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ElJohns Music Fest 2026

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ElJohns Music Fest 2026

5th Jan - 12th Jan 2026

About ElJohns Music Fest

"“ELJOHNS MUSIC FEST” which is hosted at the music school is an annual music festival providing a platform for school choirs, music students, teachers and parents from Europe, USA, Africa and Asia to integrate, learn from each other, exploring new music ideas that could shape their careers, attend music masterclasses, lessons, workshops, capacity building, learn new music cultures and participating in joint concerts and of course experiencing the African safari. The Festival can be participated by music students, school choirs, musicians, teachers and lecturers and parents accompanying their kids.We identify music teachers from our school and those from international schools who get to teach different music skills with an intention to empower the participating students and school choirs. Importantly, students get to be taken through the African music education,evolution of it’s genres, African rhythms among others.

Why Join ElJohns Music Fest?

  • New Experience: Learn new music ideas, explore different cultures through music, and learn African Swahili music
  • Career Development: Learn from professionals from different countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and The USA with various specialties
  • Multi-cultural Mass Choir: Participate in rehearsals and concerts with school choirs and students from different countries and cultures.
  • Cultural Showcase: Share your culture and genre of music with other students
  • Safari Experience: Explore the African big five at famous national parks
  • Open for Everyone: Parents and teachers can accompany their children
  • Mission and Outreach Activities: Students,parents and teachers get to give back and spread love,joy and hope to families across the country.

Festival Package Cost

  • Students: €1,450 per person
  • Parents/Teachers: €1,650 per person

Package Includes

  • All airport transfers in Kenya
  • Local transportation throughout
  • Registration and Admin fees
  • Standard 3 star hotel accommodation
  • 3 meals daily
  • Soft drinks during meals
  • Safari entry fees
  • Branded T-shirts
  • Visa Fees

Not Included

  • Flight tickets
  • Travel Insuarance
  • Vaccinations if needed
Date Activity Description
9.6 Arrivals Airport arrivals and driving to Nakuru depending with the Flight itinerary
10.6
  • Orientation
  • Workshops and Masterclasses.
  • Individual performances
  • Orientation and integrating with other students.
  • Attend masterclasses and workshops by both local music teachers and international teachers.
  • Individual creative students’ performances.
11.6
  • Early morning Rift valley adventure day.
  • Master Class
  • Students Mass choi rehearsals
  • Early morning Rift valley adventure day, visit to Menengai crater; the largest caldera in Africa
  • Attend a masterclass on African music.
  • Mass choir rehearsals by all participating choirs and students. The mass choir session will be led by both local and international teachers.
12.6
  • Music Lesson
  • Team Building
  • Inhouse Concert
  • African music lesson
  • In the afternoon, we’ll have team building activities and games by all students.
  • An in house concert by individual students
13.6
  • Mission Outreach
  • Evening concert by international student choirs
  • Community Outreach/mission program. Visiting school choirs interacting with local children from less fortunate backgrounds. Singing to them and making donations.
  • Mass choir rehearsals for all students
  • Evening concert by International student choirs
14.6
  • Church Service
  • Final Gala Concert
  • Attending the Church Service in the morning.
  • Final Gala concert; In this concert, we shall present all the mass choir songs learnt during the Festival period, we shall have solo presentations, duets, trios, quartets, musicians playing etc. Individual choirs will also make their own presentations.
  • All Festival participants will be awarded and also given a Certificate of participation.
15.6
  • Safari Day
  • Free time
  • Concert
  • Team buildings
  • Rift valley safari day; Safari at Lake Nakuru National Park, a chance to see the famous big 5 and a vast array of other wild animals. Rift valley is also known as the home of Flamingos so get a chance to watch flamingos in hundreds.
  • Free time for international students.
  • Joint team building activities, games, music and dancing among all participating students.
  • Performances by local students and cultural groups
16.6
  • Outreach program.
  • Music outreach at a local secondary school.
  • Community outreach and mission program to less fortunate program.
  • Tree planting activity.
  • Music outreach at a local secondary school. Enjoy performances and entertainment from several groups of students from a local school.
17.6 Departure Drive to Nairobi for return flights