Stages
Moulay Hassan Stage (Main Stage)
This stage overlooks the city, located mid-way between the beach and the medina for maximum audiences.
No need for a map to find Moulay Hassan, just follow the crowd, and perk an ear to listen for the music.
Beach Stage
The stage for concert regulars, the Beach Stage programme is as eclectic as it is diverse. This is the place for groups and headliners who will perform solo concerts, to hear funk, soul, hip hop or reggae.
Borj Bab Marrakech
Historic monument and high temple of exhibitions and artistic events, the walls of Borj Bab Marrakech welcomes residences and fusion concerts.
Bayt Dakira
Bayt Dakira bears witness to Essaouira's Judeo-Muslim past, the exceptional destiny of the Jews of Mogador, and their relations with the Muslim populations, which have always been rich and benevolent.
Dar Souiri
This riad was built in 1907 inside the ramparts that were home to the Provincial Authority Administration during the protectorate. Today, it is the headquarters of the Essaouira-Mogador Association, and a space entirely devoted to culture.
Zaouia Sidna Bilal
The spiritual birthplace of Gnaoua, Sidna Bilal Zaouia is home to one of the oldests Moroccan brotherhoods in the city of Essaouira, built upon the founding myth of Gnaoua, the divine Baraka of Sidna Bilal, the slave freed by the prophet Sidna Mohammed, who made him the first muezzin of Islam. This sanctuary has played a very important role in the preservation and perpetuation of Gnaoui rite and ritual in both processional and confessional aspects.
