24th February
Rock Night Wednesday feat. The Itch!
The Alchemist Bar
We’re bringing rock nights back to Nairobi! We’re kicking it off with the epic vocals and music from The Itch!
Swing by from 6:00PM - 8:00PM for happy hour BOGOF on cocktails and get yourself ready for the live performance at nine!
25th February
Red Bull Music Academy: Info Session
The Alchemist Bar
The Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) is a global institution committed to fostering creativity in music. They’re looking for new artists, DJs, producers, vocalists and musical mavericks in Nairobi to apply to RBMA 2016!
We will be hosting a workshop this Thursday, 25th of February 2016 The Alchemist Bar in partnership with The BUS and Red Bull Kenya in Westlands, Nairobi from 2:00pm-5:00pm.
The session will feature Thibo Tazz, hosted by Richard Rumney and supported by Blinky Bill.
Please note that this is a PRIVATE event. Please RSVP to vienna.mukabanah@ke.redbull.com
26th February
Music Is Our Weapon - PREMIERE
Century Cinemax, Junction Mall
Music Is Our Weapon is a film portraying the philosophy, history and fight-for-justice of the most enthralling band in Kenya, Sarabi. The multi-talented band continues to build a bridge between all different social classes with their music and inspires a population living in abject poverty. The film was directed by Nigerian director, Taye Balogun.
27th February
NAICCON Comics & Coffee-Dawn Edition
Vogue Cafe
Come and join your fellow comic book enthusiasts for some coffee at dawn, enjoy company of like minded individuals who love comics just as much as you do.
27th February
Privee Westlands
Guess who’s coming back to the 254! Jamaican songstress, Alaine! Come celebrate and listen to her new album as we launch in Kenya.
27th February
Rose Avenue
Kilimani Speaks & FAFA organizers of Kilimani Street Festival, Music, Sports,Fitness, Fashion & Life Style,Food & Drinks, #KILI5KM RUN, Spoken Word, Culture and much more on CULTURAL STOPOVERS: Sports, Arts & Culture Take Nairobi for a Day.
For more information contact: info@fafakenya.co.ke tel:0772516317
http://culturalstopoverskenya.com/
28th February
Join Kipato Unbranded for another awesome pop-up, this time at the Marula Mercantile (in Karen - just off Karen Road, on Marula Lane) which will be offering amazing deals on cocktails for its’ boozy brunch happy hour.
We’ll have some exhibitors showing their creations, including Kipato Unbranded, Linda’s Nut Butters, Masungula Krafts, Tess Love, and Prokraft!
We have a medley of local products for you including locally made brass and recycled bone jewelry made by our artists, hand-made bags and clothing from Masungula Krafts, vegan cosmetics including baby products from Love Tess, yummy peanut butters from Linda and digital artwork provided by Prokraft. What more could you ask for?!
So come, hang out, cure your hangovers from Saturday with delicious cocktails and support your local community through buying locally and promoting fairtrade - get great locally made products and support fair wages for their makers!
Entry is free!
27th February
Mardi Gras 2016 - Second Edition
Luna Amusement Park, Kiambu Road
The City of Nairobi will let the good times roll with its 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Parade this Saturday.
The festivities will kick off at 6pm with food, live music, body painting and amusement park rides - bumper cars, banana boats, merry-go-rounds and a gigantic ferris wheel. The parade will then roll out from within the amusement park at 11pm with floats, music, dancers and more and there will be lots of candy and beads tossed to the crowd
Performing artists and deejays include:-
Jojo Abot (GH/UK)
Kadhalika (KE)
Jinku (KE)
Disco Vumbi (KE)
Gregg Tendwa (Bengatronics) (KE)
KAYA Brass Marching Band (KE/UK)
DJ Cybersnack (DE)
Marcu Ezra (KE)
Shaq Deff (KE)
For more information or a parade application, contact the ThinkGorilla team at 0732480752/0711971150 OR email us at info@thinkgorillaxp.com. Tickets available on TicketSasa.
