Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Fez, Marokko

Druk — Mid-year holiday in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  19 feb – 19 mrtSluitingen

  The medina is the best argument for visiting during the fast: shut and silent by day, then completely alive from the sunset cannon until after midnight. Plan food around it. Bron ↗

Druk — Ramadan, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt)

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–21 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingen

  Two days when the souks close and the medina belongs to families in new clothes. Tanneries and workshops stop, so the working city that people come to see is not working. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Fitr (20–21 mrt)

Topdrukte — Eid al-Adha, Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Adha

  27–29 meiRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenBoek vroeg

  The city stops for two or three days: sheep on every roof terrace beforehand, then shut shops, no taxis and smoke over the medina. Trains and flights need booking a month out. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

  15 mei – 20 jun · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  A week of concerts in the Bab Makina courtyard and the old palaces, usually falling between late May and mid-June. The dates are announced late and the riads sell out once they are. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, Summer holidays in Marokko

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Adha (27–29 mei), Fes Festival of World Sacred Music (15 mei – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  The inland summer

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalExtreme hitte

  Fes sits in a bowl with no sea breeze, and the medina alleys hold the heat well into the night. Sightseeing works before ten and after six, and not much in between.

Druk — Summer holidays in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The inland summer (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — First interim break (October) in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festival of Sufi Culture

  17–24 oktMuziekfestival

  A week of sama sessions, lectures and late concerts in the middle of October, smaller and calmer than the sacred music festival and in far better walking weather. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Olive harvest and new oil

  1 nov – 31 dec · meestal

  The presses in the hills around the city run from November, and the first oil of the year turns up in the medina at breakfast. Market stalls fill with cured olives at the same time.

Druk — Second interim break (December) in Marokko, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest and new oil (1 nov – 31 dec (meestal))