| Fatih
Mouharam |
Islamic New Year, January |
| Marrakech
International Marathon and Half-Marathon |
Mid- January |
| Aid
Al Adha (Aïd el-Khebir) |
Feast of Abraham’s Sacrifice, January |
| Aid
Al Mawlid, Prophet’s Birthday |
April |
| Labour
Day |
1st May |
| Essaouira
Festival, four-day art festival |
mid-June,
Essaouira |
| Feast
of the Throne |
July 30th |
| Marrakech
National Festival of Popular Arts |
2 weeks in July, el Badi Palace and Marrakech |
| Setti
Fatma, local religious festival |
August, Setti Fatma near Marrakech |
| Imilchil |
Colourful marriage festival of the Aït Haddidou tribe,
August or September, Imilchil near Marrakechl |
| Marrakech
Folk Music Festival |
Local folk music festival, mid-September, venues throughout
the city |
| Ramadan |
Month-long daytime fasting throughout Marrakech, food in abundance
after sunset, September/October, throughout the city |
| Marrakech
International Film Festival |
Two weeks in November |
| Green
March Day |
6th November |
| Independence
Day |
18th November |
| Eid
al-Fitr |
End
of Ramadan, street celebrations, October, throughout the city |
| Hajj
Day |
December |
