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Stay at the festival

The festival grounds are at the Temple Point hotel. A room there is the most comfortable way to do Kaleidoscope — a short walk from the stages, and yours from the first night to the last. Stay for the festival, or come early, stay on after and make a holiday of it.

Accommodation package

Photos show example rooms. Yours may differ in layout, furnishing and view.

The dhow on Mida Creek at sunset

Tickets

Get tickets for Kaleidoscope 2027: three days on Mida Creek, on the Kenyan coast.

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A festival in Watamu, Kenya

Kaleidoscope takes over Temple Point, a hotel on the banks of Mida Creek, just outside Watamu. Mangroves line the far bank, the sun deck sits on the rocks above the water, and the resort’s dhow goes out on the creek. House, afro-house and Afro-tech run until sunrise; the mornings are for the water.

  • A boat on Mida Creek

    The creek

    Boats go out past the mangroves on the far bank.

  • The dhow's deck under lanterns

    The dhow

    Musafir, the resort’s dhow, out on the creek.

  • The sun deck on the rocks above the water

    The sun deck

    On the rocks over the water, for the slow mornings after.

  • A shaded veranda under a makuti roof

    The shade

    Verandas under makuti thatch, for the hottest part of the day.

Phones are sealed at the gate, and the grounds are cash-free.

Festival info

Temple Point

Watamu, Kenya

Town
Watamu
County
Kilifi County
Country
Kenya
Time zone
EAT · UTC+03:00
NairobiWatamu

Everything in one pass

Your ticket is an account. The schedule, the photos and the hunt all come with it, and stay with it after.

  1. Tickets

    Passes for the next edition — day tickets, weekend passes and Comfy. Every pass is tied to your account, so your schedule, photos and treasure hunt progress come with it.

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  2. Stay on site

    The festival grounds are a hotel. Book a Cozy or Boutique room with your ticket — three nights, two to a room — and arrive early or stay on after to make a holiday of it.

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  3. Photo booths

    Every shot from the booths on site lands straight in your account and is kept for good. No queue at a printer, no lost strips.

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  4. The archive

    Every edition you've attended — the lineup you lived, your photos and your hunt standings, all in one place.

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Kaleidoscope 2027, Watamu, Kenya.

One of Africa’s greatest music festivals. Three days and nights of color and sound on the Indian Ocean, at Temple Point in Watamu. Come for the music, stay for the sunrise.