What's on in Nairobi and East Africa: 9–23 October
From 9 to 23 October 2026, 14 concerts, festivals, film screenings and exhibitions in Nairobi, Kigali, Kilifi and Kampala, with venues and prices where the organiser lists them.
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From 9 to 23 October 2026, 14 concerts, festivals, film screenings and exhibitions in Nairobi, Kigali, Kilifi and Kampala, with venues and prices where the organiser lists them.

On 15 October 2026, Remnants, a 25-minute Rwandan fiction film by Zion Sulaiman, is due to premiere at AAIFF Africa in Kigali, The New Times reported on 6 October.

The official selection for the 15–17 October festival in Kigali includes Kikuyu Land, a Kenyan documentary about a land dispute, and Now We Know from Uganda, among 19 films from 14 countries.

The second Umurage International Book & Art Festival is running in Kigali until 3 October 2026, putting AI, indigenous-language publishing and visual storytelling on the same stage.

AAIFF Africa, sister festival to Paris's ÉCU, screens 19 films from 14 African countries in Kigali on 15–17 October 2026, with Kenya and Uganda among the nations selected.