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National Zajal Festival

Annual · second half of December · ~4 days

National festival in Benslimane celebrating zajal, poetry composed in Moroccan colloquial Arabic (darija), as a pillar of the national linguistic identity and of the country's intangible heritage.

Editions

2025

Edition 18

Dec 18 – Dec 21

2024

Edition 17

Oct 31 – Nov 3

2023

Edition 16

Jun 9 – Jun 11

2022

Edition 15

Jun 3 – Jun 5

2021

Edition 14 Cancelled

Nov 18 – Nov 20

Rescheduled from the usual period due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2020

Edition Cancelled

2019

Edition 13

Apr 5 – Apr 7

2018

Edition 12

May 4 – May 6

2017

Edition 11

May 5 – May 7

2016

Edition 10

May 27 – May 29

2015

Edition 9

May 15 – May 17

2014

Edition 8

Apr 25 – Apr 27

2013

Edition 7

May 31 – Jun 2