5 festivals in 1 city, soonest first.
5 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Morocco, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
Marrakech International Film Festival's 23rd edition (Nov 20 to 28, 2026) screens 82 films from 31 countries; Place Jemaa el-Fna hosts free outdoor.
TipPlace Jemaa el-Fna outdoor screenings are free and bring the city's biggest concentration of food vendors of the year.
Ramadan iftar in Marrakech is the sunset meal that breaks the fast: harira, dates, boiled eggs, msemen and chebakia at family tables and at restaurants that serve special Ramadan menus.
TipLocals break the fast at sunset, around 7 pm, so avoid planning anything between 7 and 9 pm; restaurants stay open with special Ramadan menus and the city revives around 8 pm.
Marrakech's Eid al-Fitr ends Ramadan with the sweet pastries holiday: family couscous lunch, sellou almond paste, kaab el ghazal cornes de gazelle.
TipMany restaurants close on Eid day; tourist hotels keep service open. Pastry shops triple their cornes de gazelle batches.
Eid al-Adha, marked in Morocco on 27 to 30 May 2026, centres on the family lamb sacrifice, and in Marrakech households share roast lamb, mechoui among the dishes.
TipMost non-hotel restaurants close. Mechoui Alley off Jemaa el-Fna runs at maximum capacity; book a riad meal in advance if you can.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Marrakech Comedy Festival (formerly Marrakech du Rire), June 4 to 6, 2026, hosts French, Moroccan and international comedians at Palais des Congres with food.
TipNew format from 2026: hosted by Malik Bentalha, broadcast on Disney+. Tickets via festival site, often sells out two weeks ahead.
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