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Battlefield Run 2026 Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition
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Battlefield Run 2026

Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition

  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Conservation
  • Community

8–10 October 2026Taita Taveta County, Kenya

Run Through History. Celebrate Culture. Protect the Future.

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Watch the festival highlightsExperience the beauty of Tsavo
3Days of sport, culture and conservation
1,500+Participant target
KES 100,000,000Fundraising target
2Cultural groups

The theme

Battlefield Run 2026 & Tsavo Cultural Festival and Exhibition

Promoting Conservation, Innovation, Cultural Preservation, Fun, and Wellness: Run to Support Needy Students’ Education and Community Livelihoods.

Three days in Taita Taveta County bringing together sport, culture, conservation, tourism and education in support of needy students and community livelihoods.

About the event
  • ConservationProtecting Tsavo's landscape and wildlife.
  • InnovationIdeas and enterprise on show.
  • Cultural preservationKeeping the region's traditions alive.
  • FunA festival everyone can enjoy.
  • WellnessMovement and healthy living.
  • Education supportHelping needy students stay in school.
  • Community livelihoodsLocal benefit that lasts beyond the weekend.
Official poster for the Battlefield Run 2026 and Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition, showing the Big Five and two runners.

Campaign poster

Battlefield Run 2026

The Battlefield Run: 21KM, 10KM, 5KM and 1KM, with the Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition, 8th-10th October 2026, at Taita Hills Safari Resort & Spa. Run to support needy students' education and community livelihoods.

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Official poster for the Battlefield Run 2026 and Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition, showing the Big Five and two runners. Official poster for the Battlefield Walk 2026 and Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition, showing the Big Five and two runners. Official poster for the Battlefield Cycling Tour 2026, showing two cyclists on a dirt road through the Tsavo plains. Official poster for Battlefield Rugby 2026, showing a TTU rugby player running with the ball. Official poster for the Tsavo Cultural Festival & Exhibition 2026, with a collage of culture, wildlife and sport.

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Home of the Big Five

Strength, endurance, resilience

Five animals carry the spirit of the Battlefield Run across the Tsavo plains.

Our conservation work
  • An African elephant facing the camera on the red Tsavo plain

    Elephant

    Strength and leadership

  • A white rhino with its horn raised

    Rhino

    Power and determination

  • A male lion with a full mane walking toward the camera

    Lion

    Courage and focus

  • A leopard stalking forward across the savanna

    Leopard

    Speed and agility

  • A Cape buffalo with broad curved horns

    Buffalo

    Resilience and discipline

What is on

Experience the festival

Exhibition

Innovation and organisations on show.

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Heritage

Battlefield heritage locations and their stories.

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Conservation

Protecting the Tsavo ecoregion for the future.

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Programme

3 days in Taita Taveta

Full programme
Day 1 · Thursday 8 October

CONNECT

Battlefield Walk, culture and investor exhibition, Governor's Welcome Gala Dinner and investor brief. Visitors arrive from Wednesday 7 October and stay at partner hotels across the Tsavo Ecoregion.

11 activities
Day 2 · Friday 9 October

EXPLORE

Battlefield Run, Tsavo 7s Rugby, Battlefield Cycling Tour, partner exhibition and Education Fun Day.

24 activities
Day 3 · Saturday 10 October

CHALLENGE

Battlefield Guided Tour and Tsavo Safari, Tsavo Cultural Festival night concert, fashion show and closing ceremony.

5 activities
  • Arrival, registration and Battlefield Walk flag-off · Voi Wildlife Lodge
  • Exhibition booths open to the public · Moi Stadium, Voi
  • Tsavo Rugby Sevens launch · Moi Stadium, Voi
  • Governor's Welcome Gala Dinner · Voi Wildlife Lodge
  • Battlefield Cycling Tour: registration and flag-off (41 KM) · Moi Stadium, Voi
  • 21 KM Run · Taita Hills Safari Resort & Spa

Tsavo Cultural Festival

Groups taking part

Culture and performances
The Mwazindika dance group with their drums, gathered with festival guests.

Mwazindika dancers

Dawida community, Taita

A Taveta performer in red attire and bead necklaces dancing the Uruasi.

Uruasi dancers

Taveta community

Explore Tsavo

Places worth the journey

All destinations

Voi

One of the principal areas of Battlefield Run 2026.

Mwatate

One of the principal areas of Battlefield Run 2026.

Maktau

One of the principal areas of Battlefield Run 2026.

Wundanyi

One of the principal areas of Battlefield Run 2026.

Our impact

Sport with a purpose

Conservation and tourism

Taita Taveta is not a pass-through on the way to the coast but a premier, immersive destination where wildlife, culture and history converge.

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Education and innovation

Institutional exhibitions from universities, colleges and vocational training centres showcase STEM innovation, academic programmes and indigenous knowledge, with mentorship, career guidance, student talent and public learning.

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Official kit

Wear the Big Five

Round-neck and V-neck tees and a collared polo, all carrying the “Home of the Big Five” print. Pre-order online and collect at the event.

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Round-neck event t-shirtRound neck V-neck event t-shirtV-neck Collared event polo shirtPolo

Partners

Standing behind the event

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Event partners: Government of Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, Taita Hills Safari Resort & Spa, Jacob's Ladder Africa, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Anand Supermarket, Dibarts, Kenya Red Cross, TTWCA, Salt Lick Safari Lodge, CEMEREM, Lavender Hotels Ltd, Two Oceans, KIHBT, Terra Taita Research Station, TAITAGIS, Voi Wildlife Lodge and MESPT.
  • Government of Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, Taita Hills Safari Resort & Spa, Jacob's Ladder Africa and Kenya Forestry Research Institute
  • Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Anand Supermarket, Dibarts and Kenya Red Cross
  • TTWCA, Salt Lick Safari Lodge, CEMEREM and Lavender Hotels Ltd
  • Two Oceans, KIHBT, Terra Taita Research Station, TAITAGIS, Voi Wildlife Lodge and MESPT

Convened by County Government of Taita Taveta, Taita Taveta University Endowment Fund, Strategic Partners.

Fundraising

Run to support needy students’ education and community livelihoods

KES 100,000,000 target

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News

Latest updates

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Start times for race day
Announcement · 20 Sep 2026

Start times for race day

The 21KM and the Carrier Corps Race set off first at 08:00. See every start time in one place.

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Run Through History. Celebrate Culture. Protect the Future.

8–10 October 2026 · Taita Taveta County, Kenya

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