På gång i Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco under året

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Marrakech Marathon

• Festival

  Marrakech Marathon

  24 jan – 2 feb · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtStängningar

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

Pågår fortfarande: Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Marrakech Marathon

• Natur

  Almond blossom

  1 feb – 5 mar · vanligtvisKörsbärsblom

  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.

• Helg

  Ramadan

  17 feb – 19 marStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Marrakech Marathon (24 jan – 2 feb (vanligtvis)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Ramadan

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  19–21 marRamadan & eidStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Easter week

  29 mar – 5 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Almond blossom (1 feb – 5 mar (vanligtvis)), Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mar), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Easter week

• Natur

  Rose harvest in the Dades valley

  20 apr – 31 maj · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Easter week (29 mar – 5 apr)

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Helg

  Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

  1 maj – 5 jun · vanligtvisRamadan & eidStängningarTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rose harvest in the Dades valley (20 apr – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir)

• Risk

  The chergui

  15 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisDammsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Eid al-Adha (Eid Kbir) (1 maj – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Summer holidays i Morocco

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Summer holidays i Morocco

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Summer holidays i Morocco

• Natur

  Date harvest in the oases

  15 sep – 31 okt · vanligtvis

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

Pågår fortfarande: The chergui (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, First interim break (October) i Morocco

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Date harvest in the oases (15 sep – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Marrakech Film Festival

• Natur

  Olive harvest

  1 nov – 31 dec · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

• Stängt

  Snow on the Atlas passes

  1 nov – 31 mar · vanligtvisRisk

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Marrakech Film Festival

  25 nov – 10 dec · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Marrakech Film Festival

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 dec (vanligtvis)), Snow on the Atlas passes (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Marrakech Film Festival (25 nov – 10 dec (vanligtvis))