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Jazzablanca 2026: Lauryn Hill and Juanes Ignite Casablanca in a Memorable Evening

The 19th edition of Jazzablanca delivered one of its most remarkable moments on Friday night. On the stage of Casa Anfa, international artists Ms. Lauryn Hill and Juanes captivated thousands of festival-goers with two distinct yet complementary musical worlds, reaffirming the festival's ambition to bridge......

Casablanca Arab Film Festival: The 7th edition celebrates the diversity of Arab Cinema

Casablanca is set to host a new edition of the Arab Film Festival, an essential event for both professionals and enthusiasts of the seventh art. Scheduled from July 17 to 24, 2026, this festival will showcase the latest productions in Arab cinema while providing a privileged platform for Moroccan creations. Organized......

Egyptian film Happy Birthday wins grand prize Dakhla festival

The Egyptian film “Happy Birthday” directed by Sarah Goher won the Grand Prix at the 14th International Film Festival of Dakhla. It marks the first feature film of the director and tells a story centered on the lives of young girls working in environments shaped by social inequality. The......

ZONA brings immersive electronic music showcase back to Marrakech

ZONA returns to Marrakech on June 26, 2026 with The Moment, an immersive electronic music showcase designed to strengthen the city’s position on the global electronic scene through large-scale audiovisual production and international programming. ZONA will return to Marrakech on June 26, 2026......

Conan O’Brien completes Morocco shoot for travel series season three

Conan O’Brien has finished filming in Morocco for the third season of his travel series Conan O’Brien Must Go, marking the final stop in a multi-country production that also included India, the Philippines, and the Netherlands. The program, set for release on HBO Max, follows the comedian......

Nawal Sfendla honoured after historic Everest-Lhotse climb

Nawal Sfendla received a royal audience in Rabat after completing one of mountaineering’s most demanding feats, a continuous ascent of Everest and Lhotse, the world’s highest and fourth-highest mountains. His Majesty King Mohammed VI decorated her with the Wissam Al Moukafaa Al Watania in......

Fes festival showcases female voices across diverse traditions

The Festival of Fes des Musiques Sacrées du Monde continued its programming in Fes with a concert dedicated to female voices from different cultural and spiritual backgrounds. The performance took place at Bab Al Makina and brought together artists from the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa,......

German ambassador praises universal poetry at Fes festival

The German ambassador to Morocco praised the artistic vision presented at the opening of the Festival of Sacred Music in Fes, describing it as a work that conveys a universal poetic language. He highlighted the production “Anima Ex Materia – From sky to earth” as a creative journey......

National Theatre Festival closes sixth edition in homage to Lemgaddar

The sixth edition of the National Theatre Festival closed at the Cultural Complex of Hay Mohammadi in Casablanca with a ceremony dedicated to Farid Lemgaddar. The event brought together theatre professionals, artists, media representatives, and the public around a programme that reflected the diversity......

Atlas next frame festival brings student animation to Casablanca

The Atlas Next Frame Festival will take place in Casablanca from 4 to 6 June 2026 at the Institut Français du Maroc. The event focuses on student animation, visual arts, and emerging forms of image creation. It marks the launch of a new international platform designed to connect young creators......

Fez Sacred Music Festival to host 160 artists from around the world in June 2026

The Fez Sacred Music Festival returns for its 29th edition from June 4 to 7, 2026, bringing together more than 160 artists from four continents for a program devoted to the sacred rituals, chants, and dances of world civilizations. The Moroccan city of Fez, long regarded as a spiritual capital, will......

Casablanca fashion show gains global recognition in 2026 edition

The Casa Fashion Show 2026 brought together designers, guests, and industry figures in Casablanca for its 21st edition, held from 7 to 9 May at the Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche. The event unfolded under the patronage of King Mohammed VI and gathered more than 1,000 attendees in a setting designed......

Auditorium Pierre Bergé unveils a rich May 2026 program of cinema, opera, and photography

The Auditorium Pierre Bergé at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech is presenting a diverse and ambitious cultural program throughout May 2026, bringing together cinema, opera, and photography in a series of events that place performance and visual expression at the heart of the venue's......

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