2026 Current edition
14 المهرجان الوطني لفنون أحواش National Festival of Ahwach Arts
Ahwach Arts and the Rhythms of the World
- Dates
- 22 to 24 October 2026
- artists expected
- ≈ 1 000
Fourteenth edition, devoted to the dialogue between Ahwach arts and rhythmic traditions from other horizons: performances, conferences, training workshops, master classes and tributes, at Kasbah Taourirt, Al Mouahidine Square and the tourist zone.
Troupes named
- Ahwach Sidi Daoud
- Ahwach Tarkhnit
- Akhlakal
- Ahwach Timont
- Madih and Hassani Folklore Troupe
- Ahwach Aoud Tiznit
- Ahwach Islim for Development and Heritage Preservation
- Ahwach Mokhafman
- Ahwach Talouine
- Ahwach Tamast
- Ahwach Tissint
- Ahwach Youth of Ait Benhaddou
- Ahwach Ait Abdallah
- Ahwach Hamaim Salam
- Ahwach Azzel
Sources Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication 6 October 2026 Official poster, 14th edition October 2026 Official banner, 14th edition October 2026 Infomédiaire 6 October 2026 Quid.ma 6 October 2026 Le7tv 6 October 2026 I3lam TV 6 October 2026 Achpress 6 October 2026 Marrakech7 6 October 2026 Le Monde Amazigh 6 October 2026 Ouarzazate Events 14 October 2026
Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
See the programme
News
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14th edition announced: 22 to 24 October 2026 in OuarzazateInfomédiaire, Le7tv, Quid.ma, I3lam TV
The organisers have announced the fourteenth Festival National des Arts d'Ahwach, under the theme "Ahwach Arts and the Rhythms of the World", with close to a thousand artists expected.
Institutions
Organised by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication (Department of Culture) and the Province of Ouarzazate, in partnership with the Association Ouarzazate Events.
List published by Ouarzazate Events, which also names the Province, the Municipality and the Provincial Council of Ouarzazate among the sponsors, shown above.
Source Ouarzazate Events
Official logos published by the institutions where available; the others are reproduced from the official 2026 material, pending each institution’s files.