THE VILLAGE GREEN The Village Green Craft Fair is a craft and food market open during the day running throughout the National Arts Festival. There are stalls where crafters, artisans, traders and food stalls exhibit their works for sale. In 2018, the market moved to a new home – the fields of Victoria Girls High School... Read More
THE SANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTISTS Across a selection of genres, the Standard Bank Young Artist Awards is an annual award programme for artists who have demonstrated exceptional ability in their chosen field. The awards, established in 1981 by the National Arts Festival, is a sought-after accolade. It is both a badge of honour and a... Read More
THE NATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The National Jazz Festival is a programme dedicated to jazz music and development. The Festival happens within the National Arts Festival and is comprised of the National Jazz Festival, a programme of works by recognised national and international jazz musicians, and, the National Youth Jazz Festival, a programme that offers high... Read More
THE FRINGE The Fringe Programme is an uncurated platform open to artists from anywhere in the world to present work across any genre, language, format or content. Fringe artists pay a registration fee, and bring the work to the Festival by their own means. The National Arts Festival Fringe is characterised by a diverse collection... Read More
CURATED PROGRAMME The Curated Programme is a multi-disciplinary programme of works that are selected annually by the National Arts Festival’s Artistic Committee together with the Festival’s Artistic Director. The Curated Programme is made up of works that have been submitted by proposal during an international open call, as well as works that are selected to... Read More