Arts & culture in Nairobi and East Africa Theatre & dance
KITFest African Theatre Market 2026
A trade market for festival directors, programmers and producers at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi, 6-8 November 2026, with a roundtable and a pitch session.
About the event
The African Theatre Market runs from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2026 within KITFest 2026 (3-15 November) at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi. It is aimed at festival and artistic directors, programmers and venue presenters, producers and company managers, and cultural agency and funder representatives.
On Friday 6 November there is a delegate welcome breakfast and registration from 9am, a roundtable titled "The State of Kenyan & African Theatre Today" from 10am to 11:30am, and a curated shortlist of three productions: Dying Need No Shoes (Kenya, Cheche Workshop), Ravindra Natya Nikethan (Kenya, Main Auditorium) and Notepad Poetry (South Africa, Ukumbi Mdogo), followed by a Meet the Artists reception. On Saturday 7 November productions are pitched in a Market Pitch Session for touring or co-production. The programme also mentions a closing session.
Sauti za Boma is presented as a market-ready product for international touring, licensing or replication.
Good to know
- Industry event: delegates apply through the "Apply Now" form on the KITFest page
- No delegate fee is stated; registered delegates get complimentary access to all shows across the weekend
Organiser
Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust ↗
WhatsApp +254 794 785 768
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Event information from
- KITFest ATM 2026 programme brief kitfest.co.ke
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.
