Mandela Bay Arts Festival

“The Mandela Bay Arts Festival (MBAF2022), delivered in partnership with the National Arts Festival, will be the first in what will be an annual festival of performance, poetry, theatre, comedy, dance, music and other disciplines.

The Festival is designed to take place at venues around the greater metropolitan area, thereby bringing the festival to residents where they live, giving visitors a chance to experience the creativity that the city has to offer.

The Mandela Bay Arts Festival will run from the 23 September to 1 October 2022. Find out more https://mbaf.co.za.

MANDELA BAY ARTS FESTIVAL DAILY EVENTS CALENDAR.
Friday, 23 September
18:00
Path Crossing
Dance
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
18:00
Stand Up People: Comedy with a Twist
Music / Theatre
Mendi Arts Centre
18:00
Closet
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
19:00
Kwa Xhosa
Music / Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
19:00
The Bhacasoul Experience with Joliza
Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
20:00
The Uprising
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
20:00
A Picture Frame
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn.
Saturday, 24 September
11:00
The Chronicles of Cinderella and the Giant
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
14:00
A Picture Frame
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
16:30
Weeping River
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
17:00
Let’s Blom with Flower Lady And Friends
Music
St Thomas Auditorium
19:00
Welaz Kabah
Music
The Athenaeum
19:00
Hamba Ungemi
Music
Mendi Arts Centre
19:00
Stand Up People: Comedy with a Twist
Music / Theatre
Mendi Arts Centre
19:00
Ashes to Ashes
Poetry & Spoken Word
Masifunde Changemaker Academy
20:00
Closet
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn.
Sunday, 25 September
11:00
The Chronicles of Cinderella and the Giant
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
14:00
A Picture Frame
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
15:00
UBUHLE
Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
15:00
Mosaic
Music
Mendi Arts Centre
16:00
ZAZI
Dance / Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
16:00
Welaz Kabah
Music
The Athenaeum
16:30
Weeping River
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn.
Monday, 26 September
19:00
ZAZI
Dance / Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage.
Tuesday, 27 September
19:00
Akulahlwa Mbeleko Ngakufelwa
Dance / Music / Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
19:00
Jazz Explosive with Denzil Africa and Vusa Band
Music
St Thomas Auditorium.
Wednesday, 28 September
15:00
The Pallet Dr – Still Alive
Film
The Athenaeum
18:00
Weeping River
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
19:00
Kwa Xhosa
Music / Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
19:00
Stand Up People: Comedy with a Twist
Music / Theatre
Mendi Arts Centre
20:00
Mosaic
Music
Mendi Arts Centre
20:00
Closet
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn.
Thursday, 29 September
16:00 
UBUHLE
Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
18:00
The Pallet Dr – Still Alive
Film
The Athenaeum
18:00
Path Crossing
Dance
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
19:00
Stand Up People: Comedy with a Twist
Music / Theatre
Mendi Arts Centre
19:00
Let’s Blom with Flower Lady And Friends
Music
St Thomas Auditorium
20:00
The Laundress (Uwuxhomile Umlevo)
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
20:00
The Uprising
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage.
Friday, 30 September
18:00
The Laundress (Uwuxhomile Umlevo)
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
18:00
Ashes to Ashes
Poetry & Spoken Word
Masifunde Changemaker Academy
19:00
The Balladeer
Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
19:00
Let’s Blom with Flower Lady And Friends
Music
St Thomas Auditorium
20:00
Impossible!
Theatre.
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
20:00
Mosaic
Music
Mendi Arts Centre
20:00
Kwa Xhosa
Music / Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum.
Saturday, 01 October
11:00
The Chronicles of Cinderella and the Giant
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
14:00
A Picture Frame
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
15:00
The Balladeer
Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
16:00
Ashes to Ashes
Poetry & Spoken Word
Masifunde Changemaker Academy
16:30
The Absolutely Mental Magic Show
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
17:00
Welaz Kabah
Music
The Athenaeum
19:00
Jazz Explosive with Denzil Africa and Vusa Band
Music
St Thomas Auditorium
20:00
The Laundress (Uwuxhomile Umlevo)
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
20:00
The Bhacasoul Experience with Joliza
Music
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Opera Stage
20:30
Hamba Ungemi
Music
Mendi Arts Centre.
Sunday, 02 October
11:00
The Chronicles of Cinderella and the Giant
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
14:00
Closet
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
15:00
UBUHLE
Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
16:00
Phumlani Mtiti and the Raf Collective
Music
Mendi Arts Centre
16:30
Weeping River
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn
16:30
Akulahlwa Mbeleko Ngakufelwa
Dance / Music / Poetry & Spoken Word
The Athenaeum
19:00
The Absolutely Mental Magic Show
Theatre
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex - The Barn.