Joburgs cultural engine revs into high gear as FNB Art Joburg returns for its 18th year, cementing its place as Africas leading contemporary art fair. From Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September 2025, the Sandton Convention Centre transforms into a pan-African creative hub, featuring top galleries, artists, and thinkers. Expect a dynamic line-up including gallery HUB, LAB, MAX, and ETC, showcasing cutting-edge art, experimental installations, and rare publications. Open City 28 Aug 11 Sep spills the energy into the streets with satellite events across Johannesburg.
Conversations, screenings, and lectures unfold in AUX, while the GIF section celebrates photography and film. Institutions like Zeitz MOCAA and DIKAN Centre lead engagement in the ORG section.
Backed by FNBs creative economy vision, Art Joburg isnt just an event its a movement. Dont miss your chance to witness where African art is headed next.
Lu Dlamini live at The Centre for JazzDont miss a soul-stirring evening of music and memory as Lu Dlamini brings her latest album, Gido A Love Letter to Resilience, to life at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on 13 August 2025 at 17:30.
A tribute to her late mother, Gido blends South African jazz with the sounds of indigenous instruments like the umakhweyana bow, creating a rich, emotional tapestry rooted in love, heritage, and ubuntu. Lu will be joined by her stellar band, Marius Botha, Riley Giandhari, Zibusiso Makhathini, and Ntobeko Shandu to perform tracks that honour resilience, unity and spiritual healing. Expect powerful performances of standout songs like Lwaphela uvalo and Gandhi Shembe Dube.