Events

Oude Leeskamer, in collaboration with cultural role players, offers art exhibitions, book launches, author discussions and workshops for artists, writers, and the general public. Feel free to enter.

Roar and Seek: A Dinosaur Adventure for Children (Saturday 12 July – Saturday 30 August 2025)

Roar and Seek: A Dinosaur Adventure for Children (Saturday 12 July – Saturday 30 August 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: Miriam Telanie (30 June – 14 July 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: Miriam Telanie (30 June – 14 July 2025)

Karooseun van Vosburg by Franklin Sonn Book Launch (Wednesday 23 July 2025)

Karooseun van Vosburg by Franklin Sonn Book Launch (Wednesday 23 July 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Kompleks (Thursday 24 July 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Kompleks (Thursday 24 July 2025)

Die ongemak van daar wees by Riël Franzsen Book Launch (Saturday 26 July 2025)

Die ongemak van daar wees by Riël Franzsen Book Launch (Saturday 26 July 2025)

Fliekniek: Matilda en Matthys (Wednesday 30 July 2025)

Fliekniek: Matilda en Matthys (Wednesday 30 July 2025)

Fliekniek: Coco (Thursday 31 July or Friday 1 August 2025)

Fliekniek: Coco (Thursday 31 July or Friday 1 August 2025)

Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop with Lady & Co Studios (Saturday 9 August 2025)

Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop with Lady & Co Studios (Saturday 9 August 2025)

Koerie kies koers by Susanna van der Merwe Book Launch (Saturday 16 August 2025)

Koerie kies koers by Susanna van der Merwe Book Launch (Saturday 16 August 2025)

Skrywersaand with Michèle Betty, Sally Ann Murray and Sarah Uheida (Wednesday 20 August 2025)

Skrywersaand with Michèle Betty, Sally Ann Murray and Sarah Uheida (Wednesday 20 August 2025)

Finding Kindness: Storytime & Craft Morning with Author Luzé-Marlene Botha (Saturday 19 July 2025)

Finding Kindness: Storytime & Craft Morning with Author Luzé-Marlene Botha (Saturday 19 July 2025)

Fliekniek: Notting Hill (Thursday 26 or Friday 27 June 2025)

Fliekniek: Notting Hill (Thursday 26 or Friday 27 June 2025)

Fliekniek: Kanarie (Wednesday 25 June 2025)

Fliekniek: Kanarie (Wednesday 25 June 2025)

Followed By Nine Zeros: Experiments in Deep Time Artists’ and Curators’ Walkabout (Saturday 21 June 2025)

Followed By Nine Zeros: Experiments in Deep Time Artists’ and Curators’ Walkabout (Saturday 21 June 2025)

Followed by Nine Zeros: Experiments in Deep Time – A Group Exhibition in Collaboration with Ernst van der Wal (10 May – 28 June 2025)

Followed by Nine Zeros: Experiments in Deep Time – A Group Exhibition in Collaboration with Ernst van der Wal (10 May – 28 June 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: Sihle Qwabe (25 April – 9 May 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: Sihle Qwabe (25 April – 9 May 2025)

Writer’s Room Talk with Sihle Qwabe and Lebogang Mazibuko (Tuesday 6 May 2025)

Writer’s Room Talk with Sihle Qwabe and Lebogang Mazibuko (Tuesday 6 May 2025)

Skrywersaand with Justin Fox and David Attwell (Thursday 8 May 2025)

Skrywersaand with Justin Fox and David Attwell (Thursday 8 May 2025)

Coptic Sewing Bookbinding Workshop with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2025)

Coptic Sewing Bookbinding Workshop with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2025)

Klaarte by Louis Esterhuizen Book Launch (Wednesday 21 May 2025)

Klaarte by Louis Esterhuizen Book Launch (Wednesday 21 May 2025)

Fliekniek: Hidden Figures (Thursday 29 and Friday 30 May 2025)

Fliekniek: Hidden Figures (Thursday 29 and Friday 30 May 2025)

Boek tot Skerm Screening: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Wednesday 4 June 2025)

Boek tot Skerm Screening: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Wednesday 4 June 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Wednesday 11 June 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Wednesday 11 June 2025)

Narrative and Slow Stitching Workshop with Dr Marleen De Villiers (Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025)

Narrative and Slow Stitching Workshop with Dr Marleen De Villiers (Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025)

Fliekniek: Wild (Thursday 3 or Friday 4 April 2025)

Fliekniek: Wild (Thursday 3 or Friday 4 April 2025)

Follow me to Africa by Penny Haw Book Launch (Wednesday 9 April 2025)

Follow me to Africa by Penny Haw Book Launch (Wednesday 9 April 2025)

Knal by Bettina Wyngaard Book Launch (Wednesday 9 April 2025)

Knal by Bettina Wyngaard Book Launch (Wednesday 9 April 2025)

An Act of Murder by Tom Eaton Book Launch (Wednesday 16 April 2025)

An Act of Murder by Tom Eaton Book Launch (Wednesday 16 April 2025)

Intentional Listening with Laurinda Hofmeyr (Wednesday 5 March 2025)

Intentional Listening with Laurinda Hofmeyr (Wednesday 5 March 2025)

Fliekniek: Loving Vincent (Thursday 6 or Friday 7 March 2025)

Fliekniek: Loving Vincent (Thursday 6 or Friday 7 March 2025)

Curator and Artists’ Walkabout (Saturday 8 March 2025)

Curator and Artists’ Walkabout (Saturday 8 March 2025)

Mevrou Smit se reëls vir goeie gedrag by Elizabeth Wasserman Book Launch (Wednesday 12 March 2025)

Mevrou Smit se reëls vir goeie gedrag by Elizabeth Wasserman Book Launch (Wednesday 12 March 2025)

What I Talk About When I Talk About Collecting: A Group Exhibition in Collaboration with Beryl Gallery (Saturday 8 February – Saturday 3 May 2025)

What I Talk About When I Talk About Collecting: A Group Exhibition in Collaboration with Beryl Gallery (Saturday 8 February – Saturday 3 May 2025)

Fliekniek: Heart of the Hunter (Thursday, 6 or Friday 7, February 2025)

Fliekniek: Heart of the Hunter (Thursday, 6 or Friday 7, February 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Heart of the Hunter and Proteus (Thursday 13 February 2025)

Boek tot Skerm: Heart of the Hunter and Proteus (Thursday 13 February 2025)

Skrywersaand with Karina Szczurek and Karavan Press debut poets Beatrice Willoughby, Shari Daya and Lucienne Argent (Thursday 20 February 2025)

Skrywersaand with Karina Szczurek and Karavan Press debut poets Beatrice Willoughby, Shari Daya and Lucienne Argent (Thursday 20 February 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: João Vilela Geraldo (18 February – 13 March 2025)

Writer’s Room Guest: João Vilela Geraldo (18 February – 13 March 2025)

Case-Binding Bookbinding Workshop (Saturday, 29 and Sunday, 30 March 2025)

Case-Binding Bookbinding Workshop (Saturday, 29 and Sunday, 30 March 2025)

Book Talk: Thrown Among the Bones & Ways of Living – some gathered insights with Patricia Schonstein (Wednesday 29 January 2025)

Book Talk: Thrown Among the Bones & Ways of Living – some gathered insights with Patricia Schonstein (Wednesday 29 January 2025)

Fliekniek: Lady Bird (Thursday 5 or Friday 6 December 2024)

Fliekniek: Lady Bird (Thursday 5 or Friday 6 December 2024)

in situ Exhibition in Collaboration with Goodman Gallery (Wednesday 20 November 2024 – Saturday 25 January 2025)

in situ Exhibition in Collaboration with Goodman Gallery (Wednesday 20 November 2024 – Saturday 25 January 2025)

Troep by Bun Booyens Book Launch (Wednesday 6 November 2024)

Troep by Bun Booyens Book Launch (Wednesday 6 November 2024)

Twa die Tydloper by Anoeschka von Meck Book Launch (Wednesday 13 November)

Twa die Tydloper by Anoeschka von Meck Book Launch (Wednesday 13 November)

Show Me the Place by Hedley Twidle Book Launch (Wednesday 13 November 2024)

Show Me the Place by Hedley Twidle Book Launch (Wednesday 13 November 2024)

Boek tot Skerm with Corné and René van Rooyen, Anoeschka von Meck and Délani Spies (Thursday 14 November 2024)

Boek tot Skerm with Corné and René van Rooyen, Anoeschka von Meck and Délani Spies (Thursday 14 November 2024)

Writer’s Room Talk with Lebo Mazibuko, Deidré Jantjies, Sandra Swart and Angela Briggs (Wednesday 20 November 2024)

Writer’s Room Talk with Lebo Mazibuko, Deidré Jantjies, Sandra Swart and Angela Briggs (Wednesday 20 November 2024)

Skrywersaand with Diane Awerbuck, Alex Latimer, Karen Jennings and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 21 November 2024)

Skrywersaand with Diane Awerbuck, Alex Latimer, Karen Jennings and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 21 November 2024)

WOORDFEES: Strauss & Co (28 September – 6 October 2024)

WOORDFEES: Strauss & Co (28 September – 6 October 2024)

Artist-in-Studio: Luyanda Zindela (15 October – 9 November 2024)

Artist-in-Studio: Luyanda Zindela (15 October – 9 November 2024)

The Wolf Hunt by Justin Fox Book Launch (Wednesday 16 October 2024)

The Wolf Hunt by Justin Fox Book Launch (Wednesday 16 October 2024)

Kuborg by Martina Klopper Book Launch (Wednesday 23 October 2024)

Kuborg by Martina Klopper Book Launch (Wednesday 23 October 2024)

Skrywersaand with Christelle Wessels, Erla Diedericks and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 31 October 2024)

Skrywersaand with Christelle Wessels, Erla Diedericks and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 31 October 2024)

Fliekniek: Frida (Friday 1 November 2024)

Fliekniek: Frida (Friday 1 November 2024)

Bookbinding Workshop: Solander Box with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024)

Bookbinding Workshop: Solander Box with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024)

Writing Workshop: Crafting Characters with Elizma Badenhorst (Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024)

Writing Workshop: Crafting Characters with Elizma Badenhorst (Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024)

All Rise: Tales of Human Rights & Wrongs by Roger Chennells Book Launch (Wednesday 4 September 2024)

All Rise: Tales of Human Rights & Wrongs by Roger Chennells Book Launch (Wednesday 4 September 2024)

Fliekniek: Parasite (Thursday 5 or Friday 6 September 2024)

Fliekniek: Parasite (Thursday 5 or Friday 6 September 2024)

The Comrade’s Wife by Barbara Boswell Book Launch (Wednesday 11 September 2024)

The Comrade’s Wife by Barbara Boswell Book Launch (Wednesday 11 September 2024)

Skrywersaand with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 12 September 2024)

Skrywersaand with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Jonathan Amid (Thursday 12 September 2024)

Artists’ Walkabout (Saturday 14 September 2024)

Artists’ Walkabout (Saturday 14 September 2024)

The Equality of Shadows by Charl-Pierre Naudé Book Launch (Wednesday 18 September 2024)

The Equality of Shadows by Charl-Pierre Naudé Book Launch (Wednesday 18 September 2024)

Donker Water by Martin Steyn Book Launch (Wednesday 18 September 2024)

Donker Water by Martin Steyn Book Launch (Wednesday 18 September 2024)

Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop (Saturday 21 September 2024)

Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop (Saturday 21 September 2024)

Breekpunt by Marie Lotz Book Launch (Wednesday 28 August 2024)

Breekpunt by Marie Lotz Book Launch (Wednesday 28 August 2024)

Van Boek tot Skerm with Leon van Nierop, Rudie van Rensburg and Corné and René van Rooyen (Tuesday 27 August 2024)

Van Boek tot Skerm with Leon van Nierop, Rudie van Rensburg and Corné and René van Rooyen (Tuesday 27 August 2024)

Collage Workshop with Chloe Obermeyer from Cleo Creates (Saturday 17 August 2024)

Collage Workshop with Chloe Obermeyer from Cleo Creates (Saturday 17 August 2024)

Skrywersaand with Theresa Papenfus and Elmaré Lombard (Thursday 15 August 2024)

Skrywersaand with Theresa Papenfus and Elmaré Lombard (Thursday 15 August 2024)

Daka by Jaco Strydom Book Launch (Tuesday 6 August 2024)

Daka by Jaco Strydom Book Launch (Tuesday 6 August 2024)

Case Binding Bookbinding Workshop (Saturday 31 August & Sunday 1 September 2024)

Case Binding Bookbinding Workshop (Saturday 31 August & Sunday 1 September 2024)

Vlindervreter by Christiaan Diedericks & Melanie Grobler Book Launch (Wednesday 31 July 2024)

Vlindervreter by Christiaan Diedericks & Melanie Grobler Book Launch (Wednesday 31 July 2024)

Taboek by Riku Lätti Book Launch (Wednesday 24 July 2024)

Taboek by Riku Lätti Book Launch (Wednesday 24 July 2024)

Botanical Collage Workshop with Cleo Creates (Saturday 20 July 2024)

Botanical Collage Workshop with Cleo Creates (Saturday 20 July 2024)

Fliekniek: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Friday 19 July 2024)

Fliekniek: Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (Friday 19 July 2024)

Guesthouse Life by Philda Benkenstein Book Launch (Wednesday 17 July 2024)

Guesthouse Life by Philda Benkenstein Book Launch (Wednesday 17 July 2024)

Left Behind by Anria Delport Book Launch (Tuesday 16 July 2024)

Left Behind by Anria Delport Book Launch (Tuesday 16 July 2024)

Fliekniek: The Breakfast Club (Thursday 1 & Friday 2 August 2024)

Fliekniek: The Breakfast Club (Thursday 1 & Friday 2 August 2024)

Fliekniek: UP (Thursday 4 or Friday 5 July 2024)

Fliekniek: UP (Thursday 4 or Friday 5 July 2024)

Linocut Printmaking Workshop with Georgina Berens (Saturday 22 June 2024)

Linocut Printmaking Workshop with Georgina Berens (Saturday 22 June 2024)

Wat sê Bettina? by Bettina Wyngaard Book Launch (Tuesday 18 June 2024)

Wat sê Bettina? by Bettina Wyngaard Book Launch (Tuesday 18 June 2024)

Frottage Printmaking Workshop for Children (Saturday 15 June 2024)

Frottage Printmaking Workshop for Children (Saturday 15 June 2024)

Fliekniek: The Parent Trap (Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June 2024)

Fliekniek: The Parent Trap (Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June 2024)

Gesprekke oor Geestelike Waardes by Dirk J. Smit Book Launch (Tuesday 4 June 2024)

Gesprekke oor Geestelike Waardes by Dirk J. Smit Book Launch (Tuesday 4 June 2024)

Accordion Bookbinding Workshop with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2024)

Accordion Bookbinding Workshop with Heléne van Aswegen (Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2024)

Fliekniek: The Royal Tenenbaums (Thursday 2 and Friday 3 May 2024)

Fliekniek: The Royal Tenenbaums (Thursday 2 and Friday 3 May 2024)

Skrywersaand with Ivan Vladislavic, Justin Fox and Jonathan Amid (Tuesday 21 May 2024)

Skrywersaand with Ivan Vladislavic, Justin Fox and Jonathan Amid (Tuesday 21 May 2024)

Skrywersaand with Fiona Snyckers, Nick Clelland and Jonathan Amid (Wednesday 15 May 2024)

Skrywersaand with Fiona Snyckers, Nick Clelland and Jonathan Amid (Wednesday 15 May 2024)

Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, as translated by Robert Schall Book Launch (Thursday 9 May 2024)

Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, as translated by Robert Schall Book Launch (Thursday 9 May 2024)

Palimpses by Ilse van Staden Book Launch (Tuesday 7 May 2024)

Palimpses by Ilse van Staden Book Launch (Tuesday 7 May 2024)

Polkadraai by Jerzy Koch Book Launch (Tuesday 30 April 2024)

Polkadraai by Jerzy Koch Book Launch (Tuesday 30 April 2024)

Artists Walkabout (Saturday 20 April 2024)

Artists Walkabout (Saturday 20 April 2024)

Catastrophe by Ian Sutherland Book Launch (Thursday 18 April 2024)

Catastrophe by Ian Sutherland Book Launch (Thursday 18 April 2024)

Phoebe by Rachelle Greeff Book Launch (Tuesday 23 April 2024)

Phoebe by Rachelle Greeff Book Launch (Tuesday 23 April 2024)

Fliekniek: Roma (Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April 2024)

Fliekniek: Roma (Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April 2024)

Skrywersaand (Thursday 11 April 2024)

Skrywersaand (Thursday 11 April 2024)

Akal Esh by Christine Lazarus Book Launch (Tuesday 19 March 2024)

Akal Esh by Christine Lazarus Book Launch (Tuesday 19 March 2024)

Merging Matter Exhibition (Wednesday 13 March – Saturday 11 May 2024)

Merging Matter Exhibition (Wednesday 13 March – Saturday 11 May 2024)

Bazoo: Bazoomba (Saturday 2 March 2024)

Bazoo: Bazoomba (Saturday 2 March 2024)

Bazoo: Arts and Crafts (Saturday 24 February 2024)

Bazoo: Arts and Crafts (Saturday 24 February 2024)

Bazoo: Fynbos Fun (Saturday 17 February 2024)

Bazoo: Fynbos Fun (Saturday 17 February 2024)

Bazoo: Story Time (Saturday 10 February 2024)

Bazoo: Story Time (Saturday 10 February 2024)

Fliekniek: The Little Prince (Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February 2024)

Fliekniek: The Little Prince (Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February 2024)

Author Discussion Series (Thursday 29 February 2024)

Author Discussion Series (Thursday 29 February 2024)

Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust Evening (Thursday 8 February 2024)

Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust Evening (Thursday 8 February 2024)

Fliekniek: Dirty Dancing (Thursday 25 and Friday 26 January 2024)

Fliekniek: Dirty Dancing (Thursday 25 and Friday 26 January 2024)

Bazoo se Wonderwêreld soos geïllustreer deur Fred Mouton (13 January – 2 March 2024)

Bazoo se Wonderwêreld soos geïllustreer deur Fred Mouton (13 January – 2 March 2024)

Fliekniek: Moonrise Kingdom (Friday 24 November)

Fliekniek: Moonrise Kingdom (Friday 24 November)

Movie Night: Chocolat (Friday 27 October 2023)

Movie Night: Chocolat (Friday 27 October 2023)

Woordfees: Strauss & Co Exhibition and Events (7 – 15 October 2023)

Woordfees: Strauss & Co Exhibition and Events (7 – 15 October 2023)

Place by Justin Fox Book Launch (Thursday 26 October 2023)

Place by Justin Fox Book Launch (Thursday 26 October 2023)

Artist’s Talk: Sivan Zeffertt (Friday 29 September 2023)

Artist’s Talk: Sivan Zeffertt (Friday 29 September 2023)

Kanniedood Book Launch (Thursday 28 September 2023)

Kanniedood Book Launch (Thursday 28 September 2023)

Piaf & Brel. Luisterryk! Book Launch (Wednesday 27 September 2023)

Piaf & Brel. Luisterryk! Book Launch (Wednesday 27 September 2023)

Classical Soirée (Friday 25 August 2023)

Classical Soirée (Friday 25 August 2023)

Threads in Motion: Unravelling the Artist’s Loom (September 2023)

Threads in Motion: Unravelling the Artist’s Loom (September 2023)

Bookbinding Workshop: Open-Spine (Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023)

Bookbinding Workshop: Open-Spine (Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023)

Movie Night: Amélie (Friday 1 September 2023)

Movie Night: Amélie (Friday 1 September 2023)

Culinary Canvas (Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 July 2023)

Culinary Canvas (Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 July 2023)

Poetry Evening (Thursday 3 August 2023)

Poetry Evening (Thursday 3 August 2023)

Laatnageilande Book Launch (Saturday 15 July 2023)

Laatnageilande Book Launch (Saturday 15 July 2023)

Movie Night: her (Friday 28 July 2023)

Movie Night: her (Friday 28 July 2023)

Bookbinding Workshop (5 & 6 July 2023)

Bookbinding Workshop (5 & 6 July 2023)

Film School Showcase (Wednesday 21 June 2023)

Film School Showcase (Wednesday 21 June 2023)

Movie Night: La La Land (Wednesday 14 June 2023)

Movie Night: La La Land (Wednesday 14 June 2023)

Movie Night: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Thursday 11 May 2023)

Movie Night: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Thursday 11 May 2023)

Chromatic Horizons Exhibition Opening (Tuesday 9 May 2023)

Chromatic Horizons Exhibition Opening (Tuesday 9 May 2023)

Decima by Eben Venter Book Launch (Tuesday 27 June 2023)

Decima by Eben Venter Book Launch (Tuesday 27 June 2023)

Odous Sound Installation Walkabout (Thursday 20 April 2023)

Odous Sound Installation Walkabout (Thursday 20 April 2023)

Skatryk Book Launch (Wednesday 19 April 2023)

Skatryk Book Launch (Wednesday 19 April 2023)

Classical Music and Wine Evening (Friday 21 April 2023)

Classical Music and Wine Evening (Friday 21 April 2023)

Idiom Boardgame (5 April 2023)

Idiom Boardgame (5 April 2023)

Autumn Wreath Workshop for Children (4 April 2023)

Autumn Wreath Workshop for Children (4 April 2023)

O.I.P.A Projects (29 March 2023)

O.I.P.A Projects (29 March 2023)

The HA!Man’s Musical Performance (21 February 2023)

The HA!Man’s Musical Performance (21 February 2023)

To Whistle Back (2 February – 22 April 2023)

To Whistle Back (2 February – 22 April 2023)

Asemahle Ntlonti Artist Residency (9 – 15 January 2023)

Asemahle Ntlonti Artist Residency (9 – 15 January 2023)

Making Recycled Decorations for Jannie se Boom (3 December 2022)

Making Recycled Decorations for Jannie se Boom (3 December 2022)

You Will Find Your People Here (12 and 13 November 2022)

You Will Find Your People Here (12 and 13 November 2022)

Slow Intimacy (12 October 2022 – 14 January 2023)

Slow Intimacy (12 October 2022 – 14 January 2023)

Ten-sion | Ten Art Jewellers Assemble (11 August – 24 September)

Ten-sion | Ten Art Jewellers Assemble (11 August – 24 September)

Launch of Joan Hambidge’s poetry collection, ‘Sanctum’ (3 September 2022)

Launch of Joan Hambidge’s poetry collection, ‘Sanctum’ (3 September 2022)

fonds | vonds (14 April 2022 – 5 July 2022)

fonds | vonds (14 April 2022 – 5 July 2022)