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Oujda’s 2026 Lettres du Maghreb book fair

This dossier follows the sixth Maghreb book fair in Oujda and its cultural programme through 1 November 2026.

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Mohammed VI theatre in Oujda.
Oujda, September 2015: geographical archive illustration, not the 2026 book fair. Brahim FARAJI, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized. — Brahim FARAJI / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized; archive photograph, 20 September 2015.

Where things stand

The fair ended on 1 November 2026. Organisers report more than 75,000 visitors, compared with around 60,000 at the previous edition; that count has not been independently audited.

Reported information

Oujda book fair closes as organisers report over 75,000 visitors

The sixth Lettres du Maghreb book fair ended in Oujda on 1 November 2026. Organisers report more than 75,000 visitors, around 15,000 more than at the previous edition.

Mohammed VI theatre in Oujda.
Oujda, September 2015: geographical archive illustration, not the 2026 book fair. Brahim FARAJI, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized. — Brahim FARAJI / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized; archive photograph, 20 September 2015.

The press briefing listed 23 round tables and book-signing sessions involving 62 writers. The programme also included off-site discussions at the university and local prison.

The Oriental Development Agency reports visits by pupils from more than 88 Oujda schools and children from nomadic families in Figuig. Activities also catered for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and blind children. These details reflect the organisers’ account; attendance has not been independently assessed.

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Reported information

Sixth Maghreb book fair opens in Oujda

The sixth Lettres du Maghreb book fair opened in Oujda on 27 October 2026, according to OujdaCity’s on-site video report, matching the opening date in the official programme.

Archive photograph of Mohammed VI theatre in Oujda.
Oujda’s Mohammed VI theatre in a 2015 archive photograph; illustration, not a photograph of the current fair. Brahim FARAJI, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; resized. — Brahim FARAJI / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized; archive photograph, 20 September 2015.

The fair’s website places the event at Place du Stade d’Honneur and schedules it through 1 November. Books and intellectual discussions feature in the programme.

The remaining dates are an announced schedule. Available sources do not establish attendance totals or show that every planned activity has taken place.

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