Schedule: 2026 Johannesburg Open
Please check this schedule regularly for updates.
- Saturday, 28 November 2026
- 🚌9:00 to 9:30 Bus to Wits
- 9:30 to 10:30 The Johannesburg Planetarium
- 🚌10:30 to 11:00 Bus to Venue
- 🎬11:00 to 11:45 Opening Ceremony
- 💬11:45 to 12:45 Ice Breaker Debate
- 🍔12:45 to 13:45 Lunch
- 💬13:45 to 15:45 Debate 1
- 🍩15:45 to 16:15 Snack Break
- 💬16:15 to 18:00 Debate 2
- 🍔18:00 to 19:00 Dinner
- 🚌19:00 to 19:30 Departures to hotels
- Sunday, 29 November 2026
- 🚌8:30 to 9:00 Bus to Venue
- 💬9:00 to 11:00 Debate 3
- 🍩11:00 to 11:15 Snack Break
- 💬11:15 to 13:15 Debate 4
- 🍔13:15 to 14:15 Lunch
- 🚌14:15 to 17:15 City Sightseeing Bus
- 17:15 to 18:00 Free time
- 🍔18:00 to 19:00 Dinner
- Monday, 30 November 2026
- 9:00 to 11:00 Trip to Rosebank Mall
- 🚌11:00 to 11:30 Bus to Venue
- 💬11:30 to 13:00 Debate 5
- 🍔13:00 to 14:00 Lunch
- 💬14:00 to 15:30 Debate 6 (Prepped)
- 💬15:30 to 17:00 Debate 7 (Prepped)
- 17:00 to 18:00 Board Games & Snacks
- 🍔18:00 to 19:00 Dinner
- 19:00 to 20:00 Break Night Party
- 🚌20:00 to 20:30 Departures
- Tuesday, 01 December 2026
- 🚌8:30 to 9:00 Bus to Venue
- 🏁9:00 to 11:00 Quarter-Final
- 🍩11:00 to 11:15 Snack Break
- 🏁11:15 to 13:15 Semi-Final
- 🍔13:15 to 14:15 Lunch
- 🏁14:15 to 16:15 Final
- 16:15 to 16:30 Break
- 🏆16:30 to 17:00 Awards
- 🍔17:00 to 18:00 Dinner
- 🚌18:00 to 18:30 Departures