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What to do in Johannesburg in November 2026

70 events from Sunday, November 1 to Monday, November 30, 2026. Free: 1. Busiest venues: Theatre on the Square, Joburg Theatre, Sankayi.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 30

John Kani: A Living Legend

Apartheid Museum · Ormonde (Johannesburg South)
- Visual arts
R240 Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 19

Karel Nel: Translucent Worlds

Karel Nel

Everard Read Johannesburg · Rosebank
- Visual arts
Free
Theatre
until Nov 8

Shockwave

The Market Theatre · Newtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
until Nov 22

Mamma Mia! The Musical

The Teatro at Montecasino · Fourways
- Music
- Theatre
R250–R580
Music
until Dec 20

The Rocky Horror Show

Pieter Toerien Theatre and Studio at Montecasino · Fourways
- Music
- Theatre
R200–R495
Theatre
until Nov 1

Ukulindwa

Joburg Theatre · Braamfontein
- Theatre
Music
until Dec 24

Janice Honeyman's Alice in Wonderland Panto

Joburg Theatre · Braamfontein
- Music
- Theatre
Music
12 PM

Seven Colour Sundays

Soweto Theatre · Jabulani, Soweto
- Music
Tickets

Monday, November 2, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Before the Door Closed: Rescue, Refuge and Family Memory

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre · Forest Town
- Literature

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Music
6 PM

Nomisupasta IN FULL BLOOM

Untitled Basement · Braamfontein
- Music
Tickets
Music
until Dec 24

Sleeping Beauty the Musical

Joburg Theatre · Braamfontein
- Music
- Theatre

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Music
6 PM

Carlo Mombelli

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

JPO World Symphony Series: Spring Concert 2

Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Linder Auditorium · Parktown
- Music
- Classical
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Jazz at the Bioscope: Paul Hanmer

Paul Hanmer

The Bioscope Independent Cinema · Milpark
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 29

The Graduation of K-C

The Market Theatre · Newtown
- Theatre

Friday, November 6, 2026

Music
6 PM

Dalisu Ndlazi

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

JULLIAN GOMES - LATE DREAMER (UNPLUGGED)

Untitled Basement · Braamfontein
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

MELVILLE HORROR PUNK SHOW

Smoking Kills · Melville
- Music
- Punk
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

The Brotherhood of Great Hearts

chiesa di PAZZO LUPi · Melville
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
Nights out
9 PM

Pack DNB Vol.6

Bad Manors · Newtown
- Nights out
- Drum and bass
Tickets

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Theatre
4 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
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Music
5 PM

CAPE TOWN TAKE OVER

Poppy's Restaurant Cresta · Cresta
- Music
Tickets
Music
5 PM

RAGNAROK (2026)

Rumours Lounge · Strydompark
- Music
Tickets
Music
5:30 PM

A Grand Night for Singing | The 2026 Dean’s Concert

UJ Arts Centre · Auckland Park
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

HENRY ATE: 30 YEARS OF SLAP IN THE FACE

The Whirlwind Theatre · Victory Park
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Sisonke Xonti: Ukholo album launch

Sisonke Xonti

The Market Theatre · Newtown
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Literature
2:30 PM

88th Commemoration of the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht)

Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre · Forest Town
- Literature
Tickets
Music
5 PM

Thabo Smol Presents Di Thupa Tsa Smol Live and Re-imagined part 2

Untitled Basement · Braamfontein
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Music
6 PM

The Local Jol

Under Bar · Craighall Park
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Music
6 PM

Louis Mhlanga

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

JPO World Symphony Series: Spring Concert 3

Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Linder Auditorium · Parktown
- Music
- Classical
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Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 29

To the Moon and Back?

Pieter Toerien Theatre and Studio at Montecasino · Fourways
- Theatre

Friday, November 13, 2026

Music
6 PM

Bokani Dyer: Traditions Album Launch

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Classics On Turf: A Sibongile Khumalo Celebration

The Market Theatre · Newtown
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 15

Letters from Tomorrow

Soweto Theatre · Jabulani, Soweto
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 15

Producers Spotlight: Beyond Gauteng

The Market Theatre · Newtown
- Theatre
Dance
until Nov 14

The Sarvavidya Dance Ensemble: Bhumi

The Sarvavidya Dance Ensemble

Joburg Theatre · Braamfontein
- Dance

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Comedy
7 PM

Linden CPF Comedy Show

The Whirlwind Theatre · Victory Park
- Comedy
Tickets

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Music
3 PM

Piet Koornhof (violin) & Nicol Viljoen (piano)

Northwards House · Parktown
- Music
- Classical
Tickets
Theatre
3 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Thursday, November 19, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

JPO World Symphony Series: Spring Concert 4

Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Linder Auditorium · Parktown
- Music
- Classical
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Friday, November 20, 2026

Music
6 PM

Infernal Séance

Rumours Lounge · Strydompark
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Nomfundo Xaluva

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Music
4 PM

Kings of Harmony Voices

Soweto Theatre · Jabulani, Soweto
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
4 PM

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Theatre on the Square · Sandton
- Theatre
R200–R250 Tickets
Music
4 PM

Uthando the Journey by Fanelesibonge

Fanelesibonge

Joburg Theatre · Braamfontein
- Music
Music
6 PM

Nomfundo Xaluva

Sankayi · Morningside
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Sino Msolo : Kwa Msolo

Untitled Basement · Braamfontein
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Comedy in the Park

The Whirlwind Theatre · Victory Park
- Comedy
Tickets

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