Ryan Marley’s documentary follows Amadou and Mariam as they travel between Paris, Spain, and Mali to record what would become their final album. The structure is familiar enough: archival footage, talking heads, performance sequences, the slow build toward a homecoming concert.
Playing at Unsene.en Nairobi through Ju
Nairobi is preparing once again to become a meeting point for dancers, choreographers, musicians, and audiences from around the world as the Dance Life Festival returns for its 7th edition on 3rd–5th July, 2026.
The prestigious Davis Cup, the World Cup of Tennis, Group IV Regional will be played at Nairobi Club from 17 – 20 June.
Find all the art iN Nairobi this month….Events, openings and ongoing exhibitions, it’s all here in your monthly art guide.
Ryan Marley’s documentary follows Amadou and Mariam as they travel between Paris, Spain, and Mali to record what would become their final album. The structure is familiar enough: archival footage, talking heads, performance sequences, the slow build toward a homecoming concert.
Playing at Unsene.en Nairobi through Ju
Father’s Day lands this Sunday, and Nairobi has shown up for it. Whether your dad is the type who wants a long, unhurried brunch with the family, a morning run before the city wakes up, or a cold drink somewhere with a view, there is something on this weekend that fits.
Nairobi is preparing once again to become a meeting point for dancers, choreographers, musicians, and audiences from around the world as the Dance Life Festival returns for its 7th edition on 3rd–5th July, 2026.
When the World Looked Up: *Stand Together as One* Arrives at a Moment We Cannot Afford to Forget
Zoey Martinson’s award-winning Ghanaian comedy The Fisherman is screening through June at Unseen Nairobi. Our review of the talking fish film everyone’s loving. Tickets on Mookh.
The prestigious Davis Cup, the World Cup of Tennis, Group IV Regional will be played at Nairobi Club from 17 – 20 June.
Nairobi has a night for everything. Afrobeat, amapiano, hip-hop cyphers, jazz brunches, rooftop sundowners. The city’s music calendar is full. But punk? Skate culture? The loud, fast, DIY energy that has built entire youth movements elsewhere in the world? That’s never really had a home here. Not a proper one…
Drop In #01 is trying to change that.
Things We Carry presents a fundraising screening of the award winning film KHARTOUM at the unique venue Sarakasi Dome @sarakasitrustofficial in Ngara.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Snoopy Ibrahim.
A Boubou Party Comes to Nairobi: Le Djembé Pops Up at SESAME, Kileleshwa
This October, Nairobi will host one of its most intimate and imaginative cultural gatherings yet — A Taste of Expression 2025.
On 2nd August 2025, Nairobi Street Kitchen will host The Wine Fair, offering more than a tasting event—it’s a landmark in Kenya’s growing wine journey. As part of our iNDULGE series, iN brings you the best of Food and Drink across the capital.
Miss Lou’s, an Afro Caribbean soul food concept restaurant that’s redefining comfort food by weaving together the rich flavors of the Caribbean, West Africa, and the American South.
Ryan Marley’s documentary follows Amadou and Mariam as they travel between Paris, Spain, and Mali to record what would become their final album. The structure is familiar enough: archival footage, talking heads, performance sequences, the slow build toward a homecoming concert.
Playing at Unsene.en Nairobi through Ju
Nairobi is preparing once again to become a meeting point for dancers, choreographers, musicians, and audiences from around the world as the Dance Life Festival returns for its 7th edition on 3rd–5th July, 2026.
The prestigious Davis Cup, the World Cup of Tennis, Group IV Regional will be played at Nairobi Club from 17 – 20 June.
Find all the art iN Nairobi this month….Events, openings and ongoing exhibitions, it’s all here in your monthly art guide.
Nairobi has a night for everything. Afrobeat, amapiano, hip-hop cyphers, jazz brunches, rooftop sundowners. The city’s music calendar is full. But punk? Skate culture? The loud, fast, DIY energy that has built entire youth movements elsewhere in the world? That’s never really had a home here. Not a proper one…
Drop In #01 is trying to change that.
On Saturday 6th June 2026, the Nairobi Arboretum will transform into a vibrant celebration of African creativity, community, and self-expression. One day. One beautiful green space. And an entire programme designed to remind you that creativity lives inside all of us.
Few artists describe their work as healing, but for Nairobi-born singer-songwriter Mo, music has always been exactly that. Her sound blends soulful vocals, rich melodies and rhythmic grooves with lyrics designed to soothe, uplift and connect.
Mathare’s own St. Davinte launch a powerful, purpose-driven EP, “Code ni Ghetto”
The Sound of Nairobi and beyond. iNTUNE captures the rhythm of a city always in motion. This is where Nairobi’s sonic culture lives—fresh drops, forgotten gems, and genre-blurring grooves that define the 254 code.
Nairobi has a night for everything. Afrobeat, amapiano, hip-hop cyphers, jazz brunches, rooftop sundowners. The city’s music calendar is full. But punk? Skate culture? The loud, fast, DIY energy that has built entire youth movements elsewhere in the world? That’s never really had a home here. Not a proper one…
Drop In #01 is trying to change that.
We followed the installation from start to finish, joining Franz Cerami and Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco of Italy to Kenya for every step of Jute Portraits.
At 27, the Nairobi-based stand-up comedian has become a recognizable voice in Kenya’s comedy scene, building his reputation on a style that feels effortless but is anything but. Laidback, sharply observational, and edged with a kind of playful irreverence, his comedy often lands in that space where you’re not sure whether to laugh immediately or sit with it for a second. And then you do both.
Zoey Martinson’s award-winning Ghanaian comedy The Fisherman is screening through June at Unseen Nairobi. Our review of the talking fish film everyone’s loving. Tickets on Mookh.
Things We Carry presents a fundraising screening of the award winning film KHARTOUM at the unique venue Sarakasi Dome @sarakasitrustofficial in Ngara.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Snoopy Ibrahim.
In honour of World Oceans Day, Nat Geo have uploaded Attenborough’s latest documentary “Ocean” – for free.
Zippy Kimundu’s award-winning documentary Widow Champion screens at Unseen Nairobi all May. A compelling, five-star story of land rights, resilience, and justice in rural Kenya.
In honour of World Oceans Day, Nat Geo have uploaded Attenborough’s latest documentary “Ocean” – for free.
…What they tend not to think about — what even many Kenyans tend not to think about — is 536 kilometres of Indian Ocean coastline, and everything living in it, on it, and because of it.
Wildebeests aren’t Kenya’s only migrating phenomenon. Whales are where it’s at by the ocean.
On Saturday 6th June 2026, the Nairobi Arboretum will transform into a vibrant celebration of African creativity, community, and self-expression. One day. One beautiful green space. And an entire programme designed to remind you that creativity lives inside all of us.
Award winning author and poet Adipo Sidang’ brings you a play that promises to be as enthralling as its name: In the Seashell Hum. This theatrical piece deals with the heaviness and complexities of mental health in a way that is multilayered and nuanced, addressing a darker side that we can often see and yet refuse to talk about.
This two-hour workshop is not about learning how to structure a book or plan chapters. It is about something much more fundamental than that. It is about the relationship between you and the work that is trying to come through you, and what it means to live your life as the person who is writing it.
The R*E*S*E*T Retreat at Nderit House isn’t just a getaway—it’s four days to fully switch off, be looked after, and come back to yourself. With only seven spots available, this is a rare chance to experience something truly personal, intentional, and deeply restorative.