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Twende! Daily · Friday 21 August 2026
It's Friday, Nairobi — the sun's out in Karen, the matatus are pulsing, and the weekend starts the moment you decide it does. Here's what's on today, hand-picked by the front desk at Karen Plains Hotel.
Jazz & Sipp with Zawadi Band
Live jazz and a slow glass to open the weekend properly.
The Jazztified ft. Chris Adwar
The listening room of choice for Nairobi's jazz heads.
Sarabi Sessions
Stage Revolution Band with the skyline behind them.
Soul Classics with DJ Addams
Soul night in the neighbourhood — five minutes from our gate.
Agro, Food & Packaging Expo Week (last day tomorrow)
Five trade shows under one roof — agriculture, food, grains, packaging and paper.
Ligi Ndogo East Africa Cup
Youth football from across the region, free to watch, impossible not to cheer.
Planning ahead? Saturday belongs to Fantaverse at Uhuru Gardens and Sunday to Victor Thompson's Rooted Tour — the full weekend digest is on Nairobi This Weekend, and every event we're tracking lives on Twende!, our what's-on hub.
Make a weekend of it.
Karen puts you ten minutes from giraffes, twenty from the racecourse, thirty from Westlands — and a world away when you want quiet. Rooms at Karen Plains Hotel from the team that wrote this guide.
Book direct WhatsApp usDetails can change — confirm with organisers. Listings are free: info@karenplainshotel.com.
