest, uncomfortable and blush-worthy.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

28 March 2026, 18:00

29 March 2026, 20:00

31 March 2026, 16:00

4 April 2026, 20:00

Olifant-en-ontbyt-ervaring

Enjoy a buffet breakfast in the restaurant and experience a wonderful encounter with the gentle giants, Malaika, Bulelo and Jabari, the three orphaned African elephants who found their happily ever after at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge.

Buffelsdrift Game Lodge

28 March 2026, 07:30

29 March 2026, 07:30

30 March 2026, 07:30

31 March 2026, 07:30

1 April 2026, 07:30

2 April 2026, 07:30

3 April 2026, 07:30

4 April 2026, 07:30

Olyf tot olyfolie

This tour and tasting offers a warm, friendly and educational experience where participants learn how olive oil is grown, harvested and produced. Whether you are a connoisseur of olive oil or not – this is a fantastic tour for anyone who wants to see more of the famous De Rustica Olive Estate.

De Rustica Olive Estate, Oudemuragie road, De Rust (35 km outside Oudtshoorn)

28 March 2026, 11:00

28 March 2026, 14:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 14:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 14:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 14:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 14:00

2 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 14:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 14:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 14:00

Om te onthou: Plaaslike geskiedenis deur die lens van fotografie

Die tweede paneel bring navorsingsdeelnemers byeen om te besin oor hul ervarings om gefotografeer te word, beelde te versamel en dat hul stories die openbare domein betree.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

3 April 2026, 14:00

Ommitafel

Come in, sit down. Here where the stories are still warm and memories hover like steam over the dishes. Ommitafel is an intimate musical journey about people, meals and moments that bind us.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

3 April 2026, 10:00

4 April 2026, 10:00

Omwentelinge, ’n papierspel

The word “omwenteling ” (revolution) comes from the Latin circumvolvo , meaning “winding movements or patterns”. Within their separate spiral worlds, Cilliers and Kombuis consider what to write or what to read.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

3 April 2026, 13:00

4 April 2026, 13:00

Onthou jy? en Hier, nou

Ontdek Oudtshoorn se nuwe uitstalruimte in ’n historiese sandsteengebou.

Baron van Reedestraat 43 (langs Karoo Antiques)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Op die spoor van die Stasiemoordenaar

In die laat 1980’s en vroeë 90’s raak 22 jong seuns tussen tien en 14 jaar vermis, almal binne ’n 30 km-radius van mekaar. Die bruin gemeenskap word tot stilstand geruk elke keer wanneer daar nóg ’n seun verdwyn.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

2 April 2026, 14:30

Opera Blocks: Under the Sea

Cape Town Opera’s enchanting Opera Blocks: Under the Sea production is ideal for introducing toddlers and young children to the world of opera and classical music.

Klein KKNK-teater

1 April 2026, 10:30

2 April 2026, 10:30

3 April 2026, 10:30

Ouma en die ou koeie

As we get older, most people tend to (conveniently) forget certain things. And it’s usually the things we don’t want to remember. And the things we do want to remember, over time, seem to get all sorts of embellishments added.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoornsaal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

28 March 2026, 18:30

29 March 2026, 13:00

3 April 2026, 13:00

4 April 2026, 13:00

Pas

Pas is an atmospheric play set against the harsh realities of apartheid-era South Africa. The story follows Johanna, a young woman forced into sudden flight, and Beverly, the older co-worker who unexpectedly becomes her guide through a world shaped by power, fear, and unspoken histories.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 17:30

29 March 2026, 11:00

Passage – a song.

Passage – a song. brings together Berlin-based artists Akinbode Akinbiyi (Nigeria) and Abrie Fourie (South Africa) in a reflective dialogue on place, memory, and attentive listening. The project was initiated in December 2021 during their residency at Operndorf Afrika – the Opera Village envisioned by Christoph Schlingensief and designed by Francis Kéré, near Ziniaré, Burkina Faso.

St. Jude’s Anglican Church

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Play Things

The hottest showcase of new work. Play Things is South Africa’s favourite space for new work. Monologues, sketch, magic, comedy, script-readings, clowning and more.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

31 March 2026, 20:00

1 April 2026, 20:00

2 April 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 22:00

4 April 2026, 22:00

Please, Don’t Call Me Moffie

After viewing a viral online video of a brutal homophobic attack in an unknown Arab country, five young, coloured men respond and share their experiences of growing up queer and how they have grappled with religion and their identity.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

29 March 2026, 09:30

31 March 2026, 19:30

1 April 2026, 13:30

PLEKTRUM

The Mauritz Lotz story. He is the South African musician with more than 4 000 recordings to his credit. He boasts two Grammy awards and is himself a judge of the Grammys. He is a guitar genius, composer and arranger who commands respect locally and internationally.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

30 March 2026, 20:00

31 March 2026, 13:30

2 April 2026, 17:00

Police Cops: The Original

A world-class comedy phenomenon – for the first time at the KKNK! Buckle up for an outrageous ride as the globally acclaimed, multi-award-winning Police Cops explodes onto the stage. This UK premier comedy trio revive their hit show that started it all – now reloaded, supercharged, and bigger, bolder and funnier than ever.

kykNET Hoërskool Oudtshoorn-saal (Jan van Riebeeck Road)

31 March 2026, 09:30

1 April 2026, 13:00

2 April 2026, 09:30

Ponzi-skemas: Is die skelms te slim, is ons dom – of dalk net gierig?

Is die skelms net te slim, of ons te onnosel? Jaar ná jaar word nog ’n Ponzi-skema blootgelê, en verdwyn nóg mense se geld in die niet.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

2 April 2026, 09:00

Popsielkunde en geestesgesondheid

Om dagboek te hou is deesdae vreeslik in die mode. Dit help blykbaar die psigiese bedrading. Skryf vir terapie is so oud soos die berge. Waarom dan nou maak asof Chat of Claude baanbrekers op dié gebied is?

Netwerk24-feeskafee

3 April 2026, 09:00

Potloodsakkie: Agter die zip

Ever wonder what happens behind the zipper of a pencil case in a school bag of a Gr. 7 student on the first day of a new school year? Come meet the old stationery buddies and see how the addition of new, strange school accessories changes the dynamics in the bag.

Klein KKNK-teater

3 April 2026, 15:30

4 April 2026, 13:00

Praatland

Curators Juria le Roux and Brahm van Zyl invite established landscape painters to a conversation with the Karoo. The visual is employed as language… becomes language.

Council Chamber

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Raunchy Renditions

Raunchy Renditions, South Africa’s first and favourite sex-positive storytelling platform, is inspired by events like The Moth and Bawdy Storytelling, with five brave storytellers sharing their endearingly awkward, hilarious and salacious sexual (mis)adventures.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

31 March 2026, 22:00

2 April 2026, 22:00

Rescue Remedy

No-one has a comfortable relationship with their dad. Rescue Remedy is a queer kid’s hilarious, tragic attempt to meet their forceful father halfway. Literally, on the N2.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

31 March 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 15:30

2 April 2026, 17:30

Reünie

It’s the same school hall, only 43 years later. The reunion of the 1980 matric class is in full swing and during the evening several classmates take turns at the microphone to have their say.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street) and SANW-ouditorium

30 March 2026, 18:30

3 April 2026, 09:30

Riviere in die wildernis

In die oop ruimtes tussen sterre en swaartekrag sal jy Karlien van Jaarsveld vind waar sy kaalvoet en sonder pretensie by die Here sit. Daar waar sy met Hom kan gesels oor haar soeke en seer, want sy weet dat Hy gewillig en met deernis luister.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

30 March 2026, 10:30

Out and About: Dubbelpunt

A work by Zimbabwean artist Tafadzwa Tega, who now lives in Cape Town. 

Baron van Reede- en Kerkstraat

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Out and About: Iris

Iris by Richard John Forbes, is a painting in film, a homage to the arable, observance of the tamable, reverence to the primordial, counting on instinct, acute muscle memory, deep respect to hereditary knowing.

C.P. Nel Museum tower

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Rond en bont: Polisiekantoormuur

A site-specific work by Congolese painter Luzamba Zemba, who now lives in Cape Town.

Die polisiestasie (Baron van Reedestraat)

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Out and About: Shipping Containers

A graphic site-specific work by Conrad Botes, specially created for the 30th KKNK.

C.P. Nel Museum

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Rond en bont: Stof tot verhaal

Lucas Heinen and Marisa Maré collaborate on a site-responsive installation in the CP Nel Museum clock tower, incorporating digital and sculptural artworks with interactive soundscapes.

C.P. Nel Museum tower

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Out and About: Cloud 2026

Originally created for the Spier Light Art Fest, Wolk (Cloud) is a traveling installation now situated in the cloudless Karoo. This innovative artwork transforms recycled plastic water bottles into an interactive sculptural experience.

In front of the Absa Burgersentrum

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Rondomtalie / Marry-go-round

Become a voyeur for 70 minutes as you drop in on the third of six therapy sessions of a couple trying to save their 12-year marriage. Olivia caught Alan red-handed on the kitchen table with another woman. And she is like a broken record that, in no uncertain terms and “colourful” language, does not let him forget it for a moment.

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

28 March 2026, 10:00

29 March 2026, 18:30

30 March 2026, 14:30

Sade in Hollandse kombuise

Susan, a young Afrikaans-born but only English-speaking South African, goes in search of herself. Is she a “Boeremeisie”? Not if she can help it. But what is she then? What are the seeds that grow inside her and which parts of Afrikaans has taken root?

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 15:30

1 April 2026, 17:30

Sal Afrikaans nog die skoolbus haal of is die taal eerder finaal ’n skoolverlater?

Afrikaans haal kort-kort die nuus. In die noorde oor skolewetgewing, in die suide oor die omstredenheid oor Standaardafrikaans en streekstale.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

31 March 2026, 09:00

Seisoen van Steyn

Dit is die “Seisoen van Steyn” en die meester van spanning het weer lesers aan die wonder. Skimme en spoorsoekers is ’n versameling kortverhale – ’n interessante mengsel van raaisel, misdaad en meer.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

3 April 2026, 12:00

Seun

In Seun, Dana Snyman shares the part of his story he has never talked about before: his experiences in the 1980s. This is the time of P.W. Botha’s finger, the “Voëlvry” tour, AWB rallies, negotiations and the last days of military service.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street)

31 March 2026, 18:00

1 April 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 14:00

3 April 2026, 18:00

4 April 2026, 09:30

Skandalig

The party is full-on until late at night at Skandalig. Expect loads of musical surprises and a great time, the perfect way to end (or start) your festival day.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

28 March 2026, 22:00

29 March 2026, 22:00

30 March 2026, 22:00

31 March 2026, 22:00

1 April 2026, 22:00

2 April 2026, 22:00

3 April 2026, 22:00

4 April 2026, 22:00

Skoenlapperhart / Serurubele

Mosa and Neo are best friends who love playing kgati (rope skipping) together. When one of them suddenly isn’t there anymore, the other is left feeling sad, confused, and unsure of how to carry on without her friend.

Klein KKNK-teater

28 March 2026, 15:30

29 March 2026, 13:00

30 March 2026, 10:30

Skorpio

Bennie Griessel en Vaughn Cupido ontvang die blye tyding dat hulle uiteindelik weer bevorder is tot die rang van kaptein. Maar hulle vreugde is van korte duur.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

1 April 2026, 16:00

SOOIBRAND

Nataniël’s new production, SOOIBRAND (and other signs) is an intimate and musical tribute to mild discomfort, deep guilt, medical shocks and persistent denial.

Absa Burgersentrum

1 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 18:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

Soos ’n lafenis

In Soos ’n lafenis, Koos van der Merwe introduces his new poetry collection, die armkant van rykdom. There is great anticipation after his poems have been read by more than 500 000 people on social media over the past months.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

28 March 2026, 13:30

29 March 2026, 20:00

30 March 2026, 13:30

Spanje: Reise in ’n palimpses

In 1992 loop ’n 17-jarige André Pretorius op sy eentjie in Barcelona rond. Onder die Olimpiese vlam ontbrand ’n hartstog wat hom vir die volgende drie dekades keer op keer terugneem na Spanje.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

2 April 2026, 12:00

Spoel

The award-winning Karoo Kaarte-team behind Die Swartmerrie returns with a brand-new drama from this project’s research. In Spoel , Oudtshoorn is remembered by the people who learned to look carefully. The play follows four Oudtshoorn residents – photographers and children from families of photographers – whose lives unfolded over generations in front of and behind the lens.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

28 March 2026, 09:30

29 March 2026, 19:30

31 March 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 10:00

4 April 2026, 19:30

Sterrekyk in die Klein Karoo

Take a walk under the vast, starlit Klein Karoo sky with Night Sky Tours on this unforgettable stargazing experience, where the silence of the Klein Karoo and the brilliance of the night sky create the perfect backdrop to explore the cosmos.

Surval Boutique Olive Estate

28 March 2026, 20:00

29 March 2026, 20:00

30 March 2026, 20:00

31 March 2026, 20:00

1 April 2026, 20:00

2 April 2026, 20:00

3 April 2026, 20:00

4 April 2026, 20:00

Stille vuur

The world needs peace – more than ever. Each of us yearns for it. The only way to achieve peace in a broken world is to pursue it with passion: to create a silent fire (stille vuur) of beauty.

Absa Burgersentrum

2 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 14:30

4 April 2026, 18:00

Stories onnerie DAK

Hierdie unieke interaktiewe storievertel-ervaring bring gesoute storievertellers byeen, en gehoorlede kry ook ’n beurt – inderwaarheid verskaf hulle die eerste vonk.

kykNET-leefarea

3 April 2026, 16:00

4 April 2026, 12:30

Suikerkoekie-versierklasse

Have you always wanted to learn how to decorate sugar cookies creatively, and challenge yourself a bit? This is your chance. Learn the basic techniques of flooding, wet on wet and wet on dry under the guidance of Marita Lamprecht.

375 Palmoord (Pauline Smith Street)

30 March 2026, 09:30

31 March 2026, 14:30

1 April 2026, 09:30

2 April 2026, 09:30

3 April 2026, 14:30

Te Heerlik: Tee-en-smaak-ervaring

An intimate tasting experience in the heart of Oudtshoorn, where the stories and flavours of the Klein Karoo meet. Discover the rich history of rooibos tea and experience five unique tea tastings that are perfectly paired with five handcrafted flavours from the Te Heerlik shop.

Te Heerlik Tasting Room and Store (86 Langenhoven Road)

28 March 2026, 12:30

29 March 2026, 12:30

30 March 2026, 12:30

31 March 2026, 12:30

1 April 2026, 12:30

The Fool’s Guide

The work is conceived as a physical and performative comic meditation on the interface between contemporary tech and The Fool, The Everyman and The Innocent.

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

29 March 2026, 10:00

31 March 2026, 10:00

2 April 2026, 18:30

3 April 2026, 10:00

The Reservation

This year, you are invited to take your seat at the table for The Reservation – a bold, immersive dance theatre production that holds a mirror to social habits and hungers. This family-friendly performance is sure to awaken your appetite.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street)

31 March 2026, 09:30

1 April 2026, 14:00

2 April 2026, 09:30

The Scullery Quintet: Stir-Fried Sonatas

Get ready to excite your musical senses with The Scullery Quintet’s delightful performance of their award-winning Stir-Fried Sonatas. This is definitely not your ordinary classical concert – it’s an enticing mix of classical crossover, jazz and popular music, promising to pamper your ears and spark your appreciation for the extraordinary.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

1 April 2026, 20:00

2 April 2026, 10:00

3 April 2026, 16:30

The Shadow State

Op 23 Augustus 2021 op pad huis toe sterf ’n hardwerkende, stil enkelma in ’n koeëlreën. Haar naam was Babita Deokaran, hoofrekenmeester by die Gautengse departement van gesondheid.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

29 March 2026, 10:30

The Ugly Noo Noo

In 1988 Andrew Buckland wrote and played in a one man show, under the direction of his wife Janet, that changed the face of South African theatre. The Ugly Noo Noo, tells the story of a man’s encounter with an insect.

Van Reede-skoolsaal (High Street)

28 March 2026, 18:00

30 March 2026, 18:30

1 April 2026, 17:00

4 April 2026, 18:30

Transformasie én prestasie

Wanneer daar van sport en transformasie gepraat word in dieselfde asem, kry party mense sommer sooibrand. Kan ons nie maar aanbeweeg nie?

Netwerk24-feeskafee

4 April 2026, 09:00

Transitory Homes

The project explores the displacement of humans, animals, and water entities that often move without borders yet are continuously confined, redirected or commodified by them.

Binnehof van Presbiteriaanse Kerk

28 March 2026, 09:00

29 March 2026, 09:00

30 March 2026, 09:00

31 March 2026, 09:00

1 April 2026, 09:00

2 April 2026, 09:00

3 April 2026, 09:00

4 April 2026, 09:00

Trieng!

Tring-tring! Hallo? Are you talking on your smartphone? Or on a shoe? It doesn’t matter. Call when you are missing someone. After all, the same stars are in the skies above all of us. Trieng! is an ode to the landline, but also a story of connection.

Klein KKNK-teater

31 March 2026, 10:30

4 April 2026, 10:30

Twee oseane

Twee oseane is a collaboration between two unique musical entities, the group Coffee Snobs and Helenè Bester, with the ocean as its core theme. The sea with its magical presence and beauty has inspired many exceptional musical works and with this production Helenè Bester and Coffee Snobs perform their favourite contemporary songs about the ocean.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

29 March 2026, 16:30

30 March 2026, 20:00

Valskermbataljon-verhale

Valskermbataljon-verhale vat jou saam met die Parabats – die elite-valskermsoldate wat deur die lug geval en op die grond geveg het. Dis regte stories deur regte manne oor oomblikke wat hulle nooit sal vergeet nie.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

29 March 2026, 16:00

Van ’n afstand af

Van ’n afstand af is ’nversameling van memoires, verhale, sketse en vertellings as deel van ’nterugskouing oor ’n leeftyd. Van die skrywes is oor ’ntydperk in Afrikaanse koerante onder Koos van die Waterberge geplaas.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

28 March 2026, 12:00

Van komedie tot digkuns: Lizz Meiring, Chris van Niekerk en Joanie Combrink

Teater-ikone Lizz Meiring, Chris van Niekerk en Joanie Combrink gesels oor hul produksies by vanjaar se fees en kyk terug oor ’n lewe in die teater.

kykNET-leefarea

29 March 2026, 12:30

Vandagsedag

Ná C’est la vie (2013) en Net mooi fine (2019) is Lanie van Reenen terug met Vandagsedag; die vertelling van’n kleiner, onder-die-radar-lewe; die huis wat sy liefderik restoureer in die plattelandse dorpie waar sy land, hoe sy, ten spyte van die beperkinge wat met die ouderdom saamkom, steeds ja sê vir avonture.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

3 April 2026, 10:30

Veer

Om te sterf, om te slaap – dis al wat oorbly. Niks anders nie. Wie weet watter drome jy dalk mag droom?

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 11:00

28 March 2026, 12:00

29 March 2026, 11:30

29 March 2026, 12:30

30 March 2026, 15:30

30 March 2026, 16:30

31 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 12:00

1 April 2026, 15:30

1 April 2026, 16:30

2 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 12:00

3 April 2026, 15:30

3 April 2026, 16:30

4 April 2026, 15:30

4 April 2026, 16:30

Vere langs die pad

Ná Verhale uit Volstruisville volg Stephan Henrico se tweede bundel met vertellings, rubrieke, sketse en waarnemings. Vere langs die pad is biografiese kortverhale wat die skrywer se beskouing van die lewe blootlê.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

29 March 2026, 12:00

Verwelkingslied

In Breytenbach’s last play, we are taken on a journey by the master, who imagines himself at his own funeral. Breyten enters into a consciousness-expanding and intimate conversation with an elderly stage actress.

Gimsaal (Scheepers Street)

30 March 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 18:00

3 April 2026, 09:30

4 April 2026, 17:30

Vier die storie!

Saam met die KKNK se drie dekades vier Nataniël die afgelope 30 jaar as skrywer, sy meer as 25 topverkopers en ook sy loopbaan as storieverteller. Hy gesels met sy vriendin en medekunstenaar Anna-Mart van der Merwe oor die kuns van stories vertel, die vele maniere om verhale te deel en die ontdek van nuwe kulture.

Absa Kuierkamer (in die Feesmark)

3 April 2026, 11:00

Vir wie moet Oudtshoorn in 2026 stem?

Met die plaaslike verkiesing wat later vanjaar gehou word, vra ons wat bied politieke partye vir dié Klein Karoo-dorp in 2026?

Netwerk24-feeskafee

28 March 2026, 08:30

Visuelekuns-rondleidings

Sluit daagliks aan by verskeie kunstenaars vir ’n rondleiding van die visuele kuns by die 30ste KKNK. Tree in gesprek met verskillende kunstenaars en kurators. Elke dag besoek ’n ander uitstalling.

Various venues

28 March 2026, 13:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

Voluit fees en voluit vorentoe: Feesgangers deel hul KKNK-stories en ervarings

Feesgangers word genooi om saam met die feesbestuur ’n glasie wyn te klink en hul hoogtepunte van die 30ste fees te deel, en ook sommer hoogtepunte van die afgelope drie dekades.

kykNET-leefarea

4 April 2026, 16:00

Voluit Openingskonsert

A spectacular tribute to 30 years of the KKNK in Oudtshoorn and the perfect kick-off to this festival! This special open-air production takes you on a nostalgic journey through the festival’s rich history, but also looks forward, full-on. It’s more than just a concert – it’s a celebration of everything the KKNK was, is and promises to be.

Feesmark Stage

28 March 2026, 20:00

Voor dit te laat is

Ná ’n geheimsinnige operasie in Simonstad word ’n Suid-Afrikaanse akademikus in België opdrag gegee om betrokke te raak by ’n joernalis uit Belarus. Sy is mooi, briljant, en waarskynlik ’n spioen.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

4 April 2026, 12:00

Vredemaker

Reggie Peace was 13 toe hy by die kinderhuis se voordeur gaan aanklop het. Hier kry hy stabiliteit en gou begin Reggie presteer. Maar hy bly ontevrede met homself – hy hunker na erkenning en aanvaarding.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

28 March 2026, 14:30

Vrou ens. 1.2

Mandri Sutherland (Vroudrie) returns this year with Vrou ens 1.2. It is about the women who have, up to now, defined, criticised, irritated, challenged and inspired her, and continue to do so.

Netwerk24-feeskafee

1 April 2026, 20:00

2 April 2026, 18:00

3 April 2026, 16:00

4 April 2026, 18:00

Vrou, vrouer, vrouste

A unique and moving production with a powerful and artistic combination of words, music and life experience. Humour and emotion are finely balanced and take the audience on a journey of laughter, tears, hope and self-discovery.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

31 March 2026, 16:30

1 April 2026, 13:00

Waar bloed kruip

Met haar aankoms by Noordeberg Hospitaal is Lola Anley aangenaam verras om aangewys te word as een van die top- mediese studente wat blyplek in die gesogte Straumann Huis kry.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

31 March 2026, 14:30

Wag, wat?

Rehearsal môre gewone tyd in die kerksaal. Ons het baie om deur te werk, so moet asseblief nie laat wees nie! Onthou jou water en goeie vibes! Kwaai

Blitsteater in die Feesmark

28 March 2026, 15:00

28 March 2026, 16:00

29 March 2026, 15:00

29 March 2026, 15:00

30 March 2026, 15:30

30 March 2026, 16:30

31 March 2026, 11:30

31 March 2026, 12:30

1 April 2026, 11:30

1 April 2026, 12:30

2 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 12:00

3 April 2026, 11:30

3 April 2026, 12:30

4 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 12:00

Wanneer die krieke stil word

Vir ons vroue maak drie goed saak. Dit bepaal wat jy sien en voel wanneer jy in die spieël kyk. Is jy jou pa se prinses? Is jou eerste liefde jou ridder op ’n wit perd? Is jou huwelik in die hemel gemaak?

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

4 April 2026, 14:30

Wat om te doen as die wêreld brand

The world is on fire, but the angel/oracle/demi-goddess who single-handedly mans the customer service centre of the cosmos has been booked off due to burnout. The big ear of the universe is totally over it. Who is going to listen to humanity’s whining, give advice on relationships and put out fires where they threaten to wreak havoc?

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

2 April 2026, 10:00

3 April 2026, 20:00

4 April 2026, 16:30

Waterman, Prins en ’n Brief op veertigduisend voet

Waterman van Herman Wasserman is ’n toeganklike bundel waarin die digter in soepel taal sy persoonlike ervarings verwoord én in gesprek tree met digters wat hom voorafgegaan het.

ATKV-Boeke-oase by Exclusive Books

3 April 2026, 16:00

Wildehondekloof: Fynbos-fynproe

Wildehondekloof’s popular fynbos tour and tasting is presented for the second time at the KKNK. Experience the wonder of the Klein Karoo’s fynbos in food. After a short walk in the veld to look at the plants, participants return to the main house where fynbos-flavoured salts, vinegar and tea are tasted.

Wildehondekloof Private Game Reserve (59 km outside Oudtshoorn via the R328, Prins Albert road, Matjiesrivier road and Lategansvlei road)

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

30 March 2026, 11:00

31 March 2026, 11:00

1 April 2026, 11:00

2 April 2026, 11:00

3 April 2026, 11:00

4 April 2026, 11:00

Willie Strauss: Tong in die quiche

Tong in die quiche is the latest production from radio personality, cabaret artist and home cook Willie Strauss. Willie’s voice is recognizable across the country and with his infectious laugh he entertains audiences with his Northern Cape accent.

Die Windpomp (Cowley Avenue)

28 March 2026, 10:00

29 March 2026, 13:30

Wings of Light: Dance of an Angel

Mauritz Lotz’s new musical composition for ballet and contemporary dance left audiences in awe at this year’s Suidoosterfees. The music, composed in 2020, can be described as a “hybrid” work for modern contemporary instruments, orchestra and choir.

Laerskool Wesbank-teater (Vrede Street)

30 March 2026, 09:30

31 March 2026, 13:30

With/Draw

People come and people go, but family is forever … right? Two sisters delight in the joys of their relationship, building their bond and creating memories together.

ATKV-Griesselsaal (Langenhoven Road)

1 April 2026, 13:00

3 April 2026, 17:30

4 April 2026, 11:00

Wonderlike waarhede

Playback-teatertegnieke word ingespan om stories uit te speel wat deur ’n genooide gas en gehoorlede vertel word.

kykNET-leefarea

31 March 2026, 12:30

1 April 2026, 16:00

2 April 2026, 16:30

Woordenaar

Woordenaar is a journey rich in sound and word, through the life and upbringing of a boy of white and black descent. It begins in the fields and plains of the Eastern Cape and the confusing and strange experiences on the Cape Flats.

Absa Studio (Banqueting Hall)

28 March 2026, 16:30

29 March 2026, 13:00

Zip Zap Circus: MOYA

Inspired by the uniquely South African context, MOYA explores and celebrates heritage and culture in an acrobatic display that paints a picture before your very eyes.

Absa Burgersentrum

28 March 2026, 11:00

29 March 2026, 11:00

Zonkie en die laaste boomhuis

With horns and whistles and a beautifully painted face, Zonkie pedals her bicycle full of frills and treats. There are butterflies fluttering in the clouds above her head, and a treehouse full of stories that opens when she stops.

Klein KKNK-teater

29 March 2026, 10:30

30 March 2026, 13:00

2 April 2026, 13:00

4 April 2026, 15:30