November 8: What's on in Durban

MARKETS

Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market: Spend time with family (pets included) and friends outdoors. Traders sell everything from fresh produce and deli food to arts and crafts. Walk the short nature trail or have a zipline adventure. Open rain or shine, and wheelchair accessible from 7am to 1pm. 

Musgrave Market: Head to Berea Park for food, music, arts and crafts. From 9am to 2pm.

Buzz Market: Community market at 38 Pitlochry Road, Westville, 9am to 2pm.

Ballito Farmers Market: More than 150 traders offer fresh farm produce, cut flowers and a nursery, retail, fashion, kids’ entertainment, art, hobbies, crafted goods and lifestyle products. R103 at Umhlali. 7am to 2pm.

Harlequins Flea Market: Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm. New vendors welcome. WhatsApp 083 595 7033 or email harlequinsmarket@gmail.com

Rotary Uvongo Flea Market: Crafts, toys, bead work, wire work, clothing and food every Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm and Sunday 9am to 2pm, opposite Douglas Mitchell Sports Grounds. Call 082 829 0059.

Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) Family-friendly market at Golden Hours School, 10am to 2pm. Live music and food stalls. Call 083 262 3693.

uMhlanga Farmers Market: Autumn Drive, Prestondale, every Wednesday from 8am to noon. Call Ethel at 060 303 3957.

SHOWS

iZulu Theatre, Sibaya: (today) Experience an electrifying fusion of music, movement, and culture with the high-energy Flash Entertainers in this spectacular dance and music show in aid of the KZN Blind & Deaf Society. Saturday November 8 at 7pm. Tickets R100/ R130 VIP from ticketpro.

Rhumbelow Theatre, Durban: (today and tomorrow) Get Back Again, by Barry Thomson & The Reals - Dawn Selby, Robz Millar, Mali Sewell and Shaun Dragt explored the short seven year life span of the Fab Four, better known as ‘The Beatles’, who had the most number one hit songs (20) and number-one albums (19) in the UK to become the best-selling band in history, with estimated total sales of over 1 billion records worldwide. Today Saturday November 8 at 7.30pm, tomorrow Sunday November 9 at 2pm. Tickets R200 from roland@stansell.co.za or webtickets.

Playhouse Opera: (today) Thetha Mosadi is a musical written and directed by Bukelwa Cakata that explores why African women still feel silenced, and how the Performing Arts can create a more enabling environment for the voiceless to be heard. November 8 at 6.30pm. Tickets R150 from webtickets.

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: (today and tomorrow) Award-winning comedian, presenter, writer, and actor, Dr Riaad Moosa, is back with his brand-new comedy show, What’s the Point? Due to popular demand, shows have been added today at 4pm and 7.30pm, and tomorrow at 4pm. Tickets R200 from webtickets.

Playhouse Drama: The KZN branch of the Cecchetti Society of South Africa presents its annual Gala Performance. A showcase featuring the top dancers in KwaZulu-Natal. November 15 at 1pm and 3.30pm. Tickets R180 from webtickets.

Milkwood Theatre: Durban North: Angela Smith School Of Dance presents, A Decade Of Dance. This special anniversary showcase revisits our most beloved pieces from the past decade. November 15 at 2.30pm and 6.30pm, November 17 at 2.30pm. Tickets R190 from webtickets.

Seabrooke Theatre, DHS: The International School of Performing Arts presents a night of emerging talent and captivating performances in its annual Drama Showcase, featuring its dedicated students. November 20 at 6.30pm. Tickets R85 from webtickets

Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre: Santa's little helper, Schalk Bezuidenhout, puts on Krismis Bonanza, a variety show with jokes way funnier than those one liners in your Krismis cracker.November 21 at 7pm, November 22 at 4pm and 7pm, and November 23 at 6pm. Tickets R250 from webtickets.

Rhumbelow, Northlands: Acclaimed international cabaret artist Tonya Koenderman is set to dazzle audiences with her latest show, Bassey and Me - a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Dame Shirley Bassey. Friday November 21 at 7.30pm. Also at Rhumbelow Durban Saturday November 23 at 7.30pm and Sunday November 24 at 2pm. Tickets R180 from roland@stansell.co.za or webtickets.

MUSIC

The Barn at Westown Square: (tomorrow) Catch Sunday Sounds every Sunday from noon to 3pm featuring a line-up of Durban’s finest musicians.

All Souls Anglican Church, Salt Rock: Pianist Chris Duigan presents The Magic of Chopin, an all-Chopin recital inspired by the outstanding and talented young pianists who are performing in Warsaw at the prestigious International Competition. Sunday 9 November at 3pm. Tickets: R150. Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Playhouse Opera: The second concert of the KZN Philharmonic's Spring Season will take place on Thursday November 13. It stars conductor Michael Repper and cellist Sandra Lieg Haga and features Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D Major and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 1. Tickets from Quicket. 

Jewish Club: (tomorrow) Friends of music feature Zanta Hofmeyer (violin) and Elna Van Der Merwe (piano) in a programme entitled Great Romantic Sonatas, featuring works from Richard Strauss, Gabriel Fauré and Tomaso Vitali. Sunday November 9 at 2.30pm. Tickets R140 (at the door).

St James Church, Venice Road: Baroque 2000 presents Matthias Maute, director of Ensemble Caprice in Canada, on the recorder/traverso in a programme that includes Vivaldi’s Passacaglia and La Notte, Musette by JS Bach, Purcell’s Fantazia and Soler’s Concerto et Fandango. Sunday November 16 at 11.30am. Tickets at the door R180, children free. Call Michel at 082 303 5241.

Milkwood Theatre, Durban North: (tomorrow) Join Kerolin Govender, internationally acclaimed Indian classical vocalist and creative visionary, for an unforgettable musical experience that dissolves borders and celebrates the oneness of humanity through sound. One World, One Sound is not just a concert - it is a living, breathing collaboration of musical traditions, brought together by a deep sense of purpose. November 9 at 3pm. Tickets R150 from webtickets..

Howard College, UKZN: Concert pianist Andrew Warburton presents a five part concert series entitled Mostly Beethoven from 15 to 30 November 2025. On Saturday 15 November at 7pm Warburton performs Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata, together with Schumann’s Sonata no 2, Debussy’s suite “Estampes” and Prokofiev’s Sonata no 3. On Tuesday 18 November at 7pm pianists Aran Singh and Ninuca Tkeshelashvili will play virtuoso piano pieces by Scriabin, Schumann, Liszt including the youthful Sonata Op 14 no 1 by Beethoven. On Friday 21 November at 7pm catch Russian violinist Evgeny Zhadanov and Warburton in a recital of thrilling duo works from the French and Russian repertoire. Tickets R120 / R100 for students and pensioners. A special discounted price of R400 for all five concerts. Contact Andrew on 082 853 4540.

FILM

The uMgungundlovu Film Festival: The festival, themed "Imagine the World in My Image," takes place in Pietermaritzburg from November 14th to 16. The opening film, The Unseen Voice, is a powerful tale that centres around the life of a deaf woman is at the Voortrekker Museum at 5pm. Day 2 and 3 of the festival continues at Bessie Head Library from 9am to 5pm with a full day of film screenings and a series of skills development workshops. The programme features 33 films from 13 countries, showcasing the richness and depth of global storytelling. Details on Instagram: @uMgungundlovuFilmFestival or Facebook: uMgungundlovu Film Festival 

ART

KZNSA: (today and tomorrow) As part of the international celebrations for the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday four Tibetan Buddhist monks will visit South Africa to construct an intricate sand mandala which is a symbolic art-form created to encourage healing and peace. After six days of meticulously placing coloured sand, grain by grain, to create a magical 3-dimensional image, the monks will sweep up the sand and disperse the sand in the sea. Closing Ceremony November 9  at 10.30am. 

OUTDOORS

Amblers Hiking Club: (tomorrow) At 2pm on November 9 hike the High Stakes Amble to the best chocolate cake on the planet. Farmland, quad bike trails and the wilds. Call David 072 615 0559. 

Recycles Group: Meet at 9am on Tuesdays at the parking area behind Pirates life saving club. For a 20 km ride on the promenade. Open to beginners, sociable, safe and an option for a breakfast at Pirates coffee shop. Call Ian to join on 083 675 2125. 

Retreads walking group: Join for a 3 or 5 km social walk on Tuesdays at 9am on the promenade followed with an option of breakfast at Pirates. Call Michele on 083 779 7443

Mountain Biking Rides: Saturdays at 6am, meet at Dura Cycles, Uvongo. Call 039 315 7359.

EVENTS

Rhumbelow Theatre, Durban: To mark the 60th anniversary of The Sound of Music, the Dennis Hurley centre is hosting a special screening fundraiser on Sunday November 16 at 2.30pm. You can also sing-along to the words and can dress up as your favourite character with prizes for the best dressed man, woman and group, with a group of real-life nuns as the judges. A donation of R220 per person or just R1 500 for a table for 8 people. You can bring your own picnic, or buy food there. To book your place, email admin@denishurleycentre.org.

Send your event details to satevents@inl.co.za by the Tuesday before publication.