Morocco cultural festival guide
Morocco’s festival calendar moves between major cities, coastal destinations, historic centres and regional cultural scenes. This guide brings together upcoming festival pages published in English on Culturama so visitors can plan around real dates rather than generic annual lists.
Use the live calendar below to discover upcoming festivals, then move into the relevant city guide, venue page or individual event for practical details.
Live calendar
Dated entries from Culturama’s published English event pages.
10 Sept 2026 · Rabat
Portuguese singer Teresinha Landeiro opens Fado Festival Morocco at Rabat’s Mohammed V National Theatre. 11 Sept 2026 · Rabat
Fado Festival Morocco dedicates its second Rabat evening to Lisbon’s neighbourhoods and musical culture at the…
17 Sept 2026 · Casablanca
L’Boulevard returns to the R.U.C Stadium from September 17 to 20, 2026 with free concerts, its emerging-artist…
24 Sept 2026 · Marrakech
Three The String Cheese Incident concerts at Villa Marco, included in travel and accommodation packages around… 25 Sept 2026 · Marrakech
The sixth edition brings screenings, competitions, masterclasses and professional meetings to Marrakech from 25 to…
25 Sept 2026 · Rabat
YO! FEST returns to Rabat from 25 to 27 September 2026 with live music, masterclasses and creative encounters.
28 Sept 2026 · Salé
The 19th Salé International Women’s Film Festival takes place from September 28 to October 3, 2026. 30 Sept 2026 · Casablanca
The 8th Casablanca Amazigh Theatre Festival runs from September 30 to October 4, 2026, organised by Espace Tafoukt…
30 Sept 2026 · Essaouira
MOGA returns to Essaouira from September 30 to October 4, 2026 with two free city days and three ticketed days in…
1 Oct 2026 · Agadir
Issni N’Ourgh returns to Agadir from October 1 to 5, 2026 for its 17th edition.
2 Oct 2026 · Asilah
The autumn session of the 47th Asilah International Cultural Moussem runs from October 2 to 18, 2026 with debates,…
3 Oct 2026 · Tetouan
The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival returns October 3–10, 2026, with the official selection and…Culturama Magazine
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Explore locally
Move from the national topic into Culturama’s strongest English city authority pages.
The live database also contains relevant entries in 3 additional cities that do not yet have a dedicated English authority hub.
Cultural context
Festival activity in Morocco is spread across seasons and disciplines. Music, cinema, heritage, popular arts and contemporary creation each follow different rhythms, so a useful guide needs to stay connected to dated event pages.
Culturama keeps this page dynamic: upcoming entries come from the published English event database and link to canonical event pages with dates, venues and visitor information.
A festival trip is also a city trip. Marrakech, Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Essaouira, Fez and Agadir each have cultural places and neighbourhoods that can extend a festival visit beyond a single programme.
Where an English city authority page exists, this guide links directly to it so visitors can combine the festival with museums, cinema, heritage and other events nearby.
Festival programmes can use several venues and dates. Always confirm the exact location, ticketing status and schedule on the individual Culturama event page and the organiser’s official channels before travelling.
The goal of this hub is discovery and orientation, while practical decisions should rely on the most specific event and venue information available.
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