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Ouarzazate opens 14th National Ahwach Arts Festival

This dossier follows Ouarzazate’s 2026 National Ahwach Arts Festival, its tributes and transmission activities.

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Archive photograph of Ahwach musicians in Ouarzazate.
Ahwach in Ouarzazate, archive dated 2008. This photograph does not depict the 2026 edition. SAMIR ikhioui / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. — SAMIR ikhioui / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — photographie d’archives datée du 15 janvier 2008, sans modification.

Where things stand

As of 24 October 2026, the 22 October opening and tributes are reported; programming runs until 24 October.

Reported information

Ouarzazate opens 14th National Ahwach Arts Festival

The 14th National Ahwach Arts Festival began at Ouarzazate’s Taourirt kasbah on 22 October 2026, according to Maghribia Press reporting. Its theme brings together Ahwach arts and world rhythms.

Archive photograph of Ahwach musicians in Ouarzazate.
Ahwach in Ouarzazate, archive dated 2008. This photograph does not depict the 2026 edition. SAMIR ikhioui / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. — SAMIR ikhioui / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — photographie d’archives datée du 15 janvier 2008, sans modification.

The opening honoured Rahma Chibi and Mohamed Aït Derouich, as well as younger artists Abdelghani Aït Moussa and Meryem El Moussaoui, according to that account.

The programme includes concerts, transmission workshops and discussions until 24 October. Activities scheduled for the final day are not treated as an already published final report.

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