festival: traditional arts
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Oriental Popular Arts Festival
Annual · second half of July · ~3 days
Festival of the popular arts of Morocco's Oriental region, carried by troupes who inherited the repertoire orally: nhari dance, laarfa, alaoui, mengouchi and reggada, accompanied by regional instruments such as the kallal, zamar and gasba.
Editions
2026
Edition 13 Upcoming
Jul 23 – Jul 25
2025
Edition 12 Upcoming
Jul 17 – Jul 19
2024
Edition 11 Upcoming
Jul 18 – Jul 20
2023
Edition 10 Upcoming
2022
Edition 9 Upcoming
Aug 26 – Aug 28
2021
Edition 8 Cancelled Upcoming
Dec 2 – Dec 4
Rescheduled from the usual period due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
Edition Cancelled Upcoming
2019
Edition 7 Upcoming
Aug 30 – Sep 1
2018