The cultural events fall under the African Creative Market (4-13 October), presented by the African Arts Institute (www.afai.org.za) to showcase creative goods and services in greater Cape Town.
Ongoing events in the central city include:
This weekend in Langa, 10 home-owners in Rubusana Street (opposite Langa Stadium entrance and adjacent to non-profit organisation iKhaya le Langa, near the train station) are allowing their houses to be transformed into gallery spaces open to visitors. This forms part of the Maboneng Arts Experience (initiated in Alexandra, Johannesburg) to help build art-loving societies. Volunteers will direct visitors from the train station to the residents' houses.
A section of Rubusana Street will also be turned into a car-free corridor over the weekend (Saturday, 12 October) under the Open Streets initiative. The Langa Quarter is an initiative working to make this under-utilised area, behind the Athlone power station, into a vibrant tourist destination and a centre for enterprise development.
The conference is presented by Arterial Network and the Cape Craft & Design Institute is the implementing agency.
For more, go to www.acec2013.org.za, the Facebook page or follow @acec2013 on Twitter.