Morocco, land of festivals: twelve months, twelve scenes, one kingdom of the festival!
From the Sufi nights of Fez to the Essaouira platinums, from the millions of festivalgoers in Rabat to the young rappers in Casablanca: Morocco is simply one of the world's largest open-air scenes. Welcome to the kingdom where every city has its festival!
Watch the map: Rabat opens the ball with Mawazine, one of the world's largest music festivals, and closes the season with Visa For Music , the market where tomorrow's tours are signed. Essaouira vibrates twice: in June, the gnaoui maâlems open their lilacs to the whole world; in October, Mogadishu transforms the medina into a giant dancefloor. Casablanca is swarming with energy with Jazzablanca and his Anfa Park, then L'Boulevard and his Springboard that reveal urban talent. Marrakech is taking the red carpet of the cinema with its International Film Festival, before making the Badiî Palace dance at the pace of popular arts throughout the country.
And it's not over: Fez has sacred music from around the world, Agadir celebrates Amazigh culture with Timitar, and Tangier has the Detroit swinged with Tanjazz. Heritage or electro, trance or jazz, cinema or rap: Morocco has invented a model — festivals rooted in local identities, open to the world, and often free.
Festival TV sets up its cameras: twelve Moroccan festivals join our catalog. The Moroccan season begins... and it never stops!
— Moïse 1er, the Festival Explorer