| Date | Event | Time | Venue | Phone | Booking |
| ++ Refer to editorial or watch the Press for details |
| MUSIC: |
| 1 | NPO's NBS Sunset Proms | 17h30 | Village Green | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 1 | Kaleidoscope Project | 19h00 | Spookhouse, Escombe | 44-5871 | 44-
5871 |
| 2 | Karnatic Violin Recital | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 3/19 | Tea & Symphony Rehearsal | 10h00 | City Hall | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 3/19 | Friends of Music pre-concert lecture | 18h00 | City Hall Basement | -
| C/T |
| 3/19 | NPO World Symphony Series | 19h30 | City Hall | 369-9444 |
C/T |
| 4 | Sarah Bonsignore/Jonathan Oshry | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 4 | DAA l/h concert: Ukunqoba Kwenkosi | 13h00 | City Hall Steps | 23-
1236 | FREE |
| 4 | Jazz Happy Hour: Fiona & Friends | 17h00 | Centre for Jazz, NU | 260-
3385 | At door |
| 6 | Deaf Awareness Week | ++ | BAT Centre | 32-0451 | - |
| 7 | The Young Jerusalem Quartet | 20h00 | Playhouse Drama | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 9 | Luc Houtkamp: Computer Music Concert | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 10 | Luc Houtkamp & Mfana Mlambo: Saxophones | 19h30 | Howard College
Theatre | 260-3353 | At door |
| 10 | Steel Band Project: Friends of Music | 19h45 | Durban Jewish Club | -
| C/T |
| 11 | UCT Choir on Tour | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 11 | DAA l/h concert: Siyeza Band | 13h00 | City Hall Steps | 23-
1236 | FREE |
| 11 | Jazz Happy Hour: From the US of A | 17h00 | Centre for Jazz, NU | 260-
3385 | At door |
| 11 | St Mary's : Combined Highway Choirs | 19h00 | St Mary's DCG, Kloof | 764-
1337 | 764-1337 | |
| 13-15 | Dido and Aeneas | ++ | Playhouse Foyer | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 14Schola Cantorum | 18h00 | St Paul's Church | - | C/T |
| 14 | South Pacific: Technikon Natal students | 19h30 | The Courtyard Theatre | 204-
2532 | C/T | |
| 15 | Free Organ Recital with trumpeter and soloist | 15h00 | City Hall | -
| FREE |
| 15Schola Cantorum | 15h00 | Anglican Cathedral | - | Cathed.office |
| 15 | NPO's NBS Sunset Proms | 17h30 | Village Green | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 16 | Lunch Hour Concert (To be confirmed) | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 17 | Jack Glatzer Violin Recital | 19h45 | Durban Jewish Club | -
| C/T |
| 18 | Brass Recital | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| 18 | DAA l/h concert: Spearmint | 13h00 | City Hall Steps | 23-
1236 | FREE |
| 18 | Jazz Happy Hour: Jazz Guitar/Rankitsen Ramela | 17h00 | Centre for Jazz,
NU | 260-3385 | At door |
| 18 | Ruth Goveia Recital | 19h30 | Howard College Theatre | 260-3353 | At
door |
| 19 | African Jazz Pioneers: Rainbat Project | 13h00 | Rainbow Restaurant | 32-
0451 | - |
| 19-20 | Third Year Cabaret: Technikon Natal Students | 18h00 | Courtyard
Theatre | 204-2532 | 204-2532 | |
| 22 | Music at the Lake | 15h00 | Durban Botanic Gardens | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 24-25 | Dutch Swing College Band | 20h00 | Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre | 81-
4544 | C/T |
| 25 | DAA l/h concert: Thatha | 13h00 | City Hall Steps | 23-
1236 | FREE |
| 25 | The Greatest Multi-Cultural Peace Concert | 15h00 | Village Green | -
| C/T |
| 26 | University Madrigal Singers | 19h00 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | At door |
| 27-28 | African Jazz Pioneers: Rainbat Project | ++ | BAT Centre | 32-
0451 | - |
| 28-Oct.6 | Carmen | ++ | Playhouse Opera | 369-
9444 | C/T | |
| 30 | Oboe and Clarinet Recital | 12h15 | Howard College Theatre | 260-
3353 | FREE |
| DANCE: |
| 1 | Jean-Paul Comelin Master Class | 14h30 | Playhouse Studio | 369-
9433 | 369-9433 |
| 3 | Partners in Dance: VK Naik/Fulton Schools | 19h30 | Playhouse Studio | 369-
9444 | 87-1280 |
| 6-7 | Partners in Dance: Very Special Arts | 19h30 | Playhouse Studio | 369-
9444 | 262-9095 |
| 5 | Tea Dances | 19h30 | Athlone Hotel | 84-8893 | 84-8893 |
| 6-8 | Ballet Classics with the NPO | ++ | Playhouse Opera | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 7 | Ballroom Dancing | 20h00 | Dbn College of Education | 42-4482 | -
|
| 8 | Rhythm and Dance (also 14h30) | 18h00 | Playhouse Opera | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 21 | SPCA Ballroom Dancing | ++ | Pinetown Civic Centre | 764-
3732 | 764-3732 |
| 21 | Variety Concert with TAFTA Revellers | 15h30 | Bill Buchanan Home | 37-
0163 | 37-0163 |
| 24 | Heritage Day Dance Festival | ++ | BAT Centre | 32-0451 | -
|
| DRAMA/LITERATURE: |
| To 1 | The Best of the Fest | ++ | BAT Centre | 32-0451 | - |
| To 5 | Creative Writing Workshop | 18h00 | Memorial Tower Bld, NU | 260-
3134 | 260-3134 |
| To 7 | New Playwright's Festival | ++ | Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre | 81-4544
260-3134 |
| To 8 | The Minerva Children | ++ | Playhouse Drama | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 5-7 | Durban Am-Dram 1996 | 19h30 | Maris Stella Convent | 37-7172 | -
|
| 7/14/21/28 | Dinah the Dinosaur | 14h30 | University Open-Air Theatre | 81-
1617 | At door |
| 11 | Spookhouse Writers Circle: Gina Peep | 19h45 | 45 Vausedale Cresc.
Escombe | 44-5871 | 44-5871 |
| 12 | SA Writers Circle Meeting | 19h30 | Alliance Francaise | 307-5668 | -
|
| 12-15 | Adams New Playwrights Festival | ++ | BAT Centre | 32-0451 | -
|
| 13-15 | Hilton Drama Festival (see back cover) | ++ | Hilton College | 0331: 43-0100
C/T |
| 16-21 | Our Country's Good | ++ | Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre | 81-
4544 | 260-3134 |
| 18-Oct.13 | Stark Raving Mark! | ++ | Playhouse Drama | 369-
9444 | C/T |
| 18-22 | Student Drama Festival | ++ | Playhouse Studio | 369-9444 | 369-
9461 |