Afri-love Fest 2025: A Soulful New Year’s Festival in Voi, Kenya

If you’re looking for a New Year’s festival in Kenya that goes beyond parties and resolutions, Afri-love Fest 2025 offers something deeper. Taking place from 31 December 2025 to 1 January 2026 at Muzi x Kesho in Voi, this two-day cultural gathering blends music, wellness, creativity, ritual, and community in one immersive experience.

Set between Nairobi and the Coast, Afri-love Fest is designed for those who want to end the year consciously and begin the next grounded, connected, and inspired.

What Is Afri-love Fest?

Afri-love Fest is a pan-African cultural and wellness festival that brings together music, art, movement, food, and ritual in a natural setting. Rather than focusing solely on nightlife, the festival centres African creativity, collective healing, and meaningful celebration.

It’s a space where families, creatives, travellers, and culture lovers come together to reconnect with themselves, with each other, and with the land.

Day 1: Celebrate & Let Go

Wednesday, 31 December 2025

The festival opens during the day with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Guests arrive to DJ-curated music, a vibrant vendor village, and a kids’ zone offering games and creative activities.

Throughout the afternoon, participants can take part in grounding experiences including:

  • Tree planting

  • Face and body art

  • End-of-year release rituals

As sunset approaches, Afri-love Fest transitions into its ceremonial opening. Traditional dancers and cultural performers lead the way, setting the tone for the night ahead.

The New Year’s Eve programme includes:

  • Live performances by African artists

  • DJ sets under the stars

  • Dancing around the firepit

  • A communal New Year’s countdown

After midnight, the energy softens into bonfire storytelling, jam sessions, and singalongs, creating an intimate and soulful start to the new year.

Day 2: Reset & Reconnect

Thursday, 1 January 2026

New Year’s Day at Afri-love Fest focuses on restoration and creativity.

The morning begins with a Caribbean-inspired dance workout, followed by African Yoga sessions designed to reset the body and mind.

As the day unfolds, guests can join a range of interactive workshops, including:

  • Drum circles

  • Basket weaving

  • Macramé

  • Food demonstrations

  • Creative and movement-based experiences

The afternoon builds toward the festival’s most vibrant moment: a J’ouvert-inspired colour celebration, followed by live music performances from African artists.

The festival closes at sunset, leaving guests refreshed, inspired, and deeply connected.

Music, Art & Performances

Afri-love Fest 2025 showcases a curated lineup of African DJs, musicians, dancers, and cultural performers. Rather than chasing hype, the festival prioritises atmosphere, artistry, and authentic connection between performers and audiences.

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The full artist programme will be announced closer to the festival dates.

Location: Muzi x Kesho, Voi

Muzi x Kesho is located in Voi, a scenic town in Taita-Taveta County that sits between Nairobi and Mombasa.

How to Get There:

  • By road: Approximately 5 hours from Nairobi via the A109

  • By SGR: Nairobi to Voi, then a short transfer to the venue

  • Festival travel packages: Organised transport and accommodation options are available via Afri-love Fest

Tickets & Festival Information

  • Event: Afri-love Fest 2025

  • Dates: 31 December 2025 – 1 January 2026

  • Location: Muzi x Kesho, Voi, Kenya

  • Tickets & travel packages: Available at afrilovefest.com

Capacity is intentionally limited to maintain intimacy and quality of experience.

Why Afri-love Fest Is Different

Afri-love Fest is not about excess or spectacle. It’s about intentional celebration, African creativity, and community-led experiences. It offers a rare way to cross into the new year slowly, consciously, and joyfully.

For travellers, creatives, families, and culture lovers, it’s one of the most meaningful New Year’s festivals in Kenya.

For more events, festivals, and cultural experiences across the city and beyond, visit www.innairobi.com