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Casablanca: Le Matin literary festival opens in Habous

The second Le Matin literary festival opened on the evening of October 30, 2026 at Casablanca’s Palais Mechouar, according to Le360’s reporting. Public events continue on October 31 and November 1.

Architecture in Casablanca’s Habous district.
Habous district, October 2024. Geographic archive illustration; does not show the festival. Taloubant, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; resized. — Taloubant / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 13 octobre 2024, redimensionnement uniquement.

The opening evening combined the Le Matin literary prize ceremony with a tribute marking the centenary of Driss Chraïbi’s birth, Le360 reports.

The organisers’ programme includes French and Arabic panel discussions, book signings and workshops for young people. Workshop places are limited and require booking. Attendance figures have not yet been established.

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