# Sand du Plessis Theatre in Bloemfontein — Citylit

A performing arts landmark hosting orchestral concerts, theatre and dance.

Canonical page: https://citylit.vercel.app/bloemfontein/theatres/sand-du-plessis-theatre

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## Sand du Plessis Theatre

A performing arts landmark hosting orchestral concerts, theatre and dance.

- City: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
- Category: Theatres
- Address: 12 First Avenue, Bloemfontein Central
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/bloemfontein/theatres/sand-du-plessis-theatre
- Official website: https://pacofs.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_du_Plessis_Theatre
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 26.2041, latitude -29.0852 (CITY REFERENCE ONLY; venue coordinates unknown)
- Coordinate source: City centre reference

The Sand du Plessis Theatre (Afrikaans: Sand du Plessis-teaterkompleks) is located on Markgraaff Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is a large, multipurpose theater center opened on August 1, 1985 as the home of the Regional Council of Sukovs (Orange Free State Performing Arts Society). It covers a whole city block and includes two formal spaces. The theatre is named after Sand du Plessis, former administrator of Free State.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_du_Plessis_Theatre; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: indoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://pacofs.co.za/
- durationMinutes: 120 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- PACOFS: https://pacofs.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Sand du Plessis Theatre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_du_Plessis_Theatre; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/77657b7bb74d.jpg — Vue du Free State en Afrique du Sud.. CITY ATMOSPHERE, NOT A VENUE PHOTOGRAPH. Author: South African Tourism from South Africa; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bloemfontein,_Free_State,_South_Africa_(20349855518).jpg

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