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Nairobi Organizers Shape Weekend Events at Community Venues

Events scheduled across Nairobi this weekend draw on community efforts to create shared experiences at familiar local spots.

By Nairobi Culture Desk · Published 25 July 2026

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Runners on a forest trail bridge in Karura Forest, Nairobi. Photo: Lebu Ayiga / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nairobi residents have access to multiple scheduled events this weekend, each tied to specific venues and start times drawn from current listings. RX FEST Round 2 begins Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM at Kasarani Sports Stadium. The theater production cunu's Clear To Me follows later that day at 4:00 PM at The Village Creative Ltd. On the same Saturday, Dinner with Strangers under the 100 Cities Project: Fighting Loneliness starts at 8:00 PM at Nairobi Street Kitchen, while Mikwaruzo: An Etching and Aquatint Exhibition opens at 2:00 PM at Kairos Atelier. The World Cup Final 2026 viewing event is set for Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM at Ballpoint Social Club.

Early morning sports gathering at Kasarani

The RX FEST Round 2 opening at Kasarani Sports Stadium on Saturday morning marks one of the first events of the weekend. Organizers have set ticket entry from KES 500, allowing access to the stadium facilities for the scheduled program. This placement at a long-standing sports venue reflects choices by planners to use established infrastructure for large-scale activities.

Theater and creative programming at The Village Creative Ltd

The cunu's Clear To Me theater event at The Village Creative Ltd begins Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Tickets start at KES 650. The choice of this venue by those behind the production places the performance in a setting already used for creative work, linking the event directly to existing local spaces for artistic presentation.

Evening social project at Nairobi Street Kitchen

Dinner with Strangers, part of the 100 Cities Project: Fighting Loneliness, takes place Saturday at 8:00 PM at Nairobi Street Kitchen. The project format brings participants together around a shared meal, an approach shaped by the organizers to address social connection through a recurring city-based initiative.

Art exhibition opening at Kairos Atelier

Mikwaruzo: An Etching and Aquatint Exhibition opens Saturday at 2:00 PM at Kairos Atelier. The focus on printmaking techniques comes from the curatorial decisions made for this showing, using the atelier space to present works in a dedicated setting for visual arts.

Evening viewing at Ballpoint Social Club

The World Cup Final 2026 viewing event on Sunday at 10:00 PM at Ballpoint Social Club provides a designated location for watching the match. Planners selected this venue to host the late-evening gathering, completing the weekend lineup with a sports-focused option.

These events rely on the work of organizers who select dates, times, venues and ticket structures to bring programs to Nairobi. Residents can check current listings for any remaining availability or updates on the listed activities.