Nairobi This Weekend
Twende! · Updated Friday 21 August 2026
Every Thursday we sift the posters, the group chats and the gallery mailers so you don't have to. Here's where Nairobi is actually going this weekend — and if you want the full grid, sorted by category, it lives on Twende!, our what's-on hub.
Friday 21 August
Live jazz and a slow glass — the civilised way to open the weekend.
Nairobi's favourite listening room doing what it does best.
Soul and slow jams in the neighbourhood — no traffic required.
Saturday 22 August
The big one — Nikita Kering', Chris Kaiga, Matata and Iyanii on one open-air stage.
Jua Cali, Mr Lenny and the catalogue wars of the 2000s, settled live.
Ssaru, Njerae and Cassidy, ten minutes from Karen.
A proper day party five minutes from our gate.
Plants, preloved finds and very good dogs — all for the animals.
Sunday 23 August
The gospel-afrobeats crossover star, one Sunday-evening show.
Beadwork, carvings, kikoys — bring your bargaining voice.
Savannah Country Girl live. Boots optional.
Lions before breakfast, thirty minutes from your bed — we arrange drives and transfers.
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 usEvent details belong to their organisers and can change — confirm before you go. Want your event listed? It's free: info@karenplainshotel.com. The full, filterable list is on Twende!