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FLAGSHIP EVENT · 2–6 December 2026 · Kalacha Cultural Centre, Marsabit County

Kalacha Cultural Festival 2026

“Our Culture – Our Land – Our Future”

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A premier regional cultural celebration bringing together diverse pastoralist communities from Northern Kenya, the festival is a vibrant space for music, dance, poetry, storytelling, traditional foods, medicinal plants, artefacts, traditional technologies and crafts. Beyond celebrating cultural diversity, it promotes cultural exchange, social harmony, solidarity and a deeper appreciation of the knowledge and practices that connect communities to their landscapes — including community land governance, rangeland management and pastoral mobility.

Dates

2–6 December 2026

Venue

Kalacha Cultural Centre, North Horr Constituency, Marsabit County

Host

Kivulini Trust & the Kalacha Cultural Festival 2026 Steering Committee

Open to elders, women, youth, cultural practitioners, civil society organizations, government representatives, development partners and international embassies.

Moments from Kalacha

Elders gather in traditional white dress at the Kalacha Cultural Centre.
A procession in vivid orange traditional dress.
A colourful procession of dancers opens the festival.
Community members raise their hands in celebration.
Women form a circle for a traditional performance.
An elder addresses the gathered community.
Aerial view of the festival grounds and market tents.
Traditional foods prepared for festival guests.
School girls join members of the Kalacha Women's Group.
Traditional craft work on display at the festival.

Events & Gatherings

Kalacha Cultural Festival 2026 promotional image
Flagship · 2–6 Dec 2026

Kalacha Cultural Festival 2026

Kalacha Cultural Centre, Marsabit County

Yaa Elders council gathering
Land Rights Forum

Community Land Governance Forum

Ongoing dialogue series · Isiolo & Marsabit

Language revitalization workshop with elders and youth
Language Workshop

Culture Club Language Immersion

Recurring · Gotu, Isiolo County

Traditional food preparation at a past cultural festival
Past Festival Archive

Past Cultural Celebrations

Community archive

Pastoral mobility caravan crossing the rangelands
Rangeland Dialogue

Rangeland Management Dialogue

Community-led sessions

Youth documenting culture through photography
Digital Storytelling Workshop

Digital Cultural Storytelling

Waso Museum, Gotu

Represent your organization at Kalacha 2026

We would be honoured to welcome your organization, embassy or agency to this celebration of culture, community, land and our shared future.

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