Festivals and cultural events Marrakech

The French Institute is organizing events as part of this international event. Vernissages, readings, film screenings and open stages in several emblematic places such as the Jemaâ el-Fna square, the Dar Charifa cultural center or the Faculty of Letters of Marrakech.

In Marrakech, at the Royal Theatre, on the square Jemaâ el Fna but also in many corners of the medina, the acrobats and contortionists are present in front of thousands of visitors for 3 days.

Founded by Mohammed V in 1959, this long-established festival has been declared a masterpiece of cultural heritage by Unesco. For 4 days, all kinds of events are presented, including street performances. In the El Badi Palace, you can admire traditional dances and folk costumes from the various Moroccan regions. All the shows staged throughout the year to mark the moussems (popular festivals) are represented on this occasion.

A poker festival in Marrakech. Other activities are scheduled, check the website for more information. The festival is held in different places each year.

It is within The Source domain, a luxury hotel that develops an original concept based on luxury and music (the establishment has a recording studio, and hosts artists in residential homes) that the appointment is given. In the program, electro and relax. Nicolas Jaar, and other sizes of the electro scene… Shuttles are scheduled from the city centre.

Regional competition of Moroccan chefs, workshops on culinary art and jazz concerts.

During 4 days, in April or May, theatre plays, training workshops and round tables involving Moroccan, Arab and European academic forces.

Classical music festival arabic and Andalusian and European.

The Festival of Folk Arts is a folk festival created in 1960 on the initiative of King Mohammed V to measure the importance of Moroccan traditions, including dances, songs and costumes. About twenty troupes from all over the kingdom perform at Badi Palace to offer an original show, as well as in public squares. This festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019