Cape Town Photography Festival 2026
Public Programme

2–26 September 2026Theme: TruthThe Cape Town Photography Festival returns throughout September with exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, panel discussions, guided walks, film screenings and special events across Cape Town.

This year’s theme, Truth, considers photography’s ability to reveal, question and illuminate the world around us.

 

Wednesday 2 September

Exhibition Opening

18:00

Artvark Gallery, Kalk Bay

Thursday 3 September

Talk

13:00

Salim Amin & Rita Potenza

WORLDART Gallery

Talk

13:00

Naoya Yoshikawa

UWC Centre for Humanities Research

Talk

13:00

Tanguy Sevat-Denuet

Tevolution Museum

Meet the Curators

Aspasia Karras & Sharon Armstrong

SMAC Gallery

Guided Walk

17:00

Heidi Erdmann

Meet at WORLDART Gallery

Friday 4 September

Workshop

09:00–12:00

Claudia Schneider

Hout Bay Museum

Talk

13:00

Mercé Alsina (Spain)

WORLDART Gallery

Guided Walk

13:00–15:00

Margaret Courtney Clarke (Namibia)

Salim Amin (Kenya)

Naoya Yoshikawa (Japan)

Meet at WORLDART Gallery

Exhibition Openings & Festival Catalogue Launch

15:00–17:00

Central Library

Saturday 5 September

Workshop

09:00–12:00

PrintArt

CT Observatory

Performance & Exhibition Opening

11:00–12:00

Company Gardens

Performance & Official Festival Opening

13:00–15:00

Castle of Good Hope

Special Function

18:00–20:00

Rooftop Bar

Cameraland

Sunday 6 September

Exhibition Opening

11:00

The Castle of Good Hope

Monday 7 September

Talk

13:00

Enric Mauri (Spain)

Tevolution Museum

Film Screening

13:00

Introduction by Salim Amin (Kenya)

Tuesday 8 September

Workshop

12:00–14:00

FC TEC

Paarden Island

Film Screening

13:00

Introduction by Salim Amin (Kenya)

Special Function

13:00–15:00

Hasan & Husain Essop & Justin Dingwell

Eclectica Gallery

Wednesday 9 September

Talk

13:00

Susan Otieno (Kenya)

WORLDART Gallery

Thursday 10 September

Talk

13:00

Dr Solange Rosa

WORLDART Gallery

Exhibition Opening

19:00

Sanlam Art Gallery

Bellville

Friday 11 September

Workshop

12:00–14:00

Gloria Mvivanda (Kenya)

Central Library

Guided Walk

13:00–14:00

Munira Rahiman & Jimmy Matthews

Meet at Bo-Kaap Museum

Panel Discussion

14:00

Central Library

Film Screening

12:00–14:00

Tevolution Museum

Guided Walk

16:00–17:00

Heidi Erdmann, Susan Otieno (Kenya) & Gloria Mvivanda (Kenya)

Meet at WORLDART Gallery

Saturday 12 September

Walkabout

11:00–13:00

Patrick de Mervelec

Sanlam Art Gallery

Bellville

Sunday 13 September

Panel Discussion

14:00

Central Library

Wednesday 16 September

Talk

13:00

Marcos Martin (Brazil)

WORLDART Gallery

Panel Discussion

12:00–14:00

Artscape

Thursday 17 September

Panel Discussion

12:00–14:00

Artscape

Friday 18 September

Workshop

12:00–14:00

Mbulelo Hlela (Johannesburg)

Central Library

Guided Walk

Details to be confirmed

Saturday 19 September

Workshop

09:00–12:00

PrintArt

CT Observatory

Performance & Exhibition Opening

11:00–12:00

Company Gardens

Performance & Official Festival Opening

13:00–15:00

Castle of Good Hope

Special Function

18:00–20:00

Rooftop Bar

Cameraland

Sunday 20 September

Exhibition Opening

11:00

The Castle of Good Hope

Tuesday 22 September

Workshop

10:00–13:00

Zine Making

Wednesday 23 September

Talk

13:00

Maurizio Molini (Italy)

WORLDART Gallery

Friday 25 September

Guided Walk

13:00–15:00

Final walk with Heidi Erdmann

Meet at Central Library

Saturday 26 September

Workshop

09:00–12:00

Claudia Schneider

WORLDART Gallery

Event Details

Date & Time

Festival Dates
02/09/2026 until 26/09/2026

Location

Cape Town & Surrounds

Admission

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