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Visit our exhibition in the Richard Crowie Hall featuring a selection of celebrated South African artists. Displaying quality and an interesting mix of styles and subject matter, catering for a variety of tastes.

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town kicks off its 2023/2024 series of Summer Sunset Concerts on Sunday, December 3 with a star-studded line-up of South Africa’s best loved, grooved-to acts.

Unless otherwise stated, gates open at 16h00 on concert days.

Tickets may be booked through Webtickets, at Pick n Pay stores nationwide and at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden gate. Please note that Webtickets is the SOLE online ticketing partner of the Summer Sunset Concerts.

Kirstenbosch cannot guarantee that tickets purchased from third parties will be valid. We have no working relationship with Viagogo.

Below is the the line-up (that may be subject to change):

Enjoy the mesmerizing experience of watching a movie under the stars at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. This week the Galileo Open Air Cinema will be screening movies from Tuesday to Saturday!

This week at The Galileo:

🎤 Wed, 08 Nov: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

🧙🏻‍♂️ Thur, 09 Nov: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secret

🪩 Fri, 10 Nov: Mamma Mia!

🎄 Sat, 11 Nov: Love Actually (6 weeks to Christmas!)

Book your spot here

Pack in your favorite picnic treats or indulge in The Galileo’s mini-markets feast of delicious snacks, such as pizzas, burgers, shawarmas, popcorn, and more, before your movie. Don’t forget to check out our barista and wine bar for a refreshing drink.

#kirstenbosch #picnic #thegalileo

Every year South African Society of Artists (SASA) organises a weekend where members are invited to submit up to three artworks for judging by three independent art experts who assign points to each work.

These points are recorded and works that achieve or exceed a predetermined cut-off mark are then eligible to be exhibited at the Annual Exhibition at the Richard Crowie Hall at Kirstenbosch.

The judges decide on the winning entries and select the Best Of in each medium category.  They also choose work they deem Highly Commended and Commended.

Points scored at Selection Weekend also contribute to the achieving of Fellowship of the Society.

All work that achieved the required points, are then hung at the Annual Exhibition at Kirstenbosch. This year we open on Tuesday 31 October until Wednesday 15 November.

This year the exhibition will be opened, by Cindie Ah Ling, Principal of the Peter Clarke Art Centre, and one of our judges. The winning and commended works will be displayed with a certificate and the winners presented with certificates and cups.

The Exhibition will be held at the Richard Crowie Hall, Gate 2, Kirstenbosch Gardens, daily from 10h00 – 17h00.

For further information please contact The South African Society of Artists secretary, Nicole Riedler, on email secretary@sasa-artists.co.za.

Join Hermann Staude, Mike Picker and Charles Griffiths at the launch of their new field guide, ‘Southern African Moths & their Caterpillars’, the most comprehensive guide to moths of the region.

Herman Staude will talk on the subject, followed by a discussion involving all authors, facilitated by Charlene Janion-Scheepers.

Hosted by Penguin Random House & the Botanical Society of South Africa at the Old Mutual Conference Center, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.

R.S.V.P essential to book your place: rsvp@penguinrandomhouse.co.za

We have an exciting opportunity with the Botanical Society’s upcoming Plant Fair on 7-8 October to know, grow, protect and enjoy our fabulous flora in South Africa. This year’s theme, Build Back Biodiversity, is a strong call to action for us to enhance and increase the biodiversity in our gardens and living spaces.

What’s the big deal about biodiversity?

Biodiversity is every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans – the variety of life on earth in all its forms and all its interactions. And biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being. We depend on it for food, medicine, energy, clean air and water, as well as for recreation and cultural inspiration.

“Use a variety of plants to support any wildlife through its entire lifecycle, ensuring you have food,
refreshment, and shelter for the young, adult and mature stages to survive and thrive” says Cherise Viljoen, Master Horticulturist. Look to the foliage first – are the leaves tasty to butterfly and moth larvae, are there prickly thorns to protect a creature’s nest? Do you have a large shrub with branch perches for birds to first survey your space safely before entering, as they so like to do?

Kirstenbosch Plant Fair Builds Back Biodiversity

How wonderful that by simply planting a few new species in your garden you have an opportunity to build back biodiversity and nurture wildlife in your very own space. And what better way to do this than by supporting the BotSoc Kirstenbosch’s Plant Fair fundraiser on 7 and 8 October.

This year the Plant Fair will be held in the Old Mutual Hall at Kirstenbosch, situated in the Visitors’ Centre at Gate 1 and not at the Stone Cottages as in previous years.

Entry to the plant sale is R20 with free entry for children. Parking is available in the Kirstenbosch parking area.

Proceeds support BotSoc plant conservation and restoration projects.

Please bring along a wheelbarrow or trolley, or something suitable to carry your plants in.

For more information, go to the website or the Facebook page for updates.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS!

On October 7-8 2023, National Aeronautics and Space Administration  (NASA) and South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI), along with local collaborators, SAEON, SAASTA and SANSA, are calling people from around the globe- to join this year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon.

We are also very excited to announce that several of the challenges relate to freshwater, marine and terrestrial biodiversity and one of the challenges this year focuses on the Greater Cape Floristic Region of South Africa – our own backyard!

Join us at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens to Explore Open Science Together. 🚀🌎

For more information about the hackathon and to register for the event: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2023/locations/cape-town/

Click here to view the challenges.

Art Portfolio is hosting an eclectic art exhibition of contemporary paintings by 24 Cape Town artists. The landscapes, fauna and flora evoke the beauty and variety of the country in realistic and abstract images.

Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting “Create a Creature” Waste art workshop for children aged 6 -12 years on Wednesday, 05 October 2023 from 09h00 – 13h00. Children will enjoy an exploratory walk into Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, searching for and observing creatures in the forest, fynbos, and rivers.

On their return to the Education Centre, they will use their imagination and common household waste to create a model of a creature they saw in the garden.

The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email Uyabongeka Memela on u.memela@sanbi.org.za

Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box “ art workshop for children aged 6 – 12 years on Tuesday, 04 October 2023 from 09h00 – 13h00. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden.

Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique boxes to take home with them.  The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential).

Contact or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email Rafee Shamsoodeen on m.shamsoodeen@sanbi.org.za