Arts & culture
What's on in Kenya and East Africa
Exhibitions, festivals, music, theatre and talks, checked by our culture desk, with dates, venues, prices and where to get tickets.
On now
On now Exhibition
Fragments of Memory: photographs from the Mo Amin collection
Archive photographs from the Mo Amin collection, co-curated by Michael Kainga and Joel Lukhovi.
On now Exhibition
The Singer & the Red Rose — Muyaka Shitanda
More than 20 new works in painting, photography and sculpture by Muyaka Shitanda, curated by The Station.
On now Exhibition
Free
Rising Together: Dialogues Across Generations
Sudanese and Kenyan artists together.
On now Exhibition
Not All Who Wander Are Lost — Gavin Kendo
A solo exhibition by Gavin Kendo in the Creativity Gallery at the Nairobi National Museum.
On now Exhibition
From Inside Kenya: Namba Nane
An exhibition of participatory photography from Kibera: the community, as seen through their own eyes.
On now Talk & books
Free
Kila Ukurasa, Safari Mpya: Words on the Wall
Elizabeth Ashamu Deng on Swahili proverbs.
October 2026
Exhibition
21st Affordable Art Show
Kenya Museum Society's annual juried show: 750+ works by 400+ artists; a share of every sale supports its projects at the National Museums of Kenya.
Music
Isukuti Fest 3 – The Tour
First stop of the Isukuti Fest 3.0 tour, billed as “the ultimate Luhya reunion”.
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go. Tell us about an event →