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Hassani Bedouin Poetry Festival

Annual · November · ~3 days

Festival in Laayoune dedicated to the Hassani qasida, the Bedouin sung-poetry tradition of the Moroccan Sahara, transmitted orally in the Hassaniya dialect with its own poetic meters.

Editions

2025

Edition 7

Nov 14 – Nov 16

2024

Edition 6

Dec 6 – Dec 8

2023

Edition 5

Dec 15 – Dec 17

2022

Edition 4

Nov 11 – Nov 13

2021

Edition 3

Oct 29 – Oct 31

Rescheduled from the usual period due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

Edition 2

Oct 29 – Oct 31

2020

Edition 1

Nov 20 – Nov 22

2019

Edition 1

May 17 – May 19