Nairobi this weekend: 6–8 November

The first full weekend of November leans towards the stage. The city's international theatre festival is in its middle stretch, a storytelling night returns for a seventh year, and one of Nairobi's best-loved groups headlines Masshouse on Saturday. Add a made-in-Kenya expo on its final days and a chess tournament for young players in Kibera, and the weekend covers most of the family.

Until Sat 7 Nov · KICCChangamka Kenya Shopping Festival

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers' Changamka festival is in its 9th edition at KICC. It puts Kenyan manufacturers in front of shoppers under the Buy Kenya, Build Kenya banner, and this year's theme is driving industrial growth through manufacturing, trade and innovation.

The festival opened on Tuesday 3 November and closes on Saturday 7 November, so Friday and Saturday are the last chances to go. KAM lists public entry as free.

Fri 6 – Sun 8 Nov · Kenya National TheatreKITFest African Theatre Market

The 11th Kenya International Theatre Festival is running at the Kenya National Theatre until Sunday 15 November, with more than 200 Kenyan artists and 184 international artists on this year's programme.

This weekend it hosts the KITFest African Theatre Market, which brings festival directors and programmers to Nairobi to scout Kenyan and African productions for touring and co-production. For audiences, that makes Friday to Sunday a good time to catch a show while the festival is at full strength.

Fri 6 Nov · 7pm · Masshouse, Ngong RacecourseCULTUR FM Nairobi

CULTUR FM closes its Nairobi programme with a main event at Masshouse inside Ngong Racecourse on Friday night. The organisers bill it as a night of music, culture and community, following an earlier visit with the JKUAT community. Tickets start from KES 1,500 on SoldOutAfrica.

Sat 7 Nov · 9am–4pm · KAG, Olympic KiberaKibera Chess Tournament

Passion Driven Chess Club's Kibera Chess Tournament returns for its third edition under the line “Chess for Change. Chess for Kibera.” It's for young players, in U8, U10, U12, U14 and U16 categories.

Expect six rounds in a Swiss format, with 25 minutes per player. Entry is KSh 200, and there are trophies, medals and certificates to play for. Registration is through the club's social pages.

Sat 7 Nov · 8pm · CUEA, LRC AuditoriumThe Moth Mainstage

The Moth brings its seventh Nairobi Mainstage to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa's LRC Auditorium. Five storytellers tell true personal stories, live and without notes, under this year's theme, Now or Never. Adelle Onyango hosts again.

Cocktails are from 6:15pm and the stories start at 8pm. Tickets are on KenyaBuzz.

Sat 7 Nov · 6pm · Masshouse, Ngong RacecourseFunky Town: Camp Mulla Live

Sirocco brings Camp Mulla back to the stage at Masshouse on Saturday night. The Nairobi alternative hip hop group's first studio album, Funky Town, came out in September 2012, and the night borrows its name.

Tickets are on Mookh.

Sun 8 Nov · Kenya National TheatreSunday: one more show

The African Theatre Market wraps up on Sunday, but KITFest keeps going for another week, so there's no rush if you can't make it this weekend. Check the festival's programme for that day's productions.