Marrakech Events

Dakka Marrakchia

Dakka Marrakchia is a type of music made up of choral chants and polyrhythmic percussion, celebrated in Marrakech with this extraordinary festival. Local shopkeepers and craftsmen give rhythmic performances as a tribute to the city's seven spiritual patrons, the Sabaatou Rijal. ...  see full details

Friendship Festival

This fantastic event is structured to bring different cultures together and encourage brotherhood. Marrakech's annual Friendship Festival features a variety of local and international talent, with performances ranging from traditional Moroccan music to American gospel rock. ...  see full details

Marrakech Popular Arts Festival

There is never a dull moment in this teeming city designed to inflict sensory overload, but during the summer Popular Arts Festival, Marrakech is more frenzied and alive than ever, the already-packed streets even more crowded with an abundance of tourists and Moroccans avid...  see full details

Marathon des Sables

The week-long Sand Marathon takes place in the gruelling conditions of Moroccan desert with sandstorms and brain-frying heat as the major obstacles to achieving such an intense feat. The race is over 150 miles (241km) of craggy, sandswept terrain and competitors from around the...  see full details

Montreux Jazz Festival Morocco

Celebrated in the stunning setting of La Ménara and the Bahia Palace in Marrakech, the Moroccan version of the Montreux Jazz Festival combines all the memorable elements of this classic event. Workshops, acoustic concerts and the Montreux Jazz Club are all prepared to entertain...  see full details

Imilchil Marriage Festival

Inspired by Morocco's very own Romeo and Juliet story, this tribal marriage festival marries up to 40 couples while Berber tribesmen dance and give spontaneous musical performances. The event enables different tribes to meet and find partners, widening the gene pool. A number of...  see full details