Marrakech Folklore Days 2023
After the phenomenal success of the 2022 edition, it is a great pleasure for us to invite you a to the magical city of Marrakech in Morocco, to the 5th International Meeting of Folklore Ensembles “Marrakech Folklore Days”, the biggest international folk dance event on African continent.
Sadly there could have been no festivals in Morocco in previous two years, but finally we can make up for it!
This year´s festival will be held in the period : October 26 - 29, 2023. The event is organised and realised by the Moroccan „L ́Association du Patrimonie et du Folklore“ from Marrakech together with Agency Millennium (organizer of Prague Folklore Days since 2006).
The festival is taking place under the auspices of the authorities of the City of Marrakech and Prefecture of Marrakech.
Our festival is open for amateur folklore ensembles of all types (singing groups, dancing groups with live or recorded music) as well as for marching groups (such as majorettes, historic soldiers, marching bands, flag wavers, carnival groups, historic groups, piper groups, historic costume groups, wind and brass orchestras etc.) without age limit or size.
In previous editions of the festival we were happy to welcome folklore groups from France, Spain, Estonia, Slovakia, Latvia, Russia, Switzerland, Algeria, Portugal, Mali, Senegal, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, Norway, Egypt, Australia, Andorra, Togo, Palestine, Ivory Coast, UK as well as several excellent Moroccan ensembles. We will be happy to provide contacts to any of them should you be interested in any references.
For all the participating groups we have prepared the following program :
*2 - 3 open air performances in the city centre of Marrakech near the historic monuments (the festival stages will be erected on the most known sites of the city, such as the UNESCO WHS listed Square Jamma El Fna, Palace EL Badii, Souk Haddadine Square and November 16th Square. Each performance of max. 30 minutes
*parade of all ensembles through the city centre of Marrakech
*reception of the representatives of groups by representative of the City of Marrakech, exchange of gifts and diploma awarding
*min. 1 sightseeing tour of the historic city listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
*traditional dinner with other participating groups
*meeting and dance workshop with local Moroccan folk dance or music group
*master classes and lectures on Moroccan and foreign folklore
You will have a unique opportunity to present the folklore and traditions of your region and country to thousands of viewers, make new friends, get to know a new culture, enviroment and cuisine and last, but not least – visit Marrakech, the Ocre City in the heart of Morocco with all its sights and magic.
Marrakech is not as far as it may seem, there are excellent air connections to Marrakech from many major cities - we will be happy to provide with information on cheapest flights from your area to Marrakech however we are not able to make ticket reservation for you.
We certainly pay a lot of attention to security of all guests: Morocco is one of the safest countries outside Europe and the local authorities that are in charge of security of the festival take this prestigious event extremely seriously.
The official partner for participation of foreign groups is :
Agency Millennium , Zahradnickova 20c, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic Tel/Whatsapp: 00420 602686820 contact@marrakechfolkloredays.ma
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Marrakech in October 2023!
The deadline for applications is July 01, 2023
Festival Website : http://marrakechfolkloredays.com/en/
Facebook Festival https://www.facebook.com/marrakechfolkloredays/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marrakechfolkloredays/
Video of the Parade : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAdd8TGVCig&t=3s
Videos of Festival 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAdd8TGVCig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQaOHqaVb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csEWg-kZxlc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dyPn9tCfrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56uX67dYXQ
Videos of Festival 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPdq_3qnjDk&t=54s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKsAfxRydBM&t=37s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTk5Ay5qcAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUrD1apw5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgOj5Za0n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3b3Qhu2QiA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyv7RYKw5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRGRctoWOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLC2WuJBFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_Uow6EOzY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9vqFaYuaQU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsRQhDNWk78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4EUg-NtS3Y