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Eco Trail Morocco · autumn session
26 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2026
Ouarzazate & surrounding oases
A staged running and walking event through the landscapes and oases around Ouarzazate.
Explore eventOUARZAZATE & THE SOUTHERN VALLEYSBe here.
Be here.
When it happens.
Follow the rhythm of a region. Amazigh music, cinema, desert gatherings and celebrations rooted in place.
Discover the calendar17 event listingsCity · valleys · desert
Festival archive · 2M / Taragalte festival coverageUpcomingTaragalte · Under the Stars
30 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Zagora provinceA calendar with context.
Announced dates, festival traditions and past editions are kept distinct. Each listing links to its source, so you can check the latest programme before you go.
FIND YOUR NEXT MOMENT
The regional calendar.
From the city to the valleys and desert. Choose a place, a passion, or a date.
11 events
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SIDATTES · International Date Fair
28 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
Erfoud, Errachidia province
Discover date varieties, oasis products and the people behind the region’s date-growing traditions.
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Taragalte · Under the Stars
30 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Zagora province
Desert music and nomadic culture in M’Hamid, at the southern end of the Drâa Valley.
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Kasbah Short Film Festival
12 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Ouarzazate
Short films, filmmaker conversations and workshops in Morocco’s cinema city.
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Ultra X Morocco
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Ouarzazate & surrounding landscapes
A desert-edge ultra-running weekend through kasbah landscapes, oases and rocky trails.
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Zamane Festival
3 Dec 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Zagora province
Meet the living musical traditions of the southern Drâa through performances and village encounters.
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Zagora Trans-Saharan Film Festival
6 Dec 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
Zagora
Cinema from Morocco and beyond, with a focus on trans-Saharan stories and documentary creation.
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International Nomads Festival
26 Mar 2027 – 28 Mar 2027
M’Hamid El Ghizlane, Zagora province
A gathering devoted to Saharan music, nomadic knowledge and cultural exchange.
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Marathon des Sables Legendary
2 Apr 2027 – 12 Apr 2027
Southern Moroccan Sahara · Ouarzazate logistics base
An international multi-stage desert endurance event with Ouarzazate as a participant logistics base.
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Eco Trail Morocco · spring session
18 Apr 2027 – 22 Apr 2027
Ouarzazate & surrounding oases
A spring session for runners and walkers discovering Ouarzazate’s surrounding landscapes.
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Ultra Trail Relay Morocco
30 Apr 2027 – 3 May 2027
Ouarzazate desert landscapes
A sporting gathering with solo and team formats in Ouarzazate’s desert-edge landscapes.
Explore eventMORE THAN A DATE ON A CALENDARMeet the region
Meet the region
through its gatherings.
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Voices of the valleys
Ahwach, Saharan music and the living traditions that bring communities together.
Explore music & heritage 02Stories on the big screen
Short films in Ouarzazate, documentary encounters and trans-Saharan cinema in Zagora.
Explore cinema 03Made by the land
Rose products, Ouaouzguit carpets and the date-growing heritage of the wider region.
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