The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is a renowned spiritual event recognized by the UN for promoting global peace. It serves as a unique platform bringing together musicians, dancers, and scholars from diverse faith traditions—including Sufi, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu groups—to share their sacred heritage within historic venues like the 14th-century Bab Makina palace.

National Festival of Popular Arts is Morocco’s oldest cultural event, serving as a “living museum” of folklore in Marrakech since 1959. The 16th-century ruins of El Badi Palace provide a dramatic stage to showcase authentic regional performances rarely seen together in one place, including Gnaoua musicians, Berber dancers, and the traditional Fantasia equestrian display.