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The Wildman Watamu Beach Run offers three exciting race distances: 5km, 10km, and 21km. The 5km course is run entirely along the pristine beach, while the 10km and 21km routes combine breathtaking oceanfront views, charming seaside communities, and a metropolitan atmosphere at the start and finish. With a maximum elevation of just 20 meters (approximately 45 feet), this fast and flat course is designed for speed and enjoyment. Beginning on the beach, the route meanders through Watamu’s picturesque villages before culminating in a spectacular descent along the bluff, where runners are greeted by sweeping ocean views and an enthusiastic crowd at the finish line. This unforgettable event will take place at Turtle Bay Beach Resort on Sunday, 11th October 2026.

ROUGE N’ ROSES is calling! The Forestall Tickets are officially LIVE! 🎟️🔥 Limited slots. Limited tickets. Unlimited vibes. Don’t wait until they’re gone—secure your spot now and be part of the most unforgettable Beats, Hearts & Brunch experience yet.

⏳ First Come. First Served.

The continent’s most significant convergence of policymakers, investors, builders, and global Web3 leaders.

Africa Blockchain Festival™ (ABF) is the continent’s most high-conviction gathering dedicated to the intersection of blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and Africa’s sovereign digital future.

Last year in Kigali, over 2,000 attendees gathered around one important question: What does Africa’s digital future look like when we build it ourselves?

This year, the conversation moves to Nairobi 🇰🇪

#ABF2026 brings together the founders, policymakers, investors, and builders shaping the continent’s next chapter across blockchain, AI, policy, and digital infrastructure.

🎟 Tickets are now available.

This year, NBO Film Festival brings a bigger program than ever, with three juried competitions, our first filmmaker retrospective, and an expanded industry programme; we’re making cinema part of public life.

African films are travelling the world, but African audiences too often don’t get to see them at home and with others. We believe African cinema must live with African audiences, not only travel outward.

This year’s festival invites us to make cinema part of our public life.

This year, NBO will be a place for audiences to discover new work, recognise excellence, revisit important bodies of work, debate ideas and support what gets made next.

A Thursday night with a twist 🙌🏾

You’ve done the work. You know who you are. Now meet someone worth your time.

Join us for an elevated singles mixer curated for men and women 35 and older who are done with situationships, talking stages, and spaces that don’t match their energy. This is a room full of people who showed up on purpose and are genuinely open to connection.

No awkward nice breakers. No forced small talk. Just good people, good vibes, and an atmosphere that does the heavy lifting.

What’s waiting for you:

✨ A curated 35+ crowd

🥂 Sophisticated icebreakers that feel like conversation, not a game show

💫 Intentional mingling: structured enough to connect, relaxed enough to breath

🎶 Ambience that sets the mood all night

🍽️ Food & drinks on sale throughout the evening

See you there.

16th–19th October 2026 | Beneath the Baobabs, Kilifi

Hosted at Beneath the Baobabs in Kilifi, Kisima Festival is Kenya’s only transformational wellbeing festival. A four-day celebration of healing, creativity, and connection. In Kiswahili, Kisima means “well” , a source of nourishment, reflection, and renewal. It’s a gathering space for community and a return to what truly sustains us. Set within a breathtaking 50-acre baobab forest, Kisima offers holistic workshops, classes, talks, and panel discussions rooted in the five elements — Ignite, Inspire, Ground, Flow, and Ether. Explore all five throughout your journey and discover how they move within and around you.

But Kisima is more than a festival. It’s a portal. Rooted in African ancestral wisdom and rising with the pulse of a new earth, Kisima is where the soul of East Africa gathers to heal, dream, dance, and awaken. Under the ancient baobabs, through music, movement, ritual, and radical expression, we remember what it means to belong: to the land, to ourselves, and to each other.

Festival Highlights

• Healing From Addiction – A brave session held by Fareed Diamond Khimani
• Horse Therapy –  That’s right, we have a whole a paddock with beautiful horses
• Breathwork and Cold Plunge – Discover the secrets of the iceman with Kenya’s only certified WHM  instructor
• Wellness workshops from sunrise to sunset
• Aerial Silks – Learn circus skills and fly through the sky
• Kids Classes all day long –  Enjoy well- being workshops at any age
• Daily integration Sessions – Drop in on a session with G4MH to integrate the transformational sessions you are experiencing with the support of therapists.
• Kaya Elders Ceremony – Connect with local spiritual practices
• Kilifi Culture– celebrating indigenous knowledge and practices of Mweria and Dhome
• Live Music Daily

An afternoon of good conversations, short lightning talks and open demos with people using Claude and Claude Code. Come meet the community.

Friday 16 October, 3 to 7 pm @ Hackhouse Africa, Nairobi

Free entry and in person. Registration needs approval, so register early.

Amapiano Legends SHAKES & LES will be Live in Coachela Garden 🍾🍾🚀🚀🇰🇪 🇿🇦

On Friday, 16th October @shakesxles_official land in Nairobi to headline our ‘Afro District FRIDAYS’ together with our Homegrown heroes @linstrom.wav @djaypaps amongst other Djs and artists.

Mark Your Calendars 🗓️ 16th October 2026 💃🕺

Die hard tickets 🎟️ will be Live
Stay tuned 😎 for more info on Table packages and Event Updates.

📍 Coachela Garden
🏠 Kenrail Towers, Ground Floor.
🏙️ Westlands, Nairobi. 🕺

Muthamaki WAIYAKI WA HINGA is back! After a powerful sold out first run, this thrilling theatrical play about Kenya’s first freedom fighter is back on stage at the KENYA NATIONAL THEATRE! Expect Gikuyu Cultural music, thrilling performances, storytelling and a lot more. This is a non miss.

Get ready for DevFest Nairobi by building with Google Cloud and Gemini!

Join us on 17 October 2026 for a hands-on learning session as part of the Build with Google AI experience. This session is designed to help you get started with, work through, and complete the learning labs focused on building Agentic Apps.

Whether you’ve already started the labs and need help getting unstuck, or you’re yet to begin, this is an opportunity to learn alongside fellow developers, get guidance from experts, ask questions, and make progress together.

What to expect

• Hands-on guidance through the required learning labs
• Support with technical challenges and blockers
• Practical exploration of Google Cloud and Gemini
• Guidance from Google Developer Experts and experienced community members
• An opportunity to connect and build with fellow developers

Why it matters

The three learning paths form part of the preparation for Day 1 of DevFest Nairobi 2026, which will feature an exclusive hackathon led by the Google Kenya team, with a KES 2,000,000 prize kitty!

So, start the learning experience now, work through the labs, and join us on 17 October to get the support you need to take your learning further.

Ready to start building?

Register for the Build with Google AI experience and access the learning labs. Your registration will also indicate your interest in attending the Nairobi Hands-On Workshop on 17 October.

We look forward to building with you!

DevFest Nairobi 2026