Rabat – Mawazine Festival, the Moroccan flagship event that attracts people from all over the world, will make its comeback in 2024.
“The Maroc Culture Association is pleased to announce to the public that the Mawazine festival will resume its activities from 2024 to meet the expectations of festival-goers who long for the return of this unique and unmissable event,” the association announced today.
The festival will make its big comeback to Rabat after being canceled for three years due to COVID-19 restrictions.
With nearly three million festival goers in 2018, the festival confirmed its place as an international musical event – with world-class concerts featuring A-list celebrities.
The festival offers free access to 90% of its concerts, supporting the regional and national tourist economy.
“Mawazine remains open to all contributions that respect the values of Maroc Cultures. Its business model is based on revenue from ticket sales and sponsorship of private companies, with the support and benevolence of public authorities, authorities, and security services who spare no effort to ensure that Mawazine takes place in the best conditions of security, calm and serenity of the population,” the association said.
The previous editions of the festival featured several stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Cheb Khaled, and David Guetta.
Morocco canceled the 19th edition of the annual festival in 2020, lowering the curtain of the famed event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision was in accordance with Morocco’s preventive measures to restrict public gatherings to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Although Morocco is still under a state of emergency, the country’s authorities have gradually eased restrictions as the number of infections has been significantly increasing.
On February 1, Morocco reported as little as 14 COVID-19 cases, zero deaths, and 15 recoveries.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 62 cases as of Wednesday.
Since March 2020, Morocco reported 1,272,254 COVID-19 cases, including 1,255,896 recoveries, and 16,296 deaths.
