Co-curricular Activities Calendar 2023; Dates and Venues for Primary, Secondary, and College Games, Athletics, Drama, and Music 2023
School Co-curricular Activities Calendar 2023; MoE Releases 2023 Co-curricular dates and venues for Primary, Secondary and Colleges
The end of the covid-19 pandemic has seen the return to normalcy with school and college games, drama, music, and other co-curricular activities being lined up.
The newly lined up 2023 co-curricular activities calendar for primary, secondary, and college institutions will see sports and drama festivals take place between 20th April 2023 and 3rd September 2023. See the table below.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2023 FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS; DATES AND VENUES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | PARTICIPANTS | DATE | VENUE | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | The National Drama and Film Festival | Primary schools | 20th April 2023- 30th April 2023 | Shimo la Tewa High School | Mombasa | Coast |
| 2 | Term One primary school athletics | Primary Schools | 21st April 2023- 25th April, 2023 | William Ole Ntimama Stadium | Narok | Rift Valley |
| 3 | Special Needs Education primary school athletics special special special | Special Education Needs Primary SSNESls (SNES) | 21st April 2023- 26th April, 2023 | Moi Forces Academy | Nairobi | Nairobi |
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2023 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS; DATES AND VENUES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | PARTICIPANTS | DATE | VENUE | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | The National Drama and Film Festival | Secondary schools | 20th April 2023- 30th April 2023 | Shimo la Tewa High School | Mombasa | Coast |
| 2 | Term One secondary school sports (athletics, basketball, hockey, handball, and swimming) | Secondary Schools | 22nd April 2023- 30th April, 2023 | The Hill School, and Moi Girls Eldoret | Uasin Gishu County | Rift Valley |
| 3 | Special Needs Education secondary school athletics special special | Special Education Needs secondary Schools (SNES) | 21st April 2023- 26th April, 2023 | Nairobi School | Nairobi | Nairobi |
| 4 | The Kenya Science and Engineering Congress | Secondary schools | 22nd April 2023- 27th April, 2023 | Kisumu Girls High School | Kisumu | Nyanza |
| 5 | The Kenya Music Festival | Secondary schools | 12th August 2023- 23rd August 2023 | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | Nyeri | Central |
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2023 FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL BALL GAMES; DATES AND VENUES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | PARTICIPANTS | DATE | VENUE | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | Special Needs Education primary school ball games | SNE primary schools | 8th August, 2022-August 14, 2022 | Kangaru School | Embu | Eastern |
| 2 | primary school ball games for regular pupils | primary Schools | 8th August, 2022-August 14, 2022 | Maseno School | Kisumu | Nyanza |
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2023 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BALL GAMES; DATES AND VENUES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | PARTICIPANTS | DATE | VENUE | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | Special Needs Education secondary school ball games | SNE secondary schools | 8th August, 2022-August 14, 2022 | Kangaru Girls High School | Embu | Eastern |
| 2 | Term Two secondary school sports (football, volleyball, netball, rugby and racquet games) | secondary Schools | 5th August, 2022-August 14, 2022 | Kakamega High School | Kakamega | Western |
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2023 FOR COLLEGES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | PARTICIPANTS | DATE | VENUE | COUNTY | REGION |
| 1 | College athletics and Paralympics | Colleges | 23rd May, 2023-27th May, 2023 | Murang’a Teachers’ Training College | Murang’a | Central |
| 2 | College ball games | Colleges | 10th April, 2023- 15th April, 2023 | Shanzu Teachers’ Training College | Mombasa | Coast |
EAST AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023; DATES AND VENUES
| S/No | ACTIVITY | DATE | COUNTRY |
| 1 | The Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association championship | 15th August, 2023-30th August, 2023 | Bujumbura, Burundi |
| 2 | The East Africa Music, Dance and Drama competitions | 15th August, 2023-30th August, 2023 | Jinja and Tororo, Uganda |
The East Africa Essay Writing Competition for Secondary Schools will be held between April and November.
THE FULL2023CO-CURRICULARACTIVITIES CALENDAROFEVENTS
Here below are the dates for 2023 co-curricular activities to enable you to undertake the necessary planning.
| KENYA NATIONAL DRAMA AND FILM FESTIVAL (20th–30th APRIL, 2023) Host Region: Coast Host County: Mombasa Venue Shimo La Tewa School Advertisements Reporting 20th April, 2023 Action Days: 21st – 27th April,2023 Gala 28th & 29th April, 2023 STATE CONCERT: 30th April 2023 STATE HOUSE -MOMBASA | PRIMARY SCHOOL ATHLETICSTERM ONE (21st–25thAPRIL,2023)Host Region: Rift Valley Host County: Narok Venue: William Ole Ntimama Stadium Clinic 21st -22ndApril, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 22nd April, 2023 Action Days: 23rd – 24th April, 2023 Departure: 25th April, 2023 |
| SNEPRIMARYSCHOOL ATHLETICS(21ST–26THAPRIL, 2023) Host Region: Nairobi Host County: Nairobi Venue: Moi Forces Academy Clinic 21st and 22nd April, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 22nd April, 2023 Action Days: 23rd- 25th April, 2023 Departure: 26th April, 2023 | SNESECONDARYSCHOOL ATHLETICSTERMONE (21 ST–26thAPRIL,2023) Host Region: Nairobi Host County: Nairobi Venue: Nairobi school Clinic 21st and 22nd April, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 22nd April, 2023 Action Days: 23rd- 25thApril,2023 Departure: 26th April, 2023 |
| SECONDARYSCHOOLSPORTS TERMONE(22ND-30thAPRIL,2023) Athletics,Basketball,Hockey,Handball, Rugby 7s andSwimming Host Region: Rift Valley Host County: Uasin Gishu Venue: Hill School/Moi Girls Clinic 21st -22ndApril, 2023 Arrival of teams: 33rd April, 2023 Action Days: 24thto 29th April, 2023 Departure: 30th April, 2023 | KENYASCIENCEANDENGINEERING FAIR (22ND-27thAPRIL,2023) Host Region: Nyanza Host County: Kisumu Venue: Kisumu Girls Arrival Date: 22nd April, 2023 Action Days: 23rd – 26th April, 2023 Departure: 27th April, 2023 |
| KENYA MUSICFESTIVAL(12th-23RDAUGUST,2023) Host Region: Central Host County: Nyeri Venue: Dedan Kimathi University Arrival: 11th August, 2023 Action Days: 12th- 21st August, 2023 Gala: 22nd August, 2023 State Concert: 23rd August, 2023 State Lod5Z:e. Sa5Z:ana | SNEPRIMARYSCHOOLBALLGAMES(8th-14thAUGUST,2023) Host Region: Eastern Host County: Embu Venue: Kangaru School Clinic 8thand 9thAugust, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 9111 August, 2023 Action Days: 10thto 13thAugust, 2023 Departure: 14th August, 2023 |
| PRIMARYSCHOOLBALLGAMES (8th–14thAUGUST,2023) Host Region: Nyanza Host County: Kisumu Venue Maseno school Clinic 8th and 9th August, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 9th August, 2023 Action Days: 10th- 13th August, 2023 Departure: 14th August, 2023 | SNE SECONDARY SCHOOLSPORTSTERMTWO(8th-14thAUGUST,2023) Host Region: Eastern Host County: Embu Venue: Kangaru Girls Clinic: 8th -9th August, 2023 Arrival of Teams: 9th – August, 2023 Action Days: 10th – 13th August, 2023 Departure: 14th August, 2023 |
| SECONDARYSCHOOLSPORTS TERMTWO(5th-14thAUGUST,2023) Soccer,Volleyball,Netball,Rugby 15’sandRacquetGames Region: Western Host County: Kakamega county Venue: Kakamega High School Clinic 5th -6th August, 2023 Arrival of teams: 6th August, 2023 Action Days: 7th – I 2th August, 2023. Departure: 13th August, 2023 | COLLEGEATHLITICSANDPARALYMPICS(23rd–27thMAY,2023) Host Region: Central Host County: Muranga Venue: Muranga TTC Arrival: 23rd May, 2023 Action Days: 24thto 26thMay, 2023 Departure: 27thMay, 2023 |
| COLLEGEGAMES BALLGAMES10th-15thAPRIL,2023 Host Region – Coast Host County- Mombasa Venue – Shanzu ITC Arrival: I 0thApril, 2023 Action Days: 11thto 14thApril 2023 Departure: 15thApril 2023 | EAST AFRICAMUSICDANCE ANDDRAMA (26thAUGUST–3RDSEPTEMBER,2023) Host:Uganda Region: Eastern Uganda Venue: Jinja/Tororo Arrival: 26thAugust 2023 Action Days: 27th August-2nd Sept, 2023 Departure: 3rd September,2023 |
| FEDERATIONOFEASTAFRICA SCHOOLSSPORTSASSOCIATION, FEASSSA,CHAMPIONSHIP,BUJUMBURA(15TH–30THAUGUST,2023) Travel to Busia – 14th August, 2023 Coordination in Busia 15THAugust, 2023 Travel to Mbarara I 6th August, 2023 Travel to Bujumbura 17th August, 2023 Acclimatization 18THAugust, 2023 Action Days: 19TH- 28th August, 2023 Departure to Mbarara 29th August, 2023 Departure to Busia 30THAugust, 2023 Departure to Schools: 31st .August, 2023 | EAST AFRICA ESSAY WRITINGCOMPETTIONFOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Runs from April 2023 when the essay topic is issued till when the awards are given, usually November 2023 |
The dates were announced to the relevant education stakeholders, including the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), secondary school principals, and primary school head teachers, by Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang.