Top events in Morocco

June
07

The most prominent annual festival in Morocco, the Festival of World Sacred Music attracts visitors and performers from all over the world to...

June
11

This festival with sports, music and folklore events celebrates the cherry harvest, culminating in the coronation of the Cherry Queen, in the...

June
20

Free public concerts feature international acts and Morocco's best Gnaoua music, the funky, hypnotic tunes that celebrate freedom from slavery.

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Morocco Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2013-December 2014 period.

Public holiday note: 

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region.

2013

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2013
January
11
Independence Manifesto Day
Start date:
11 January 2013
January
24
Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)
Start date:
24 January 2013

Celebrated 5 days later for Shi’a.

May
01
Labour Day
Start date:
1 May 2013
July
30
Throne Day
Start date:
30 July 2013
August
08
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Start date:
8 August 2013
End date:
8 August 2013
August
14
Oued Ed-Dahab Day
Start date:
14 August 2013
August
20
Revolution Day
Start date:
20 August 2013
August
21
King Mohammed IV's Birthday
Start date:
21 August 2013
October
15
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Start date:
15 October 2013
November
04
Fatih Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Start date:
4 November 2013
November
06
Green March Day
Start date:
6 November 2013
November
18
Independence Day
Start date:
18 November 2013

2014

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2014
January
11
Independence Manifesto Day
Start date:
11 January 2014
January
13
Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)
Start date:
13 January 2014
May
01
Labour Day
Start date:
1 May 2014
July
28
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Start date:
28 July 2014
July
30
Throne Day
Start date:
30 July 2014
August
14
Oued Ed-Dahab Day
Start date:
14 August 2014
August
20
Revolution Day
Start date:
20 August 2014
August
21
King Mohammed IV's Birthday
Start date:
21 August 2014
October
04
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Start date:
4 October 2014
October
25
Fatih Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Start date:
25 October 2014
November
06
Green March Day
Start date:
6 November 2014
November
28
Independence Day
Start date:
28 November 2014