What's Happening in Nairobi Today: Monday, 31 August 2026
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Twende! Daily · Monday, 31 August 2026
The posters have been sifted, the group chats consulted. Today's picks, below.
Artists from the Lake Victoria basin, on their way and worth yours.
Two closing-soon shows from Birhane Worede and Anita Kavochy at East Africa's sharpest gallery.
A Sudanese master digs into memory at the storied Banana Hill space.
A long-running group show about fixing what's broken: objects, cities, us.
Lions before breakfast, 30 minutes from your bed. We arrange private drives and park transfers, so ask the front desk.
Eye to eye with a Rothschild giraffe, ten minutes from the hotel. The classic Karen morning.
50km of running, riding and walking trails plus a waterfall. Nairobi's green lung.
Last week of hands-on art for kids and teens at the creative village next door.
The full, filterable list, with everything coming up, lives on Twende!, our what's-on hub, and the weekend digest on Nairobi This Weekend.
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.
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