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Discover what’s happening in Morocco
Plan your days around festivals, football matches, concerts under the stars, trade fairs, the souks and riads, a night in the desert
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Agenda
Upcoming events
The next events in Morocco, with their dates checked at the source.
Events by city:Events in Marrakech2
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Your stay, planned around what’s on
Pick an event, or just a city and your dates. The planner lays out every day: what to see, where to eat, where to sleep, and the events on while you are there. Free, in seconds, on a map.
- What to see128 in MarrakechThe best-known monuments, squares and gardens, one area a day.
- Where to eat338 in MarrakechLunch, tea and dinner close to where you are at the time.
- Where to sleep775 in MarrakechRiads and hotels near the centre or the venue.
- What’s onThe event’s own schedule, kept intact, and the others on during your stay.
Your stay in Marrakech3 days · 7 sights
- MosqueKoutoubia Mosque
- SquareJemaa el-Fnaa
- Tea breakCafé des Epices
- DinnerNomad
Stay near the centre: La Mamounia
Destinations
Cities worth the journey
From the Atlantic light of Essaouira to the late evenings of Marrakech, each city has its own rhythm, and its own calendar.
Casablanca
Ocean city · Football · Business
Chefchaouen
Blue medina · Rif mountains · Walks
Essaouira
Atlantic port · Music · Wind
Fez
Medieval medina · Crafts · Learning
Rabat
Capital · Heritage · Culture
Tangier
Strait views · Medina · Two seas
Inspiration
Ways to experience Morocco
Medinas, desert, mountains and ocean: what each landscape offers, and the city guides to start from.
Medinas and living heritage
Morocco has nine UNESCO World Heritage sites, among them the medinas of Fez, Marrakech, Tétouan and Essaouira, the imperial city of Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Their souks, madrasas and crafts quarters are still part of daily life.
Desert and dunes
The great dune seas are Erg Chebbi near Merzouga and Erg Chigaga beyond M’Hamid, in the far south-east. Closer to Marrakech, the stony Agafay desert is an easy half-day trip for a sunset or a camel ride.
Mountains and gorges
The High Atlas rises south of Marrakech, crowned by Toubkal (4,167 m), the highest peak in North Africa. Further east, the Todra and Dades gorges cut through red rock; in the north, the Rif mountains frame the blue town of Chefchaouen.
Atlantic coast and surf
Taghazout, north of Agadir, is Morocco’s best-known surf village. Essaouira’s steady trade winds draw kitesurfers and windsurfers, and the lagoon of Dakhla, far to the south, is a kitesurfing destination in its own right.
Food, markets and mint tea
Tajines slow-cooked in clay, couscous (inscribed by UNESCO as shared Maghreb heritage in 2020) and sweet mint tea poured from a height. The evening food stalls of Jemaa el-Fnaa and the spice souks of Fez are a meal and a show at once.
Riads, gardens and hammams
A riad is a traditional house built around a courtyard garden; many are now guesthouses. Marrakech’s Majorelle Garden, created by the painter Jacques Majorelle and later restored by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, and the restored hammams of Fez show the same art of shade, water and tile.
How it works
From an event to a whole trip
MoroccanPlans connects what is on with where it happens: the places around the venue and a plan for the days you are there.
Ready-made plans
Ready-made plans
Day-by-day plans built around real events from places we can source.
Marrakech · 3 days
Event weekend: 3 days
Around Marrakech International Film Festival
- 10:00Morning visit · Musée Dar Si Saïd
- 13:00Lunch · Dar L’hssira
- 16:00Afternoon break · Aassila Coffee
- 09:00Breakfast · Café des Epices
Marrakech · 2 days
48 hours around the event
Around Marrakech International Marathon
- 06:30Meal before the event · Dar L’hssira
- 09:00The event · Marathon (42.195 km)
- 18:20After the event · Aassila Coffee
- 09:00Breakfast · Café des Epices
Practical guide
Planning a trip to Morocco
Three things worth knowing before you build a trip around an event.
When to go
Spring and autumn are mild almost everywhere. Summer is very hot inland, in Marrakech, Fez and the desert, but cooler on the Atlantic coast; in winter the High Atlas gets snow while the south stays sunny. The event calendar follows the seasons too.
Getting around
ONCF trains link Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Meknes, Fez and Marrakech, and the Al Boraq high-speed train runs between Tangier and Casablanca. Long-distance coaches reach the south and the coast. Each event page estimates the distance from the venue to the places around it.
Money and time
The currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD); you can show prices in euros, dollars or pounds as an indication. Morocco is on UTC+1 for most of the year and switches to UTC+0 during Ramadan: event times on MoroccanPlans are always local times.
Questions and answers
- Is MoroccanPlans free?
- Yes. Searching events, reading city guides, using the ready-made plans and saving your own journey cost nothing.
- Where do the event dates come from?
- From the organizer or an official announcement. Dates are marked as confirmed or provisional, and a changed date is reviewed before it is published.
- Can I buy tickets on MoroccanPlans?
- No. MoroccanPlans does not sell event tickets: each event page links to the official website. Experiences marked “Book with the business” are booked directly with the business.
- Which languages is the site in?
- English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Change the language from the menu at the top of every page.
- I run a riad, a restaurant or an activity. Can I appear on MoroccanPlans?
- Yes. Claim your page to correct its details and keep it up to date. Nobody pays to rank higher on MoroccanPlans.
Why trust MoroccanPlans
- Dates checked at the sourceEvent dates come from the organisers and their official announcements.
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