More than 200 children from Gugulethu, Lentegeur, Mfuleni and Goodwood will be transported into a world of imagination this week as the City of Cape Town marks World Read Aloud Day 2026 with a special storytelling event at the Iziko Museum.

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham, will join staff from literacy organisation Nal’ibali and the Iziko Museum in reading stories to learners as part of the City’s ongoing efforts to promote early literacy.

The event forms part of a renewed collaboration between the City’s Library and Information Services and Nal’ibali, and is being hosted at the Iziko Museum to reflect this year’s theme, “Unlocking Magic Through Stories – A Journey of Hope and Adventure.”

The Iziko Museum, known for sparking curiosity and discovery, provides the ideal setting to bring stories to life through imagination and learning.

The World Read Aloud Day event will take place on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, from 10am to 12pm at the Iziko Museum in Gardens.