Wimbi
La Sanaa
A Dynamic
Arts & Culture
Festival
Wimbi La Sanaa is a dynamic 5-day art festival of arts and culture in the heart of Mombasa, uniting people from diverse backgrounds through creativity. The festival creates a platform for artistic growth and exchange, enabling artists to network, learn, and showcase their work to new audiences.
Designed to voice social issues and foster multicultural connections, the festival shines a spotlight on emerging talent and women artists, giving them a platform to amplify their voices and reach wider audiences.
This annual festival takes place in October, providing a platform and marketplace for artists from Kenya and beyond.
Our Festival
Objectives
Four core mandates that guide every edition of Wimbi La Sanaa — from curation to community engagement and beyond.
Cultural Heritage & Celebration
To celebrate the local cultural heritage of Mombasa, highlighting and fostering shared contemporary and traditional cultures across generations.
Elevating Emerging & Women Artists
To elevate emerging and women artists by providing significant exposure, capacity building, and opportunities to showcase their work to new and international audiences.
Promoting Cultural Exchange
To promote cultural exchange by showcasing diverse cultural and artistic expressions, amplifying their role in social development and community cohesion.
Community Engagement & Conservation
To actively engage community response by mirroring their actions on social issues, including marine and cultural protection at the coast of Mombasa.
Flagship
Events
Five signature programmes that make Wimbi La Sanaa unforgettable — each one crafted to inspire, connect, and transform.
Music Concert
An intergenerational music concert that transcends time, genre, and music cultures — a live ecosystem for discovering, nurturing, and showcasing the next generation of musicians.
Femfusion Day
A day dedicated to showcasing women-led arts. Through artist talks and panel discussions, different generations of women come together to amplify the space for women in the arts.
Bahari Huru Day
Our corporate fun day. A mandate to reinforce ocean conservation by bringing key stakeholders and artists together to advocate and engage communities on marine conservation.
Workshops & Masterclasses
Building the capacity of artists across performance, the digital creative economy, creative entrepreneurship, and leveraging networks — facilitated by industry experts from Kenya and internationally.
Cultural Experiences
Food tours, walking tours, and cultural exchange programmes that immerse attendees in the living culture of Mombasa and the diverse nations represented at the festival.
"Creativity is the pulse of community. Wimbi La Sanaa exists to ensure that pulse never fades — that every artist, every voice, every culture finds its place on the stage."
Jukwaa Arts ProductionsHighlights from
WLS 2025
Wimbi La Sanaa
2026
Mombasa, Kenya · Annual Arts & Culture Festival
Our Partners
& Sponsors
Wimbi La Sanaa Festival 2025 was made possible through the generous support of our partners and sponsors. We extend our sincere gratitude to every organisation whose commitment and belief in the arts helped bring this extraordinary festival to life.