Fes Sufi Culture Festival
Fez, April 18 to 25, 2011Fes Festival of Sufi Culture will be held from 18-25 April. The program promises some fascinating discussion topics and superb concerts, including various Sufi brotherhoods from Morocco and Algeria, and the Egyptian master, Cheikh Ahmad al-Tuni.The conference and workshops will be held in the Bouanania Medersa, and all the concerts in the Batha Museum.
Mawazine Festival Rhythms of the world, Pop Music
Rabat, May 15 to 23This by far the largest and most popular in Morocco. World class artists of every culture in our planet.32 nd Plastic arts and world ethnic music festival
Asilah, August, artists from around the world and ethnomusiclogists gather in a 2 weeks festival to transform the whole town of Asilah to a beautiful palette, and an ethnomusical world village.Film Festivals in Morocco,
Marrakech, December / Tangier, Octobre / Tétouan, March-April / Casablanca, MarchFestival of popular, nomadic music
Agadir, July 2011Tribal music, Singers Dancers and Drummers from around the world
Jazz music festival Tanjazz
Tanjier, May 2011, the best beyond any comments.Gnawa Festival
Essaouira, June 25 to 28, 2011. Most authentic ritualistic music in the world.Wax Lantern Festival ('Mawkib Esh Shomouaa)
Rabat-Sale/Eve of Mouloud in Commemoration of City Saint Sidi Abdellah Ben Hassounthe town's patron to implore his protection before a long voyage. This tradition has become a beautiful and entertaining event.Rose Festival
Kelaa of M’Gouna (Ourzazate Province)/Mid-May.In this grandiose setting, the day is marked by numerous events like folk-dancing and singing, handicrafts exhibitions, ‘Diaffa’-banquets in tents,flower-decked floats, the election of Miss Rose, camel-rides and Fantasia Horse Display Show between Tribes of the region.
Cherry Festival
Sefrou (the Fez Province)/June June.A three-days’ festival of entertainment full of numerous sporting competitions, a torch-light procession, fairground and finally the election of Miss Cherry with a parade by her cortege.
Olive Festival
Ghafsai (Fez Province) /Mid-December.A very pretty festival where one can see the traditional olive-picking ceremony, numerous 'Diaffa' feasts and folklore events in a surprisingly vast area of olive groves.
Honey Festival
Imouzer of Ida Ou Tanane (Agadir Province)/ In the beginning of May (Early May). Honey harvesting and display from most remote area of South West of Morocco where tha Argan Tree grows. This is considered to be the Oldest and and Most ancient area of collective Beehives in the world.Festival of Fiances
Imilchil Moussem/ 4th Week in September.Imilchl is a small high Atlas village at an altitude of 8,430 feet. For the young men and girls of the area, it is a tradition from Neolithic time still survive in it authentic traditional setting for young men and women to get married and for the elderly Nomadic tribesmen to get to exchange pasturage grazing valleys as the should be rotatted for next season. The Betrothal Festival is staged on the site of the tomb of the old wise man, who is venerated in the High Atlas. It is a time for some 30,000 people from the mountains to assemble in tents for three festive days with their flocks, horses and camels. It is an occasion for the young girls to wear and show their finery, and their sumptuous silver jewelry and to dance the day and night away under the sun and the stars.
Date Festival
Erfoud/Early October.This magnificent festival is held annually in the Erfoud area where nearly a million date-palms grow. There is grown a wide range of types of dates. Take for instance the majestic palm-tree, waving lazily in the warm breeze providing shade and a livelihood. The peasants who cultivate them rely on them for almost everything.
Horse Festival
Tissa (the Fez Province)/October.The picturesque center of Tissa, located a few miles off the main road in the Fez province, is the site of a gigantic competition between the various horse breeds. Every year in October, hundreds of riders assemble wearing their finery to present their mounts. Prize-giving and festivities create a very animated scene.
Festival of Fantasia (el Khayyala)
Meknes/Beginning of September. This event offers thousands of horsemen and their mounts a chance to meet and display their skills. This festival has become a huge success.Porcelin Festival
Tissa/Ending of September.This event is dedicated 100% to porcelin dolls, china jewlry, and other porcelin items. There will be demenstrations of how porcelin objects are made, painting porcelin, engraving porcelin, and other porcelin activities.
