Events in Nairobi

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Every year in Nairobi

Fixtures that come round annually and whose dates for the next edition have not been announced. There is no date on these on purpose: a guessed date that sends you across town is worse than no date at all.

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  Nairobi International Trade Fair

  Business Usually late September or early October Jamhuri Park, off Ngong Road Paid entry

  The Agricultural Society of Kenya's week-long show: livestock, farm machinery, county and company stands, and school trips by the busload. Traffic on Ngong Road is heavy all week.

• ∞ yearly

  Safari Rally Kenya

  Sport Usually March Ceremonial start in Nairobi; stages around Naivasha Free to watch at most stages

  Kenya's round of the World Rally Championship. The cars are shown off in Nairobi before the competitive stages in the Rift Valley, where spectator zones fill up early.

• ∞ yearly

  Magical Kenya Open

  Sport Usually February or March Held at Nairobi golf clubs in recent years Paid entry

  Kenya's professional golf open, a DP World Tour event. Check the tournament's own site for the year's venue and ticketing.

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  Kip Keino Classic

  Sport Usually April or May Nairobi stadiums Tickets are usually cheap or free

  A one-day World Athletics Continental Tour meeting named after Kipchoge Keino. The best chance in the year to see Kenya's track stars at home.

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  Africa Tech Summit Nairobi

  Tech Usually February Nairobi Paid entry

  Two-day conference for founders, investors and the tech companies around Nairobi's startup scene.

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  Nairobi Restaurant Week

  Food Usually early in the year Restaurants across Nairobi Set menus at a fixed price

  Participating restaurants offer fixed-price set menus for a week or two. Book ahead at the popular ones.

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  Nairobi Design Week

  Culture Usually in the first half of the year Venues across Nairobi Many events free

  Talks, studio visits, markets and exhibitions from Nairobi's designers, architects and makers.

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Kenya's public holidays are computed, not typed. They are generated from the Public Holidays Act calendar every time the site is built, so they roll forward on their own.

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