The Uganda Consulate in Mombasa, in partnership with key tourism stakeholders along the Kenyan coast is set to host the 2nd Uganda Cultural Exhibition on May 2, 2026, in a major effort to strengthen tourism, trade, and cultural relations between Uganda and Kenya’s coastal region.
The exhibition, themed “Leveraging Culture to Promote Tourism Between Uganda and Kenya Coast,” will build on the success of previous cultural events, including the 2024 Uganda Festival and the inaugural Uganda Cultural Exhibition held in 2025.
Organizers say the upcoming event will provide a strategic platform for promoting Uganda’s rich cultural diversity while unlocking economic opportunities in tourism, investment, agribusiness, and manufacturing.
The one-day event aims to showcase Uganda’s heritage through traditional music, dance, cuisine, cultural artifacts, and tourism products while encouraging stronger bilateral partnerships.
Uganda, home to over 54 tribes and diverse tourism attractions, seeks to tap into Kenya’s coastal market, where awareness of its cultural and economic offerings remains relatively low.
The event will feature, traditional Ugandan cultural performances, exhibition booths showcasing crafts, cuisine, and innovation, tourism and trade presentations, Business-to-business networking sessions, Delegate speeches on cultural diplomacy and a formal networking dinner for investors and corporate stakeholders.
The exhibition will particularly target youth, students, investors, tourists, and the wider business community to foster cultural exchange and stimulate travel between the two countries.
Organizers expect the exhibition to strengthen tourism collaborations, secure investments in Uganda’s hospitality sector, and enhance market penetration for Ugandan products such as coffee, tea, dairy products, Tooke products, and Uganda Waragi.
Key stakeholders from both Uganda and Kenya, including tourism associations, county governments, educational institutions, and private sector players, are expected to participate.
