The Village Market is located at Gigiri, about 16 miles from Nairobi’s central business district. It is arguably the capital city’s most spectacular shopping complex, with its food courts, restaurants, movie theatres, 20-feethigh water slides, bowling alleys, and many shops, this is one of the places that family and tourists tend to visit, during the day and well into the night.
Among the most popular places within the Village Market complex are the various eateries and cafes, which offer both traditional and modern cuisine at affordable prices. After one has done some shopping or simply walked around to view what items are on offer, it is usually time to sit down and relax in one of the cafes before making an order for a hot or cool drink/beverage. Coffee and tea, along with the various delicious tropical fruit juices are popular.
The variety of foods and cuisine on offer range from Kenyan maize mealbased (ugali) dishes to Italian pizza and Chinese fried noodles. The Village Market hosts more than 300 events and activities annually making it one of the busiest shopping and recreation complexs in the region. With estimated foot traffic of up to 6,000 visitors daily, the Village Market is a good choice for organizations targeting various clientele for their products and services.
The complex’s marketing and public relations departments organize the events and exhibitions, usually choosing African themes, with art exhibitions being are a weekly feature in the mall’s exhibition halls. Kenyanmade curios and artifacts as well as other works of art such as paintings are usually the main feature at the exhibitions, with traditional music and dances as an additional attraction.