Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Marrakesh (Marrakech), Marokko

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Marrakech Marathon

• Festival

  Marrakech Marathon

  24 jan – 2 feb · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Fifteen thousand runners on a flat late-January course through the palm groves. The roads around the medina walls close for the morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Marrakech Marathon

• Natuur

  Almond blossom

  1 feb – 5 mrt · meestalKersenbloesem

  The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  17 feb – 19 mrtSluitingen

  Much of the medina closes during the day and the square only comes alive after the sunset call. Riads and tourist restaurants keep serving, so the catch is timing, not access. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Marrakech Marathon (24 jan – 2 feb (meestal)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Ramadan

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  19–21 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenDruk

  Two or three days when the souk shuts and Moroccan families travel. The city is at its most domestic and least commercial for the duration. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  European school holidays fill the riads at the best time of year for the medina. Rates are at their highest and the good courtyard houses go months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Almond blossom (1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)), Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mrt), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Easter week

• Natuur

  Rose harvest in the Dades valley

  20 apr – 31 mei · meestal

  The Damask roses south of the Atlas are picked at dawn through late April and May, and Kelaat M'Gouna holds its rose festival at the height of it.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

  1 mei – 5 jun · meestalRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenDrukBoek vroeg

  Eid al-Adha is Morocco's biggest family holiday. In the days before, sheep markets appear and buses, trains and grands taxis are packed with people going home; afterwards many shops, souks and restaurants close for several days. The date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rose harvest in the Dades valley (20 apr – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Risico

  The chergui

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalStofseizoen

  A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust. It decides whether the medina is walkable at all. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir) (1 mei – 5 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Marokko

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Marokko

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Summer holidays in Marokko

• Natuur

  Date harvest in the oases

  15 sep – 31 okt · meestal

  The palmeries south of the mountains, around Skoura and the Draa, bring in the crop as the heat finally goes out of the day.

Nog steeds bezig: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, First interim break (October) in Marokko

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Date harvest in the oases (15 sep – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Marrakech Film Festival

• Natuur

  Olive harvest

  1 nov – 31 dec · meestal

  The presses in the villages below the Atlas run the new olives from November, and the first oil of the year turns up on every breakfast table in the city. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Snow on the Atlas passes

  1 nov – 31 mrt · meestalRisico

  Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert. Check before committing to a two-day loop over the mountains. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Marrakech Film Festival

  25 nov – 10 dec · meestalDruk

  A week of screenings at the end of November or the start of December, including free ones on a big screen in Jemaa el-Fna. The riads price for it. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Marrakech Film Festival

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 dec (meestal)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), Marrakech Film Festival (25 nov – 10 dec (meestal))