About Nairobi Litfest
Nairobi Litfest is a celebration of art, culture, and ideas, rooted in the city’s public libraries. Since 2021, it has brought together writers, artists, and thinkers from across Africa and beyond — creating space for bold conversations, creative exchange, and community connection.
2025 Theme: Exploring Alternative Knowledge Systems
This year’s theme invites deep reflection, radical imagination, and collective action in a world that urgently needs fresh thinking. The festival will feature conversations and experiences that challenge harmful ideologies, address structural inequality and counter the paralysis of the 24-hour news cycle. We’ll gather writers, artists and thinkers from diverse disciplines to explore alternative knowledge systems spanning fiction, non-fiction, poetry, music, visual arts and governance.
Featured Participants
