January
- Marrakech International Marathon and Half-Marathon, January,
contact us for special deal including complimentary pre-race
high-carb meal and post-race
hammam and massage
- 11 Manifesto for Independence, banks and offices closed
February
- Almond Tree Blossom Festival in Tafraoute
March
- 9 & 10 2009 Aid Al Mawlid, banks and offices closed
April
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May
- Labour Day, 1 May, banks and offices closed
- Rose Festival in El Kelaa M’Gouna
- Wax Lantern Festival in Sale
June
- Sacred Music in Fez
- Gnaoua and World Music in Essaouira, mid - June
- Symphony of the Desert in Ouarzazate
- Cherry Festival in Sefrou
July
- Camel Festival in Guelmin
- Festival of the Throne, July 30, banks and offices closed
- Marrakech National Festival of Popular Arts, two weeks in July, el Badi Palace
and Marrakech
August
- Allegiance of Oued Edtahab, 14 , banks and offices closed
- Asilah Cultural Festival
- Setti Fatma, local religious festival, Setti Fatma near Marrakech
- 20 Revolution of the King and the People, banks and offices closed
- 21 Kings Birthday, Festival of Youth, banks and offices closed
- Imilchil, colourful marriage festival of the Aït Haddidou tribe, August
or September, Imilchil in the Atlas mountains east of Marrakech
- Ramadan, month-long daytime fasting throughout Marrakech, food in abundance
after sunset, starting about 22 August 2009, throughout the city. We will close for the first 3 weeks of this festival.
September
- Marrakech Folk Music Festival, local folk music festival, mid-September, venues
throughout the city
- Horse festival in Tissa (near Fes)
- Lailatul Qadar, night long prayers about 16 September 2009
- Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan, street celebrations, throughout the city around 20 & 21 September 2009, banks offices and some shops closed
October
- Dates Festival in Erfoud
November
- Marrakech International Film Festival, two weeks in November
- Green March Day, 6 November, banks and offices closed
- Independence Day, 18 November, banks and offices closed
- Eid el Kebir, feast of Abraham's sacrifice. Around 22 November 2009. Banks offices and some shops closed. We will close for 3 days for this celebration
December
- Islamic New Year aound the 18 December 2009, banks and offices closed
- Ashurra, around the 27 December 2009, celebrated in Marrakech as a Festival of Light, drumming groups from each neighbourhood practice for up to 2 weeks before. On the night bonfires are lit and the brave/foolhardy jump through them.
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on religous holidays, and therefore change date each year. Dates
of organised festivals may also vary from year to year. Some
you would not notice, for example Islamic New Year and the Prophets
Birthday, others you cannot fail to hear, such as Aid el Khebir and Ashurra, the latter being a big local street music festival.
Religoius festivals move forward about 11 days each year on the Gregorian calander. If you want to include an event in your itinary please contact
us to see if we can ascertain the exact date. We can help with
participation in some of the events, for example the Marathon
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